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American Legion Convention in Paris, September 1927

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And now we are ready for thrill No. 2, the visit to President Domergue's home, the palais d'Elysees.  Arrangements for the visit had been made by National Adjutant Jim Barton of Fort Dodge, Iowa being the only state thus honored.  The fact that there was three national championship organizations in the delegation doubtless figured in the matter too.  In any event they aided in showing the French chief executive that tall corn isn't Iowa's only product.  The assembly preparatory to the half mile march to the palace was at the Crillon, perhaps Paris' best known hostelry, the one used by both Pershing and Wilson during and after the war.  It overlooks the place de Concord and the Tuilerees gardens and the Louvre are off to the left.  A huge crowd lined the street as the procession moved down the street between ancient and lofty trees in the direction of the palace.  Admission to the grounds was by individual invitation cards held by each of us.
As the large palace, not unlike our own white house, came into view, we saw a number of persons standing on the piazza.  The president, about the size of a short minute, stood in the center of the foremost line.  To his right was Mrs. Adalin Macauley, head of the national Auxiliary organization, and to his left was Howard P. Savage.

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7 And now we are ready for thrill No. 2, the visit to President Domergue's home, the palais d'Elysees. Arrangements for the visit had been made by National Adjutant Jim Barton of Fort Dodge, Iowa being the only state thus honored. The fact that there was three national championship organizations in the delegation doubtless figured in the matter too. In any event they aided in showing the French chief executive that tall corn isn't Iowa's only product. The assembly preparatory to the half mile march to the palace was at the Crillon, perhaps Paris' best known hostelry, the one used by both Pershing and Wilson during and after the war. It overlooks the place de Concord and the Tuilerees gardens and the Louvre are off to the left. A huge crowd lined the street as the procession moved down the street between ancient and lofty trees in the direction of the palace. Admission to the grounds was by individual invitation cards held by each of us. As the large palace, not unlike our own white house, came into view, we saw a number of persons standing on the piazza. The president, about the size of a short minute, stood in the center of the foremost line. To his right was Mrs. Adalin Macauley, head of the national Auxiliary organization, and to his left was Howard P. Savage.