Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-01
THE CITY MISSIONS WORK.
Report OF What Has Been Done Since
Nav |, 1892.

The amount of work done during the
past wear is unprecedented. The intense
heat OF last summer and the severe wea-
ther of the past winter increased the SICK
ness and suffering among the poor four
fold. but thanks TO the benevolent cltl-
Zens of Richmond the ladies were enabled
to relieve all the suffering brought to
their notice, and they ask the favor OF all
persons cognizant of sickness or destltu-
ton TO inform them Of the fact and spare
the newspapers.
1he mission includes rs district visitors,
who have visited 1850 families, including
C.O00 children. They have made to them
5000 visits, distributed $50 yards or red
flannel, $500 yards OF cotton, calico, and
other goods. 10 cloaks and shawls, 10
blankets and comforts. 5000 old and new
garments, 600 pairs old and new shoes.
The following amount of provisions was
distributed by rations from the MISSION
house: 1900 pounds of sugar, 1900 pounds
Of rice, $50 pounds of coffee, 80 POUNDS
of tea, 800 pounds OF crackers, D oarreis
of mOlasses, 500 pounds of pork. and 10
bush, Is of beans. One hundred and forty
seven thousand. SIX hundred and forty
five pounds of ice were distributed from
the ice mission through the city MISSION.
This was a blessed boon 10 the poor during
the intense heat of last summer.
The mission expended Sl4775 III coal,
besides the coke donated by the Counch,
which amounted to i,Sl2 bushels, all dis
tributed by tickets signed by the Superin-
tendent of Public Charities. In addition
TO rations it issued regularly tho visitors
have extended S45i for special cases at
illness and restitution. Last summer nye
exclusions were gotten up for SICK babies.
old people, and for the poor generally.
One of them was the generous donation OF
the Cedar Works, and their boats chrrloi
900 people down the river. Donations OF
provisions were also furnished BIZ them.
Boats were supplied by other benevolent
parties for four additional excursions.
These carried down LOO persons, AMI
liberal donations OF bread cakes. DC.
were made, with $3.50 IN money
The sewing school, numbering seventy
FIVE scholars, with eight teachers. has
been in successful operation during the
winter All the garments made hy the
children are given to them.
! The ladies of the mission also have an
annual plc-nlc in May as u reward Tor
4 punctual attendance.
/ Two prayer-meetings each week have
| been held regularly at the mission house
| ali the winter and been well attended.
| Several conversions are reported among
/ the regular attendants.
| The liberal donations from the citizens
have been most gratifying TO the ladies' OF
tho mission. as showing the confidence
felt III their work and enabling them to
render more efficient AID TO the poor.
Liberal contributions of bread have been
I made every month from the following
I bakeries Bromm's Adams, and Moesta's;
/ also provisions from Christian, Iatum,
1 evy. and uundley. and dry goods from
! Mlllhiser Levy n Davis. Miller IL Rhoads,
aud Thalhimer. Donations OF coal and
wood were made by several gentlemen
during tho winter. The ladies beg their
| friends TO remember they need help
! during the summer and their private
/ purses are heavily taxed 10 relieve the
| large number of people constantly appeal
/ ing for help for sick babies.'&c.
Clothing is very much needed now. and
| the ladies beg their friends to send all they
/ can spare. Donations can be sent to Mrs.
! A. Y. Stokes, corner First and Franklin
! streets; Mrs. John Addison. s22 Park ave-
( nue.; Mrs q. Clifford. l0l south Elm street !;
/ Miss f. Horne. 607 east Leigh street Mrs.
Walter Martin, sos east Grace street: Mrs.
! w. j. Lynham. il2 west Marshall street.
aud Mrs. Raleigh Colston. IS north sixth
| street.