The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-12-18
FOR THE FRIENDLESS.
az EFFORT no sECURE A HOME FOR
sTRINGERS WITHOUT MEMS.
A Movement to So Organize Charity as TO
Provide "a Place of Refuge for the
Worthy Wood-splitting-

who come here without friends and means
in search OF employment.
The movement seems to derive its Inn
petus from letter of Secretary Candish,
Of the Young Mems Christian Association
published in the columns Of The Times
last Sunday.
This letter has given occasion for
good deal of favorable comment. and Mr..
Candlish has since then received quite a
number Of callers who were DESTROYS OF
becoming acquainted with his plans.
one Of the gentlemen who visited the
Association building the next day became
at once deeply interested in the project,
and left with Mr. Candlsh the sum of So
TO be expended by him in the interest of
some worthy persons who would other
wise not be able to find decent shelter.
Mr.. Candlish gladly accepted the amount
from him, for which he promised TO
account in due time.
In order to become myself more familiar
with the IDEAS and plans Of Mr. Candlsh
/ called on him yesterday and asked him
how he thought that such house could
| best be established.
My idea, first Of ALL Is" said Mr.. Cand-
! Iish, that IL Is absolutely necessary for
! us to have such a house. My reason for
saying 50 is, first, because, as l stated
In my letter this city has been very
well written up in the different magazines
and reports published in the newspapers
! OF the great new South and the advantage
for young men to live here. And, as
| Richmond stands forth pre-eminenty as
| being the leader Of the South naturally
do people drift to this centre of COM
merce
If they meet with success It IS well:
but If not the little they may have on
| arriving here is soon expended. There
comes the rubl
What Is a young man to do? If he
| begs for bread he is soon before the
august presence Of Justice Crutchheld
charged with vagrancy; If he steals he
is soon an occupant Of the white house
Of Major Lynn, and in either case ne has
to be supported by the city or the State.
/ am under the impression that the same
rule oftentimes holds good as regards
young women.
In our Woman's Christian Association
there is a good work accomplished on be-
half Of working girls, and the kind ac-
tons engaged in by some of the wealthiest
ladies Of this city in the interest Of the
poor girls are worthy OF the highest
praise.
ION this point 7 Ike to speak little
more strongly, as 1 am under the impress |
sion that virtuOus woman, when placed |
under the stress OF such circumstances |
hunger and without a home, is, as a !
natural result, in greater jeopardy than |
a young man can possibly be.
Therefore, the sooner the Christian
people OF this community look the matter
square I'm the face and provide way
OF escape from such sad results the better
FOR our young men and women.
partially described in my letter Of
Sunday what my idea would be regard
ing house for such persons. A house
suitable Tor this purpose could be rented,
no doubt, for perhaps $500 per annum.
The furnishing, which would principally
consist Of the suitable articles for a
dnlng-room and reading-rOOm, and not
less than twenty cots would hardly cost
more than $50. The greatest annual ex-
penditure would be the salary for the
superintendent and the matron Of the
institution, which amount could not be
less than 5000, with room rent and fuel
free Of charge.
ION the selection of these two persons
would depend the success Of such an in
stitutiOn To place such persons in charge
whose principal recommendation might be
that they are Christian people is not
enough what IS wanted is to have a
man Of some experience I'm a similar line
of work, and who is shrewd in every
sense Of the term; who would use common |
J. ]
were otherwise the effect would be that
what we are attempting to do would be
frustrated.
"As to the wood-splirting department,
a shed for shelter from the inclcmencv |
Of the weather would have to be erected,
where the kindling wood could be made,
to be sold afterwards to the citizens. If
a broom factory on a small scale was
started it would necessitate the employ
ment Of a man who had a knowledge Of
that business.
I'm reference to the womans department
l would suggest that they should have
n laundry and a repairing ROOM which
the wife Of the superintendent Of the
institution might be given charge Of
THUS the salaries and the rental and
furnishing of the house for the first year
would in all probability amount to about
81. 800. l imagine that the expenses Of the
meals, which would be Of a coarse, yet
wholesome kind, would not only be
cleared by the profits derived from the
sale Of kindling wood and the laundry 81
department. if theoretically worked. and ,
that about $500 could be paid over towards
the defraying of current expenses, thus s
leaving a deficit Of only about 81 900 per :
annum In order TO meet this deficit I 4
would suggest that there would be Il can =
yass made throughout the city for con- .
members at g per member, o
which member would be supplied with
tickets OF admittance to be hOnored by
the superintendent if his judgment ap-
proves Of the case. Thus would the mer- 7
chants of our city be relieved Of great ]
leal Of expense and annoyance as well 3
rs a waste Of their valuable time, which &
S taken up in questioning applicants for Il
assistance. =
In addition 10 this a small card would 4
be furnished 10 the contributor 70 the =
home. with the inscription: 1--WE con-
ribute to the Charity Organization So
,iety Of this city" The tramps common q
Y called FOUNDERS on reading this card Il
n q few business houses would shake the 81
lust Of their feet and leave this city, con- .
ddering that the Richmond people were =
light up 20 date and could not be fooled ~
at IS needless 10 state that over this 81
ZONE there would have to be board OF II
directors who would meet monthly, re- 81
GIVE reports, pay bills. etc. l do sim b
erely hope that the ladies Of Richmond
viii bestir themselves IN regard TO the o.
,reat need Of a home Of this description A
or women as well as men, and / am con- n
-inced that their interest I'm the matter 1
viii permeate this entire community, and
that some benevolent gentlemen viii r
make note Of the kindness Of The Times X
n publishing this information, and thus n
yil the world be made better and purer n
or our being in it.. al
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