The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-28
GIVE YOUR NAME
TO CENSUS TAkER
Five Thousand Workers Will
Visit Every Home in Rich
mond TO-DAY.
PUBLIC is GLAD TO HELP
Canvass Begins at 3 O'clock,
Min Being to End 1t i'll
One Hour.
This is ccnsus day.


Between the hours OF and o'clock
this afternoon every hom. in and about
the city of Richmond viii be visited By
an army OF 5000 workers. and the re-
ligious preferences of the inmates duly
solicited anu set down for permanent
record If the business man is at ut
once when the visitor calls. and there
is 10 wife or daughter At nome TO an
swer the polite questions Tor him, he
should by all means nil cut the record
blank wnicn Is printed IA The Times
Dispatch this morning and leave 1t TO
DC Eandcd to the census takcr
These i've questions all iar from inn
pertinent OF prying, VIII be respectful
~ asked of each man. woman and child
in the city:
First. the full nnmc.
second, the address.
Third, the rationale! or rHcc.
Fourth, the church or sunday school
attended. IL any.
Fifth, the accumulation or church
preferred II none Is attended.
10 Reach All People.
The reason for this tremendous un-
dertakinE. the motive behind the en-
Astmcnt OF 5000 young people in such
Il work, the Willingness ihat is inspir
Ing business men TO gtNc unsparinSiy
81 their time, is The ueSirc to give to
every soul within the confines of Rich
mond Il personal inviiauon TO become
connected with some church. synagogue
OF cathedral, accordin.; TO his indivi-
dual preference. There is 10 be no
p! oSclyuns. The man who is af
Inflated with tho Catholic church
will not be asked to identify himself
w!th a baptist church the man of
Methodist faith or leaning Will not be
urged to associate himself with the
Presbyterian church. ana so on. Each
upon the expression OF his
preference, Will be given personal
Invitation attend the church. syna-
ecgue or cathedral of ms choice.
The 5000 workers viii receive this
morning their assignments and Will
report to section supervisors all over
the city at 2:i5 O'Clock. When the
clock chimes the hour al 3, the great
armed with pencil and record blanks.
As fast as the territory assigned to
the $500 pairs OF visitors is covered.
the record blanks will uc turned in TO
the section supervisors. sorted into
or creed piles and turn
cd over to the district supervisors.
To Get Personal Nistt.
These nineteen supervisors Of the
census districts will hand over their
assorted blanks to the central COM
mittee, OH which will be representa-
tivcs from every church, synagogue
and cathedral in the city. Without
tubulation or count. the blanks Will
be distributed TO the respective COM
mittecmen as fast as they can be
read
Once in the hands OF the church,
cynogoguc or cathedral named on the
blanks. each individual Will b. visited
personally by member of the church
he preferred and invited TO connect
himself with that body. Those who
have no preference, will be later
visited by representatives of all
churches and faiths, being considered
far prey for all denominations.
After two weeks of interchangeable
effort in preparation of this two
hours work. i. Shrevc Durham, direc-
tor of the census, rested on his oars
last night firm in the belief that the
inovem mt is destined TO receive the
public stamp of approval to-day. All
that could he done 10 ensure the sue
cess of the undertaking has been done,
the members OF the central committee
have labored chcerfully and earnest
~ by the side OF Mr.. Durham, and 1t
remains for the public, ana the 5000
visitors to bring TO desired fruiticn
this gigantic conception.