The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-31
WORKERS ARE BUSY
-C0MP|t|NGRESUtTS
WORK or EXPERTS NECESSARY TO
CONFLICTS TABULATIoN or
CHURCH CENSUS.
SIS HOMES VISITED
ONLY i.s5O PERSONS WE'RE AWAY
FROM HOME AND 2ss REEL sED
TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
PuT~ro THEM.

While the interdenominationa
committee has not Yet competed it's
work OF tabulating the returns of the
home visitation movement, some in
tcresting- figures were obtained yes
terday fromthe work OF the tabulators
as far as they had gone.
The final figures show that $500
homes were visited, and based on u
multiple of IA to the house Rich
mond and Its suburbs have a popula-
ton of i1o.620. Local leaders Insist
that a multiple OF 1-2 to is very
conservative. but Mr.. Durham, on the
other hani, think it's best to be ultra
conservative and figures it at 5 Ia.
Using the multiple urged by local
leaders ttf-tits Increment .-tt-n-n1Iid
give Richmond a population OF over
172,00
Church Membership High.
Tabuiation of the residential sec
ton considerably raising the figures,
the records show that Richmc nd's
church membership average is IL per
cent, which is gratifying to the lead
ers as being above the average of
cities of ifs size.
tors found 104 vacant homes, and
1850 people were not at home when
the visitors called. or the vast multi
tude visited, ESQ declined to answer
the question put by the visitors In
the great ask mapped out only one
side or four blocks were missed by
the enumsrators, and these will be
visited shortly. Those no, at home
and those missed by the visitors will
raise the population 10 i72.00 or
near that figure, even on the ultra
conservative multiple insisted upon
by Mr.. Durham.
Census Complete.
The census was thorough and COM
plete and embraced considerable ter
ritory beyond the city limits For
instance ON the south the visitors
went four miles beyond the limits and
to within thrs quarters Of mile
of Granite, Va ON the east they visit
ed several miles OFT the Seven Pines
driveway, and on the west beyond
the Country club, taking la all Of
Westhampton.
Highland park was the last district
TO make final returns and these came
IN last night 1t shows up we'll for
this enterpristng suburb. While It's
progressive people had claimed 2.0G0
lima nitants, This census shows by
actual count 2.4-s population. The
visitors went TO 7s3 homes and found
OF the total number SO persons who
had no Religious belief or preference,
and only one family In the number
Experts TO Help.
Owing to the fact that the commit
tee is swamped with the task OF tahu-
lang the vast number OF returns
those IN charge have decided that all
the record cards shall be sent to the
Hill Directory company. 500 Mutual
building for tabuIation by experts I'M
der the direction of Mr.. Durham and
Mr.. Hill and representative OF the
various denominations who desire to
oversee the work. II has been further
decided that the figures showing the
strength OF the denominations numer-
icaiiy in Richmond shall not be mad e
public, as has been stated. The most
interesting result Of the census-the
actual number OF persons in Rich
moud and suburbs who have neither
religious utilization nor preference
will be tabulated today and given TO
the press. This was the chief object
OF the census and will be not only of
great public interest, but OF especial
interest to the church workers, who
will find in these people the class
they most wish to reach.
Money Vet to Be Raised.
The Virginian through a ,utsunder-
standing. was led into the statement
yesterday that the expense Of the
home visitation movements about
sSo0-had been provided for. Such is
not the case. The financial commit
tee has yet the task Of raising this
fund. which Il will set about doing
as soon as its plans are completed.
Mr.. Durham is enthusiastic in his
thanks for and praise of the aid and
quality OF the workers he found in
Richmond. He said last night that h..
wanted TO extend his thanks IL the
newspapers for their hearty co-opera-
ton: the business men who served so
ably and faithfully on the various
committees: the nas stars aud 41asfsseyr
of the city churches for their support,
and especially the district chairmen
and the army Of workers who car
ried out the real work OF the move
mont and were SO true to their trusts
Thanks to all these good people"
declared Mr.. Durham. the Richmond
movement has been an unqualified. a
splendid success