The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-27
PRACTICAL CHARITY.
THATWxs TaE THEME BEFORE THE
RELIEF COMNITTKE TEsTERDAT.
The Necessity of RAISING $1,000 and sus-
tanning the Plan Of Charity During
tbe Severe winter Months.

To organize for practical charity on the
| quickest and most efficient means was
( the purpose Of the meeting OF the COM
mittee Of seventeen yesterday. recently
appointed by a mass-meetlng OF citizens
10 devise means for he relief OF the poor.
The committee met at the rooms OF the
Associated Charities al ) O'clock T.. A.
Catln was made Chairman and Horace
a. Hawkins secretary. The other MEM
bers present were Thomas Potts. John
Morton. Il. W. Powers. Emanuel Raab,
George d. Thaxton. and NJ Strause.
DR. W. w. Parker and Ed Starke and
Henry S, Hutzler, president and vice.
president of the associated Charities,
were also present.
Dr. Parker addressed the committee and
outlined his plan or collecting cloth
ing for the poor. which has been 80 sue
cessful. and discussed other plans he had
in mind. and related his experience in Sc
curing subscriptions
The immediate necessities OF the case
were recognized by all, and a plan for
securing a sum OF MT less than $1,000 at
once, with some method for sustain
ing the plan Of charity during the press
ing months Of the winter. were the main
points discussed.
After the considerf ton Of q large num-
Der Of suggestions. the following plan
was adopted and committees appointed TO
carry it out:
To canvass the hanks and larger cor
poratlons and firms for preliminary fund
10 establish a commssary and relieve the
immediate want and suffering; then,
through committees to make "A careful
canvass of all the licensed business in
stitutions in the city for additional funds
and lastly. by method Of weekly sub
scriptlons from all classes, provide for
its regular continuance until April
on the first committee was named
Messrs. Morton. Raab. and Powers.
For the regular canvass, the business
part OF the city win be divided up into
districts. Mr. Thomas Potts. with such
assistants as necessary, will canvass
Main FROM Niuth 10 Fifteenth street. Mr..
Thaxton and John x. West Cary street
and the cross-streets between the same
lines and Mr.. George u. Peasants viii
look after the canvass Of Broad street.
other committees will be appointed as
the necessities arise.
Mr. Cairns Plan.
4 plan suggested by Mr.. L. 4. Catlln
was adopted. which provides for weekly
subscriptions. and 10 carry 1t out the
secretary was authorized to have print
ed a large number Of forms Worded as
follows:
Il agree 90 subscribe -- dollars and
- cents per week from January LIST
10 April 1st for the relief OF the poor Of
Richmond.
Signature--.
Return this slip 10 John Morton, treas
urer. care Planters Bank
Every person able 10 give anything
to charity will be called on, and some
gentleman on each square VIII be selected
10 collect the weekly contributions ana
pay them 10 the treasurer
committee Of five. composed OIL
Messrs. Powers. Morton. Raab' fo'ts'
and Catliu was appointed 10 lorhuidte
a plan Tor the most efficient means OF re-
lieving the distress among the poor ana
report TO the meeting on Friday.
No MONEY! 10 Disiribnte.
II was adopted as the sense OF the
committee that no money whatsoever
should he distributed. but that the needs
of the suffering should be ascertained ana
relieved with the articles needed.
The committee adopted the name ana
will hreafter be known as the tiuIehs
Relief Association OF Richmond
a resolution was adopted inviting the
cooperation of the police. and request
ing That they notify the committee OF
cases of want
Mr. Ed Starke. president OF the Assocl-
ated Charities. was requested Ia give the
committee the benefit OF his observations.
Among other things cited from his eN-
perience. he said that there were not 10
per cent more Of charity seekers now
than any other season. but that there
were a great many people in want who
would not accept n suit OF second-hahd
clothing or a bag Of flour I'm charity, ana
he advocated asking the Council, instead
of giving sum Of money 10 the iuhd OF
the committee, as was contemplated 10
put a large number OF laborefs an Noih
i'm the marks and on street Improvement.
He warned them against imposition
and said that the Associated Charities
had found that there We're many fraudu-
lent persons I'm Richmond who sought
charity from the various ORGANIZATIONS
under different names. He advocated the
giving OF medicines to the poor outright
and said that the present system or the
free dispensaries was fruitful OF great
deal OF pernicious begging, since uose
persons not prescribed for by the phy-
sicians Of the institution were required
TO nav ten cents. and that they often
used these prescriptions as an excuse Tor
begging until the paper was worn out.
by Parker stated that he thought ne
could arrange a plan to secure free medl-
cnes.
Mr. Hutzler also spoke. and offered the
committee the advantage Of MS e~pefi-
ence in relieving the needy ana prevehtlns
fraud Mr. Hutzler turned over 70 MT.
Morton. the treasurer, about go received
bv the Associated Charities for the relief
committee.
The Citizens Relief Committee VIII
meet again Friday afternoon at O'Clock
at the same place.