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March 7, 1924
Shenandoah Herald
Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Richmond, Va., Delegate Franklin Williams of Fairfax introduced House Bill No. 318 to allow wives and widows of Confederate veterans into the Soldiers' Home, which currently houses 210 inmates with capacity for 300, to prevent separations in almshouses.
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Confederate Soldiers' Home.
Richmond, Va., March 6—A measure of Statewide interest has been presented in the House by Delegate Franklin Williams, of Fairfax, under provision of which wives and widows of Confederate Veterans may be admitted into the Confederate Soldiers' Home at Richmond. At present there are about 210 inmates at this institution, which has capacity for 300. It is said that wives and widows of Confederate Soldiers are in several of the almshouses and Confederate Women's Homes throughout the State, there being instances in which husbands and wives are thus separated. To remedy this evil is the object of the Williams measure, known as House Bill No. 318. The bill, which is an emergency measure, reads as follows:
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, that R. E. Lee Camp, number one, Confederate Veterans, a corporation created by an act approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, is hereby authorized and empowered, in the discretion of the board of visitors of the said corporation, to admit into the Soldiers' home at Richmond, Virginia, subject to such rules and regulations as the said board may prescribe, wives and widows of Confederate soldiers.
"An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage."
Richmond, Va., March 6—A measure of Statewide interest has been presented in the House by Delegate Franklin Williams, of Fairfax, under provision of which wives and widows of Confederate Veterans may be admitted into the Confederate Soldiers' Home at Richmond. At present there are about 210 inmates at this institution, which has capacity for 300. It is said that wives and widows of Confederate Soldiers are in several of the almshouses and Confederate Women's Homes throughout the State, there being instances in which husbands and wives are thus separated. To remedy this evil is the object of the Williams measure, known as House Bill No. 318. The bill, which is an emergency measure, reads as follows:
"Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia, that R. E. Lee Camp, number one, Confederate Veterans, a corporation created by an act approved March thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, is hereby authorized and empowered, in the discretion of the board of visitors of the said corporation, to admit into the Soldiers' home at Richmond, Virginia, subject to such rules and regulations as the said board may prescribe, wives and widows of Confederate soldiers.
"An emergency existing, this act shall be in force from its passage."
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Charity Or Relief
What keywords are associated?
Confederate Soldiers Home
House Bill 318
Virginia Legislature
Veterans Widows
What entities or persons were involved?
Delegate Franklin Williams
R. E. Lee Camp, Number One
Where did it happen?
Richmond, Va.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Richmond, Va.
Event Date
March 6
Key Persons
Delegate Franklin Williams
R. E. Lee Camp, Number One
Event Details
Delegate Franklin Williams presented House Bill No. 318 in the Virginia House to authorize admission of wives and widows of Confederate soldiers into the Soldiers' Home at Richmond, addressing separations in almshouses.