Public Law 73–850

That the following-named

Decorations tendered by foreign governments.

Designated officers and employees may accept.

State Department.

retired officers or employees of the United States are hereby authorized to accept such decorations, orders, medals, or presents as have been tendered them by foreign Governments:

State Department: Robert Woods Bliss, Fred D. Fisher, George Horton, William H. Hunt, Frank W. Mahin, Thomas Sammons, Harry Tuck Sherman, Alexander Thackara, and Craig W. Wadsworth.

United States Army: Charles J. Allen, Bailey K. Ashford, George

Army.

G. Bartlett, Herbert C. Crosby, William Crozier, Albert C. Dalton, Hanson E. Ely, James E. Fecnet, Harry E. Gilchrist, Francis W. Griffin, William W. Harts, John L. Hines, William E. Horton, John A. Hull, Girard L. McEntee, Charles P. Summerall, John J. Pershing, Trevor W. Swett, and Thomas F. Van Natta, Junior.

United States Navy: William C. Braisted, William B. Caperton,

Navy.

Robert E. Coontz, Herbert O. Dunn, John Rufus Edie, Noble E. Irwin, Harry H. Lane, Norman T. McLean, William V. Pratt, Henry J. Shields, George W. Steele, Montgomery M. Taylor, and Arthur L. Willard.

United States Marine Corps: Ben H. Fuller and George C. Thorpe.

Marine Corps.

Member of Congress.

Sol Bloom, Member of Congress, Director of United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission.

Department of Agriculture: L. O. Howard.

Department of Agriculture.

Department of Commerce.

List of persons for whom State Department is holding decorations. etc., to be reported to 75th, etc., Congresses.

Department of Commerce: Antone Silva.

Sec. 2.

That the Secretary of State is hereby directed to furnish to the Seventy-fifth Congress and to each alternate Congress thereafter a list of those retired officers or employees of the United States for whom the Department of State under the provisions of the Act of January 31, 1881 (U.S.C., title 5, sec. 115), is holding decorations, orders, medals, or presents tendered them by foreign governments.