Show FOR WIDOWS proceed dure ii re necessary for 1 or A widow to secure benefits of recent act increasing of willows widows of it Decca soldiers and sailors of the civil war war with mexico anil and so ho forth at ap roved september 8 1111 it if a person Is pensioned as 03 the widow of at a soldier sailor bailor or marine who served in tho the civil war and who was his lawful wife during the period of tits his service in said saia war or as tile the widow of at a soldier sailor or marine who served in the civil war the war with mexico or the war of 1812 and who has readied reached the ago age of 70 years 0 should it if she has not already done so be write a letter to the commissioner nils aloner of pensions washington D C behig careful to state tit in same correctly her pension certificate number the name nahne and service of tile the holdier bold ler sailor or marine the exact date of at her birth the place of her birth her name as it appears in her pension certificate and her present fico address in full no further application Is necessary to ace uio tire tile the benefits ot of tile the increase of pension granted by tho the first section of the act it she has reached tile the ago of 70 years on or before the date of tile the passage ot of tile the act the increase will bo be allowed from that date it if however she becomes bacomo 70 years of ago age at sometime subsequent to the passage pai sage of df tile tho act tie cle increase will be allowed air to commence com menco from tile the date she grcic oa es that age it if the e edrica in her pension case shows allows that K sio Q Is entitled to the in trease a oi pa pension islon provided by this legislation the bureau ot of pensions will as suan as possible grant an increase it if further tur fur thed thea evidence be necessary a call will bo be issued no claim agent or attorney will lie bo recognized in connection with this mattor matter lit in order to obtain pension or renewal ot of pension under the second section ot of thoA tho above bovo act which grant a to a widow whose namo name was on the pension roll and has been dropped by reason ot of her marriage to another person who aas os since died or front from whom she has bas been divorced upon her own application and without fault on oil her part a remarried widow must me hlo a formal application in the bureau of Pan pensions senator heed smoot will bo be glad to furnish proper blank applice application aaion it a widow desires to claim pension under onder tho the third section of the net act ft k fell gives a widow as described lit in io 2 of the act approved alfil 19 1909 title to apply for a pension it she married soldier 0 or r sailor pr parr rr to juno june 27 1905 an eato islon from juno june 27 1890 it will bo be necessary for her to ille forcial appl application lc atlon in tho the bu i acau of 0 pensions senator will be glad to furnish frorer blank upon request und ana abny further information desired |