American War Mothers

Former headquarters of the American War Mothers located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

The American War Mothers was founded in 1917 and given a Congressional charter on February 24, 1925. It is a perpetual patriotic, 501(c) 4 non-profit, non-political, non-sectarian, non-partisan organization whose members are mothers of children who have served or are serving in the Armed Services during a time of conflict.^[1]

National President: LaVerna Capes

Notable members

• Jeanette Lawrence^[2]
• Agnes Thomas Morris, president of War Mothers of America, 1918-1920

See also

American War Mothers pin (1917)

• Blue Star Mothers Club
• American Gold Star Mothers

References

1. "Veterans Service Organizations - American War Mothers". Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
2. Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A (1928). Women of the West; a series of biographical sketches of living eminent women in the eleven western states of the United States of America. p. 60. Retrieved 8 August 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

• To Incorporate the American War Mothers : hearings before the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, and Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Sixty-Eighth Congress, first session, on May 6, 1924.
• Fountain a reminder of American War Mothers' work - Pantagraph (Bloomington, Illinois newspaper)