The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-03
Ancient Art Of MedaIst Revived
to Record History on Perma-
nent Nomenclature Morgan
Presents Gold Token to joffre.
viviani and Poincare.
B-onze RepIicas For Public to In.
spire Patriotism andAid Strick-
en- Soldiers In France-Ciubs
and Schools Cooperate In Dis.
tribution Throughout Country.

"Hr entry OF the United States
into the world war has been
commemorated in permanent
form by the striking Of q
medal. repIicas Of which are now avail
able to the public. The drst three
medals struck on in gold have been
taken to France by Miss Anne Morgan
Of New York and presented them to
Field Marshal .Joffre, former Premier
viviani and President Poincars. Add
donal gold ones will be presented to
the leaders Of the other allied nations
and meanwhile the bronze rsplicas are
being struck of for the public.
Since the beginning OF history the
great events of q nations life have
been recorded by the medallic art The
new allied war medal however. serves
the additional purposes Of inspiring
patriotism and aiding the wounded In
France. for 1t has been decided to
place the replicas ON sale throughout
the country and to devote the proceeds
to the work Of the American Fund For
French Wounded. This organization.
comprising many prominent persons,
and With 500 branches throughout the
country, has been supplying necesst-
ties and comforts to the French base
hospitals since the very beginning Of
the war. Literally thousands of the
soldiers of our traditional ally have
been saved from death or permanent
disability BY the timely arrival Of .
shipment from New York which would
not have been procured othe rwise.
Now that our own troops are In France
It has been decided 70 augment the
shipment OF hospital sapplies ~ rapidly
as possible. and It II expected that the
proceeds Of tho sale OF the repncas viii
greatly assist the effort
Society worren Dew Hibbenx
SO popular has beronie the idea OF
circulating a war medal Tor the bcne-
At OF the wounded that hundreds
OF local organizations III I'LL parts
~ the United States have enlist
ed in the work. and applications for
replicas are being received much
faster than the medals can be struck
OF Several OF the most prominent
~omens organizations. girls and boys
clubs schools, societies and even cola
n,-Yciai concerns are cooperating. IL
IL expected that more than a nilltUn
medals will be required for Cisrri!a-
uoa Ia the United States and Canada-
whole door Of the buildins occu-
,ied by the national headquarters OF
the fund, at lz2 Madison avenue. New
York. has been turned over TO the vol
uutcers who are preparing the replicas
Tor shipment. Here are scores OF wc-
uen and girls many prominent IN so
,ial aud dip!olna tic circles. busy from
a. ID. till p. IN. cutting and sewing
the mulu-coiored Allied ribbon that
xoes with the medals. fastening the
strap fohs tia. go with some. sewing
6 Oh pins, addressing. stamping, mail
ing the packages. They know that
every medal sold means pair Of socks
or handaxc roll or a vial OF medicine
FOR some wounded and they hurry with
Their work
in sponsoring the medal the Amer1.
cau Fund For French Wounded has
given the nation q real work OF art.
In fact, II is said TO be the handsomest
c,e,ia! OF the kind ever struck OF In
this country. Its sculptor, Theodore
SyIce--Simson. IS an artist OF interna-
ricna! reputation and has designed
some CT the most important medals
Issued IN recent years. including the
r,cda; conmenorating the formation
OF tue Entente Cordiale between Eng
land and France. the medal for the
Frcncl Commission to the Panama
Pacific exposition, and portrait medals