The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-16
But That It IS Doing Busi-
ness, Charity Organize
ton Is Keenly Aware
WORKERS VERY BUSY
IN MEETING DEMANDS
Ten Wagons and Two Auto
Trucks Used Yesterday
in Delivering Wood
and Coal

At the Office Of the Associated Char
tiles there Is too much hard work
going on for the persons engaged In
that work. meaning Or. James Buch-
anan, secretary. and corps of as
ststants,- to pay much attention to the
weather.
But the fact that weather Is on the
job and doing business at lively clip
ID better known at the Associated
Charities building even than II Is at
the weather mans headquarters in
Chimboraso Park.
And the feeling around the Chari-
ties headquarters Ii that the weather
Is dtscouragingiy persistent. week
ago Secretary Buchanan passed along
the word that he had never seen con-
ditions SO bad. And now week has
passed without any appreciable re-
lief.-But the doctor Is doughty war
rior. He doesn't take time to get
really discouraged. Il have CONN.,
dence in the people Of Richmond. he
said last night, ito back me up and
l am governing myself accordingly.
am not stopping to count the cost.
nor are the credentials of applicants
for assistance scrutinized as they are
in ordinary times"
DIR. Buchanan was very careful not
to convey the impression mat there
has been monumental suffering In
Richmond. His organization has been
on the qui vive ever SINCE the cold
snap opened and he feels that 1t has
made a creditable showing in coping
with the situation and that In the
main heart-rendering instances OF
suffering have been comparatively
few.
OF course 1t is not to be presumed
for u minute that money has been
coming In In proportions that cor
respond to the degree in which 1t Is
going out. That Is far from being
trua, though the contributions have
been liberal and In order that the
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feel dispoASd 10 Etve viii give at once
and give literally.
Yesserday's Activities
Ten wagons and two auto trucks
were the vehicles used by the Char
tiles yesterday In getting fuei--full
loads and emergency bags Of coal. In
addition there was the usual corps
Of messengers going all over town
filling orders for clothing and bed
covering and collecting the same ar
ticies from persons who had written
or telephoned their willingness to
dOnAtG Iuem. Livery ni8nt uHtil
late hour great activity prevails in
the Charities building. bundles be-
ing gotten ready for the next days
delivery and the program in general
for the following day being work
ed out.
Although the mercury got as high
as 20 yesterday, the weather fore
caster put damper on the rising
hopes OF the oppressed and depress-
ed ones by predicting that during
the night the quicksilver would drop
to Is and possibly to 10. However.
he indicated that there was comfort
to be drawn from the fact that the
clouds which early in the evening
threatened to send forth he biggest
snow yet seen had melted away and
clear weather was prevailing.
The bitter weather has occasioned
record breaking discomfort through
out the city. nothing like 1t having
been experienced since the great big
zard Of February, 1899. Numbers Of
water pipes have frozen, stoves have
bursted as a result and xrouble and
confusion generally have reigned In
many homes.