The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-05

III IS not OF ice as luxury tnat
The Times would speak, but as a life saver.
as paliation Of suffering, as an absolute
necessity in sick rooms where it is never seen
and as boon to the INDECENT sick. DO you,
dear reader, ever ponder as you drink from
the silver pitcher in the hallway beaded with
condensed vapor by the fruit Of the
frost king within? or when drawing a
sparkling glass of icy liquid from your
once cooler. or refreshing yourself at
soda fountain or ice-cream saloon or when IN
health enjoying these summer luxurles do
Won think what a blessing il yours. Or was
1t when fever ragged and your hands were dry.
your blood burning. your mouth parched, or
when your pillow seemed Just 10 have come
from the ironing board and your couch twice
heated. when water did not quench or cool
and your nurse slipped fragment of ice be-
tween your cracked and parched lips and 1t
soothingly found it, way to your suffering
throat. and more and more and more wa
called Tor until what was an unbearable
affection found It's alleyietor. Yes. IT was then
You found ice T. be blessing.
Oh. HOW MANY?
Think once more. kind heart. how many
there are to-day in a city like this who. suffer
ing double portion OF misery. poverty aud
disease. crave as you did. but have not the
boon.
Ice. which in some sense is o luxury be-
comes q necessity in the battle with disease
in the summer slck-room. I'm the winter we
care for the comfort OF the poor give them
wood for fire and clothing for warmth, but
how few think, also, Of the Ills that como 70
the poor with the summer sun?
is there no good Samaritan, you would ask.
who comes TO the rescue during this period.
or DO all rs the Levite. pass by on the other
side Is there no Christian charity wnlch
answers 10 this want Of the suffering; Is.
Did you not know II, or had you forgotten I'D
your plans for the summers vacation at
mountain or sea that there is II Ladies lee
Mission in Richmond who for several years
have brought JOY and comfort 10 many poor
suffering one by this means;
IL Is IN behalf OF this cause that The LINES
appeals to You.
THE ICE MISSION.
The Richmond Ice Mission is under the
management of Mrs. George W. Bagoy, as
sisted by q number Of other well-kno~n ladies'
and the citys physicians 10 the poor. IN
talking with lady yesterday prominently
connected with the work she SAID. lhcalcula-
bic good has been done. We find poor people
All through the summer who have many
needs but i'm many cases their first desire is
ice for their suffering ones, and am sure the
ice distributed has been the actual means OF
saving many lives.
How was il started In juno. 1855. during
hot weather and while suffering from spell
of illness. in which ice was my supreme COM
fort ! read in a Charleston paper that the
ladies of the Ice Mission OF that city had Just
distributed a large supply OF ice 10 the suHef-
ing poor and felt that ! must try and help
our poor ia the same way. wrote to Charles
ion for details of management OF their Ice
Mission and received long letter from the
president OF the mission telling how the Ice
was distributed by tickets which were sold at
halt price by the Charleston Ice Company.
TIE FIRST TICKETS.
On July 26. 1855 the first ice tickets were
bought and distributed. the ladies' Of the CITY
Mission kindly consenting 10 give them out
in their several districts 10 the sick and
wretched who could not possibly afford 10
buy ice From that day the Richmond
Ice Company has given US all the
ice needed at half price. The Rich
mOnd Ice Companys hberality has been
our greatest aid Said she: only to-day
a Door woman came TO me 10 ask tor tickets.
saying that she had no money and that her
very existence was dependent upon ice. This
lady told me Of number OF incidents where
the hand of charity in this line vitality helped
the suffering and, said she, It IS such kindly
mission. one that appeals T. everybody and
il which every one can help. You see one
cent with us buys four pounds OF ice.
BEHIND THIS YEAR.
The donations have grown steadily each
yeoi until now. when il looks as if the people
who have heretofore come 20 our aid have
forgotten us n 1883 we received S7Gs0. in
1889. Sl41l5; in 1890, S2l2e9; IN 1891, c35g.49
So far this year We have received Il. whereas
by the same time last year $3.50 had been
donated
These and other facts in regard 10 the
needs Of the poor determined IHE TINES
20 take the matter in hand. IL is q sweet
L in NH al. az
ways.
THE PLAN.
It is one in which every child can take part
aud here is the secret of THE TINES plan
juvenile subscriptions OF ten cents / saw
Mrs Bagby yesterday afternoon and unfold
ed the plan To- her and she Endorsed it very
heartily. | then saw Mr. Miller. the pro-
prietor Of the Fifth-street drugstore
that being central point and
asked him II no would take
charge of The TTFs' mission-box for that
end Of the city. With little explanation he
fell in with the idea and not only consented
10 receive the juvenile subscriptions. but at
once subscribed five dollars himself. Another
box will be placed on the counter in THE
ZINES business Office, where contributions
will be received At each place small enve-
lopes will be supplied. on which the Juvenile
subscriber will please write his or her name.
inclose the donation and deposit 1t IA the
box.
AT the close Of each day the envelopes will
be gathered and turned over to Mrs. Bagby
and the names of the contributors Will be
published in The TINS next morning.
While this is intended 20 be a popular luye-
nile subscription of ten cents. any amount
may be subscribed subscriptions OF larger
amounts made by grown people Will DO pub
llshed also, but IN another column.
THE cHIDRFN's DUTY.
Let every little boy and girl who desires to
do good deed 20 10 Aliller's drug store or
come 10 The TINES Office and deposit ten
cents IN the envelope with his or her name on
il in the box provided for the purpose Your
name will be published a reminder TO
others that this is q worthy object IN which
they too may take part.
In order TO make IA succinct and satisfactory
presentation of this charity | secured the fol
lowing report of the transactions OF the La
dies lee Mission since It's commencement,
four years ago. from Mrs. George W. Bagby,
the manager, whose books show accurately
all subscriptions and the disposition in detail
OF the ice tickets
THE REPORT.
The report Of the manager is as follows:
our Ice missions work has grown i'm
mensely since its beginning July 70, 1898.
During the summer Of 1883, II 266 pounds ice
were distributed; IN 1859 Z5.2l0 pounds III
1890. 81 1915 pounds and IN 1891 tickets repre-
senting l03. i20 pounds were given out. The
ladies of the City Mission had charge of about