| Show GRAND CROSS Of THE lEGION IS BESTOWED ON HER HERRICK RICK Greatest Honor France Has Ever Given American Conferred on Retiring American Diplomat NEW YORK YOl Dec 9 The The grand cross of the Legion of ot Honor is on i iway its ita way way nero across tho the sea from tho the president i of France Prance to lo Myron Iron T. T Herrick in recognition recognition rec ten I of Mr r. r services to tho French people while American ambassador am arn dor bassa-dor Jor to France Mr Herrick Herric was decorated yesterday with a red ribbon emblematic of tho the cross cros by tho the captain of the steamship Rochambeau acting on wireless orders from the French ambassador amba at Washington Wash ington who said he was as acting under instructions of ot President Poincare The Tho decoration was pinned upon Mr Ir Herricks coat as soon as tho steamer reached the three mile sea limit of ot American sovereignty Announcement of ot the bestowal of tho the honor DOllor was made mado today v when hen tho thu Bo- Bo do docked cd Tho The grand rand cross of the Legion of Honor IS IB tho the highest honor which the French government go can eM bestow Thero There are ar including Mr ll rii k only lorty- lorty fi five 0 li living ling ng persons throughout the tho world who havo have been Deon thus decorated A spectacular re reception was given givon the tho retiring ambassador or and his wife when tho the vessel docked Tho The passengers gers nearly all of ot France lined the t be rail and cheered as Mr and an Mrs Herrick walked down the tho gangplank and the cheering was taken up b by hundreds hun bun of persons who had gone tone to the pier to greet him on behalf of th tho 0 city state nation and the state of Ohio Mr Ir Herrick appeared d to be bo annoyed when he ho heard that he had been mon mon- for forth tho 1916 Republican nomInation nomina tion I l do del not want to tall taU politics he said I I dont don't want to talk about such foolishness If It any credit is 15 due me for tho small part I e kayo pla played ed I do 10 not want to capitalize It I did not come homo home to talk about mr myself elt I 1 am amery very ery tired and very ery broko broke I have hare just learned that the Ohio society has engaged rooms for me at a 1 hotel for tor which I 1 will not ha have va to pa pay This Is tho best news noW's I 1 have heard in a lOD long time I 1 want to make mako particular mention of ot tho the American Clearing Ch House society which lute lias been or organized in Paris with witha a view to minimizing the waste aste of or char char- ity The Tho American 4 people ha have shown their hearts and sympathy for tor the oppressed In this conflagration Thoro There has be been n spontaneous response to tho the calls of or suffering BUr suf fering humanity but ns as In the San Francisco Fran- Fran cisco chIco and ard other great ct disasters tho the holp has not been or organized and much charit charity char char- it ity Ih has gone one to t waste The need for tor a clearing house became be be- came caine apparent to us In Paris Puls That Toot re resulted to suited In tho the organization of ot the American Ameri Amen can cnn Clearing House society which win will centralize the tho aid being given by this country and Is already saving 20 per cent I of ot the charity chant I The Count Girard do G Canny nn has hasen given en his house which I occupied and which was al form formerly rh occupied occupIer b by Ambassador White and this Is lis being used as tho the society's headquarters At the New York Tork end Dock Commissioner Smith and Whitney Warren are care of ot the tho society's Interests The organization does not seek eek to raise mOM money All AU that Is asked is 18 that people ople who want to give I e thin things k ep this clearing house Informed There Thero ha has ha been much ranch dissatisfaction caused b by people not being able to find out what hat became becam of ot what whal the they gave After Arter the war Is over a book will clil be bo issued by this society telling tho th story of oC the charily work la 10 1 this War r Mr Ir Herrick declined d to am say when ho thought the war nr would be over o Mrs Irs saId eald that she did not lie lie- s- s that any of ot the concerning alleged German atrocities were true I do not Know kno knoot of ot one case caso where sufficient sut- sut detent or convincing con proof has been of offered of- of fored concerning these so 0 called ties elio eho said When tho thu war mIr and nl excitement r TS ra over I am sure mire that t all such stories will 1 willbo willbe bo be found groundless s. s Mr rr Herrick Is b the only living American to wear th the grand cross of the Legion of or Honor Ho tie far tor QS os I is known no other American was ever eyer thus decorated In the tho 11 3 ears cars that have havo pasted passed since the order was created b by Napoleon on In If 02 fjon Bonaparte was as th then n first consul and he be created the order to replace the theold theold theold old orders of ot knighthood which w wro ro abolished at th the time of ot the tho French reo revo lution Many Amerl Americans have been beon created of officers officers of- of ricers And chevaliers cho of ot the 1 legion legion of lon ot of lower r rank than the tho grand cross In cross In recognition of or their literary ary work their N to Franco France or at the various Paris Parla expositions The holders of ot the lie grand cross are almo almost t exclusively cly French ladon ador generals of or the Fr army and vice admirals admiral of ot tho the French nw navy |
