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Among the innovations at the Union in the Freshman dining room is a table at which only French is spoken, and which is served by a French waitress. Every evening one table is reserved exclusively for those who would like to converse in French, and under the supervision of Dr. Marcel Francon, the experiment has become very popular. A German table, also, has been organized by Reginald Phelps on the same basis, and is meeting twice a week at noon time, in the small dining room...
...Manhattan, Amalia Sorenson, Norwegian waitress, and Thomas Thomassen, Norwegian laborer, sought a marriage license. Asked to swear to the truth of their application, they refused, said that they are members of the Salem Scandinavian Pentecostal Assembly in Brooklyn which bans oaths. Said Amalia Sorenson...
...outlived her poodle Babe, but not for long. The Author. Hearty Fannie Hurst (Mrs. Jacques S. Danielson) loves words like "thigh" and "sausage." Born in Hamilton, Ohio (near Cincinnati) 41 years ago, she grew up in St. Louis, now lives in Manhattan. Never destitute, she has acted as saleswoman, waitress, has traveled steerage, visited Soviet Russia to get material. Long and often the recipient of editors' rejection-slips, she is now one of the best-paid writers in the U. S. Other books: Humoresque, Lummox, Appassionata, Mannequin, Five...
...kind to drop in on him. "Of course," he went on, " this public life is a bit difficult at times. Only yesterday I went into Schrafft's for breakfast, and by the time I had finished my orange juice, a huge crowd had collected, and what is worse, the waitress dropped dishes and really made matters quite difficult in the excitement. As it is I must eat in the most obscure places just to have some peace. Yes," he mused, "it is quite difficult on occasions. But I expect to have a good rest very soon now. You see mother...
...largest block of this stock (53% of the total) came from Laura Corrigan, widow of the Founder's son. Mrs. Corrigan, a onetime waitress, was never received by Cleveland society when "Young Jim" took her there to live (TIME, Feb. 13, 1928). She and her husband thereupon moved to London, climbed socially, spent fabulous sums in entertainment. During this time the steel firm was Corrigan-McKinney, a partnership in which McKinney exercised trusteeship over Founder Corrigan's estate. In 1925 he used this power to transform the partnership into a corporation, the McKinney Steel Co. Corrigan returned from...