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Show I Chaplains Feel Weight of Responsibility in SnlillW vt.....- ..7 3. W j It is estimated that between 30.000 and 40.000 American servicemen have married English girls. The latter not only have changed their names, but each anticipates the day when she will change her residence to some American city street, or village vil-lage or farm. Will these Anglo-American Anglo-American marriages strengthen the International bonds by the transfer of such wholesale feminine citizenship citizen-ship to these shores. Chaplain Thomas B. Richards who has been i J stationed in England for ove? a year admits the possibilities, but in a communication to the General Commission Com-mission on Army and Navy Chaplains Chap-lains he points out some responsibilities responsi-bilities that weigh heavily upon him. "My commanding officer turns the soldier's application to marry over to me. The C. O. takes his responsibility responsi-bility seriously. He asks his chap, lain to interview Johnny and his prospective bride, investigate his service record, determine his ability to support a wife, and on the V-ish of this investigation make such rcc b,';ncla1ion as he deems advis To determine what to recommend seems to be adding a touch of gr.v to the hair of many chaplains. Will they make the mistake of givin,, ., ' green light to the altar that will ,e a to the woes of unhappy wccllo,k, Chaphim R.chnrds report, there orl uitcrnanonnl problems that not eve, a chaplam can escape or rU-P |
