Soldiers' Homes
institutions provided by National and State governments for the care of sick and disabled soldiers and sailors. The National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has branches at Dayton, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wis.; Togus, Me.; Hampton, Va.; Leavenworth, Kan.; Santa Monica, Cal.; Marion, Ind.; Danville, Ill.; Johnson City, Tenn.; and Hot Springs, S. Dak. The aggregate number of inmates in 1919 was about 25,000. The chief requirements for admission are: (1) An honorable discharge from the United States service. (2) Disability which prevents the applicant from earning his living by labor. (3) A soldier or sailor must forward with his application for admission his discharge paper, and when he is a pensioner, his pension certificate, and if he has been a member of a State Home, his discharge from that Home, before his application will be considered. Those who have been members of the State Homes must have been discharged from those Homes at least six months before they can be admitted to a branch of the National Home, except by a vote of the Board of Managers. Applicants are requested to conform strictly to the above requirements.