The Wrangell sentinel., 1927-10-27
MRS. SIMPSON WRITES
 A MOST INTERESTING
 LETTER FROM EUROPE

n Us uue oI the ueIeBaIeS To the Ee- cent American Legion Convention in Paris. where her ability and fitness was recognized by her election as one of the six vice presidents of the Auxiliary of the Legion for America. Mrs. Simpsons letter follows:
 LeGrand Hotel, Monte Carlo,
 September 26. 1927. Dear Alr White.
 I am waiting for my train which will leave in about an hour, so I will endeavor to write the letter l prom ised you when I left Juneau.
 The American Legion Convention in Paris will go down in history as one of the greatest international af- fairs in history. All the unfriendly feelings that you read about in our American papers are nothing but political bunk. When I saw the ex- pressions on the faces of the French people when I marched in that mar velous parade, I knew that the French people love Us. The express sions of the very old and of the youngsters was most touching. Old people who had been unable to be on the streets for years and some badly crippled would rush up to us and shout "Yiye le Amerique" and all along the lines we heard "Viye Ie Alaska" and if I had caught all the kisses that were thrown to me would have been smothered.
 We were entertained by Marsha Foch. Gen. Joffre, Minister de Af- faires. and all the other notables. Also attended a wonderful luncheon given by the American Woman's Club of Paris.
 One of the best speeches I heard was that of Lady Randolph Church i'll. In Gen. Foeh's address of well come he spoke of "our sacred friend ship"
 My election as National Vice Pres ident was quite a suprise to me altho very pleasant one-as it was entirely unsolicited. California nominated me when my own depart ment was not even present. I con sider this a great honor, not only for myself but the whole Department of Alaska. It is very unusual to grant this distinction to a department that sends such small revenue to National Headquarters.
 When one sees the number of help less men and children left after the war, we really realize how important the work of the Legion is. On our ship We had two men with both legs gone and both refused to use erutch es. They had artificial limbs and walked with two canes each and are in Paris to visit the boys they fought with. Last night at the Casino con cert here a young fellow who had lost both eyes in the war was led in to a seat. He seemed to get a thrill out of everything that went on. There are several others here in the same condition. One girl, blind in both eyes. had me buy a beaded bag like mine because it felt so pretty to her. She asked color com bination and said it just matched new dress she just purchased. This is only an instance of the pathetic sights one sees.
 We had no trouble during the parade as was anticipated, as there were ten thousand extra police and thirty thousand soldiers lined both sides of the streets as we marched.
 At the opening of the convention one fellow shouted, "Viye Sanco and Yanzetti," That's as far as he got, and he is still in jail.
 l an udfluS udTNelOuS lE1p. Leave Monte Carlo in a few minutes for Genoa. Milan and Rome, then to Switzerland, Belgium, Germany and London. Drove from Nice to Monte Carlo. It is considered the mos beautiful drive in the world.
 The palace at Versailles. built by Louis XIV, was the most interesting place in France. After being there I could see why France had a reyo- lution.
 I woke up this morning and my bed faced the Mediterranean. Never dreamed that I would get down to this part of the country Wish all our home people could be here with me.
 My best wishes to you and your family and anyone who asks for me