The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-07
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.Ex-Prisoners' Aid Society Holds
Annual Meeting To-
Night.

me fourth annual meeting of tho
Ex-Prisoners' Aid Society of Virginia
will be held in T. P. "A. Hall tonight.
when President Burnett Lewis will
submit his annual report. In the last
year Alfred B. Williams. who has re-
moved to Roanoke. resigned as secre-
tary and treasurer. and his place has
been taken by George Bryan The So
cicty is in better shape financially
than since its organization, and It's
work has assumed wider and broad :
er scope.
President Lewis's report is. in part,
as follows: During the fiscal year
Just closing. our society. through its
superintendent. has given aid to sew
enty-one white men discharged from
the penitentlary and thirty-one from
he county and city jails. Twenty five
Of these from the penitentiary wrote
us from their homes; some of them
more than once. besides the letters
that came from the families. and
friends of the unfortunates who had
come under our care. OF those who
profited by our society were the thir-
ty-one from the iails, and so many
of them young boys, ranging in age
from fifteen to eighteen years. and il
the public could only know how CRATE
full these young boys are, and how ap-
preciative their families. they would
not allow our work to falter for lack
of funds.
Work Outside Virglnla.
Our field of labor Is not confined
to to virginia. alone. as we have men
No one. no matter what creed, re-
,llgion or nationality, but what re-
ceives all of the attention we can
give them. and the supply Of his needs.
as our funds will permit.
The colored man also is looked
after Just as carefully and conscrva-8
lively as the whitesma During the
year Just clo SEQ our representative
has shown attention. to 1914 colored
men and seven colored women. Those
who live In the city are all. possi-
bly, with one exception. doing we'll.
and all endeavoring to live up to the
STANDARD ia our representative has set
x cannot commend too highly the
faithfulness of our. two superintend-
ents, Rev. G. f. Williams. Of the
white, and Rev. "A. Il. Daily, Of the
While credit is due to all, and 1
refrain from mentioning any one by
name, still2I feel should let the board
ana an s, also the public know that the
state farm during the year Of 1908
was all due to the persistent efforts
Of our ' flrst vice president. T. 2, Nor
. 7 cannot also refrain from men-
Looming the loss we have sustained in
the death OF Major e. Il. Morgan,
the Pententiary. who
from our society's organization to the
day Of his death was It's warm per-
bringing about the object we have in
view OF having everything arranged
Tor the prisoners on the date of their
departure.
elf some plan could be set on foot
by (which we could be assured of an |
income OF 500 per month (Which, for,
the work we are doing. seems to DO |
avery small SUM, our work could go
on uninterruptedly, and Our custom
OF supplying the prisoners With pres
ents to take their wives and childrenl
I feel one of the most eflcacious In
uplifting tho torlorn man and In
spring him with u feeling of good
win for nllsmnnlstnd. ss3t7
l3&t|Whon II refresh your minds withl
the fact chat one man In boston pays
the entire expenses connected with
he col0red work., and, In addition 10 i
Ills. lives us $500 annually towards /
he whites. 1t does appear ia mo that |
I some of our wealthy citizens had |
heir attention. called to this, they /
'ur, work without sending out appeals /
o$the5 public. ] Pierpnnt Morgan, OF
yeW York. heard. OF our work, and
ent his check for 500. "a thinkS'iit|
wise, 4 the public could know that
yes have on " two pa! q ott1c,als-os,u,lr
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