Pvt., Co. G, 137th Reg. Indiana Infantry.
He was a Methodist minister who, in 1883, founded the American Educational Aid Association. It was an organization that sought to place homeless children in private family homes instead of institutions. Van Arsdale sought national expansion and eventually 36 societies were established in other states. With expansion, the name was changed to the National Children's Home Society and in 1897, the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society (ICHAS).
He was a Methodist minister who, in 1883, founded the American Educational Aid Association. It was an organization that sought to place homeless children in private family homes instead of institutions. Van Arsdale sought national expansion and eventually 36 societies were established in other states. With expansion, the name was changed to the National Children's Home Society and in 1897, the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society (ICHAS).
Pvt., Co. G, 137th Reg. Indiana Infantry.
He was a Methodist minister who, in 1883, founded the American Educational Aid Association. It was an organization that sought to place homeless children in private family homes instead of institutions. Van Arsdale sought national expansion and eventually 36 societies were established in other states. With expansion, the name was changed to the National Children's Home Society and in 1897, the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society (ICHAS).
He was a Methodist minister who, in 1883, founded the American Educational Aid Association. It was an organization that sought to place homeless children in private family homes instead of institutions. Van Arsdale sought national expansion and eventually 36 societies were established in other states. With expansion, the name was changed to the National Children's Home Society and in 1897, the Illinois Children's Home and Aid Society (ICHAS).
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