The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-12
NEED MONEY FOR
SUMMER CHARITY
Demands on Associated Charities
Do Not CEASE With Coming
of Hot Weather,
MAKE SPECIAL APPEAL
Unless Financial Aid is Given
Much Suffering and Want
Will Be Felt.

Fully $4,000 Is needed by the Asso~
oiated Charities of Richmond to al
| leviate the suffering, sickness and
want of the families and individuals
| under it's care during the suminer
months, but little, II any. of this
money Is now in hand.
Ii the charitably inclined people Of
the city do not come to the relief OF
DIR. James Buchanan. general secre-
tsry. great suffering and privation will
be occasioned the scores of unfortu-
nate persons who are dependent upon
the Associated Charities for their SUE.
tenanee, shelter, clothing, medicine
and attention.
In many quarters In Richmond the
opinion prevails that the Associated
Charities does not need money DUR
ing the summer months. No COM
munity responds more readily or sub
| stantially- the appeals of the orr
saHizatien during the winter months.
but when spring comes and the wea-
Their begins to get warm, the dona-
tons begin to dwindle.
Suffering In Summer.
| AS a matter of fact, however, the
needs of the Associated Charities dur
ing the summer are almost as heavy
as during the winter, and money
should be forthcoming with the same
regularity. Notwithstanding the warm
weather, the poor consumptive does
not get well, crippled and sick men
and women unable to work are not
| relieved OF their responsibility OF pro-
yiding for their children, drunken
husbands do not cease to desert their
faithful spouses, worthy and willing
men are not able to find all the en-
Payment they need, and restitution
| does not cease.
Records kept at the Associated
Charities by DR.. Buchanan show that
during the months of June. July and
August OF last year S1.5a4.52 was
spent in feeding, clothing. sheltering
and giving medical aid to tuhercular
men, women and children, typhoid
patients and other unfortunate per-
sons.
In June the financial demands were
almost as large as during the winter
months. s115,70 being spent in pay
ing rent. transporting INDECENT per-
! sons, hauling furniture for poor peo-
pie, buying clothing and medicine.
and $3s5.s1 spent in furnishing gro
ceries, making total of s51l.5l for
the month.
In July s21os2 was spent from
the proVident fund on special eases
and s3s6.66 was used In purchasing
groceries for the needy, making to-
tai of Sea6.66 for the month. In Au-
| gust s41i.5o was needed, $321.2T be-
ing spent for groceries and $156.0S
expended In purchasing milk and eggs
for tubercuiar patients medicines for
them and typhoid patients, clothing.
shoes and other necessities.
Tho ran0rfa lSn chnu that at yras.
emit there are more cases under the
care of the Associated Charities than
there We're during the winter, al
though not as many families. The
number of families is always about
40. as DIR. Buchanan receives new
requests as he alleviates the suffer-
ing of families and puts the head of
the house ION his feet with Job.
What Records Show.
In November there were I79 fani-
lies under the care of the Associated
Charities and dependent upon 1t for
bread. shelter and fire. In Deccm-
Der the number was 1871: In January
S04; February. 239; March, 152. In
April 401 cases were cared for, 81
iof them being special or families
ssdore than 1900 meals were given de-
serving men. women and children.
In addition to caring for the poor
of the city, preventing begging on the
streets by always maintaining q home
and place for them to eat hearty
meals the Associated Charities fur
nishes the medicines and food, and
often pays the rent. for the patients
under the care of the Visiting Nurses.
1t was matter OF considerable sur
prise Thursday when DIR. Buchanan
Iunwitingly remarked that the money,
collected by the nurses on their
Tag Day did not go toward fur.
nishing these necessities for the sick.
A special appeal for aid during the
summer will be made by the Asso-
ciated Charities within the next few
days, and ii Is imperitive that the
response be speedy SO as to prevent
discontinuance of the admirable and
commendable charity practiced by the
organization.
Should Be Supported.
The Associated Charities of Rich
mond is really a remarkable organiza-
ton, as 1t has centralized in one build
ing and in one office, with one eff
cient and enterprising general secre-
tary, charities which In larger cities
require dozen or more building sew
eral score executives and a large
working force. 1t Ia an organisation
which has done Unreasonable and
inestimable good FOR the capital city
by minimizing begging on the street,
criminality. as well as prevented re-
spectacle white men, women and chill
dren, perhaps OF proud origin but un-
fortunate lot, from becoming public
charges on the community. The or
ganization Is worthy OF the best and
strongest moral and financial support
OF which Richmond Is capable and 1t
undoubtedly whl receive both during