Notable Encounters Highlight Random Meetings at SIU
A Southern Illinois University passage reflects on drifting through a long life and meeting diverse people. It notes some encounters occur by plan while others unfold spontaneously and mentions earlier unplanned meetings.
Astor London Reception and War Time Encounters Revealed
A narrative recalls risk and memory from a 1919 London reception hosted by Lady Astor. Prominent guests included General Pershing, Lord Reading, Kipling, and British royals, with intimate moments shared by American servicemen and a Massachusetts memory of friendship and gratitude across wartime borders. The piece also notes personal ties and later recollections of other meetings with notable figures in London society.
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Astor
London
Lady Astor
Nancy Langhorne
Virginia
Lord Astor
London University
New College
Hampstead
Britain
Pershing
A.E.F
Bullock
Duke of Connaught
George V
Florence Mountbatten
Duchess of Marlborough
Lord Reading
America
Rudyard Kipling
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Kipling
House of Commons
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