Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
OFFICERS To GET
3DODECORAT|ONS
Medals and Orders Awarded
by Foreign Governments
to Be Distributed.

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Navy and Marine Corps h foreign
governments IN which they Seivs1
since the clcse Of ths World War viii
be delivered to them in per>ol within
the next few weeks. in conformity with
the provisions Of an act of Congress
approved Nav IS. These decorations
have been kept in the archives Of th@
State Department ever cince their o3na-
tien b>eauSe of q coOSsitu ional pro-
vision that mo per ION holding any, o351ce
Of profit or trust under the United
States shall without the consent of the
Congress, accept any present, cmoiu-
nasnt. Office or title Of eNy kind what
ever from any king. prince or foreign
state"
In 1918, Congress lifted thet prohi-
h!tioa so far as it applied to the large
number of decorations thsretofore do
mated by Great Britain. France, ITALY
Denmark and other countries to Aneri-
can officers and officials in recognition
Ct distinguished services during the
World War and they were all distributed
without delay. Since that transaction,
nearly 500 foreign decorations have been
awarded b. foreign governments for
more peaceful services rendered BY
american ofheers and were stored in
the State Dspartmnt awaiting leqis-
lsfive authority for de'ivnvy to the
owners, which was not given. however.
untn the Closing days of the latest
session.
Now in order to expedite the process
OF distribution. the State Department
has turned over all the decorations
covered by the act to the War and
Navy Departments for direct delivery
TO the Army, Navy and Marine officers
affected, and ii is understood that they
will be sent to them individually by
express or parcels post.
Pershing Heads List.
Leading the list of i06 officers of
the Army, including all ranks from
general to lieutenant to whom decora-
tons are to be sent, is Gen. John j.
PerShing, retired commander of the
A. e. F., with five to his credit. These
are the decoration Of the Order of the
White Lion from the President of the
Czechosloyak Republic, medal COM
memorating the first centenary of the
battle of Ayachuco from the President
OF Peru, the decoration of knight COM
mander Of the Polish Order of Virtuti
Miiitari from Poland. a medal Of the
bust OF the Liberator from Venezuela.
and the sword of Gen Paez." with
scabbard, and an album of photographs
OF Gen. Pershing's visit to Venezuela.
from Gen. James v. Gomez President
of Venezuela.
The Army collection also includes a
decoration OF the Order of St Saya,
presented to Mai. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
by the Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats
and SloTenes: medal commemorating
the International Exposition at Rio de
Janeiro presented TO Mai Gen. Robert
Il. Billiard. a decoration of the French
faf S.rS 60
3. r. Cheatham: the Great Cross of
the Rational Order OF Merit, Carlos
Manuel de Cespedes. presented to Mai.
Gen. Enoch G. Crowder by the Presi-
dent Of Cuba: the decoration of the
Order OF Hailer's Swords, presented to
Maj. Cen. Clarence B. Edwards by
Poland: decoration Of the grand officer
of the Order of the Star of Rumania,
presented TO Brig. Gen William W.
Harris: decoration of the Great Order
81 the Nile, presented to Mai Gen
decoration of officer of the Crown of
italy, presented TO Mai Gen Mason NJ
Patrick: decoration Of the Order Of the
Sun of Peru. presented TO Mai. Cen
Hunter Liggett by the President of
Peru: the Czechoslovak Order Of the
White Lion. presented to Mai. Gen
Merritte w. Ireland. decoration of the
Order Of yesa, presented by the King Of
Sweden TO Lieut. Col u. S. Grant 3D.:
the decoration Of the Order Of the White
Eagle, presented TO Capt Samuel A.
GreenweT, Cavalry, by the Kingdom of
the Serbs, Greats and Slovenes. and a
medal In commemoration of the Olyrl-
pad IN Stockholm in 1912. presented to
Col. Guy v. Henry By the King of
Sweden.
Others in Army List.
Other oficers Of the Army in the list
ere Col Bailey K Ashford. Mai Gen.
Edwin b. Babbitt, Lieut.. Col. Joseph
II. Barnard, Capt. Alfred Ilko Barton,
Mai. joseph e Barzynski, Capt. James
D. Basey. Mai william NJ. Beamaa,
First Lieut.. William G. Bennett, ir.:
Mai. Gen. Charles w Berry. Lieut. Col.
Stephen BOnsaI. Lieut. Col Allan l..
Briggs. Capt. Benjamin F. Caffey, jr.:
Can't. Daniel j. Canty. Maj. James E.
Cnaney, Lieut.. Col. Harry n. Cootes.
Mai. Fred T. Cruise, Lieut. Col. GUY
CaisfYnan. Mai. Herbert A. Dargue, Ma.
Howard c. Davidson, Capt. Anthony
Bieelow Day. Col. Edward T. Donnehy,
Maj. Lee Roy Dunbar, Maj. John NJ.
Eager, Capt. Ira c. Eaker, Maj. Henry
w. T. Eglin. First Lieut.. Muir S. Fair
child. Col John P. Finley, Mai Alien
s EteGGUEf. ADg. EfElEAiNA - A0L@1s
Lieut.. Col. Clyde g. Ford, Lieut.. Col:
william F. H. Godson. Lieut.. Col. David
Marvin Goodrich, Mai. Ephriam F.
Graham. Mai Gen James O. Harbord,
Mai. william Lee Hart, Nal Wilnam
joseph Hillas. Capt. Nelson NJ. Holder
man. Mai. Otto Holstein, Lieut.. Col.
Harry s. Rowland, Maj. Edgar Erskine
Hume. Mai. Leroy Hodges, Capt. WIZ
Iian w. Jenna, Maj. Herbert Spencer
.Tof1nson. Col. Wait C.. Johnson, Maj.
william A. Jones. Col. Charles e. Kill
bourne. Lieut.. Col. Wallace Whitney
Yirby. Lieut.. Col Arthur 3. Kra:z.
TIeut. Col. Ben Lear. jr.; Col. Charles
a Lfndbergh, Capt. Arthur B. NC
Daniei. Mai. Dale r. Mcdonald, Cant
william Mcfarland. Col. Joseph Wal
lace Mcintosh, Mai Rufus F. Maddux
Car. Walter Milford Mann, Capt.
Clarence A. Manning. Lieut.. Col John
G. Montgomery Maj. Horace Morrison
Ile.st. Col. Charles 9. Mortimer, Col. 1.
Bensaey Mott. Lieut.. Col. Hugh A.
Parker, Maj. Albro L. Parsons. u. Va.
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