Word: quorums
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Peking, an attempt was made to hold the Presidential election. It failed, owing to the Cabinet's inability to raise a quorum of 580 Members of Parliament. The actual number of Parliamentarians gathered together in the specially beflagged city was about...
...four years, new and untrained amateurs saddled with the responsibilities of diplomacy. This is his proposal: A body of mature men, elected from the United States at large, for not less than ten years each; five members to change at each congressional election; half the body would form a quorum; the remainder would travel abroad as part of their duty, acquiring first hand information of international affairs; during the course of his ten years' devotion to foreign affairs every man would become an expert. The Jefferson Day dinner, designated by tradition as the official gathering of National Democratic leaders...
...movement the Amherst Student says: "This is the first attempt in this country to work out a policy whereby a college, as such, offers its services for the education of labor. The plan was tentatively approved by the Trustees of the College last spring, but as a quorum was not present at that meeting the actual organization of the classes had to wait until the Trustees gave their formal approval last week...
...shall be two regular meetings of the Post each year, one in October, and one in May, at such time as the executive committee shall determine. Other meetings shall be held as the Post may direct by vote. Ten percent of the total paid up membership shall constitute a quorum. The organization shall further recognize an auxiliary organization to be known as the Women's Auxiliary of the James Shannon Post, No. 247, American Legion, when and if, such an auxiliary shall be established in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of the American Legion...