The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-09
MANY AMERICANS
HONORED BY FRANCE
Cardinal Gibbons Promoted to
Be Grand Officer Of
Legion.
HOOVER ALSO ELEVATED
Henry p. Dawson, DR.. Henry
Van Dyke and DR.. Hibbcn
Also in List.

PARIS, Jan. s.--The French Govern
ment. wishing to show its gratitude to
Americans who since the beginning Of
hositlities have rendered distinguished
services to the cause OF France and the
Allies. announces number OF promo
.tions and nominations in the Legion OF
Honor.
Carolina, Gibbons is promoted to be a
Grand Oficer and Herbert c. Hoover
Henry ?. Dawson and DR.. Henry van
les Ike are promoted 70 the grade OF Com
mander James NJ. Beck. Simon Flex-
ner. Bishop J. II. Darlington and Dr.
John Grier Hibben. president Of Prince
ton University, will receive the rosette
Of officers.
Among those who will receive the
Cross OF Chevaler in tie Legion OF
Honor nre Ralph Pulitzer, Charles T.
Miller. Frank H. Si'nonds, Frank J.
Cobb. Rabbi stephen s. Wise, McDouEa All
Hawkes., Frank A. vanderlip. the Rev.
Or. w. T. Manning and Charles NJ
Schwab, all of New York Jacob Gould
Schurman. president Of Cornell Cn!ve.-
sity. and Maurice Leon.
Others Made Officers.
Those made officers include J. r. Nor
gan. Oscar r. Cauchois. freight agent
OF the French Line OF steamships at New
York; Alexander T. Mason, vice-presi-
dent OF the Federation of French AL
liances In the United states and Canada {;
Dr. Thomas Joseph Shahan, president OF
the Catholic University Of Washington.
d. c.
Among the knights created are Rich
ard G. Wood. president OF the Alabama
Iron ard Steel Company James Brown
OF Browl Bros. & Co. New York I:
James A. Alexander, president o. tho
National Bank OF Commerce, New York !;
Gates Mc;arragh. Drig.-Gen. Samuel
NJ c. Roberts. Frank \. Munsey. pro-
pr!etor OF THE SvE Mason c. Chase,
naval engineer James A. Farrell. rrcsi-
dent OF the United States Steel Corpora
ton E. p. Thomas. Samuel NJ VauclatIL
vice-pres!dent OF the Baldwin Locorno-
tive Company. RoAer; Gocle: OF New
York. Joseph Ciendenir. v!ce-pres'dent
OF the American Smelling ard Refining
Company; A. c. bedford. president %
the Standard oil Company OF New Jer-
sew: J. A. Campbell. president OF the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company :
Pierre Irwin du Pont de Nemours. Col
y. Buckner Charles II. Sahin. president
of the Guaranty Trust Company OF New
York; Alexander J. Herrh! treasurer
OF the Committee FOR Relief In Belgium
Mrs. Robert bacon Honored.
Seward P-osser president of tho Rank
ers Trust Company. New York. William
L. Bonbright OF New York. president a"t-
director OF numerous commercial con-
Germs: Alvin w Krech. president Of the
Equitable Trust Company. New York {:
LORENZO Sempie and Paul Fuller. legal
councillors Of the French Government !:
Adrian Iselin OF New York. hnancer:
BENJAMIN Strong. governor of the Cen
trail Reserve Bank OF New York James
y. Wallace. president OF the Central
Trust Company. New York Albert II.
WigEln. president OF the Chase National
Bank. New York Irwin s. Cobb, writer
owen johnson. writer Henry Sleeper
Raymond Weeks. educator, who has been
in the ambulance service In France :;
Cess Gilbert o. New York. architect :;
John r. Mott Of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association. and Mrs. Robert Bacon.
wife OF the former American AJnhasea-
dor to France.
LONDON. Jan. S-Members OF the va
r'ous British war missions to the United
States appear in the list OF those
awarded degrees IN the Order OF the
British Empire. Geosrey Butler. Percy
pan!eia T. Ashley Sparks. Commander
Guy Standing. Arthur wlllcr. and ! W.
Woods have been made Knight Com
manders OF the C.v!l Division.