The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-07-26
Ancient Art of Medalist Revived
to Record History on Perma-
nent Memento-Anne Morgan
Presents Gold Token to loire,
Viviani and PoinCare.
Bronze RepIicas For Public to IT.
Spire Patriotism andAid Strick-
en- Soldiers In France-CIubs
and Schools Cooperate In Dis
tribution Throughout Country.

TAHE entry Of the United States
into the world war has been
commemorated in permanent
form by the striking of
medal, repIicas Of which are now avail
able to the public. The first three
medals struck OF 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 Poincare. Addi-
tional gold ones will be presented to
the leaders of the other allied nations,
and meanwhile the bronze replicas are
being struck OFF for the public.
Since the beginning Of history the
great events of a 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 it 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 necessi-
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 otherwise.
Now that our own troops are in France
it has been decided to augment the
shipment of hospital supplies as rapidly
as possible and it is expected that the
proceeds of the sale of the repIicas will
greatly assist the effort.
Society Women Sew Ribbons.
SO popular has become the idea of
circulating a war medal for the benee
fit of the wounded that hundreds
Of local organizations in all parts
of the United States have enlist
ed in the work, and applications for
replicas are being received much
faster than the medals can be struck
off Several of the most prominent
women's organizations, girls and boys
clubs, schools, societies and even COM
mercial concerns are cooperating 1t
is expected that more than million
medals will be required for distribu-
ton in the United States and Canada
A whole floor Of the building occu-
pied by the national headquarters Of
the fund, at 122 Madison avenue, New
York, has been turned over to the vol
unteers who are preparing the replicas
for SHIPMENT Here are scores of wo-
men and girls, many prominent in so
9 a. M till p. M. cutting and sewing
the multi-colored "Allied" rihUnn that
goes with the medals, fastening the
strap fobs that go with some, sewing
on pins, addressing, stamping, mail
ing the packages They know that
every medal sold means pair of socks
or a bandage roll or vial of medicine
for some wounded, and they hurry with
their work.
In sponsoring the medal 1.-THE Ameri-
can Fund For French Wounded has
given the nation real work OF art
In fact, it is said to be the handsomest
medal of the kind ever struck off in
this country. It's sculptor, Theodore
Spicer-Simson, is an artist of interna
tional reputation and has designed
some of the most important medals
issued in recent years, including the
medal concentrating the formation
Of the Entente Cordiale between Eng
land and France, the medal for the
French Commission to the Panama
Pacific exposition. and portrait medals