The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-19
SPRING STREET HOME.
Donation Day Next Week and
81. Supplies Badly Needed.

5,yednestlny, january 27tl,, is Donh-
tion Day. Ut the Spring street H ,.,1,1
No. 8GH1 Spring Street. y wofth ~! '''st'T5
tuition cannot be found in THIS city.
The ladicsFn,id gentlemen interestcu /, IN 4
this benevolent enterprise nsspectluil;y
nss the attention of the public 70 its work
aud requirements It shelters an hvoI1s =,
of ten,lhfortuhhto girls constantly, tuk ~
tlein from vicious surroundings. 9pro y, !,
Ing them witt, work and proper religious
Influence restoring their physical E \ f', !,
and moral tono and Putting them sintt,lho
wny OF, becoming honest md uselulsWo !,
men, Usually they nre sheltered % y, I'll
their friends an{bo@intlucedtto take$trem
back to their homes or until fegular GIN.
ploynlcrt can be secured for them, N
many cases infants Of these sllis NV
been cared for and properly disposed a.
The home has been doing Its work nearly
thirty wears And in mn unostentntious,
practical way probably has ncconplisheu
lis much good us any other institution IN
Nirgi1lih.
Onlcers Of tho home and members of tho
bodrd constantly receive letters from lo r-
mer inmates expressing gratitude and dp-
apreciation,t and Indicating that re1orna-
tons. have been complete and permanent = :.
and that they hive succeedcdiin cilah ll
8forlorn and deplorable outcasts ST, ~, %
5l1eillIIy
following Is a sorrlp'. of one or these 10y, /.
tiers, received from a former inmate or
X thefhome: ..j. ~
,,r3wlsh I could do something and give
something to the home, for 40 love that
home, and may God send showers q OF
blessings ont and to the dear broken
hearted girls and to each and every one
OF the lady mana gers. GOD ON! Know
how 7 lovesyou all. and how thank you
for all your Kindness to meat times
feet very tlow.spirftcd and discouraged,
until the blessed words como into my
mind ~ when my father and my mother
forsake me, then the Lord VIII take me
up
In my time Of distress and grief. You
showed me. by your loving kindness ana
sweet charity for poor. unfortunate ones,
that you were trying to rescue the per-
fishing and help them to live the rest OF
their lives In purity.
II am now In more trouble than ! nave
over been my heart is almost broken; |
will have to 60 out in ths world as soon
as / can to try and make an honest living
and to take care Of my dear little baby.
Pray for me in:my great sorrow ana trou-
BILE. and ask all the ladies' OF the board
to pray for me also.
The home will3b open all day on Do
nation Day." and all contributions and
gifts wiz be- gratefully received, whether
they IRE largestor small or money or
goods. Tho officers of the institution are:
Mrs, James Peasants, president; Mrs.
Thomas Nowlan. vice president; Mrs. j.
w. Lynham, treasurer; Mrs. L. L. Lewis.
sr,cording secretary: Miss Betttc ELY
son, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Or.
j. IS. Wexford, Mrs. Z. Q. Noting, Mrs.
I,andon r. Mason. Mrs Preston Nash,
Mrs. James Allison, Mrs. Josiah Ryland,
Mrs. y. N. Cul:'ngworth, Mrs. DR.. c. y,
Darlington, Mrs. Charles e. Whitlock,
Mrs Charles Z. Watkins, Mrs Robert
AIacomber. Mrs. Henry G. Cannon, Mrs.
j. w. blunt, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. T. j.
White, Mrs Marker. Mrs. Frank Nc
CURE, Mrs. Hair.