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...suitably covered, was used as a serving table for angel cake. Mrs. Roosevelt carried a stool into the State Dining Room, mounted it and told the gathering: "I have been very much encouraged by the number of acceptances. . . ." Then she carried it into the East Room and addressed the throng there: "... I was not so sure a year and a half ago so many of you would have felt confidence enough to make this trip. ... It shows improvement. I am glad to have 900 instead of a paltry...
...past few years many Harvard men have found Quebec, on the St. Lawrence River, one of the most popular centers in North America for winter sports. As soon as cold weather arrives until well into March, enthusiastic pleasure seekers throng the interesting old city of Quebec to enjoy the many thrills awaiting them there...
This afternoon on the turf of the Stadium and amid the cheers of the throng, there will be staged a performance that will go down in history as one of the major events of the year...
...emerged from the Stadium with the goal post they careened down the river bank, where by an unhappy mischance, it fell into the torrent. Loud was the wailing at the sad event; equally great was the pleasure of the assembled multitudes when one of the members of the throng stepped forward, pulled up his pants to his knees, and ran into the water to his waist. Seizing the floating trophy, he was about to remount the bank, when he was seized with the happy idea that it was now his, and his alone...
...Saturday night a "cheering, shouting throng" of 18,000 assembled in Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the United German societies, an avowedly pro-Nazi group...