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Anne Banning (February 25, 1871-December 19, 1951) was an American philanthropist. She co-founded the Assistance League, which became the National Assistance League.
Early Life
[edit]Anne Banning was born Anne Smith, the daughter of lawyer and Civil War veteran George Hugh Smith and Susan Thornton Glassell in Los Angeles on February 25, 1871. After being sent to Virginia at age 13 following her mother's death, she returned to Los Angeles at age 18 and married Hancock Banning, son of Phineas Banning in 1890.[1]
Philantropist
[edit]Banning was a member of a group of society women involved in charitable activities in Los Angeles, in particular after the San Francisco earthquake. The group informally used the name of "Assistance League". She also organized the Los Angeles Red Cross unit following the entry of the United Stated in the First World War in 1917[2].
In 1919, Banning, with Ada Laughlin and other women established the Assistance League of Southern California to provide help to local families impacted by the war. The activities of the organization expanded in the following years, and in 1935, they created the National Assistance League[1].
Later Life and Death
[edit]Anna Banning lead the National Assistance League until 1948 and she retired from her philantropic activities in 1951. The organization was incorporated in 1949.
Banning died on December 19, 1951 in Los Angeles and is buried in the Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California[3].
Family
[edit]Anne Banning married Hancock Banning in November 1890. They had three children: Hancock Banning (1892–1982), Eleanor Ann Banning (1983–1940) and George Hugh Banning (1895–1989).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "History and Philantropy". Assistance League. 2023. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ McGroarty, John Steven (1921). Los Angeles from the Mountains to the Sea: With Selected Biography of Actors and Witnesses to the Period of Growth and Achievement, Volume 2. American Historical Society.
- ^ "Anne Ophelia Smith Banning (1871-1951) - Find a..." www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Anne Ophelia (Smith) Banning (1871–1951) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 2024-11-17.