Word: speeches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seated in the Canadian Senate, Secretary Kellogg heard a speech denouncing the thought of Canada's annexation by the U. S. as a "bogey" kept alive by Canadian alarmists. He lunched with Prime Minister King, dined with U. S. Minister William Phillips. At a state dinner given by the Government, he bespoke "rivalry without bitterness" and proceeded to a reception given by Governor-General and Viscountess Willingdon. Returning home after four days, he brought a thorough going invitation to President Coolidge to visit Canada...
...Harvard Advertising Awards offered since 1923 by Edward W. Bok. The most highly coveted of these is the Gold Medal for Distinguished Contemporary Service, which was presented to James H. McGraw, in recognition of a lifetime spent in endeavor to raise the standards of American advertising. His speech of acceptance, it is worthy of note, dealt with the functions and economic values of the industry as well as its responsibilities...
...transitional period for the University track team and while its results were barren in the way of victories, the foundation for great teams was being laid. On December 1, 1923, nearly 100 track men crowded the Varsity Club to hear W. J. Bingham '16 make his last speech as head track coach. "In the last two years," he said, "we have learned many things--first and foremost, that in order to assure the success of a track team it is necessary to develop not stars but a large body of runners, taking men who perhaps have never run before...
Looms this spring a French general election. Will the "Sacred Union Cabinet" of Premier Raymond Poincare hold together and face the country as a unit? For months jockeying politicians have been trying to engineer a split. Last week a great speech, eight hours long, was delivered on two successive days by Premier & Finance Minister Poincare. When he sat down virtually all correspondents cabled that the union of his Cabinet for election purposes is now monolithic. Was this news? Characteristically, the U. S. press played down or omitted a story of quiet, constructive achievement, so lacking in the ever welcome promise...
During his speech Commander Ellsberg had described in detail the sinking of the S-4 and of the S-51 and had told of the hardships encountered in the salvage of the latter ship, following which motion pictures illustrating the work had been shown...