Show FIRST SPEECH COST HIM 15 national commander doller not only enthused liberty loan crowd but aided financially franklin doller national commander of the american legion recently told the following story of his oratorical experiences when I 1 returned from france to the small quaker settlement outside of philadelphia where I 1 lived I 1 found the community in the midst of tile tho victory loan enthusiasm lad had died down and the loan was not going as strong as it should A friend of mine asked me to address a victory loan meeting thinking that the presence of a uniform lust just returned would lend a little enthusiasm M to the meeting and like a good sport I 1 consented I 1 talked about ten minutes A few days after the chairman of the commute committee met me that was a good we geeting weeting eting frank he be said ye 1 I 1 answered it was all right gave you a good reception 11 yes nad a big crowd we yes it wis a big crowd 1 finally 1 ba said cald ril ill tell you bow it Is of course to get a crowd like that we hod had 0 ro o do some advertising and we have not enough money to pay for it will yu you mind paying 15 and I 1 had to pay 15 tor for t the hl privilege of at making my first speech |