The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-08

Girls, because I know that movement
started in my office.
The judge was asked If he thought
the rule requiring work Of recipients
OF charity was g good one He re
piled ''unquestionaol
pr. Thomas senmes. formerly
President of the Associated Charities
work but knew nothing whatever de
regatory 10 the accused secretary.
Asked what lie shorght Of the rule
requiring work, To-. >er.rines said that
or some modified fotin is essential in
constructive charity work. The min
ister said there are two classes en-
countered IN charity work One was
small class in whom all self-re-
spect was not dead and large class
IN whom &c was entirely dead.
These people are very shrewd and
a charity worker may easily be fool
ed by them" said Or. Semmes,
James sharp the next witness tes-
tisled as to the general plan of con-
, dncting the Associated Charities.
He believed Or. Buchanan good
man. engaged in q. laadable work. Mr..
sharp said his Office vas near the As
soclated Charities building and he fire.
auen,iy consulted DIR. Buchanah about
! problems OF the neighborhood.' Mr..
sharp said ne had never heard any
thing dsrogsiory to DR. Buchanan.
Hes the right man in the right
place" said Mr.. Sharp as he left the
stand.
N, A. Williams, another business
man whose Office is near the charities
bufidIne also endorsed the policy pur-
sued b. the secretary and spoke in
complimentary terms OF DR.. Buchanan
7 +hel
was next called by attorney Monta-
sue. said Dr. Buchanan was the right
> nan in the right place and man
who had been Of great assistance TO
: him as head of the police department.
Major Werner said IL was q dtflcult
j task to- deal with poor and other
wise unfortunate men and women.
The chief approached the rule requir-
! ing work for food and lodgings. Wit
ness said DR. Buchanan had never
impressed him ss being harsh in his
. treatment Of charity applicants.
Mr. Montague then asked the Rev.
". r. L. smith, pastor of the second
Baptist church, II DR.. Buchanan was
. Baptist Minister in good standing
DR.. Smith replied. High" The wit
ness said pr. Buchanan was esteemed
: by his brother ministers "a scholarly
man, skilled soclologist. and the most
eminent man In the outh in his line
of work"
Martens Endorses Policy.
II, Herman Martens assistant SUI
perintendent of the association build
Ing, said DR.. BUCHANAN had told him
to put men on their feet as often as
they got down. but to expect no graft
tude for If he did not help the way
the applicants wanted TO be helped he
would be abused. He said he was In
structed TO always have woman en-
ploye Of the Associated Charities pre-
ent when he received a female appli-
cant.
Mr.. Martens said he was studying
for the ministry, and had come to the
Associated Charities to study sociology
He approved the plan at the institu-
ton and spoke highly OF Or. Buch-
anan.
Mrs. l.. NJ Wrenn said she was the
only official Investigator of the Assoc
eiated Charities that Or. Buchanan
did not go out on cases, but she made
! written reports on them.
Mrs. Wrenn said 1t was a woman
work to investigate women and tina
. during the last two, years Or. Ruch
q anan had declined TO 60 out on an,
I cases in which women figured.
Mrs, Charles IL. Boiling said she
} thought the Associated Charitie;
building was ''narvelously clean" She
tHpusHt III. ppIIAS III iHt
: with modern methods of treating re
cipients Of charity. Mrs. Boiling sale
t she knew nothing derogatory TO Or
Buchanan, 80.
Z Mr. Neville was. recalled and asked
about the food furnished al the Asso
, ciated Charities. He said: 1T Is Fl
q for any one to eat have eaten i
myself. IT Is good, wholesome fare
- There is always a good supply of GOO
taaA ~ the food M II Frat
= Lane thought it should he II was no
= pr. Buchansn's fault, but that of thos
a under him" lie then gave the name
: of the dealers from whom provision
: were bought. The bills paid by th
. Associated Charities were paid by tn
= organization. but DR. Buchanan FIRE
8 auently took money out of his ow
: pocket TO help applicants for charity
e Mr.. Neville said he did net kno,
q of an instance In which clothing ha
beei sold to secondhand dealers b
4 pr. Buchanan, He said the clothin
d WAS purchased new, and no second
n hand goods we're bought The witnes
S declared he had no knowledge o
II clothing having been sold to Morri
Seigel or any one else.
Il In many cases, he said. tools wer
I furnished artisans, who said they coul
il work If they had the implements.
o All Compliments Heard.
Attorney Montague and Chairman
: Patterson then asked several times Il
~ there anyone else here who wishes t.
q Itestify?'' but no one came forward Mi
|" Montague then went over to Mrs A. q
r. Vaughan and Mrs. I4andon Mason an,
asked them IL they knew of any othe
witness present or who could be sum
a moned. They knew of no one, oxeep
y: Mrs. Seigel. second hand elothe
"a dealer. The committee sent policeman
10 Bradley after Mrs. Seifel.
" While waiting for Mrs. Seigei. tn
~ members OF the committee told Nj
"a Montague that he might proceed wit
10 the defense. Mr.. Montague said he di
not know whether the committee wish
.. ed 10 hear from DIR. Buchanan, but a
~ the latter evidently wanted to maxi
~ some statement he would call the sec
~ rotary TO the stand
~ After being sworn DIR. Buchanan sal,
'e he was forty-sesen years old. and hat
. been identified with the Associate,
q Charities since il was organized fou
years age and had done charity Wort
n in Richmond before that.
10 The statement has been made her
" by "Ersie" Lane that you INDUCED il
q famiiiarities toward her and wer
" harsh TO her is there any truth Il
% whole or ia part to that statement?
70 asked Mr.. Montague
n 1T Ia absolutely untrue" reptile
DIR. Buchanan. II never took an
u liberties with her or anyone else 1