Word: wreath
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Magloire is no Dessalines-style fanatic; he smokes long cigars, smiles readily and gets along well with folks of any color. On the same day that he unveiled a 16-ft. statue of the Tiger last week. President Magloire significantly saw to it that his wife placed a wreath on the grave of Dessalines' Empress, who gained fame and honor of her own by sheltering in her palace some of the white colonists fleeing from the wrath of her husband's troops...
...salute, another blast of frigid air, and a warmly friendly reception. In Confederation Square, 50,000 Canadians started a polite, gloved pitter-patter of applause, with an occasional, highly proper cry of "hey, hey" (cheering is considered improper in austere Ottawa). After he placed a wreath of red carnations and white chrysanthemums on the Cenotaph, Canada's war memorial, Ike joined Mamie and the Governor General in an open Cadillac, tucked a lap robe around their knees and rode off through the city to Rideau Hall, the Governor General's official residence...
After a night as the President's house guests, the royal couple moved across the street to Blair House and began a nonstop, two-day official tour. At Mount Vernon, in a pouring rain, the slicker-clad King placed a wreath on the tomb of George Washington. At the next wreath-laying ceremony in Arlington Cemetery, the Queen tweaked the nose of a small boy who was standing nearby. "What a doll!" sighed a girl under an umbrella. "That's a lot of king," murmured a man, as the 6-ft. 4-in. Paul passed by. At lunch...
...reasonable to suppose that, by the end of a Washington week protocol-heavy with presidential banquets, reviews, wreath-layings and graceful speeches, their conquest of the U.S. capital will be complete. In fact, a healthy respect for the charms of the invaders went into the timing of their invitation: they were invited to make their visit after the foreign aid bill had been passed and while Congress was not in session, for fear that somehow Frederika might beguile the lawmakers into giving Greece more than its share...
...little delay as possible," a suitable statue. A short two years later they reported success and now the statues stand guard at each end of the green. In past days, Italians from the North End would descend once a year upon the Square to crown Columbus with a wreath. Not to be out-done, the M.I.T. students, who had a club house at 6 Louisburg Square, trussed Aristides up in a cup and gown. The Association took a dim view of Aristides' garb. Now the green is fenced and only residents have keys to the gates...