The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-08


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Associated Charities, or at least mod
ifed form OF It, as absolutely essen
tal to. charity. work IT was In line |
with tho methods pursued In other
cities The work was consstruetive
City's Inrgcst Problem.
Speaking from his experience and
observations. DR.. Semmes declared the
matter OF caring for the large class OF
ceive without working, to be Rich
mond's biggest problem to-day. over
agains. II was the small class of
w .rsa % w S e ify 70 Of hs which he he
spoke, he said, cordially hates seien.
tinc charity work, and usually don't
like the people who dispense II One
OF the COOLEST women he had ever
known, he said, told him that her dis
position had been ruined by contact
with this sort of people
He knew Mrs. Jones. 1t was an
unusual case, an erratic one.
Unqualified approval to the work OF
Mr. Buchanan was given by James w.
sharp, of business house close TO the
Charities Building. He knew nothing
against Mr.. Buchanan, and felt him to
be a man engaged in a good work,
which he had personally been glad to
y: a Williams. o, Of a an, her ne nearby y.
Charities. He had heard nothing in
the neighborhood which injured Mr..
Buchanan In his estimation
Help to Police.
Chief Louis Werner thought the SUI
perintendent most efficient man. He
has been and is a great help to the
police. He had found the class OF peo-
pie aided by the Charities exceedingly
hard to deal with. and had reason to
| think that Mr. Buchanan was good
man to handle them. He heartily ap.
proved the plan OF making people
DR.. w. r. L. Smith. of the Second
! Baptist Church. SAID that Mr.. Buch-
anan was Baptist minister IN high
/, standing. frequently occupies city pull
pits and is a member of the Baptist
Minister'S Association of the city. he
esteemed him as n skilful sociologist:
in fact. the most eminent In the south
in this. class OF work This was the
well as all other lines of work. and
| he thought Mr.. Buchanan fully up to
date.
The line of instructions given him
| wi en- employed at the Charities short
time ago was told by II. II. Martens.
| Mr. Martens said Mr.. Buchanan told
| him he must expect to receive no graf
| itude, but a great deal of abuse. His
duty, he was told, was to take the
man who was down and put him on
! his feet, whether grateful or not This
/ was to be done best by helping the
| Individual to help himself. He was
| further instructed not to receive fe-
| males unless another person was pres
| emit
Lochwitzky Sentimental.
| Mr.. Martens Is a student for the
ministry and of sociology. AS such, he
believed Mr.. Buchanan's practical
methods were the best rather than The
sentimental methods of Colonel
Lochwitzky. He had refused to take
in Intoxicated men who were supposed
to have come from the Goddin mission.
because men in that condition We're
| likely to cause disturbances. He knew
nothing or had seen nothing OF any
thing Improper on the part of Mr.
Buchanan. and even in what might
be called moods of anger he had heard
no profane language.
Mrs. Wren. the official Investigator
of the Charities took the stand She
| looked into all cases, and thought 1t
hest that a woman should investigate
the cases OF women.
The Associated Charities was always
clean when she visited 1t. said Mrs.
Charles E. Boiling, president of the
City Mission. She thought MT such-
to be in the line with modern
methods
Mrs II n Martens said she was ir
charge of the girls who are waitins
She orders their food herself. and told
of the days menu. She regarded tins
atmosphere of the building as whole
some, and knew nothing improper
about Mr.. Buchanan. All the Language
she had heard him use was kindly.
Food All Right.
Mr. Neville was recalled to testif,
re arding the food at the time o.
Ursula Lanes visit. He said there
would be no object In Mr.. buchanan
furnishing improper food. since he die
not paw for it. He gave the names OF
merchants from whom supplies were
purchased, including some IN the CITY
market He said that Mr. Buchanar
when funds were low Many improve.
ments on the building, he said, hat
been done by charity inmates.
At this point Mr.. Montague inquired
| il there was any one else present WHIT
desired to offer testimony or to make
any statement whatever about any
phase OF the case No one responded
At the suggestion of the committee
MIR Buchanan was called to the stant
and was sworn.
The superintendent said that he wa
forty-seven years old, lived at 400 Eas
Franklin Street, Richmond and was
Clergyman by profession. He had beel
in charge OF the Associated Charitie
as such since its establishment abou
four years ago. ~
Ursula Lane involving charge
improper conduct, he said that it wa
positively untrue. He had never IN
| dulged n familiarity with TINS sil
! with any one else under the care 0
Il the institution.
Il Mrs. Jones's Case.
Mr.. Montague asked him a about out MI ar
Lulie Reins Jones. He said that sh
N \ had been reported to be in eNtremel
II destitute circumstances. A visitin
II nurse had reported that she found IN
II family actually hungry Mr.. Buch
4 anan had first consulted the First Bap
1 fist Church, as a result OF which
l was determined that she should be o.
III fered her rent, fuel and groceries
i she would stay at home and take car
of her children and keep them clea
i The nurse had stated that the childre
II were in a terrible condition
II Mrs. Jones. said Mr.. Buchanan, 81
I came indignant with him because
4 had implied that he childrens hea'
4 were not in a proper condition
Il At last solution of the case WI
4 found which was that the churt
q should furnish the rent and fuel. al
Z that the groceries should be sotte
81 through Mccarthy & Haynes. she ha
N however, been getting Ice and mi
4 tickets from the Associated Charitie
Il with supplies at times.
II AS to the furniture transaction, VII
| regard to which Mrs. Jones said 81
4 had received enough for her goods
II pay her rent, Mr.. Buchanan said i
n never saw her goods, but bought the
n to let her have the money she neede