Mother Layne's Hospitality Home |
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The original California bungalow consisted of the two sections on the left. The section on the right was added in 1952. It contained a "Rumpus Room" over the garage, with a prayer room completing the new basement area. The ground sloped to the rear, with a set of stairs leading down to a large patio. Many a cake and dish of Jell-o were enjoyed by military men and women through the years at their "Home Away from Home." |
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Mrs. M. E. Layne, the widow of Mahlon E. Layne, founded the Hospitality Home, so it was originally known as "Mother Layne's Hospitality Home." It was a Christian home for servicemen and women. It opened Sunday, December 7, 1941 -- just in time to be a "home away from home" for the soldiers, sailors and marines who were suddenly required to be ready for war. Through the years, funding for the Home came from the Layne Foundation, a philanthropic organization. Mahlon E. Layne's company is now known as the Layne Christensen Company; headquarters here in the Kansas City area. |
Location of the former Hospitality Home (now an assisted living facility)
World War II,
the Korean police action, and the Vietnam
War found men and women serving their country in the Armed Forces.
They needed a relationship with God, the personal touch of family, and
the fellowship of other Christians. This they found at the Home.
In many instances, they also found their life-mates at the Home.
Sometimes it was with someone else in the service. Other times it
was someone from one of the churches around San Diego. And often
it was someone from "back home."
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We're in the process of gathering addresses
of former service personnel who visited Mother Layne's Hospitality Home.
The Layne Foundation still exists - they make loans to churches now. |
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Credits: Photos property of Howard & Marge Marshall; rainbow line, red splat, and red dot, Bells & Whistles; source of blueberry not known. |
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