Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1910-01-06
TRAMP QUESTION
is A FEATURE
Dependent WOmea, IRfrm and Aged
Residents DEMAND Prompt Care
Of Charity's Hand Now.
RICHMOND. "a. = 81.

RICHMO VA. - Special -
With two telephones ringing incSe- !
sanity and the entire establishment
headquarters OF the Associated Chair
ties, 81 Fourteenth and Franklin
Streets " humrning like q hive The
central hEure at the big institution -
the Rev. James buchanan. Sho, from
mis- dcsk In q private once. directs
the management But 80 engaged
VAS DR.. Buchanan today that II was
with great difhculty that reporter
for The Evening Journal gained a.
ce6s TO his presence. and then touDa i
him - engaged aid enEro@sed an % /
/ b. unable 70 grant an interview.
/ We are very busy here. said Or /
| Buchanan. and have been anc Ulll
/ continue 10 oe very busy The suffer
inE among the city's poor has en-
gagged our every attention for the past
! several DAYS and nights. and oar only
| thought outside OF the immediate and
I active alienation OF this terrible da8-
tress ~ a consideration a. 70 how Ne
may procure more neceeeariee Of lie
and comfort for the many headed OBJ
lect OF our care
/ What We need above all things
n fuel and clothing. F'aei and cloth
ing IL our greatest need The tramp
question does not enter into our con
sideratlon this year. owing 70 a pAen-
tifui employment among laDorerA
~ my we n'-s ~ - -. -. =. -,e..s
uon OF providing for dependent No-
p I men. Inurm and aged ciLEena ana
, children. 4 have not the time this
morning Co enter into details. me
lthtrmomcter can speak more elo-
? Iuucutly to-day than ! can. have to-
idly three wagons on the street. de-
r liverins hags OF coal among desu-
p tute homes. and yon can see Tor y o,I-
SELF the women Crowdlng the WtltinS
-oorD and hear for yourself tire calls
T orr r.I..r which come fu from an sec
j. -.,.. ..r a., Sin. o,r~ tbs telephone."
-r-3 ..-e ,,,. ,.h~,,.~
Ir heghana 49,. 9i-yqn i.,1 eivs few
r --I-..fv -st.lrr.
q ~, -.l.. -tt.r enf.or. d.
....-.l.- ,orti-u-f r, -are nn|
. .,--.-.-r -,s,,r..r. or tr.nrr- au
J. t--..+ t..~Ir.- tr. nr.s..-
- ,... re,... ,,.Itn -cri.aratlt, ,ls.
.e .ra.. provision for SUCH rambling ar,
- .ulu.. .uIous sons of rest as tne worN
aas nominated tramps- we eA.- q
nr .uef ri uL a ul'. ~, ~. b.. .i..~
.' 900 - ptt--.-t t-,- .r
-,-....
-lN- ar. attempting to provide for th
comfort aud safety. during thr pres~ %
almost uuprrceden itd maj cN.
wee heT tor tns 1870. ..,-,.sr MOS
s.....--.t. 49,. 49, ~ ,-,rs.. y.-orn.
v-bos, ht,afantls are in IAN Of sue
I have "a lonE list. "a lisr " hitch Wu.l
- b. startling 90 me eyes of any unae
Smonk .ne 100 -, - r,,t 49,. ~.
49,. -,cse .licSonsa fn me world--
The doctor vent on 20 outline brte
nj - conditions surrounding the homes
. ssch unfortunate women a. ne BAD a
luoec %. te plSLAlrN 49, "a
pa 49, - 49,, 49, 'ttne 80.
IA o-S-,-,s- -,ht-h "a. efghf wears OF Az
-, ne vounresf stil al the breast X
- mother Was but twenty-five yeara ol
- she was a woman OF rennemrnt AZ
- ot some SeltIFe. lou - ~ -
- - - Iissts az. La ~. none. q
- fb. ehfldren needed clothing The Z
- ther OF the fsmily was ln jaiL T
r. mother was unable 90 leave her ch
cren. and Was equally as WA o4e
ia procure W0EA ln hsI 49, "o.i' i-,ti
~ ~,... me- 80 other fariltss
80 eVen n s-reater state % diatrcss
~. The Aresi and Tnnrru
sen DR.. Buchanan said that during a
LEA vvfntrv season the attention uf the 4
sociafed Charities was especially
mia rected 20 two sets OF sufferers Tn,
the were. hrFt unprotected and unprov
ere toned families OF deserted women n
children. and secondly. such nmo
the aged and inhrm as were una
-ied 40 cone with conditions such as
A ha