The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-16
ST. M0h|CA'S HOPES
TO GET new HOME
PRESENT PLANs CONTEMPLATE
BUILDING ON LOT THAT 1T
NOW OWNS.
AIDS "OLD MAMMIES'
WORTHY CHARITY IS PATRON
iced BY MANY WOMEN
AND MEN OF PRoMI-
NENCE,
AIDS "OLD MAMMIES

ST. Monica's Mission; for the bene.
fit of which society performances of
The House That Jack Built" win
be given at the Academy of Music
on November 22d and Esd. is a
charity institution of this city which
has among its patrons and sponsors
many of the prominent men ana
women of Richmond. who are given
to philanthropy
AT present It Is station, sup
ported by annual subscribing mem
bers and special donations. from
which rations Of bacon, -four, tea
and necessities are distributed on
every Wednesday morning to aged
and destitute colored wOmen--the
"Old Mammies." The number of
persons receiving this charity varies
from two or three in the summer
months to thirty or more during the
severe winter weather.
Hope For New Building.
The mission at present owns a lot
80 by 1875 feet, having a three roomed
cottage, which II occupies. On i've
days OF the week, from September to
June. school Is conducted, where
for n nominal sum about thirty col
ored children, too young to attend
rudiments hf reading, writing and
figures and also of morals: while they
are at the same time kept out of the
streets and from mischief.
With the aid of the public. the
mission hopes to he placed on firm
foundation through the proceeds to
be derived from The House That
Jack Built" The mission now has
debt Of $3.50. which IT hopes to
pay off and have a sufficient sum left
to enable 1t to tear down its present
old cottage of three rooms and build
a more substantial building. II Is
hoped that the mission will be able
to erect IA building where 1t may shell
beneficiaries.
Subscribing Members.
Among the, regular annual suhscrib-
/ ing members TO st, Monica's are;
Mrs. Fred w Scott, Mrs e. q. Leigh,
Tr., Mrs. Fred Noting, Mrs. Harry
! Hazard, Mrs. Thomas Scott, Mrs.
! Charles Watkins, Mrs. J. j. Hicks,
Miss Mary NJ Lyons. Mrs. Thomas
! Atkinson, Mrs. Mary Frazier. DIR. r. G.
Walden. Mrs. John T. Anderson.
| Mrs. II. NJ. Smith, Jr,. Mrs. Ida w.
| Ellerson, Mrs. COrydon Sutton, Mrs.
! George Bryan. Mrs. William Ruffin
| Watkins Ellerson. Mrs. Thomas Mel
son Carter, Mrs. Stewart Bryan. Mrs.
/ Matte p. Myers. Mrs. Isaac ]. Mon
| cure, Mrs. Arthur b. Kinsolving, Mrs
! b. Pollard Cardoza, Mrs. Douglas
| Forsythe. Mrs. John p. Davidson,
! Mrs. T. s. Bruce, Mrs Joseph r. An
! derson, Mrs. r. NJ. Boykin, The Cohen
company, and others. This list does
not include the many friends of the
| institution who contribute food and
money throughout the year. Among
these are the. Misses Stewart. Mr..
John l.. Williams. Mr.. Joseph Willard,
Miss Mamie Winston. Longworth &
! COMPANY, S. Uliman Son company
! the Y. NJ e. A.
| The mission takes its name from
St. Monica, tho patron saint of Afri-
| ca, and mother Of st. Augustine, but
| it is under no UNCONVENTIONAL infiu-
ences.
Officers Of. Mission.
! The officers OF St Monica's mis-
| sion are: Miss Mary w. Lewis. presi-
| dent: Mrs c. c. Pinckney. vice-pres-
| ident: Miss Kathleen BrSce. secre-
! tary and treasurer; Pattie Goodwin,
| superintendent. Members of the board
Mrs. William D. Thomas Mrs
| Melville Peck. Mrs. J. J. Montague,
| Mrs. Harry Landon Cabell. Mrs. r.
! NJ. Chambers. Mrs. j. Shelton Will
| iiams. Mrs. j st. George Bryan and
1 Mrs. James Scott. Patrons-Judge L.
! l.. Lewis. Dr Frizzeli (Hampton), Mr.
| p H. Mayo, Rabbi Edward N. Calish.
I PHI. D.. Mr. John X. Branch. Mr..
| Harry $. Hutzler and Mr.. John Skel-
| ton Williams.