Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-31
THE EFFORT TO HELP.
MUCH BEING DONE TO RELIEVE
POVERTY AND SUFFERING.
GRAND CHARITY CONCERT WEDNESDAY,
supper Mt the Broad-street Missien
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Made fss
Cheap Coni-Many Donations Rs-
ceived Yesterday.

or children-whether men and women.
who are sinners and MANNED OF nature;
children who are wronged by the IN fates
which have made them vicious. instead Of
innocent, or men and women who are
| broken by poverty, weakness, or maiadyf
and children whose first years rob them
| Of youth and health and food for body
| and mind. And there are hundreds OF
each of these In Richmond to-day. When
one realizes this, one stands aghast before
IT, Is there one OF the whole world OF us
who, realizing IL, does not cry with. des-
| peration In ones soul, What can be
done? What can 1 DOR But IL must DO
realized first, and the sad truth Is that
| perhaps. also. there exists a number or
| good and most kind souls whose lives
pass gently and unfruitfuly. because the
| truth Of the stranger without their gates
| Is not brought home to them by some
| chance incident. which gives color and
| solid form TO the before unmaterlaIzed
suffering they have heard OF and pltied
with tender vagueness. The stranger
| within ones gates comes Under ones eyes.
| his wounds are seen, his cries are heard.
| Having oil and wine. Il seems only COM
mon nature that one should bind up his
| wounds and soothe him. But without tho
| gates there are so many whose cries are
| not heard and of whom one cannot know
whether II Is oil and wine they need. or
only encouragement and stan and scrip
| TO help them on their onward way
| ANOTHER FEAST AT THE MISSION.
| The good Samaritans OF the Broad
Street Mission have decided 20 give an
other free supper TO all who will come to-
morrow night at 7:i5 o'clock. Those who
wish TO help the good work are asked TO
send eatables Of any kind to the mission
room, No. ~ east Bread street, between
| the hours OF II and 1 and and T.
Contributions TO the Disbursements
movement continue TO flow into the trea-
sury, and In the last three days the fund
has swelled to nearly two hundred dol
| lars. This amount is made up OF small
sums. averaging about 20 cents. and tho
donors promise to pay the same each
week until April 1st.
WHERE TO SEND BEGGARs.
On the back of one Of the slips returned
| to the bank was written the following;
please let the citizens know where to
send beggars. who are constantly asking
aims especially from the storekeepers.'
For the benefit OF those interested In
this query, attention Is called TO the fact
that the city has been divided into dis
trct by the City Mission. and each menu
her is assigned to one Of these. 10 WISH
the poor AID ascertain their necessities.
Those who solicit aid should be refarred
10 the mission workers. These ladies go
everywhere, and are well known TO tho
poor of the city. Then the headquarters
of the mission are on Fourteenth street.
and large supplies OF food are on hand 10
relieve the Immediate necessities or those
who require assistance.
The subscription pledges 80 far received
have not guaranteed money only. Some
of the subscribers have promised to make
weekly contributions of food or clothing,
and one man put his name down for max
a barrel OF behring's and Il gallon OF mo-
| lasses.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made by tho
CITY Mission with Messrs. Gay and Lor-
raine to supply half-ton lots or Gayton
egg or nut coal at si.sS deliverd. or N.65
in yard, TO any one desirous OF sending
relief 10 any distressed family.
Mr.. Nolte. the baker. sent large duan-
tlty of bread to the mission on Friday.
and Mr.. c. A. Davenport sent n check TO
this office last night for SIS. TO be used for
the poor.
A GRAND CHARITY CONCERT.
Next Wednesday evening at the Acace-
nv OF Music there will be afforded 10 all
an opportunity 10 contribute 20 the ne
cessities Of the suffering poor by attend.
ing a concert. the proceeds OF which VIII
he turned into the Golfers OF the CITY
Mission.
The programme for the occasion Is ono
Of more than ordinary force ana fascina-
tion. II has been composed with adj
nirahie skill by Professor Renhardt,
and IL embraces the names or those VINO
atand highest ON the rolls OF the musical
talent OF this city.
Senator Daniel has been asked TO de-
liver a short address on Hard Times.
but had not responded TO the invitation
late last night.
Under ordinary circumstances II might
be difficult 70 decide in season 30 fuii
Of promise as this present one wnicn
event Of all would be most heartily wei
coined by the public. Richmond Is q
music market which never falls TO FUR
nish frequent and large audiences enough
10 gladden. every managerial heart.
Without doubt therefore, the operauS
concerts the concerts OF half a oozeo
splendid violinlsts. the Chamber concerts,
With ALI other kinds OF concerts, have
boosted and will boost, largo and en-
thusiastic houses. But. as matter OK
fact there is no event OF the season whicn
will appeal with such directncss 70 tho
sympathles, 10 tho interest, and 10 tho
taste OF the public as the concert 70 DO
Academy
Mr. Leath has kindly rendered the
Academy for the occasion free OF all
charge. and Professor NJ. STEMS orchestra
have volunteered their services. There VIII
ba absolutely no expense connected Win
the entertainment. and II Is confidently
believed that a very large sum VIII. by
this means. be turned over 10 tho ladies'
OF the City Mission, 10 help them IN tho
solution OF the narrowing problem ON
which they are engaged.
Seats Will DO placed on sale AZ inc
box-office AZ Q o'clock tomorrow morning.
THE PROGRAMME
The programme. which is given below.
speaks for itself:
/ Overture, Morning. Noon, ana
Night" (suppe.) orchestra
2 Duo Light BE Around Thce,"
CNevin.) Mrs. C. OBJ. Cowardin and MRS.
Jacob Reinhardt
3. Violin solo. Miss Annie Louise Rein
hardt.
Soprano solo, Robert tot que
jaime Aieyerbeer,) Mrs. C. OBJ. CO.
wardin.
& "Enchantment." Nerman.) o.d Do
mlaion Sextette.
PART III.
ouartet,e. Hush Thee. My Baby
fsuI,ivan) Miss Elizabeth A. Taylor.
Miss Louise Meade. Mr. William J. Trtb-
tett. and Thurston cardoza-
q Baritone solo "Toresdor" tbizsss
Mr. h. CamDobello.
2 Sonrano solo. Angels serenade."
Braga) Mrs. Jacob Reinh&fu- riolin
obIigato by Miss Annie Louise Rein
hardt.
Alto solo. 20, Thou Sublime Evening
g." wv, yn.r) Miss Louise Meade.