Red button in center of pleated red, white and blue striped ribbon. Pin on back. Red and blue ribbons hang from pin. Gold lettering: " Volunteer / Hostess Committee " on red ribbon. "Republican / National Convention / 1948" on blue ribbon. Made by Phila. Badge Co., 1007 Filbert St., Phila. PA. Buttons, Emblems, Badges.
Blue ribbon held by gold-colored metal pin with profile of Lincoln in oval at top. "Alternate/ 1948" with bunting below. Ribbon is looped to hold a metal medallion with eagle on top of "Philadelphia." Liberty bell is centered below with "Republican National Convention" surrounding it.
Back row: Jake Bedsole (Fayetteville, NC), Paul White (Ft. Worth, TX), Sephus Adams (Varnado, LA), Abe Friesen (Blue Earth, MN), Roy Knowles (Meadows of Dan, VA), Leslie Grubb (Haydenville, OH), Willie Shaw (Jackson, MS), Ralph Freels (Knoxville, TN), Melvin Horton (OK) and Harold Morrin. Front row: George Canter (Portland, OR), Vince Muntzinger (Fort Wayne, IN), Charles McDonald (Boston, MA), Tom Riley (Holyoke, MA), and Baby the company cat (Birmingham, England!). Christmas 1944, Ord. Depot, Paris, France.