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...General. Mrs. Thomas A. Edison of New Jersey carried that office, 871-746, although she was not able to be present at the congress. Following the announcement of her election, Mrs. Cook made her first speech as President General. She came forward " in a becoming costume of blue moire silk and georgette crepe with an ankle length skirt. Her hat was of blue satin with a bandeau of white roses." Said...
...Back to Methuselah" by the Theatre Guild of New York City. The Dramatic Club, however, will be able to use this system much more effectively because of the recent invention of a spotlight which covers a larger area, and is easier to direct. A new color method, which uses silk instead of gelatine plates in the light, will also be used...
...saved the silk industry by solving the problem of silk worm dis- ease...
Senator Brookhart, who has threatened to wear overalls to formal dinners, naturally finds it contrary to his principles to wear a silk hat. But he is willing to make an exception. " I will wear a silk hat," said he, " at the inauguration to the Presidency of Judge William S. Kenyon of Iowa...
Three prominent Labor members of Parliament (clad in black silk knee breeches), together with the King and Queen and a number of other distinguished guests were entertained at dinner by Viscount and Lady Astor. It is the first time that Labor has dined with Royalty at a private residence. The Labor members present were: J. R. Clynes, president of the National Union of General Workers and former Leader of the Labor Party in the House-possibly the strongest labor man in the country; J. H. Thomas, General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen; and Philip Snowden, socialist member...