The courier-index., 1920-11-12
TFlIONAlRES FAT ANDIALk

TN RIG BANQUEST AND EN- 10 TOY SEVERAL HUMOROUS AD- DRESSES
 oo of the most enjoyable social o.S .ions that has taken place Tn ane.iU :oUna in many months was the na''ot lal,~ of the American Legion Tn |PsnqSv'i qS;ning room of the Hotel Ma "rna on Thursday evening. Tn eel anaa Hat;on of the second anniversary i't tbe signing of the armlstice. ,ort T ninety Legionaires were pres .O', with their specially invited Ests the veterans of the Civil and ss en;sb American Wars, and Mrs. "rris representative of the Amer <an Red Cross. i, GT The tables were loaded with all N ~soasonable eatables that could V nyorured, and prepared only as E old army quartermaster man pnld prepare them, faultlessly serv- by the regular staff of K; of the Marianna Hotel, and Lom oysters to nuts, the menu was 4 Major Elgan c. Robertson pre- .ded with his usual grace and dig y introducing the speakers of evening in his own inimitable Sv and caused many roars of Engbter by his allusion to the faults <rd foibles of the various speakers. I The first and main address of evening was delivered by Col. E. Wood, who recited the deeds the sons of the south in both Spanish-American war and the Orld War, saying that of all the en who had made names for them $ves in these two wars, the sons the Southland led all the rest. mentioned Bagley, Brumley, obson. Schley and Wheeler of the kanish-American war and Bullard Chateau Thierry, and declared at the untainted Americanism of south would yet prove to be the lvation of the nation.
 Mrs. J. I. Morris, one of the ests of honor at the banquet. Oke of the work done by the Red toss on the field of battle and at bme. and declared that General kshing had said that if it had not len for the work of the Red Cross nerica could have never won, the Rr. She said that the close of war did not mark the close of tNities of the Red Cross, but that kerever there was human suffer- that could be relieved, or sor- Euw that could be allevitaed, the kperican Red Cross still stood by, be greatest Mother in all the prd" She pledged her continued Forts in behalf of the ex-soldier d his family
 ]. M. Johnston, speaking for the pansh-American war veterans, de- red that about the only thing ac- Emplished during that war was to monstrate that a man could live an indefinite period on embalm- beef.
 A. c. Samuel, introduced by bjor Robertson as the "most eff knt K. P. in the A. E. F." could
 reconcile the conditions of last Eening with those of two years D, and declared that no one could Ve made him believe that he Pald ever be eating with major one side of him and an o. D. Fill eelalist on the other. He said Pt he had the honor of Adjutant the local Post of the American glon thrown at him" for no other ason than that he had just been lrrled and that the Post desired pay him a delicate compliment cited the fact that in the army adJutant had a flock of orderlies his disposal but that since he n been adjutant there had been tnlng orderly about the Post. He lo that while in service he was ways told what to do, and that ASmuch as he had nothing else to
 he would sit down if some oy told him to, whereupon Major Oertson gave the "at ease" com. nself.
 .B. Freeman, alluded to by lor Robertson as the "hard-boil. sI adjutant in the United 'es army, made a plea for mem TOT the local Post and said that He could get everyone present as
 aetlve member he would fee
 ne ne had performed his duty as hard-boiled" adjutant.
 DI' Wall spoke in behalf of the company of national guard IS In its formative state, anc
 y outlined the methods of or, aatlon. Henry Rodgers, one ot
 damned Y, M. c. A. secre-
 , spoke of the work done by
 O'ganlzation during the war.
 resolution or respect for those
 Wno died while in the service
 elt country was read and adopt " the meeting.
 serving of especial mention
 tue musical selections rendered
 e Marianna orchestra. Theii
 '-s contributed one of tho
 'oyaole features of the even
 ae conclusion of Che regula.
 u Major Robertson extend
 Ae Civil War veterans am