The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-04
PEOPLES FORUM
FROM r. b. TANEY

! Dear FRIENDS: s.'t -.
Following its policy of making the
men more cheerful and less>homesick,
on Sunday, Feb. 9, 1919, SO GONZALES
cent patients from Hotel du Pavilion
(part Of Base Hospital 93), were
guests of the American Red Cross on
a sailing party to the Lerin Island,
about s Skilometers off the coast of
Cannes.
These islands being Of historical
note are of great interest to visitors
On Ste. Marguerite stands the prison
which held for II years the MAN of
the Iron Mask" and for % years the
Count of Monte Cristo. On st. Honorc'
stands monastery of the Benedictine
built in 600 A. d., and a Chateau built
in 1889, before America was even dis
covered. They are coverd with bau-
tiful palms and cypress trees.
Lunch was served consisting Of cof-
fee with real cream and lots Of sugar,
sandwiches, oranges, chocolate bars,
doughnuts and cigarettes. The entire
expense of tn trip, hiring the sail
boats, eats, cigarettes and all was
borne by the Red Cross. Everything
being given to. the boys free gratis.
This excites no little comment among
the men who have been used to having
one other relief organization exchange
good American dollars for francs 80
when the government gives $5.40, or
refuses to sell one package Of cigar
cites because you were 10 centimes
short of the price, not having been
paid in six or eight months.
The party was in charge of Miss
Agnes v. Orr Of the Bismarck, N. D.,
Chapter American Red Cross and 1t.
Buckner of Illinois. 1t might also be
mentioned in passing that the pleasure
Of thes little trips is due to the initia-
tive and 'thoughafulness OF Miss Orr,
who with her usual earnestness in her
work proposed these weekly outings to
the official, in charge Of the associa-
TONS work, in the Rivera District
It has proved sneh a success and is
so greatly appreciated by the men
forming the party that it has been
adopted as a method of entertaining
the constant flow of convalescents
who come to cannes 70 get few
days of rest and sunshine. T..
ROGER B. TANEY. ..
Sgt. 9Th Co. A. c. S.
r- Elk. 4th A. A. NJ t.. Bn.
IN CONCLUSION =.
Editor Bismarck Tribune. =. ~
Dear Sir: To bring this discussion
to a conclusion, between Bishop
Bishop Wehrle and Mr.. Covey, permit
me to submit for their consideration
a proposition. The jury before which
their question can be tried is. already
in existence and will rended as impair.
tial verdict for the one as tae
other.
| am led to take this step from sey.
eral considerations chief among which
Is suggested by a remark made by the
bishop about American Ideals and
heating the air. For. consciously or
|subconciously the bishop Is defend
ing parochial schools, although Mr..
Covey disclaimed discussing their
merits or dement's.
This is the proposition, since one
undoubted American ideal is very
high moral standard OF citizenship
and since religious instruction is a
very important factor therein, then
let the disputants select the protest.
ant church members and their. fami-
lies who do not have parochiaL schools
but whose children attend Bismarck's
public schools. a and those churches
that do not hsye and defend parochial
schools for their. children.
Eet the test pc made To cover the
decade hD4lnning 1909, am for this
\ purpose let the criminal records OF
] Bismarck sbe searched, fol. evidence