Eureka Reporter | 1903-09-18 | Page 4 | The French Legion of Honor

the french leg on of honor the popular impression Is that the legion of honor Is 1 the only french decoration but that is not ai at all the case france possesses ross esses orders quite as ancient as those of most countries though the oldest of them st esprit st michel st louis and st hubert dating from the fifteenth and sit si centuries are no n longer con berred since the T eglon of honor which was founded in 12 by the first consul ind modified bi b statute in isic and 1852 there hae been cs es no fewer femer than seven decora eions the legion Is the only honer than can be bec bestowed towed on foreigners and of two of the five class classes 3 of which it consists president loubet left a gene ous supply behind on hia his recent visit to london the silver balm of the academy vich M loubet con berred on the si superintendent of the london home tor for french governesses is though a much prized decoration not one that comes conies within the category of national 0 dors