Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-07
FOR NEGRO CHILDREN
NAVE A REFoRuAToRY FoR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
option ON A VALUABLE Farm
-. broad Neck Estate. 20 he Pur-
based. ~ Money for the First Pay
.,eut can &c Raised I'm Two Weeks.
plans OF the Association.

plans OF the Association.
The splendid Broad Neck estate. in
usn6ver county. about eighteen miles
,-.n Richmond. will be purchased for
.se establishment Of the proposed re-
,,,matofy for negro boys and girls II the
,.l.nce OF the money needed TO make the
s-., payment can be raised within two
,.esks. The option on the property ex-
,,-es at that time. and President John IL.
cnvta and those associated with him In
che movement to get this institution for
che tencdt Of the young OF their race
,ye esortlng every effort TO secure the
.nount needed so as not TO lose the op-
r,rturity to get such desirabls farm
a. such moderate cost. Both personal
and public appeals are being made and
Contributions. whether large or small.
Nil be very gratefully received.
WHAT THE OUTLOOK is.
John H. Smyth, the president and finan-
,I.I agent OF the Negro Reformatory As
ssrlaron. is one OF the most widely
tr6wn men OF his race. lie was formerly
Minister TO Liberia. is an educated man,
end IS respected by all who know him.
seeking last night Of the prospects Tor
tbe rsf0rmatory, he said:
u am. II anything naturally hopeful
n any good thing 10 which / devote my
ecgg'es and as a consequence, 1 am
sstsfsd that those with whom ! am as
s,e.ated mean that the reformatory shall
10 an accomplished fast this year. You
know. perhaps. that while the negro may
boz poor In possessions. he is rich I'm ex-
rsrfancv Had the white people had 10
rr0pe through the night OF oppression
AM the years We had TO. when freedom
c.me there would have been few OF them
10 enjoy IT, As 10 where it viii be To-
Gated. the place fixed upon is In the
adjoining county OF Hanover. within a
mile Of the courthouse, eighteen miles
from Richmond on the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad. The farm IS called Broad
Neck" is bounded by the Pamunkey
river. was owned once by the Pages,
Mr.. williams Carter and is now owned
tv Mr.. Matthews. formerly Of Ohio, from
whom the association is under contract
10 purchase It July 20, 1898.
AT this time the anxiety Of the associa-
ton is az its height. The first step is 10
a payment Of 1900 on the 2Oth day OF
This month-hfteen days hence-the day
when our privilege 10 buy, or option,
eyrires / believe that there are many
good men OF both races, and holy women
Of both races, thoroughly alive 10 the
need Of such an institution as "a means Of
rescue. refuge from vice, reformation,
and formation OF character in that large
class Of negro children and youth be-
tween Z and IS years of age who are the
unhappy victims Of orphanage, who have
but one parent. and that poor mother,
who are without control, who have no
other restraints than such as they them
selves exercise over themselves, whose
home is the streets and alleys, whose as
sociations are formed there among ire
sp0nsible, unframed. homeless children
like themselves
'Now we look 10 this class OF people to
help us. and we feel that we shall not be
disappointed.
ITS NEED Is FELT.
"The need Of such an institution is ad-
mitted The meeting OF it is a Christian
and huma duty While the State may
not give us such an institution, no one
doubts thar il will help the association.
There are many persons disposed TO help
us. and viii help us. as they shall be ad-
yised Of our immediate needs.
God blcsses every effort made TO help
little children TO come 10 Him. whether
they have homes or are homeless. Much
more IS He disposed 10 bless the agencies
planned 10 enable the poor. igno amt
orphaned homeless ones 10 come 10 Him.
This Is the work Of the association, and
] cannot doubt that in our emergency
fri. ha oil
ones being assured as helpers. There are
! Sll acres Of the farm we contracted TO
buy for aii32.
IAN examination of the title by Mr.
Roosevelt Page revealed the fact that
there were sixteen acres in addition TO
the s0i The owner has promised 10 |
deed the whole at the price agreed to be
paid for 1904 acres, the extra acres TO be |
given 20 the reformatory. Half Of the |
purchase money is TO be paid in two !
three. and four years and the remaining
half In eight years So that, il our
friends who have promised 10 help us, |
and God raises up other friends among |
bur own people and that class Of Virginia |
white folks who desire to see the race !
respect itself. and would have IL thereby |
merit their respect, then they will help |
DE association raise 81 1G5, the amount OF |
money needed TO meet the first payment |
lf 5000 by July, 1898, in our effort, |
through a reformatory. 10 teach our |
'oung good morals and good manners.
The first building will be the Martha |
Washington building Of the Virginia Man |
5l Labor School for boys. which may |
be- built by October or November next. |
With 5000 paid cash. the first note will /
c SOL payable in two years, and the |
theirs IN three, four. and eight years.
Ne have assurances from the people OF |
he North Of substantial help. and we
My ask our own people Of Virginia 10
clip us now with ST. 165 by July 20. 1898
Send your money for the reformatory
D. the Virginia Trust Company. Twelfth
nd Main streets. and your gift will be
rkuou.leduad "