CHAPTER XIV.

WATER-PARTY

Every year Mr Crich gave a more or less public water-party on the lake. There was a little pleasure-launch on Willey Water and several rowing boats, and guests could take tea either in the marquee that was set up in the grounds of the house, or they could picnic in the shade of the great walnut tree at the boat-house by the lake. This year the staff of the Grammar-School was invited, along with the chief officials of the firm. Gerald and the younger Criches did not care for this party, but it had become customary now, and it pleased the father, as being the only occasion when he could gather some people of the district together in festivity with him. For he loved to give pleasures to his dependents and to those poorer than himself. But his children preferred the company of their own equals in wealth. They hated their inferiors' humility or gratitude or awkwardness.

Nevertheless they were willing to attend at this festival, as they had done almost since they were children, the more so, as they all felt a little guilty now, and unwilling to thwart their father any more, since he was so ill in health. Therefore, quite cheerfully Laura prepared to take her mother's place as hostess, and Gerald assumed responsibility for the amusements on the water.

Birkin had written to Ursula saying he expected to see her at the party, and Gudrun, although she scorned the patronage of the Criches, would nevertheless accompany her mother and father if the weather were fine. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. who was invited to Mr Crich's party this year?
2. would his children be attending as well?
3. who else was invited?
4. was Mr Crich in good health?
5. did the children really want to attend?
6. what didn't they like?
7. who would be the hostess?
8. and what was Gerald responsible for?
9. how often would this party take place?
10. where?
11. where could guests choose to picnic?
12. who did the children prefer the company of?
13. who did Birken write to?
14. what was he expecting?
15. who else would be there?
16. would there be tea at the party?
17. is there a boat house on the property?
18. where could guests drink tea?
19. where is that?
20. what did Mr. Crich love?
Answer: 1. the staff of the Grammar-School
2. Yes
3. the chief officials of the firm
4. No
5. No
6. their inferiors' humility
7. Laura
8. the amusements on the water.
9. Every year
10. on the lake
11. in the shade of the great walnut tree
12. their own equals in wealth.
13. Ursula
14. to see her at the party,
15. Gudrun
16. Yes
17. Yes
18. in the marquee
19. in the grounds of the house,
20. to give pleasures to his dependents

The region, as part of Lorraine, was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and then was gradually annexed by France in the 17th century, and formalized as one of the provinces of France. The Calvinist manufacturing republic of Mulhouse, known as Stadtrepublik Mulhausen, became a part of Alsace after a vote by its citizens on 4 January 1798. Alsace is frequently mentioned with and as part of Lorraine and the former duchy of Lorraine, since it was a vital part of the duchy, and later because German possession as the imperial province (Alsace-Lorraine, 18711918) was contested in the 19th and 20th centuries; France and Germany exchanged control of parts of Lorraine (including Alsace) four times in 75 years.

With the decline of the Roman Empire, Alsace became the territory of the Germanic Alemanni. The Alemanni were agricultural people, and their Germanic language formed the basis of modern-day dialects spoken along the Upper Rhine (Alsatian, Alemannian, Swabian, Swiss). Clovis and the Franks defeated the Alemanni during the 5th century AD, culminating with the Battle of Tolbiac, and Alsace became part of the Kingdom of Austrasia. Under Clovis' Merovingian successors the inhabitants were Christianized. Alsace remained under Frankish control until the Frankish realm, following the Oaths of Strasbourg of 842, was formally dissolved in 843 at the Treaty of Verdun; the grandsons of Charlemagne divided the realm into three parts. Alsace formed part of the Middle Francia, which was ruled by the youngest grandson Lothar I. Lothar died early in 855 and his realm was divided into three parts. The part known as Lotharingia, or Lorraine, was given to Lothar's son. The rest was shared between Lothar's brothers Charles the Bald (ruler of the West Frankish realm) and Louis the German (ruler of the East Frankish realm). The Kingdom of Lotharingia was short-lived, however, becoming the stem duchy of Lorraine in Eastern Francia after the Treaty of Ribemont in 880. Alsace was united with the other Alemanni east of the Rhine into the stem duchy of Swabia. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. What is the city of discussion?
2. Why did it become a Germanic territory?
3. When was their claim protested?
4. What happened in 1798?
5. Why?
6. Was control shifted between Germany and Spain?
7. Who then?
8. How many times?
9. Within 75 years?
10. What type of culture were the people?
Answer: 1. Alsace
2. decline of the Roman Empire
3. the 19th and 20th centuries
4. Mulhouse became a part of Alsace
5. a vote by its citizens
6. No
7. France and Germany
8. four
9. Yes
10. agricultural

Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association beginning in January 1944, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign.

The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a major part of the film industry's awards season, which culminates each year in the Academy Awards.

The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television in 2016, was broadcast live on January 8, 2017. Jimmy Fallon hosted the show.

In 1943, a group of writers banded together to form the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, and by creating a generously distributed award called the Golden Globe Award, they now play a significant role in film marketing. The 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at various venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish a special honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as an international figure within the entertainment industry, the first award was presented to director and producer, Cecil B. DeMille. The official name of the award thus became the Cecil B. DeMille Award. What are the answers to this following set of questions: 1. When was the Hollywood Foreign Press Association started?
2. What award are they responsible for?
3. When did that start?
4. When was the first award given?
5. Where?
6. Was that the permanent site of the ceremonies?
7. What are a couple others?
8. How often do the give the awards?
9. What industry is it for?
10. Is this only for Americans?
11. Who was the host of the 17th Awards?
12. What about the 74th?
13. Where was it?
14. When was it?
15. Who had an award named after them?
16. What role do they play in film making?
17. What year was the first one given?
18. What kind of figure gets this award?
19. How many members are in the association?
20. How much does an award cost?
Answer:
1. 1943
2. Golden Globe Award
3. 1943
4. January 1944
5. 20th Century-Fox studios
6. no
7. Beverly Hills Hotel, and the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
8. annually
9. film
10. no
11. unknown
12. Jimmy Fallon
13. unknown
14. January 8, 2017
15. Cecil B. DeMille
16. director
17. 1950
18. international figures within the entertainment industry
19. 93
20. unknown