Word: socially
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...gradually became harder and more self-seeking. Then came the period of disappointed hopes and the bitterness of his last campaign. After that he flung away his personal ambition and to some extent his devotion to party. His life then became a strange mixture of devotion to moral and social reforms and a shrewd promotion of personal interests...
...grounds of Buckingham Palace, two royal tea parties were given by the King and Queen. These simple, democratic functions, inaugurated after the War, are said to do the King more good than a stiff Scotch and soda. Peers, Ambassadors, Princes of India, clergymen, social leaders of every strata -some in toppers, patent leather shoes and formal afternoon attire, others in humble headgear, stouter footwear and business clothes-all rubbed shoulders. The King smiled. Americans were present: Mrs. Joseph R. Lamar, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. E. M. Townsend, New York; Mrs. John Lowell, Boston; Mrs. N. T. Bacon, Providence...
Industries never tire of reciting their greatness. Occasionally the recital is an astonishing reminder of the size and complexity of social and industrial organization. Last week, for example, the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. issued a booklet of statistics on its busi- ness-just figures-but large ones: ¶ 20.5 billion telephone conversations a year in the U. S. ¶ 24.5 million telephones in use. ¶ 67.8 million miles of telephone wire strung from pole to pole. ¶ 63% of the world's telephones...
...expected that they will probably not accept social engagements away from White Court, following their rule so long established and uniformly maintained at the White House...
...convention reviewed its valuable social work in Palestine for the past year, decided upon the delegates who are to represent the organization at the Zionist Congress at Vienna...