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...captain of the ship which took Columbus home offered to remove his riveted irons. "No, no!" cried the Discoverer, "I will wear these irons until Their Majesties, by whose command they were affixed, shall order them removed. And afterwards, my friend, I shall keep them as relics and memorials, tokens of how my services have been rewarded...
Evangeline Cory Booth, Commander of the Salvation Army in the U. S., passed some of the brightest days of her life last week. She led some 4,000 Army men and women assembled in Manhattan through the climax of celebrating two jubilees-the golden anniversary of the Army's 1880 "invasion" of the U. S. (TIME, March 24) and the silver anniversary of her taking command in the U. S. (1904). Herbert Hoover sent her greetings. Lou Henry Hoover sent an armful of roses. Governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York regretted that he could not attend the celebrations...
...concluded AE with all the scorn at his command, "a commercialization of Religion: using God to get jobs! ... It suggests an office with 'GOD' in large letters over the front door and devils busy inside...
...post of Poet Laureate no longer carries with it the obligation of composing odes at the royal command or even celebrating national occasions with a fitting verse. That interpretation of the office is today scarcely entertained outside the United States. When Wordsworth accepted the post he did so with the understanding that nothing of the sort would be required, and he held it on those terms. Tennyson to some extent revised those terms of his own will, and composed a good deal of court poetry...
...breadth of view in this beginner's handbook that is breath-taking. Among the methods of seduction that are listed, the familiar "Feel My Muscle" approach, the plaintive. "An Ugly Old Thing Like Me" style, and the moss-backed "Everybody Does It" argument illustrate sufficient diversity to command the tyro's respect. The author handles these three outline cases with a facile calm surpassing the pure human. In returning the book to one's desk after the three hours it takes to read it from cover to cover, the first reaction should be a feeling of gratitude to Miss Hahn...