Word: sendoff
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When Trotzky left the capital to travel south, he created a riot. His friends and admirers poured into the streets to give him a rousing sendoff. Unfortunately, his enemies arrived also, to prevent the popular demonstration. A pitched battle lasting far into the night was the result...
After the matches had both been played a round of entertaining set in and as a final sendoff the University eleven gave a dinner at Parker's in Boston, at which the account reads "champagne flowed as it will never do again...
...Government and diplomatic politicians of note. Baroness Matsui presented a large bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Woods. Thousands of Japanese made the station tremble with their "banzais" and at one period the enthusiasm of the crowd was such that they broke the police cordons. It was a magnificent, friendly sendoff...
...crowd was at the field to cheer the final practice. As mass meeting will be held tonight at which Captain Ketcham, Head Coach Jones, F. J. Daly '11, and D. M. Bomeisler '13 will speak. Tomorrow the undergraduates will parade to the station to give the team a hearty sendoff...
...songs will be sung through after the speaking. Every man in the University should turn out and give the team a royal sendoff...