Evening star., 1927-09-19
Legion Sidelights

PARIS, September 10 LP).-Over-
indulgence in their wartime delicacy,
the doughnut, has brought stomach.
aches to many of the American
Legionnaires, in Paris for the national
convention opening today. Heavy
colds were responsible for most of the
$50 cases attended at the Red Cross
first aid stations yesterday, but gastric
troubles came second.
Fashions from Aenomonee, Wis,
have made hit in Paris, fashion
center of the world. They are dis
played In the wardrobe of Mrs. Adalin
Wright Macauley, national president
of the Legion Auxiliary. She brought
along enough to last a whole week"
There was dancing in the streets of
Paris last night for the first time in
the history of the third republic, with
the exceptions of the national holiday,
July IA, and armistice night. Just as
the couples. young and old, began fox.
trotting, the rain began to fall.
You brought the water; you should
have left it at home" said midinette
dancing with Legionnaire, taking a
SLY dig at tie American prohibition
law.
here" the doughboy retorted =.
National Comdr. Howard p. Savage,
II one would believe the Communists,
is rightly named. They label him in
their newspaper, L'Humanite, as "the
Yankee Fascist savage, one of those
responsible for the Sacco-Vanzetti
assassination"
nNIica nfficjaIc tbipIr pnr-
shing's buddies won't need much
protection in case the Communists
seek to start something" One Of
fetal said: "These boys are pretty
healthy looking citizens. l guess
they can look after themselves"
Veterans who boasted OF a mean
French vocabulary when they left
for home nine years ago find them
selves rather rusty now. One COM
planned: They've changed their
language. l could parley-vous this
lingo with the best of them in 1919,
but they don't seem to get me now"
The old Trocadero Palace, erected
under Napoleon III, has been turned
into q cable office to transmit the
thousands of words which newspaper
men will send home on the doings
of the veterans this week. The first
overseas dispatch ever sent from the
famous old building was flashed to
the Associated Press headquarters in
New York yesterday afternoon.
Strenuous measures will be taken
to keep the woman delegates from
desertirg the convention hall for the
lure of Paris fascinating shop win
dows. Luncheon will be served to
them in the hall.
Special services were held for the
Legionnaires and their families in the
churches of all denominations yes
terday. The veterans also visited
famous cafes and strolled the boule-
wards. Parisians generally aban-
doned their customary week end
visits out of town il order to greet
the visitors.
One of the shock for former SOL
diers revisiting Paris for the Amer
lean Legion convention is sign on
a door at headquarters, reading,
IN. p. Division No red brassards
are in evidence and the M. P.'s wear
civilian clothing, but the consensus
of comment from the former A. w.
0. L. is, Where do they get that
stuff?"
Among the wartime slogans dlS-
played at the headquarters building
are: Write em about Paris"
Send word back to the farm" and
Write a letter home"
" dressed up like Astor's horse
.fas the way one sightseer described
.he Rue de la PaiX, which has out
done the rest of Paris in decorating
for the Legion. The best known
shops of the world-jewelers, dress
makers and perfumers-have put
their best foot forward.
There are thousands of flags, miles
of laurel chain and enough welcome
signs for half the Legion. The WIN
dow displays, too. have been made as
American as possible.
: Many, of the veterans who served
in Paris in 1919 received shock of
surprise to find no Ferris wheel on
the bank Of the Seine with the Eiffel
Tower. They had planned to show
the wife and children the famous
wheel and give them a ride in what
was the best excuse in Paris in war
days for workers late for duty In the
service Of supplies and other offices.
"Say, many is the time that old
wheel saved me X. p. duty" said one
ex-serviee man. when we were late
we used to tell the chief we were
caught on the last trip of the wheel