SEVENTIETH CONGRESS . SEss. II. CHs. 526, 527. 1929 . (f) Vessels owned or operated by the United States Government or any agency thereof shall be used for transportation at sea wher- ever practicable . (g) Suitable transportation, accommodations, meals, and other necessities pertaining thereto, as prescribed by the Secretary of War, shall be furnished each mother or widow included in any pilgrimage for the entire distance at sea and on land and while sojourning in Europe and while en route in the United States from home to port and from port to home . Cabin-class accommodations shall be furnished for all transportation at sea . No mother or widow shall be entitled, by reason of any payment made by or for her, to be furnished by the Government with transportation, accommodations, meals, and other necessities pertaining thereto different in kind from those prescribed by the Secretary of War for the pilgrimage of the particular group . (h) All pilgrimages shall be made in accordance with such regula- tions as the Secretary of War may from time to time prescribe as to the time, route, itineraries, composition of groups, accommodations, transportation, program, arrangements, management, and other mat- ters pertaining to such pilgrimages . SEC . 3 . There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry into effect the provisions of this Act . The Sec- retary of War is directed to make an investigation for the purpose of dete rmin ing (1) the tota l nu mber s of mot hers and wid ows enti tled to make the pilgrimages, (2) the number of such mothers and widows who desire to make the pilgrimages and the number who desire to make the pilgrimages during the calendar year 1930, and (3) the probable cost of the pilgrimages to be made . The Secretary of War shall report to the Congress not later than December 15, 1929, the results of such investigation . SEC . 4. As used in this Act- (a) The term " mother " means mother, stepmother, mother through adoption, or any woman who stood in loco parentis to the deceased member of the military or naval forces for the year prior to the commencement of his service in such forces . (b) The term " widow " means a widow who has not remarried since the death of the member of the military or naval forces . Approved, March 2, 1929 . 1509 Sea travel by Go v- ernment vessels . Suitable transporta- tion, and other neces- sities for entire dis- tanc e, e tc ., furnished . Cabins for sea trans- portation . No one e ntit led by any payment to be fur nished transportation, etc ., different from those prescribed for the particular group . Regulati ons to be prescribed for all mat- ters of the pilgrimages . Necessary sums au- thorized . Investigation to de- termine numbers en- titled, those who desire to make the pilgrimage, and probable cost . Report of results to Congress. Meanin g of terms used. "Mother ." "Widow." March 2, 1929 . CHAP. 527 .-An Act Relating to the construction of a chapel at the Federal [S . 5493 .1 Industrial Institution for Women at Alderson, West Virginia .
[Public, No . 953 .1 Be it enacte d by the Sena te and House of Representat ives of the United States o f America in Congress assembled, That the Attorney General is hereby authorized to accept for and on behalf of the United States, funds raised or to be raised by popular subscription for the construction of a suitable chapel upon the premises occupied and used by and for the Federal Industrial Institution for Women at Alderson, West Virginia. The funds so donated shall be expended under the direction of the Attorney General for the construction of such chapel and, after construction, the chapel shall be maintained at the expense of the United States : Provided, That the Attorney Gener al is authori zed to procure by contract preliminary s ketches for the chapel, and after approval thereof by the Attorney General, to procure by contract working drawings, full-size details, specifica- tions, and so forth, for the construction of the chapel and supervision of the construction : Provided further, That the Secretary of the etcc ..,inOffice ofSuper- Treasury is hereby authorized, if requested of the Attorney General, T1ing A chitect of the to cause the plans, drawings, specifications, and estimates for the Fe dera l Ind ustr ial Ins titu tion for Women . Ac cept ance auth or- ized of funds to con- struct a chapel on premi ses of . Provisos . Pr elimi nary sket ches , working drawings, etc ., to be procured .
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