The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-12-01

 scopes to catch a glimps of the Americans in the procession.
 Alaska had the largest represen- tation in proportion to membership of any Department represented in the parade, and it is a well known fact among those who attended th convention that no section in the parade received more cheering than did the Alaska delegation.
 "One of the purposes of holding thee eeconYention in Paris was to giYt an opportunity to pay homage to the fallen comrades of both lands and this was done in many ways on many occasions, but at no time more fittingly than during the parade, when, as that great civilian army of peace swung under the Arc dc Triomphe. each man gently tossed z flower on the grave of Frances un- known soldier as he filed by
 During our stay in France the entire Wrangell delegation made pilgrimage to the American ceme tery at Homogeneous Montfaueon (Meuse). More than 14,000 Ameri can soldiers, including men of every division of the American EXpedi- lionary Forces, are buried there, most of them having given their lives in the Meuse-Argonne opera ton. which was one of the decisiy battles of the war. We did not stop until we had found the grave of Merlin Elmer Palmer. Then with reverence and tenderness we placed wreath on the tomb of the only Wrangell man who made the su preme sacrifice.
 "Following the close of the con vention we (the Wrangell party made a tour of Europe which we all enjoyed immensely, but which
 shall not attempt to describe as would consume too much space Our itinerary was as follows: Paris to Strassburg, Alsaee Lorraine thence to Baden, Germany; thence to Switzerland for a three weeks tour of my native country. thenct 10 Venice via Milan; thence tt Rome: thence to Monte Carlo via Genoa: thence to Nice; thence to Lyons via Marseilies: thence back to Paris: thence to London by air; thence to Belfast. Ireland; thence tt Dublin: thence to Liverpool; thence back to London thence to South ampton where We boarded the S.S. Roosevelt for New York arriving there' on Armistice Day.
 Leaving New York we returned home via Denver and San Francisco. Miss Coulter left us at Chicago iT order to visit with relatives in Min neapolis and Spokane. She joined us again in Seattle. Mrs J. G. Grant left us at Salt Lake in order to go to Los Angeles to visit her daughter, Erma. who is in school there. Mrs. Grant expected to rejoin us in Seat tie. but later decided not to return to Wrangell until next week Mrs Gartley left us in San Francisco IT order to go to 0rovilfe, Calltornla for a visit with an aunt.
 'T have no end of relatives ID 'cwitgerland My father is there' also four sisters and four brothers with their families. Besides these there are uncles and aunts and cous ins galore. Under these conditions I naturally got more enjoyment out of our tour of Switzerland than any other part of our trip. However, helieye that the rest of the deiega- tion felt more at home in Belfast where we were entertained for three days by the sisters of Samuel cum ningham of Wrangell. MT. ana mrf Digby Cochrane who were 4o miieE away came up to Belfast to visit us while we were there, and thls. course. added to the pleasure or our stay in Ireland.
 Harold Duggan, nephew o, J. G. Grant, met us on our arriVal at