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Eleven states had two or more state veterans homes in operation at the same time (two of which also had a federal home). Some states simply had several homes at once. A few states admitted veterans' widows, and a few other states established separate homes for the widows and orphans. A few states had separate Union and Confederate old soldiers ...
Walter Lindley (1852–1922) was a medical doctor in Los Angeles, California, who was known for his charitable and civic works and for founding or overseeing the development of early medical and educational institutions in Southern California.
As original Union veterans of the GAR, organized in 1866, grew old, many women's groups formed to aid them and their widows and orphans. The Loyal Ladies League was established in 1881 as an auxiliary to the GAR; in 1886 the organization went more national and changed its name to "The Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic."
A daily look at legal news and the business of law: Congress Moves to Ensure BP Pays Victims' Families The House of Representatives faced down the U.S. Chamber of Commerce -- and, oddly, the ...
Mothers' pensions were long-term cash provisions to impoverished single mothers. [3] Payments were generally inadequate to cover living expenses. [4] Nearly every state had a maximum allowable allowance ranging from 9 dollars to 15 dollars per month (approximately $120 to $275 in 2021 dollars) for the first child and 4 dollars to 10 dollars for any additional children. [5]
Verhovay Fraternal Insurance Association - Founded in Pennsylvania as Verhovay Aid Association, changed name in 1935 [61] 21,512 members at the end of 1922, and at that time was headquartered in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. [62] It had 40,000 members in 1955 the same year it merged with William Penn [61] [63] William Penn Association
Black widows, once L.A.’s ruling widow, have been pushed out of the urban core by the brown widow over the last 15 years or so, according to Gonzalez. Native black widows are still doing well on ...
Sawtelle Veterans Home. The Sawtelle Veterans Home was a care home for disabled American veterans in Sawtelle, Los Angeles, California, United States.The Home, formally the Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, was established in 1887 on 300 acres (1.2 km 2) of Rancho San Vicente y Santa Monica lands donated by Senator John P. Jones and Arcadia B. de Baker.