South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-23
Potash &PerLmntter
Joining Legion OF Honor and the
Peace Conference.
By MONTAGUE GLASS.

Il see where several Americans
took advantage to join the Legion Of
Honor while they was over here.
Morris Perlmutter remarked as he
sat at luncheon with his partner
Abe Potash in the restaurant OF their
Paris hotel
some people Is crazy for life i'm
surance," Abe Potash commented
especially if they could combine IL
with the privilege 10 make speeches
at lodge meetings. Also. Mawruss
a whole lot of people is so badly
predicted TO the lapel button habit
that they would Join anything just
so long as they get a lapel button
10 show for it,
But this here Legion Of Honor
must be a pretty good fraternal iu-
surance proposition at that" Morris
observed. because IL says here IN
the paper where several New York
bankers has gone into IL which it's a
mighty hard thing 10 separate them
fellers from their money even with
first class A No 1 gilt edged. two
name commercial paper. and II this
here Legion OF Honor was just q
lapel button affair which assessed its
members every time they had a
death claim 10 pay. YOU could take IN
from me. Abe, not one OF them bank
ers would OF went near il. so maybe
1t would be good thing II we looked
into il. Abe"
If YOU want 10 join this here lie
gion Of Honor, that's your business.
Mawruss." Abe said. "but ] already
belong TO the Independent Order
Natal Aaron, which I've been paying
them crooks for three years now
that I should get a sick benefit ST.
week without being laid up with
so much as tonsilitis even"
About the sick benefit ] wasn't
thinking about al lI." Morris de-
clared. but you take a Teller like
Sam FEEDER president OF the Kos
ciuszkO bank. for instance. and III we
should be maybe next year a little
short and wanted an accommodated
from two 70 three thousand dollars
y understand. it, wouldn't do us no
harm If we could give him the L. OF
II grip for starter. Am right CO..
wrong"
Say" Abe exclaimed The
chances is that when them New Yort
bankers gets back 10 Rev York thet
viii want 10 forget all about JOHNS
this here l. Of IT,"
why. what Is there so disgrace
ful about joining the L. Of II o." Nor
. ris asked.
Nobody said nothing about IT'S be-
ing disgraceful because lots Of decent
respectable feIers is liable 20 make
a mistake Of that kind. understand
me-" Abe said. "but you take one OF
these here members II the firm Of
we would say for example. @
Morgan. S. understand. which comes
back from Paris after joining this
here l. OF r. and what happens
him The first morning he come
down % the office wearing an /. Of
r. button. Mawruss. every body from
the paying teller up rs going 20 ash
him what is the idea ~ the button
and he IS going 90 spend the rest %
the day listening 20 stories about
people joining insurance fraternities
T which busted up and left the MEM
hers with undetermined sentences of
from three 20 fFe years. - under
stand The consequence would BE-
that if any Of his depositors expects
20 get an accommodation by giving
him the T. Of IT. grip or wearing an
l. Of III. button. - understand. they
might just so well send him am i'm
vitation 90 a banquet where in or
der 20 gain his confidence and re-
spect they are going 20 drink chau-
. payne OUT OF an actress slipper and
and be done with g. Am . right or
wrong"
"Well YOU couldn't exactly blame
them fellers which Joined the T.. or
/ II" Morris observed. because Paris
has a vert funny effect ora some OF