Word: soldiering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Belle Bennett as Mrs. Fleming has been out of an evening in 1914 when her husband, Colonel Fleming, returns unexpectedly from his regiment. He discovers that she has been gambling bell, money and time with Count Deoder. Being a soldier he refuses to arbitrate and declares he never wants to see her again. At just that moment someone knocks at the front door. It is a despatch, ordering immediate mobilization...
...methods of keeping the government appropriations within the revenue in the coming year; Kermit Roosevelt to tell the President about Ovis poli and the Himalayas (TIME, March 8, SCIENCE); a delegation from the American Legion to urge that a military guard be placed over the tomb of the Unknown Soldier to preserve it from desecration (the President asked them to take up the matter with the Secretary of War-it would have his approval); John V. Mahan, National Commander, and a delegation of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War to ask the President to attend their convention...
...Paul von Hindenburg" he was called before the War, when he was on the army pension list. "Hoch! Hoch!! Hoch der President!!!" roared the crowds last week. Dutifully, imperturbably, impressively the old soldier rode to the site of the Leipsic Spring Fair...
...Deep-voiced, bushy-browed John R. Mott (Cornell '88) typifies the 20th Century Christian soldier. For 32 years he headed the executive committee of the Student Volunteer Movement, collegiate missionary enterprise that set out in 1888 to evangelize the world in its generation. From 1895 to 1920 he also functioned as general secretary of the World's Student Christian Federation. Since 1920 he has given most of his time to the latter as its chairman. It was he who was most grieved when bubbles of soldier-criticism welled up against the Y. M. C. A.'s service abroad during...
...been the Freshman mentor. He will be aided this year by Coach Mitchell of the University team. Coach Mitchell will devote an hour each afternoon to the yearlings while the weather forces them to go through their periods of practice in the cage. When they go outside on to Soldier's Field, he will devote one afternoon a week to furthering their development. The H.A.A. has no equipment on hand for Freshmen, so they are asked to bring out their own. Manager Sommers said last night...