Show die A S le Leio on Cop p for Cor or This Department supplied d by tb lb American Legion New Service NATIONAL CHAPLAIN IN EIGHT BATTLES The American I Legion on line has n a man of rare courage for national chaplain this year Jear He ne Is Hev L. L N. N Wolfe VoIe rector of ot St. St Barbaras Barbara's Roman Itoman Catholic church Philadelphia who he Ber served Berlt lt actually on ozi the lie rout front line during eight I I battles in the World war and was WUi cited for tor extraordinary gallantry by I General PershIng lie He was wn days at nt a n time under fire administering tho the I rites of ot his church to the soldiers encouraging encouraging en en- I them aiding with the wounded and burying the d dead td I The national chaplain was sas the I Twenty eighth division U in various In Infantry Infantry In In- I fantry fl regiments the One Hundred hundred Hun lIun dred and Eighth machine gun bat t I tallon He lie earned the title of Phila I delphias delphia's Fighting Chaplain with the theOna theOne theOne One Ona Hundred and Ninth Infantry Ills family served ened theIr country countr In Inthe Inthe inthe the hour of or need whenever called upon Ills father had two enlistments in the Civil ChiI war his older brother served In the Spanish American war and Rev ne M Mr h Wolfe kept up the good work by doln doing his bit in the World war Three Ihre days clays before the United States declared war he applied for tor authority to organize n a Red lIed Cross Cros Auxiliary unit In his locality and antl he con conducted j jI I k Q s ki A 4 1 4 Rev L. L N N. N Wolfe successfully branch No 18 13 until he himself departed for the front This branch continued to do e excellent work throughout the war lie helped organize a n new nev Pennsylvania Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania vanla National Guard after the war tar and is now chaplain of the One Hundred nun Hun I dred and Third engineers has been chaplain of ot his own Legion post the Walter M. M Gearty No continuously continuous continuous- ly ty for fOI seven se years and ond has been chaplain chaplain chap chap- lain of the Pennsylvania department besides sE serving on the speakers speaker's committee commIttee com corn during the period of organization tion Hon of at the Legion In Philadelphia ao and being active in all Legion affairs throughout the state He was the first chaplain of the 4 40 and 8 S and ha ba has attended most of the Pennsylvania nn and national conventions of at th the Legion Le Le- Le- Le gion glon The national chaplain gave gate the Invocation invocation in In- vocation at the launching of or the U. U S. S S. S The he American Ie Legion Ion The Invocation invocation Imo cation has hns been printed and framed It now nov hangs In the cabin of the ship He was a member of ot the ritual committee com corn at Minneapolis which laid the foundation for tor the tile present Legion ceremonial and he retired from the field as ns candidate for national chaplain chaplain chap chap- lain loin at the Minneapolis convention because because because be be- cause Pennsylvania had a candidate for national commander comm at nt that time He Is n a man of ot prudent Judgment stands high In the estimation of ot all nfl who know him both in military and civilian life lie has a working knowledge knowl know edge of ot French In Philadelphia January 80 30 1100 prominent citizens attended a banquet banquet ban han In honor of the national chaplain the many speakers paying tribute to f his high courage and devotion de to duty |