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American Legion Convention in Paris, September 1927

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Other in l'ecole militaire, where Marekal Foch and other great warriors of France have served as cadets. I could see the Fort Dodge drill team doing its competitive maneuvers near the base of the tower.
Beyond the Trocadero is the Arc de Triomphe. To its left and far in the distance is Paris' great woodland park, Bois de Boulogne, with its two famous race courses, Langchampe and Auteuil, both plainly visible. To the esat can be seen Notre Dame, the chamber of deputies, the senate, l'Hotel des Invalides, the dome of Napoleon's tomb. Across the river are the grand and the petit palaces, built for the world's fair in Paris, as were also Eiffel tower and the Trocadero.
Far to the north, glistening in the sun, is the Montmartre district, old Paris with the romanesque basilica of Sacre Coeur, situated on the top of a high hill with the most prominent landmark. The grand opera house, the Place de Concord, the church of the Madeleine, most fashionable in Paris, the Louvre, the [quilleries?] gardens, the Pantheon, Luxembourg palace and gardens, all of these are visible. I was fortunate enough to strike up an acquaintance with an American mother of three Legionnaires who proved far more satisfactory than a guide book.
This letter is becoming too long. But it was a big day for me. A dinner and theater party in honor of Senator Dan Steck closed the program. This has been written in the [see sma'?] hours.

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-10- Other in l'ecole militaire, where Marekal Foch and other great warriors of France have served as cadets. I could see the Fort Dodge drill team doing its competitive maneuvers near the base of the tower. Beyond the Trocadero is the Arc de Triomphe. To its left and far in the distance is Paris' great woodland park, Bois de Boulogne, with its two famous race courses, Langchampe and Auteuil, both plainly visible. To the esat can be seen Notre Dame, the chamber of deputies, the senate, l'Hotel des Invalides, the dome of Napoleon's tomb. Across the river are the grand and the petit palaces, built for the world's fair in Paris, as were also Eiffel tower and the Trocadero. Far to the north, glistening in the sun, is the Montmartre district, old Paris with the romanesque basilica of Sacre Coeur, situated on the top of a high hill with the most prominent landmark. The grand opera house, the Place de Concord, the church of the Madeleine, most fashionable in Paris, the Louvre, the [quilleries?] gardens, the Pantheon, Luxembourg palace and gardens, all of these are visible. I was fortunate enough to strike up an acquaintance with an American mother of three Legionnaires who proved far more satisfactory than a guide book. This letter is becoming too long. But it was a big day for me. A dinner and theater party in honor of Senator Dan Steck closed the program. This has been written in the [see sma'?] hours.