Evening star., 1943-09-16
Army Show Visitors
Pause 10 Pray in
Chap|ains' Tent

Few exhibitions at the Array
Show on the Monument grounds
attract more visitors than the Chap
lain Corps tent located between
the Air Corps and the Quartermas-
ter Corps sections. -
Many remain through the serv-
ices and organ recitals," Chaplain
Leighton E. Harrell, adjutant for
the exhibition, said "Others enter
between times, walk slowly around
the exhibition. and then sit down.
Individuals, particularly the older
people, often stop to pray"
The officials are proud of the
white country church facade which
provides the entrance to the tent.
There is loud speaker in the green
steeple through which the organ
recitals and church music played
from records in the nearby chap
lain's headquarters are broadcast.
Many Take Off Hats.
The effect of the facade upon
visitors is noticeable, Chaplain Har-
rell said. Men take off their hats
as they approach and seem to speak
in a lower tone before mounting
the steps to the entrance
The setting within the tent is
similar to that of a church, except
for the panels on each side and the
two displays in the rear. The panel
sides show the transition of
clergyman to an Army chaplain. 1t
tells in pictures the story of his en-
listment, physical examination, class
work, life during his training period
at Harvard, and activities with the
soldiers.
The rear entrance display is
called the Hall of Heroes. 1t has
pictures of many of the rs chaplains
who have died, are missing or have
been wounded in action.
Beyond Call of Duty"
THE rate of casualties among the
chaplains has been very high, be-
cause the men have gone into the
field" Chaplain Harrell said. Many
have been decorated" he added.
pointing to the 80 names on panel
near the pictures, "for heroism
beyond the call of duty"
A center of attraction is the altar
at the front and the chaplain's field
equipment ranged on both sides
near it. The altar is duplicate
of the cantonment type used at
camp and in the field.
Visitors like to examine the field
equipment, officials said. The port
able desk, altar, organ, hymn book
container draw frequent comments.
The table opposite has a display of
Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
items used by each chaplain in his
particular services.
Nine ChapIains Assigned.
There are nine chaplains, exclu-
sive of the Executive Chaplain
Joseph o. Ensrud and Chaplain
Harrel, assigned to the exhibition.
These men are divided into two
teams, each having a Protestant,
Catholic, Jewish and colored repre-
sentative. They work in two shifts,
one team from to pm, and the
other from 2 to 1890 pm.
Services and concerts are held
each day. Catholic services, for the
personnel only, are conducted at
8 am; the public may attend the
Protestant ceremony at 1:30 pm.
and the Jewish worship at $50 pm.
AS the visitor leaves the tent. he
approaches an alcove on which
large oil painting is hung, Above
it is the inscription, Greater love
hath no man."
Painted BY Eyewitness.
The picture, painted by a sailor
eyewitness. shows the bow of tor
pedoed snip rising high out of the
water On its deck stand four small
figures, praying. The center of the
ship is red with flames, and the
rear is under water. In the fore
ground lifeboat with survivors rides
the waves, and scattered around are
men in lifeboats 4
The story is told on placard be-
meath the painting. 1t says that when
the ship was being abandoned, Chap
lains George Fox and Clark Polling,
Protestants; John Washington,
Catholic, and Alexander Goode, Jew
ish, saw four sailors who had lost
their lifebelts. Unhesitatingly, the
four chaplains took off their life
belts and gave them to the sailors,
who leaped into the sea and were
eventually saved. The four chap
lains stood side by side near the
ships rail. holding hands as the
boat went under the water
Chaplain Goode, who lived at 5l31
Second street NV, was awarded the
Purple Heart by the War Depart
ment. His widow, Mrs. Theresa
Goode, received the award.
The scene made such an impress
sion upon Ben Lewis, one of the sail
ors who saw it, that he put it into
an oil painting and gave it to the
Chaplain Corps.