Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-29
HELPING THE NEEDY
THE RICHMOND INDUSTRIAL HOME
AND WHAT RI IS DOING.


John II. Mayer, vice-prc4tdents Judge u.
X. Wexford. Jr., Rev. p. H. Nugent. ID.
s. Morrison. o. 8. Morton, Joseph II.
Shepherd, julius A. Hobson. Charles p.
Winston. Charles II. Smith, Charles l..
Brown. ct ais. are directors. was char
tered I'm the Hastings Court the 3lst OF
May last. Its purposes are purely benevo-
lent-namely. TO provide an Industrial
home as a temporary refuge for the I'M
employed who are destitute and without
friends and means Of support, and to
secure employment as soon as possible for
all who are found worthy.
Since It's institution homes have been
provided for fifty-two males and two
females. There are at present In the home
fifteen persons. some Of whom are ex-
pecting means every day to be sent them
TO pay their way to places where they
have obtained employment. Everything is
conducted on business plane, the
strictest economy Is observed, and cleanli-
ness pervades, In and out Of doors.
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
The superintendent, Captain T. Watkins
Lindsay, an excellent man and Christian
county, Va. October 4, 1884, OF Scotch and
English parentage. His grandfather. VIII
liam Lindsay, represented Prince Edward
county from 1874 TO 1870. His grand
father on the maternal side, William Abb
bolt, served through The Revolutionary
war, and was wounded at the battles or
the Cowpens and p--hdywine, and died in
Halifax county, at the age of 81 greatly
beloved and revered by all OF his neigh
bors for strict integrity and Christian
character. Captain Thomas Goode Lind
say, the father of the superintendent,
lived in the county Of Prince Edward.
served in the war OF 1872 under Captain
j. ID. Richardson, and was in the battle
Of Craney Island and others. He was
Scotch. and the coat-of-arms Of the
family IL now in the possession of Rev
w. c. Lindsay. son OF Captain T. Wat
kins Lindsay. a Presbyterian minister in
Northampton, Va. The new superintend-
ent was engaged In business in North
Carolina previous to the war, and volun-
teered there in Ramseur's Forty-ninth
Regiment, as a private, and was at
tached TO Matt Ransom's brigade; was
under General Pickett the most OF the
time; was wounded three times, and as
often promoted. He became captain OF
Company X, Forty-ninth North Carolina
Volunteers. and was honorably discharged
from the service in Danville. Va, April,
1865. by General Cox, of the United States
army, Sixth Corps. After the war Cap
tain Lindsay taught school several years
in West Virginia and Kentucky, and
afterwards farmed in Virginia, until six
years ago, when he turned his attention
to merchandise. He was editor of Demo-
cratic paper-the Eastern Shore Herald
until recently, and is a member or Lee
and Pickett camps.
RECENT CONTRIBUTORS.
The Home is supported by the good
people of Richmond, among whom are
Jones Brothers, Everett Waddey Com
pany William Daffron. J. f.. Rose. j.
ID. McIntire Company, +. +. Parks. Fer
zero & Magnani, III. Wallerstein & Son.
Whittle, Sydnor & Co., John Bowers.
Caudle & Roam, Virginia Sample shoe
Company, Otto Hiatus, q. l.. Anderson.
r. w. Hargrave. X. w. 0rry, G.. Man.
ming, \. Gilllo, Brein & Munsch. Myer
Kirsh, Brook-Avenue Market. II. II. Wal
lace. Hunter * Co.. Mrs. Irving. Captain
Bush, II. a. Patterson Company, Wood
hall. Family Bakery. G. III. Berry. w. ID.
Peasants. NJ. Stein, j. II. Nichols. Mr..
Carr, Mrs. j. c. Crump, Mrs. Hogan,
Bowen & Bradley, Stein, Gibbs, Hull
Street Market. NJ. b. Staples. Alfred
Stroud. Martin & Johnson, Godsey &
Crump, s. d. Atkinson, Virginia Bargain
Store. William A. Lambert Brother,
Jeffress & Shelton, i. c. Younger,
Messrs. Baugham, Schmidt, Taylor.
ThermIer l.. Broome, S. =. Flournoy
Brother, Fred. c. Keen, Hermann
Schmidt. Haskell C Hatton, Mrs. Moesta,
Potter II. Burke, r. z. Mann & Sons,
Mr.. Goode, r. l.. Hughes. F. Lauterbach,
\ m m
NJ. j. Everats. d. +. Tinsley. c. III.
Farber, Gillnans, Jennings Company. j.
NJ Hulcher, Rothert g. CO.. Henry Rupp,
L. Brauer e Sons. f. r. Fairlamb. Long
& Riddick. Old Dominion Pre-
serving Company. Ed. Schumacher,
Vaughns, William A. Lambert & Brother,
z. Brauer & Son. Ed. Schumacher,
Broom's Bakery, J. w. Salomon,i C.
bunker ]. 4. Anderson, Charles Messer-
schmidt. p. r. Burke. Lauterbach, Il. T.
Mann e. Son, l.. w. Lscomb. Mrs.
Blenner, w. a. Mitchell. II. w. Kelly,
Chaplin G. Johnson. George b. Baily.
Richmond Bakery. Crump. Seabright &
Co. Mr.. Macon, Mr. Vaughn. N. Klein,
William Schaaf, y. a. Brauer. ]. Brauer,
John n. Burch. NJ. Massie. Will
liam IL. Scott, Davenport &c Nor
ris, V. Bargain, l.. ID. Briggs, l.. j.
Purear New York Bakery. ]. r. STAN
bury, George L. Bull. Great Atlantic Tea
Company, Shanks & Ruskell. Cottrell,
Watkins & Co.. a. 3. Clark Sons. w.
S. Dumon & Co., j. n. Burch, Jr.. George
L. Foster. Mr.. Gary, j. l.. Satterfteld,
s. Ullman's Son, George +. Taylor, Fred.
Drummer, w. II. Koch, w. Miller, I'LL
mann, Captain ]. +. Forest. Captain Gil
Ian, Mr.. Philip Monroe, Mrs. j. II.
Hall, George +. Taylor. Home Ice Com
pany. Mrs. ]. NJ. Brochenborough. John
Lindsay, V. Hechler. Jr., Brother w.
ID. Llgsan, william II. Brauer. Pioneer
Beef Company. Mrs. G. w. Smith,
NJ Bosquet. II. NJ. Kane, NJ;
schrortz, ]. T. Nigle. Bird-n-Hand
Market. r. II. Boykin Company
Briggs's Bakery. f. II. AGREE, c. NJ.
Schaaf. Standard Oil Company, c. ID.
Kenny, Captain s. w. Rollins Boston
Clothing Company. Writ L. Taylor & Co..
and ]. d. McIntire.
The institution Is badly In want OF
blankets and clothing, new or second
hand. and any contribution given to the
authorized collector, who goes only In
the wagon of the Home. will be thank
fully received. Any money provisions,
or contributions can also be sent to the
superintendent, Captain L. Watkins
7 ;ndsov 17oS west Broad street.