Word: socialism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Downstairs. In the many-colored state apartments are held the great social functions of the Presidency-the 75-place dinners on gold plate, the four crowded receptions with 2,500 officials and ladies invited to each...
Luckily for him, President Hoover will have at his elbows two oldtime White House technicians, one for social, one for executive, routine...
...social assistant is another man named Hoover. In Harrison's time, this man, Irwin Hood Hoover, came to the White House as plain "Ike" Hoover, a tall, long-nosed electrician to superintend a wiring job. He stayed on and on until he became major domo, chief usher and master of White House protocol. He has a little office off the main foyer, to the right as you enter. Crisply grey of hair, vigorous of demeanor, it is he who inspects all callers, who engineers all receptions, arranges the First Lady's teas, sends the White House motor hither...
...informal program will be followed. This evening will be given over to discussion groups. Two of these, those dealing with "Social Service and the Social System" and with "The Problem of Racial Minorities," will be led by J. H. Lane '28, graduate secretary of Phillips Brooks House, and R. H. Hill 1T.S. respectively. On Saturday morning a speech by Dr. Gilkey will be followed by various forums. Saturday afternoon will be devoted to winter sports; and in the evening Dr. Gilkey will speak again. Morning watch service and an afternoon Communion service will conclude the scheduled events...
...angles, such as "The Dynamics of Christian Motivation: Is it Necessary? Wherein Unique? How Experience?" Further discussion will be on the subject: "Is a dynamic force from without necessary as a motivation for the work done by Christian associations? If so, what is its source? Is a sense of social solidarity sufficient? What is the relationship between a sense of social solidarity and the Christian religion? If they could feel the drawing force would they not be better able to carry on their work buoyed up by the feeling of being part of a greater whole, and sustained by this...