Show I HONOR SKI WITH D. D S. S C. C MEDAL Ignace Jan world renowned renowned renowned re re- re- re and honored as tike the master of ot the piano and former Polish premier recently was the proud recipient of honors In other fields National tribute by the American Legion was accorded the great grent pianist In New York when he was presented with the American Legion DIstinguished Distinguished Distinguished Distin DIstin- Service Medal held by only eight persons in addition to Pl derew- derew ski National Como Commander ander John R. R Mc- Mc Quigg in conferring the medal declared declared declared de de- The Legion honors because because because be be- cause having reached supreme rank as asan an artist he lie left the concert hall and entered the assemblies of statesmen and potentates and carved out a place for a new Poland among the nations of r f the earth We honor him also because because because be be- cause having amassed a fortune he spent it all nIl that hospitals ml might ht be built armies might be financed and all things needful might be done to build again the country which he loved and restore it to more than Its ancient glory And we honor him above all aU because all nIl this accomplished he gave fre freely ly of his music that through the American Legion the orphaned and dependent dependent dependent de de- de- de pendent children of Americas America's World war veterans and the sick and disabled disabled disabled dis dis- among those veterans might be cared forIn forIn forIn for In recognition of these supreme contributions to the advancement of ot humanity In the three spheres of statesmanship art and philanthropy the American Legion Distinguished Service Medal Is bestowed upon him Those holding the Legion 7 F Ignace Jan Service Medal are Marshal Ferdinand Foch of France Admiral Beatty eatty of Great Britain Gen Baron Jacques of Belgium General Diaz of Italy Charles Bertrand of France president founder-president of veterans veterans' federation Gen John Jolla J J. J Pershing Admiral R. R E. E Coontz and Gen Josef hailer Haller of ot Poland gave the proceeds from four tour concerts to the American Legion endowment fund for disabled veterans and orphans of the World war His Ils gift was the largest Individual contribution contribution contri contri- made to the fund and totaled approximately |