The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-08

The virginians Chinese Relief
Fund was augmented By se9.15 by
contributions received Friday and
Saturday.
The donations, coming from twenty
one separate sources. increased the
total thus far raised by The Vtr-
giniAn for the famine-stricken Celes-
tails In the flooded provinces OF China
to s1,1A2.l1.
Among the donors were many day
school, public and Sunday school
scholars, and The Virginian Is glad
to note that the young people of the
State have charity and humanitarian
ism SO strongly ineulcated in this.
At Miss Morris school a lass OF ten
went among the other little girls in
her class and collected 3l.55 for the
relief fund. In other schools little
girls and boys have found delight in
doing q similar charity.
Governor Mann sent to The yir-
ginian Saturday a contribution of 81.
which was mailed TO him By Presi-
dent Smauwood. of the Temperance,
Industrial and Collegiate Institute At
Claremont Va. Accompanying the
donation was q letter which the chief
executive received from the president
Of the negro institution. The miAe!ve
Is interesting. It follows:
ITO HIS Exoellency, Hon. william
Hodges Mann, Governor Vt yir-
gtniA, Richmond, Va:
my Dear Sir.-We arc reading
here daily Of and about the awful
suffering in China. As you must know
this IL q struggling negro institution.
but It 10 honorable and Just that We
all should labor and An honest labor
brings with 1t an honest struggle.
I'VE. az you we'll know. are al
negroes coming from the corn ana
peanut fields, from the rural districts
of Virginia, Tennessee, North Caro-
lima and Maryland.
I'VE are in great need OF money
here TO further the usefulness OF this
institution. but the negro must be
| taught personal. moral, religious and
| monetary sacrifice. 1t lie his duty to
! learn and 70 observe good citisenship
~ well as the pursuit OF an industrial
or classical education.
"Goa In His wise providence lovea
| nations AZ well a. men, China seems
just at this time to be peculiarly
troubled Russia with her greed
erowding upon her on the one side
aAd pestilenoe sent by the ALI Wise
upon the other.
please find herein my check for
| the aana OF ~, sent TO yoa for SAT
fering China, by the tesohers. pupils
and working men OF this institution.
We beg that your excelloncy. In the
name OF a part OF your negro oon-
stituency. will accept this small sum
for tho suffering humanity In China
and send II to such place or places
where your excellency is-assured will
be sent to tho proper place to be used
for those who suffer and are In great
need in China.
God bless you. Governor Mann.
You have done more for the poor ne
groes OF Virginia in the short time
that you have been governor than nil
the governors put together since 1895.
/ am, Yours very truly.
JOHN EMALLWOOD,
President"
Information has come to The Wiz.
ginian that collections are being taken
up in several Of the schools OF the
State and city, and those who are
soliciting the subscriptions are ad-
vised TO send the cash or checks to
The virginian by nAxt Wednesday. for
on that day the reflex fund will close.
As the churches and Sunday schools
have been most productive Of contri.
buttons for the starving and homeless
Chinese. II 10 expected that special
collections will be taken up for this
worthy and hamAn charity to-mor.
row. and that The virginian's Chinese
Relief Fund will be materially In
creased by the Sabbath contributions.
Remember. the Chinese are suffer-
ing As6 need aid. and that the re-
lief fund closes "wednesday.