Show CHAPLAINS' CHAPLAINS BADGE OF HONOR Medal to Be Given by Protestant Churches Which Which United d In War Work A commemorative e medal Is Is' Is Isto to be be given by bY bYthe the Protestant churches hurches which united In war war work through the the general war-time war commission of ot the churches to all aU their chaplains of ot the American army and navy who o served In the war The chaplains chaplains' medal Is the work of ot Mrs Laura Gardin Gardin Gordin Gar Gar- din Fraser of ot New York one of the best known of American and the wife VICe of the designer of ot the Victory button Mrs Fraser has chosen In the design design de de- sign shin for the chaplains' chaplains medal to represent represent represent rep rep- resent I an n army chaplain In the act of ot supreme service servIce ministering ministering to a wounded man at the risk of ot his own life lite In the center of ot the design the T h hr r a aThe The Chaplains Chaplains' Medal gas mask Is seen ready for Immediate Immediate Immedi Immedi- ate adjustment Indeed the suggestion suggestion suggestion tion is that the chaplain has perhaps momentarily removed It ft the bet bett r to succor the wounded man The fine record of ot the mart man who served as chaplains In the navy many of the them their n c constantly passing back and forth through the submarine danger nger zon zone ministering to the crews of Dt the naval vessels and the soldiers on th the transports Is recalled by Jie je representation representation serration of ot the lp on the thee e everse e C everse verse erse of the medal T The e striking of ot these medals Is tho the realization of ot a suggestion made soon after atter the armistice c In the executive committee of the general war-time war commission of ot the churches churche The committee approved the proposal and made it one of ot the tasks committed to the general committee on army and navy chaplains when the war time dissolved The medals are intended to tb convey In tangible form orm a message of ot grateful appreciation tion from the churches to their chapIn chap- chap bin In SOLS sora |