Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-23
POPULAR
WITH PEOPLE OF FRANCE
hcu Ribbons Increase in Numbers
r upon Wcathcr-Staincd Blue
Y Jackets uf Heroes.
WAS iDEA or NAPOLEON
Legion OF Honor Not Only Cares for
us Manned Members. but Edu-
Gates Their aughtcrs-Prcsident
Is Grand Master.

III
|Hoh increasing numbers az weather
Sstaincd biucjackctS and the frcqu mt
a"rpoals 10 popular imagination by tho
|HnliitarA paradca behind tho war Zcne
Eincidcntal TO The decoration Of heroes
|Mtrom The from have given u remarkable
|E'hcfcaso IA popularity 10 the Legion Of
hi honor This imperial institution.
IEhandcd down through the Restoration.
|Hihe Second Repuhli" and the Second
Ht.mpirc. Was no, accepted without re
l#""rNc IS ~" more democratic Third
|HRopublic. aud has zone through some
|H"tcisstudcS since
W Napoleon's first idea was TO reward
Smtlita'y devotion and gallan, services
|Spn tho field Of battle. 1t was only
IEiaicr. when hc realized the Importance
1H"f making war on Great Eritain's com
|&ncicc 49, well ~ upon her feet and
III iinA. that lie used the decoration -
|hhcI'c civilian effort Warnings were
|ksiXen "t tn" time TINT abuses would
IErcsult There was no scandal how
Eesei. during the Empire. and the FIRST
Eknown traffic IN the decoration came
|Eto light IN is22, when an agency en-
HSagcd IN the selling OF false dccora-
[Htlons was tnearthed. The scandal Of
IE i',' was more serious. in tina, case
| sit VAS question Of tho sale or real
decorations. involving a son-in- law OF
Fthc President Of the republic, jules
IST;reNy. and finally bringing about the
l Sda',cr's resignation. Sore legs con
S3spicuoGs cases have developed since
Ehut the supposition put forth a, dif-
Efc'ent times tina, the Legion Of Horror
s"as always for sale at q price was
[Ecertaiuly exaggerated. There was. per
3Rhaps, more foundation for the opinion
|Hof the undccorated THAI political infu-
Hence had 4 great deal 10 do with The
redistribution ~ IN" horror among
kcivtlians.
IErHE>IDENT oF FRANCE:
IL GRAND MASTER
- rs origin IN. Legion OF Honor
comprised grand council. OF dircc-
3'ory. Imposed % seven grand officers
Iband g,>tccn cohorts. each cohort count
lfns seven grand officers. twenty com
IEmaudants. thirty officers and $50
nj cGicuaiies named for life by the g:and
3fGornc,l The grand council and the
| ecohoits wer" suppressed - a law re
|G"rSanizns tho order IL 1875, ana ~"
IIdispcaittous ~ that Ia" were mostly
INCORPORATED !nto tho present chaFter
F,3of tic order witch dates from March
3}ls. 1852 The President % m. republic
us thn grand master "f the Legion or
Hono'. whose affair, are noa admins
stered .! Il grand chancellor named hy
the chief cAeeuiNc Of the re2uolic md
Isa council OF tho order comprising n
- ""u
| " .eHi'i''ii es
's con- poacu o. Shrs"ilcis. "hicers, com
jtmahHantE grand officers aud grand
3ScrukscS Tn. membership = limited to
- 4
}r.crc ~; commentaries :. mn o,
- an, ....,,
-
lelSHela or Nh"ih ih' decoration - con-
fctrcd do rot h-nr, IA this limited
| lmcuhcFSAip. according - the rules
In tim. Or ucacc "a h. admitted 10
t,bo tcrt,p - Hmm, o,. me,
$500, i,,tt
49, 80" - ''''''' - "''''"iH 'u"'''o">
hni H'S t"'"'s H'di' MIN honor ana
y'istiEriioH. 10 =" promoted ~ ANY
frank superior 10 that ~ knight II Is
Indispensable 10 hav, passed through
l,hc ..rade irumcdia,clv tnfrrio- mo
i SO. ,
"'A'''' '"o
!ce'S a. ~" '''c''' thfc' years "s "a
'cNinahHcf' ''\" years NJ grand Of
It hccr For exceptional cases Of gal
! la,ttrv or extraordinary services IN
hume OF war or pcac. these nc,iods
. -. H.
20, '' 80, ~ -" S's" M!
hhi="' ,o "N1"sc" !" 'hc grade 81
Icommandor without having first been
promoted 10 the rank Of officer
uEuu,-u.,,,n ,,n,
HI
rNS'oN WIN "
Tho decoration OF tho legion NJ honor
lis 4 i've double pointed st,r viii :.
medallion iii the center. with INC he,J
of the rcpuhii. in relief and Tho words
"French Republic. 1870" in a ,.ircu,,r
hor1c- ON the OIL side .bo ,,,o,,.I
yJllon, enamclcd in white is Of silver for
hi tho knights. and gold for the ot7iccrs
J lrhe only distinction made in the form
'of tho decoration itself ror tho diffcront
ranks IL that Of size being ono and
one-th!rd inches in diameter for the
knights and officers. and two aud one
haif inches IN diameter for tho COM
IT. -, ,,', Iot, -" ny ueco
{U ,,n,,os nd ~. 'hes''
~ ~. ,...r j, j., ~ 80, -, ~,