The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-25
FRANCE HONORS CARNEGIE
Given The Cross Of The Legion Of
Honor.


New York Especially Car
negie, Pittsburg's apostle of peace
and father Of the peace congress just
adjourned, had pinned about his
neck Wednesday board red ribbon
from which hung the grand cross OF
the Legion of Honor This was a
gift of the appreciative Republic OF
France.
IL was at the dinner which was
given at the Hotel Astor, Jointly with
another one at the Waldorf-Astoria
for the entertainment of the dele
gates and foreign guests at the
peace conference, that the presenta-
tion of the honor was made. Mr..
Carnegie had been sitting in the
little box raised above the head OF
the diners in the main ballroom,
calling for speeches from ambassa-
dors and dignitaries by the crook OF
finger. The peace father was in
high feather.
About 10 o'clock Baron de Con-
slant came into the hall with a sup
pressed air of having something up
his sleeve. Mr.. Ely. the secretary OF
the peace congress, arose and made
an announcement.
THE Baron 'Estournelle de Con-
slant has come over from the other
banquet on a mission of importance,
he said. "He bears a message from
France to this assemblage, and
know that you will all listen to what
he has to say"
The Baron stepped up into the
little box, and as he prepared to
speak he slipped an oblong moroc-
co-cosered box from his pocket to
the little ledge that ran around the
inside of the railing, screened from
the view of Mr.. Carnegie. Then the
Baron slipped gracefully into the
speech which he had already deliv-
cred four times before at various
meetings of the Peace Congress.
ION behalf of the President OF
France and as n public testimonial
of his esteem and qualification of
your act in building the beautiful
Palace of Peace at The Hague / have
the honor to bestow upon you the
Cross of the Legion of Honor. Let
me attach it myself, Mr.. Carnegie" b"
said Baron de Constant, tying the
red ribbon from which the cross
hung pendant about the ironmas-
ter's neck, land let me hope that as
you are a good American and a good
Englishman you are now an honored
Frenchman, and, in fact, an honor
ed citizen of all the world"
The Baron opened the little Moroc-
co box and took therefrom the broad
ribbon with the gilt and silver cross
depending Mr.. Carnegie stood with
blank expression on his face while
| the Baron pinned the token about
his neck. Everyone in the room
meanwhile had risen, and the diners
cheered the donor and the recipient
of the gift for several minutes.
Mr.. Carnagie found his voice wheI
the tumult ceased.
When he could be heard Mr.. Car
negie said:
This honor is as surprising as II
is overwhelming. None knows SO
well as l that it is not deserved by
anything have done. But II heart
which grows larger as l grow older
a heart which takes in the boardeI
view of life and wishes for broader
field of activity-if that merits the
grant of this great honor, then
believe ! do deserve 1t, / find that
with every year OF my life l takt
a higher and higher view of things
and / think more and more of hu
manity and have brighter visions o.
the future.
THAT this honor comes from
France makes 1t doubly welcome.
remember what France did for thi
country in her days of need.
know what self-sacrifices France hal
ever been willing to make to ait
humanity I know what France ha
done in the world of art. l know
what the Legion of Honor means
1t embraces men of distinction II
every field of human endeavor.