The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-25
GOVERNOR Mann
ENDORSES CENSUS
Virginia Executive Issues Pro-
clamation Commencing
Movement to People
MAYOR RICHARDSON
URGES HALE HOLIDAY
Schools VIII Close at / O'clock
on Day of Visitation
May Attempt Great
Task in One Hour

With a proclamation from Governor
William Hodges Mann, commencing i
10 the people of Richmond and a sim
liar proclamation from Mayor ID. c.
Richardson. urging d half holiday ev
the stores on May 2sth. the endorse
rnsnt of the nome visitation movement
Isl complete The board of education
has already declared a half-heliday for
the schools on May 2stn. and the Clear :
ing House association. chamber OF
commerce An6 Business Mems club
have given the movement the sail "
their approval.
To date 46f1 have volunteered TO
do the work. and the promoters of the
movement believe with this working
force they can complete the religious
census Of the city in one hour instead
OF two. as at first planned. and this
viii proba bly, be attempted.
meeting OF the workers of tho
East End was held last night IN st.
Patrick's church schooiroofll, which
was filed to OVERLOOKING with enthu
siastjc workers in the cause The maj
meningitis for the negro workers
will be held tonight in the First Afri-
can Baptist church College and Broad
streets. Monday there viii be a gather
ing OF district chairrren and workers
list church at o'clock. and Tuesday
afternoon next at O'Clock the yisi-
tation--ths greatest and most unique
religious movement ever undertaken
IN Richrnond--wil be carried out.
The proclamations OF Governor
Mann and Mayor Richardson fofiow:
Governor Mann's Proclamation
Governors Office
Ricnmond. Va. May "a. 1872
To the People OF Richmond. Virginia:
II Is with sincere pleasure have 10
announce that on Tuesday afternoon.
May 18th. every home in the city n
Richmond will be visited In order 10
give printed invitation to all per
sons to attend the SUNDAY school and
church OF their choice. and to- secure
q record Of church preferences Of every
Individual, to be given to the pastor,
priest or rabbi OF the orga aization
preferred This In not a denomination
al movement. but one In which all good
people without regard to denomina-
ton or creed win unite in an effort to
pfihg every man, woman and child in
direct contact with sooc influences.
10 the end that tho city of Richmond,
50 progressixe and successful in all of
its material ventures may bring TO
bear upon its citizens moral and re-
nginus influences which will result IN
training up the children to be strong
and pure men and women. and put all
the people upon basis of high mora,
ana religious endeavor which can bur
result IN better citizenship and noble,
progress
reellng the greatest interest In and
~ "pathy Tor this work, and earnest
y desiring its success, + commend
to the people OF the ca pitsl city.
ana trust there may be an earnest and
jealous cooperation and that all tho
results hoped for by the friends of
TINS movement may be abundanrry
realized.
WM. HODGES MANN.
Governor of Virginia.
The Mayors Proclamation.
May "a, 1912.
TO the People of richmond:
the Richmond home visitation.
which embraces persons of all re-
ligious faith, will on Tuesday next.
between 3 and o'clock in the at
ternoon. visit every home in our city
ana endeavor to interest every parent
and child on the subject Of moral
and religious training, and seek to
bring every child and youth in the
CITY into tf~ Sunday gefionI cnfansctea
with the church or synagogue of his
or her religious faith. This move
nent should. enlist not only the sym
pathy but the active support OF all
our citizens.
Richmond is making great advance
in material prosperity, but no city
can be truly great whose people are
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