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.
National President: LaVerna Capes
Notable members
Jeanette Lawrence
Agnes Thomas Morris, president of War Mothers of America, 1918-1920
See also
Blue Star Mothers Club
American Gold Star Mothers
References
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)