Kentucky Historical Society

The Aug. 16, 1948, Daily News reported that Mrs. L.L. Hudson, president of the American War Mothers, received a Merit of Honor certificate.

Hudson had been secretary before being president. “She also has the distinction of being the only member who has attended every meeting of the chapter since its organization in 1944.” The American War Mothers started in September 1917 and was incorporated by an act of Congress on Feb. 24, 1925. This was a group of women whose children were serving or had served in the Armed Forces during a time of conflict.

– “Way Back When in Warren County” is compiled by researchers at the Warren County Public Library and appears twice weekly in the Bowling Green Daily News. For more information about the library, visit warrenpl.org.