The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-12
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Important Meeting ot marty
Organizations e ~ .l be Field 'l ..I5
Tuesday Afternoon 3
MANY EVILS 10 OVERCOME ., t: R me:
Intel sting Stories That That l Havc
Come Under Observation OF II
n HON Rev, Thomas Seinintess.

Come Under Observation OF Nj
Rev. Thomas Sel1lrles.
AZ Rcv. THOMAS semnles, rector c y e O. =. =.
Andrews Church, and deeply ln '!sA
,n charity work, as IN all movements m 't l L.
#the bettcrment OF Richmond people sag
yesterday: ~.
9l.,A meeting OF all the charity orga niz z'
sftions of the city and representatives OF
INC churches will be called for nc !,t
tuesday afternoon, TO take acton WI" = y
reference 10 the Board Of Assoclal 11s
Charities. At present the potlru ~ o.ay
an advisory body and has no author..y
a. mower 1 3 do more than compare notes lo
=. 5indlvidual cases for mutual protectlolll.
4sTt..rbe 4 need 4 OF Richmond for a. cenlral
orranizatton Of charities is very great,
and the time has come for the co,opeih-
Son OF Ill who are interested IN TINS ~ y =,
4 y,,rtant work 10 form a charity orgnni-4
NAN s,rnilarE.to those in other cities
and which viii bring together ana mar
,,nniye the present charitable work OF the
&S'.;rroweyers excellent the work Is, which
5is now, being done, It is inadeauate g
meet the growing needs and the co-ope e.,,,
tion$ OF all the present orga,iza.ols, ~,
advance 1t and aid nlaterlall! ~ sois = - g
many difficult problems. W. e5
g7.As at present organized, the work IS
Sdone Eby the City Mission, the Cltlzens
55RelIef !. Association. tho Nurses Settle
mont, the churches, several priyate or-
sranizations, the special work dohe pS
ERcv. M essrs. Wiley and Buchanan, 1or
1i,nINethodist and Baptist churches, re-
8sncctIyely. and by many indy . II
#issEnroposed to get these various inter
snsis together ana organize n central asso,
#ciation. to be known us the Assocllifeu
Charities, which will have authorit! y, "
Organize the charity work Of the ehtile
f$,fy. with $lthc support Of al the va
Srious workers. and churches ali ana llie coii>
$tidence Of the public. .Fs !, .
$&"Jt is not proposed to distribute or IN
%anvg ya y interfere with the private cnari-
tics Of individuals or churches W y, he,
they are OF a perDonal character ana tle
&,acipicnts we'll known to- the glVefs, but
&it8{is n proposed Il to organize Thoroughly
s81hnE charities Of the city, to use MI the
existing agencies in Ia general plan, ana
check. as far as possible, many OF the l =
#,,b,1srs az y charity and the tendency 70
is,,a,iperlzc those who have the ability to
earn living. No city hasfyet succceedc q
in getting Il complete registration on, o. =
Vail charity cases, but immense ETY. ~, 4, =
done through gradually accumulated IN,
Formation Of agclty's needs by q well
conducted association.
a Will Overcome Evils. 5.,4
Bt,A lcentral organization will overcome
,,nanyiS of tho evils Of lndiscriniinate glv
,3i,nx Nj deal with Individual cases OF
Mistress upon the basis of facts ascer-s
3$tained by investigate establish adequate
Isl snreguar ls against deception, common
registration Of relief to prevent dnpllc;-
%8tion, and supply adequate relief IN cases
where private nlmsglving IS entirely 1n-
$s,lf1icient to meet the demands OF cases
which require much larger and more con-
@stinuous help and close personal attention.
34..Indiscriininate almsgivng is very SIM
liar to the practicch of a physician VINO VINO
+ has one pill for all disorders. lnvestlGa-
Etion e rs necessary for the intelligent
treatment of distress as diagnosis IS TOT
the Intelligent treatment of disease. Rlch-
$mond Is producing a class OF bltual
= or constitutional panpers partly \ through
the pra ctice of ignorant and 1ndlscrlmi.-S
nate almsgivng, and a1msplaced senti--
&ment OF pity for distress. ana party Pc,
cause there are no agencies by winch
certain evils can be, reached and cured
There is at present family In the city,
consisting of d, mother and four tine chit
Sdrcn, whose fat tier belongs to (; respecta-
BILE family. Tho father is in jail and the
mother, the OF most or the lrou-
#blc. is drinking and taking drugs; the
children are practically at the mercy OF
circumstances Il The mothers habits,
though known, cannot be proved In court,
md the charity workers have no equip
mcnt TO deal with. the case. Public SEN
tiinent would be against any effort TO
81 separate the mother from the children.
#f "a short time ago noted case or
mother and her pauper children was taken
into the courts by some Of the authorized
workers and an effort made to separate
them, An able lawyer defended the moth
eli, whose tears. With the lawyers clo-
&aucnce, won the sympathy OF all pres
sent, A collection Of ten dollars was made
the mother carried off tho children IN
triumph and proceeded ut once TO get
on a drunken spree. which lasted several
days. Two of the little girls were res
clled by one Of the defeated workers and
placed in most comfortable homes IN
Gloucester as children or the house, not
55ns servants. The ladies who received then
became very much attached TO them
a ''As cold weather came on last October
Tho mother demanded them back. She
needed them as II source of income fol
the winter She was resisted, but finally
Sic went herself TO Gloucester and after
AN hystercal scene, she brought back
the children TO the city and they have
remained here during the winter. BY
Improving the conditions of children IL
needy families, organized charity builds
,p future citizenship We need an or,
~ ganiza,!on which can deal cffectually Will
such cases.
Helpful Suggestions.
3&"I make the following suggestions fol
consideration, prior 10 the meeting mex
TUESDAY:
$ n, That an organization be effected
Ito be known as Tho Associated Charities
of Richmond.
90, That this association be composed
@offthe present advisory board represent
ing all the charity work OF the city
with the addition of the following ex
5officlo members, viz, the mayor of tn
city the chief OF police, the preslden
of the Board OF Health, the superintend
ent of Public Charities. and the editors
4#in-rhief OF the daily papers.
20, That this association have the pow