Word: roome
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...official announcement from Secretary Knox of the State Department has confirmed the report that President Eliot has definitely declined the tender of the ambassadorship to the Court of St. James made to him at an interview with President Taft in the Blue Room of the White House on Wednesday. It is the belief of Secretary Knox and Senator Lodge that President Eliot's declination is final, and that he cannot be induced to change his mind. He showed that he was retiring from the presidency of Harvard in order to relieve himself of responsible duties and that, although the honor...
...report of the treasurer for the half-year ending February 28, 1909, was as follows. RESTAURANT ACCOUNT. Receipts. Dining room, $21,371.50 Ladies' cafe, 981.75 Help's table, 4,469.00 Stock on hand, 847.72 $27,699.97 Expenses. Purchases, $20,690.70 Kitchenware, 300.18 Tableware and linen, 536.60 Board of help, 2,505.00 Service, 6,533.28 Loss, 2,895.79 $30,565.76 $30,565.76 CIGAR ACCOUNT. Receipts. Cash receipt, $2,137.00 Stock on hand, 404.04 Expenses. Purchase. $2,075.06 Gain, 466.98 $2,542.04 $2,542.04 HOUSE ACCOUNT Receipts. Memberships: Active, 2,090 $20,900 Asso...
Rent acct., half-year, 1,007.50Care of rooms, half-year, 100.00Bedrooms, 163.00Pool room, 293.16Miscellaneous 32.88 $13,878.54 Expenses.House:Service, $3,246.29Board of help, 1,520.50Expenses, , 3,732.11Stationary 625.89Periodicals, 121.53House repairs, 602.14House linen, 61.49Entertainment, 425.78 $10,335.73Office:Service, 1,026.83Board, 352.00Library:Service, 437.00Expenses, 163.30General expenses:Taxes, half-year, 2,575.81Fire insurance, 241.64Boiler insurance 16.88Loss, 1.270.65 $15,149.19 $15,149.19SUMMARY.Six month's income, $13,878.54Gain on cigars, 468.98 Expenses.Current expenses, $11,714.56General expenses, 2,834.33Library expenses, 600.30Loss, restaurant...
Washington, D. C., April 1, 1909.--As a result of the interview between President Eliot and President Taft in the Blue Room of the White House yesterday, no official decision has been made by President Eliot either in acceptance or refusal of the ambassadorship to the Court of St. James. It is ascertained, however, from sources close to President Taft that President Eliot told Mr. Taft at the time the offer was made that he was disposed to refuse it, inasmuch as he was retiring from the Presidency of Harvard in order to relieve himself of responsible duties. He stated...
...preliminary round of the scrub fencing tournament will be held in the Fencing Room of the gymnasium this afternoon at 4 o'clock. On account of the small number of entries the entry list will be open until the beginning of the tournament. The members of the University fencing team, who have offered the cups as prizes, have decided that unless more interest is made evident by atleast three additional entries, the tournament will not take place. All teams will be chosen as evenly and as fairly as possible, in order to insure a close competition...