The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-01-05
CIGARS AND LOAN SHARKS

ing to the forcefui addrers
last night at the fifth an
{ ing OF the Associated Char
10 pert Lecky, president of
5did organization. Richmond
as much infested bv nro~
Peggars as is Southern ItaIv
aroni.
ky inveighed with great
against these mendicants
declared. are a disgrace 10
lie said that the presence
worthless social parasites
terrible impression among
and that they are far from
3 sign of progress.
Ky expressed the opinion
ity authorities should clear
OF the beggars and hustle
TO the almshouse. or AT
Eve the thoroughfares of
sive presence.
tSy's address, aside from its
TO mendicants, referred TO
or the work OF the Asso-
lrlties. He had much to
the campaign conducted
associations Fourteenth !
Idquarters against tubercu-
alluded 10 the establish |
G Home for Maynard Girls /
and expressed his grati6- |
1 the work already accom- I
this institution.
esioent declared that the I
PORK had found expression /
session Of the Legislature /
5 which prevented children /
poe examples or for first
Prior 10 this legislation. he
could be thrown into iail /
fuined for life by early dis
he existing laws children
20 the Police Court fer mis-
are given a hearing i'm
|and thus escape the sordid
OF court trial. This. i'm
2 OF Mr.. Locky. is great
|us the prevention of Grim
~ raped the loan sharks
the beggars. He denounced |
nods. and suggested, as a
ting rid OF them, that stems /
% establish a proVident aid /
hich Will enable the poor
the horrible eXtortion they
when temporarily in need
ddresses OF interest follow
Mr.. Lecky. John Stewart
director OF the association,
The Relation OF the Indi-
he Associated Charities.
IAN Jacob Umlauf. Of Clay
member OF the City Com
Relief Of the Poor, talked
citation of City Charities to
ated Charities. He ap-
E utterances of President
egard to professional beg
also declared that pro
agabonds" should be made
strong arm OF the law. +
auf. in the course Of his r
said he favored a plan I
ne annual city appropria- o
1000 for the relief of the ! =
be turned over TO the As il
larities. He believed that
hion it could be made to r
better results and was of I,
that this might ultimate :
Thomas Semmes. of st. /.
Church, spoke of Z
ion of the Church to the
Charities" while the Rev.
hanan and G. c. Chaplin,
rotary and treasurer, re-
presented their annual re a;
showed fine work for thl I'll
months. Ion
Chapin's report show8 INT
the year $12,410.17 W. ~
and that Of this sum 5 -,
expended. ~ IT
OF DR.. Buchanan tool p sh
work OF the organiza IN, tn
lg that the year just sd
another upward stA in tel
hcers Reelected. ga
? officers were re- ected. b5,
nlauf and CouncilmA Ora DS
I OF the Poor. WEI added CT
5 are: Robert IEky, Jr., ti i,
/. w. Patterson, Arst vice ~
;. Stewart HuTf, second
t; Mrs. G. r. Boiling, third | R(
1t; Rev. James/Buchanan,
etary; c. c. Chhpin, treas
- Rev. Thcrnas Semmes,
Randolph. John Stewart
y Lee Valentine, Henry | co
n, Q. G. Pinckney, Henry uys
McGGire Newton, Mrs. w. ! -
O. Miller, o. II. Funston, u
n, Thomas =. Bryan, Hon. lei
'illard, James r. Phillips, cel
Baskerville, Gordon Wal CHI
Milton j. Straus. Sn
ncaster. Jr., Jacob Umlauf tfr
y. Hobson. ~,
were adopted thanking att
the women of
sion and others for their IA
g vote, the meeting en-. IN,
administration of DR.. Buch- 80
leral secretary.
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