Word: spiridon
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Oath. After the ceremony of the Olympic Torch came the Olympic Oath. Gnarled old Spiridon Loues, Greek marathon runner who won the Olympic race in 1896, wobbled out of the ranks to present Herr Hitler with an olive branch. The 50 flag-bearers formed a semicircle in front of the reviewing stand. German Weightlifter Rudolf Ismayr mounted a tiny rostrum, recited through amplifiers so everyone could hear: "We swear that we will take part in the Olympic Games in loyal competition, respecting the regulations which govern them and desirous of participating in them in the true spirit of sportsmanship...
...Priest Kurdiumoff presented a loaf of bread and a small silver salt cellar to Mrs. Anne Tiffany, decorator, and to Mrs. Vincent Astor. whose husband owns the hotel. Up to the priest, one by one, filed Russian musicians, waiters, bus boys, cooks and, in white chef's garb, Spiridon Ignatovich who used to cook for Tsar Nicholas II. Each kissed the priest's crucifix, each received on the forehead a dab of holy water from a long black brush. Finally the Rev. Vasily Kurdiumoff marched around La Maisonette Russe brushing it liberally with the holy water...