Word: tomming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...inviting Red Indians into his church (St. Mark's-in-the-Bomverie) and having them dance an aboriginal fandango before the uncurtained altar. Os-Ke-Non-Ton, the Running Deer, took the lectern in feathered headdress and hailed the elements in his native tongue. The organ beat a tom-tom. Incense burned. Dr. Guthrie explained: "If you think you can treat religion like a bug and put it under a microscope, you are wrong. Religion can be found alive only in experience...
...Tom Ross-he was the culprit; wild Tom Ross, gallant Tom Ross, "the last of the bad men." A man as lean as a knife, with narrow lips, wide cheekbones and a jewel in his eye, he shot those who insulted him with laudable courtesy. The cattle inspectors, for instance. They had been so ill-advised as to report some piracies-of his. He went to their hotel, shot them. He was oppressed at his trial, which lasted over a month, as one forced to endure a protracted breach of good taste. When the sentence was read, he commiserated...
...campaign is a dull thing to some of the onlookers, it is an exceedingly wearisome business for the candidates. But even for the candidates there is occasional relief. Charles G. Dawes,. peregrinating from stump to stump, halted at Hannibal. Under an ancient guide, he inspected the famous Tom Sawyer cave -a cave which Jesse James and his many men had also used. "Where," asked the General with reverence, "did Tom Sawyer find the opening out on to the river bank?" "We're coming to it," answered the guide. "But right here is where he found Injun...
...dancing of Ann Pennington, the meditations of Will Rogers and the political speech of Tom Lewis remain the favorites of the current Follies family...
This evening in Jordan Hall a song recital by Tom Williams, baritone. His programme includes songs by Buononcini, Gretry, Rhene-Baton, Chausson, Richard Strauss, Griffes, Glazounov, and Gretchaninov...