gatherings

The Public Assembly Law ( 1880 ) severely limited public gatherings by disallowing attendance by civil servants and requiring police permission for all meetings.

The Congo Square gatherings became well known, and many whites came to watch and listen.

Visitors used to visit Major Houston to buy ground cornmeal produced by his 1876 gristmill or to attend social gatherings held on his property.

), is an Arabic term meaning " a place of sitting ", used in the context of " council ", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries.

These buildings were open to the public ; merchants could sell their goods, artists could display their artwork, and religious gatherings could take place.

There are also smaller gatherings called Regional Gatherings ( RGs ) held in various cities that attract members from large areas ; the largest in the United States is held in the Chicago area around Halloween, and features a costume party for which many members create pun-based costumes.

' After gallery openings in Manhattan, the black-tie gatherings often adjourn to a discotheque.

They met at the house of Giovanni de ' Bardi, and their gatherings had the reputation of having all the most famous men of Florence as frequent guests.

The ' Berlioz 2003 ' celebrations, organised by French academic institutions, also had a prominent website, listing events, publications and gatherings the domain of which has now lapsed.

Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family gatherings while celebrating the festival.

Richard thought it a more promising remark than any made during the last conversation, but Charlotte's manner during the gatherings was more flippant and superficial than when she was alone with him and he was sure her remark would lead to nothing much better than the pointless words which had preceded it.

International Girl Scout gatherings named Senior Roundups were held every three years from 1956 until 1965.

It is apt, in that most of those who attend gatherings like the World Social Forum are opposed to what could be called the " unicentrism " that characterizes imperial, neoliberal, and neoconservative economic and political theories and institutions ; such people could be said to adherents to " polycentrism.

Many times, particularly in the summer and on the anniversaries of birthdays of the other members of The Beatles, gatherings take place at the site.

However, Balakirev's modest gatherings eventually proved no match for Belyayev's lavish Friday gatherings, nor could he compete with the commissions, prizes and performances that Belyayev offered.

Sued for slander and brought to trial on 7 November 1907, Brand asserted that the Chancellor had embraced and kissed his private secretary, Privy Councilor Max Scheefer, at all-male gatherings hosted by Philipp zu Eulenburg.

The gatherings feature workshops and seminars on many topics, especially those that relate to body health and ongoing legal issues.

In both cases the government and police tried to prevent the gatherings from taking place.

The upstairs rooms continued to be used for civic gatherings until 1908.

Most of the Methodist aristocracy were associated with the Countess of Huntingdon who invited Methodist preachers to gatherings she hosted.

Large convention gatherings will sometimes also make use of the nearby Rogers Centre as a venue.

The Hall, as large as the Ceremonial Hall directly above, received a mirrored ceiling in 1979 and for the rest of the Marcos era was used not only for meetings and informal gatherings but also for state dinners in honor of visiting Heads of State.

For example, the NCC ( National Council of 56 Clubs ) has individual member clubs that host regional gatherings each year for collectors of Department 56 lighted villages.

There are entire house gatherings every evening, usually around 8: 05-8: 30 p. m.

A common misbelief is that in late 13th century Bruges commodity traders gathered inside the house of a man called Van der Beurze, and in 1309 they became the " Brugse Beurse ", institutionalizing what had been, until then, an informal meeting, but actually, the family Van der Beurze had a building in Antwerp where those gatherings occurred ; the Van der Beurze had Antwerp, as most of the merchants of that period, as their primary place for trading.