Word: sisterly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...small college. Middlebury has been successfully investing in the same thing for over 128 years, only on a different scale. Do we at Middlebury fully appreciate the benefits and heritage which are ours as a small college, and for which, in its attempt to approach them, a sister institution willingly expends a tremendous fortune." Middlebury Campus...
...scholars of Washington's life," said Professor Hart. "This collection of letters and notes was revealed to me only a few days ago, and while the new documents include no letters written by Washington himself as far as I know, the presence of a large number written by his sister, Betty Washington Lewis, makes it very possible that a new light will be thrown on Washington's business transactions and private life." The famous historian settled back in his chair and continued. "You know Washington was the wealthiest man in America in his day. He was a shrewd business...
...Washington materials, to accompany him to Mt. Vernon where the old trunk was at the home of one of Betty Lewis's descendants. On the way back to Washington Porfessor Hart looked at one of the packages and found in it about 90 memorandums by Washing- ton's sister. Judging from the number of miscellaneous notations, be believes that when he has an opportunity to examine the whole collection, there may be found many additional sources of information about Washington...
...Vice President-Elect Curtis leased, last week, the ten-room Vice-Presidential suite in Washington's Mayflower Hotel. Mr. Curtis's sister, Mrs. Edward E. Gann, and her husband, for 20 years a Washington lawyer, will make their home with Mr. Curtis. Since Mr. Curtis is a widower, Mrs. Gann will receive at Vice-Presidential social functions...
Many a wife is a compliment, no complement to her husband. Mrs. Mabel Brady Garvan is both to her Francis Patrick Garvan. She, daughter of the late very wealthy Anthony N. Brady, sister of Nicholas Frederic Brady (Anaconda Copper, gas & electric utilities, Chrysler Motors), chose him when he was a vigorous, powerful assistant district attorney in New York City.* He was her brother-in-law, brother of Nicholas F. Brady's wife Genevieve Garvan Brady. And ever since she has worked, sometimes behind him, usually beside him, never before him, always with him-through his private management of their...