Word: tree
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...daughter's, Son John's, Son Franklin's, Granddaughter "Sistie" Dalls, Grandson "Buzzie" Dall's. Next morning very early the President was awakened by his grandchildren, another Roosevelt tradition dictating that the grownups must supervise the opening of all packages. The family tree, set up in the second floor hall, was decorated with real candles because Mr. Roosevelt dislikes the new-fangled electric bulbs. Then the President settled down to open three clothes hampers full of presents sent by admirers all over the world...
Citizens of Caracas do not see much of their President. He dislikes public functions, spends as much of his time as possible at Maracay, 77 miles away, where, beside a lake on his great model farm, he sits in a rocking chair under a giant rubber tree and holds court. But Caracas saw him last week, when in full uniform General Juan Vicente Gomez celebrated the 25th anniversary of his seizure of the government. Ceremonies were simple. He stalked to the Casa Amarilla, the presi dential palace where he first took office, then through lines of blue-clad soldiers...
...Bideawee, Restawhile, Dewdrop Inn. There are several faintly classic concert & lecture halls, a huge wooden amphitheater, a miniature reproduction of the Holy Land. Chautauquans may study anything from basket-weaving to playwriting. Most cottagers, who return year after year, are elderly. Men have a Horseshoe Club, women a Bird & Tree Club headed by Founder Miller's daughter, Mrs. Thomas Alva Edison. Each day begins with community prayer. Chief social events are ice-cream-&-cake festivals. A ban on smoking has been lifted lately. Younger Chautauquans may boat, play golf or tennis, swim every day but Sunday. Revolt in Milwaukee...
When civic organizations howled with rage, Mayor O'Brien replied that since city officials contributed part of their salaries to the pension fund it was not true that "all you had to do was shake the tree and the plums come tumbling down." Later it was discovered that of $144,000 earmarked to keep the O'Briens from starvation, the Mayor had contributed exactly $28,000, the city having put up the rest...
Greta Garbo had a six-foot fir sent from Sweden for her Christmas tree...