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Show FRANCE HONORS SAN FRANCSCO. Presents Medal to Commemorate Rehabilitation Re-habilitation of City. San Francisco. Citizens of two republics re-publics commemorated anew on Saturday Sat-urday the reconstruction of a city practically annihilated a little over three years ago, and San Francisco received re-ceived from the diplomatic representative represent-ative of France a great gold medal, bearing a sister republic's acknowledgment acknowledg-ment of a heroic achievement, when Jean Jules Jusserand, ambassador of the French republic, handed to Mayqr E. R. Taylor the splendid token of a nation's appreciation. The enthusiasm of the multitude reached a high pitch when the mayor, in response, paiy tribute to the activities of Lafayette and other French allies of the American Amer-ican revolution. The presentation ceremony brought out one of the moV brilliant assemblages since the earthquake earth-quake of April IS, 1906. |