Word: usual
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...John Philip Sousa, President Simmons of the New York Stock Exchange, President Sloan of General Motors, President Coolidge of the U. S. A. and many another personage attended the spring dinner and prank-night of the Gridiron Club (Washington news-gatherers). Politics past, present and future were "horsed" as usual. President Coolidge stayed to the end and made a speech which, under the Gridiron Club's huddle system, might not be repeated or reported...
...snowy crown of Representative Martin Barnaby Madden of Illinois shone as usual one day last week in the subdued light of the House. Dryly, vigorously he defended the right of a minority member to register opposition to a proposal which he, Chairman Madden of the Appropriations Committee, had endorsed. After his speech, Mr. Madden went from the floor to his Committee's suite, where he sat chatting with a friend about the ecent Illinois primary in which he had been nominated for a 13th consecutive term in the House. A few minutes later, the cloakroom stirred with a grave...
...France with modish but retiring Mme. Loewenstein. As a matter of course, they had occupied the liner's premier suite de luxe and had brought along as guests four titled friends, le Comte et la Comtesse de Grunnes & le Comte et la Comtesse de Montalembert. Equally as usual to the Loewensteins was their staff of 15 secretaries and personal servants. Necessarily eight suites and cabins aboard the lie de France had been occupied at a cost of $20,000. From the pier Captain Loewenstein & Party motored to the Hotel Ambassador, where they settled down in the comfortable third floor...
...well as those who did, for that matter, should not miss this remaining opportunity, as both band and leader are even better than formerly in a lavish revue, with special settings, lighting effects, and costumes. The famous orchestra is the nucleus of the show which is more elaborate than usual, as is always the case at the Met. However, the new music is really deserving of being the hit of the show, and this convinces us that nothing in the way of musical entertainment can make Paul take a back seat...
...University golf team will encounter M. I. T. in the first scheduled match of the year on the Woodland Golf Club course this afternoon. Only four Crimson men will participate in the initial contest instead of the usual six; these linksmen will engage in six matches with the Engineers, playing two foursomes and four individual matches...