The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-29
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sNfore3,l'l1at, Six Hundred Ted a a9t.
Nineteenth Street.
Mission. 3#5E
BRAN II. AND WILLARD SPEAK

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Bank President and Lieutenant
Governor oil Programme, s
Good Music.
Six hundred and fifty people from every.
part Of the al t.. en- oyed u splendid Christ
mas dinner at the Nineteenth Street Mis-,
Sion on yesterday. It was Il great day
for tho poor One old woman who had
not left her house for twelve years was
there having been sent for I'm a hack SO
sninptuous that the memory. OF VI that.
proud occasion will live untllpold Father
Time blows out the light, III II sorts and
conditions 81 poor werc there, from tho
hard working unfortunate to tile reEula-S
ton hobo. Children were everywhere
full or good huinor and on too with
3anticlpa ton. VI lisy FT 3S y, n %
AS q prologue to tho happy event, u
negro boy, elivious and quarrelsome, SHED
d alf-brick Sat9 the overflow outside the
mission doors and Hhlt n Il youth named
Charlie Bre den, cutting his lin and
.bruislng his face. SS VI ri II i$
n Il The ambulance was calico and Brccden
was made So comfortable that later 3he3
3partools OF the good cheer Of the 31nisslol.t
3Ssg AS early as iniddnya great crowd began
to gather, although the dinner was not
announced n until l71 8 clock, E filling the
chapel and 4overflowlng into Main Street
In order, to keep the audience quiet, Mr.
and Mrs. ley nnd Mrs. Fleming, AZ tho
pretty atiollE Army worker, led III
Singing llylnnsISSto tho accompaniment
of "a piano. Ss5 81
An Infant prodigy was discovered and !
Invited to sing, He chose that lively !,
tho small boy as Signol Il. Nlanclno. the
boy tenor. vs. Y; &8, Al VII 81:
$4 Slgnor j 4 N1orOso accompanied The SING Il
ler Sin& a brilliant i1inn,ier. " Az M I III
Exercises Begin.
III AS / O'clock approached i Mr.. Wiley
called tile meeting to order. Ell 81 S5
LIT doesn't help you small boys to be
In front Go back and get seats II you
first. q and tl,cn the young ones accord
Ing to looks SO III lot IL 80 lad Just as
well 60 way back and sit down. y, tB ESss
f$ On the platform We're lI.ieutenant-Gov-8
5ernOr5 Willard Mr.. John r. Branch, Mr.
John Thompson Brown, Mr., and Mrs
Wiley Captain ana Mrs. Fleming Of the
Salvation Army; Rev. Mr. Ornle and Mrs
tsSJdSais
Rev, Mi. Cooper Rev. Mr.. Beauchamp,5
Row. Mr. Peters, Rev. Dr. Young, Mr.
Lewis Jldkins, DR.. Henley, Mr. c. u.
5EIardwicke and Rev. Mr.. Betty. 35
Raw Mr.. Peters offered q blessing In
Ills usual impressive manner, after WHOM
Mr. John Thompson Brown IN In troduced
lieutenant -Governor Willard In q happy
speech "a 81 W + 4. ES
{s5. Captain Willard, who was chcered to-
zoe
Tim here nots;il, official ca paclty$
BUTT show my appreciation and o-op.
Grafton In the grea work that Mr.. w ley
IS doing here in this city. / nl$not8 a
Richmond man, although, i am gprtfld to.
say, l am q Nirglnian. but want to-
tell you all X how greatly I have been
struck BY the generosity Of the Richmond
ship and suffering for Tho poor. The
Richmond people have, responded 4 noblyi
to the cry of the suffering. ss28 81 il
sS.'I like to see the happy, smiling faces
of tile men, women and children before
NO. md wish that every one Eofs them
tnlayehnve a merry Christmas and "a hap
by and pros porous New Y ear. y
Captain Wizards speech was greeted
wlthanuch applause. s5S
Mr.. Branch Speaks.
Ihe audience then sang the Cross
iaftcrSwllicll Mr.. John r, Branch, presl-
dent &of#tllc Merchants National Bank,
and d great patron OF the mission, spoke
briefly. a & Z Il :15 ti
MI, q Branch said: Brother Wiley ON
yesterday asked mo to make speech
before this large gathering Of people, who VI!
Interest mo very much, but ] declined
as .spcec l, making is little out Of my
line. n But now tliat%I am horc, III am
1aG E3iipon IN
IRAN most happy that God has spared
nc to be present with you on this beau
stlful and sunsliny day; after SO much
snow, fog and rain during the past two
weeks. .3ssS u s3t Xxx " Il 4!
* IT have Just been In to see the dinner
which has been prepared for you, and = I
must say It Is the best and most elegant
4 have ever seen ON an OCCASION IKE TINS,
ana NO must not forget to give, the ladies'
}credtgnnd thank them in. oura hearts for
what they have done. NY mout waters
to}thinIs Of tho good dinner. ! know you
arc moro eager to be IinS there than TO-
hear what i have to say, so I VIII detaiinl
Won no longer. ! trust that God may
spnroSus Ill, both young and old to meet
here agai and be benefited by the in-8
structions, prayers and eXlortationst
which 1t has daily been your p easure
Brother Wiley.
s$5JOud and prolonged applause Srcetsu5
Mi. Branch's speech. The crowd, Wild
with hunger then SANG Sunshine In NJ
Soul y although 1t was food In the body
that was tho immediate object In view.
n MI Wiley took occasion to congratulato
his Sunday school class, 1t has the best
per cent.--of any MctEo-
dist Sunday school In the city. @ 3l$
When tho doors opened, ono hindrcdl
5wero ,shered IN to a, line dinner Of tlll--if,
key. ham, beef, cakes, bananas, oranges,
apples, pies, candy, raislns, tea and cof- 4
fee. Sevcnty-fiv gallons Of coffee were
drunk in n 1iffy Large bags We're pro-
,yided each person so that they could
take home MI they were unable to cat
Committees in Charge.
K rho following wcro the committee In
charge:
Tea mud Coffee---Mrs, Hughes, Mrs
,srand,,nro Mrs F\VeS h. Nj r1 Bear Mrs.