The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-27
MAYOR APPROVES
ANNUAL TAG DAY
Issues Permit to Instructive
Visiting Nurses Association
for May 6.
WANT BIG AMOUNT THIS YEAR
Work OF Association Greatly
Enlarged, and Additional
Funds are Necessary.


of the Instructive Visiting Nurses AS
ISOLATION was given yesterday by
Mayor Ainslie for Tuesday. May 6. Re-
viewing the valuable work OF the or
ganization and it's worth to the com
muntty. the Mayor wrote to Mrs. ].
Scott Parrish. president of the Instruo-
tive Visiting Nurses Association OF
Richmond as follows:
In compliance with your request
made in behalf Of the Instructive Visit
Ing Nurses Association that give my
consent to and approval Of a Tag Dag
on Tuesday, May c. for the purpose OF
receiving voluntary contributions for
the support OF the work of the as
ISOLATION. and to occupy the streets,
parks and public buildings OF the city
for that purpose. / beg to say that /
consider the work of your association
OF such character, magnitude and value
to the city that | feel 1t not only a
privilege and pleasure, but duty to
grant your request.
AS q charity. the work OF your as
ISOLATION Is CONNIE ndable in that II
provides the stricken homes OF the poor
and lowly with trained, professional
attention in hundreds OF cases of sick
ness each year that would otherw!s.
be without It,
AS constant informant OF the
Board of Health. the school authori-
ties, the officials OF the Juvenile Court.
and other city departments OF condi
tons that would otherwise be un-
known TO them. it greatly increases
their efficiency.
AS the preserver to the community
of hundreds OF lives of children that
would be sacrificed TO lack of knowl-
edge and attention. this work Is OF
vast economic value.
Therefore. in the exercise Of au.
thority vested in me by law. pskmis-
sion is hereby granted 10 the Instruc-
! tive Visiting Nurses Association. it's
| officers. employees and duly authorized
| agents 10 receive contributions for
| the support and maintenance OF the
! work OF the said association on Tues
| day. May 6. 1918. and for this purpose
TO use and occupy the streets parks
and such portions OF the public build
ngs OF the dty Will not obstruct
the same. nor Interfere with the dis
charge OF public business
| Very respectfully yours,
GEORGE AINSLTE, Mayor.
First TO Originate.
iting Nurses Association has become
an institution in Richmond and al
Though there have been many organi-
| cations to initiate the same method
OF soliciting funds from the public
none has met with the same generous
response. The Tag Day idea was in
troduced here 1--WE years ago by the
association. Each year since the first
the receipts have increased.
| There is scarcely any charity in the
city that reaches the persons for whom
the public subscribes in a more direct
and personal way. Its nurses are ready
on the minute. night or day. to answer
"A call for help from any section in the
limits OF the city. No distinctions are
| made, no color line drawn. and no
favors shown TO this creed or that. 1t
| is a strictly non-sectarian charity.
I The nine nurses in the service of the
association pay practically 1000 visits
month during the year. During the
twelve months ending in February,
1913, 2l.0T1 visits to suffering, INDECENT
men and women were paid b. the
nurses. In the same time, $40 articles
OF apparel, of household use and OF
medical care were lent to 1Sl different
cles preventing privation and suffer
| ing.
| The expenses Of the association. how
ever. are heavy. Depending entirely
upon the public generosity for sup
| port. the association last year received
contributions totalling Ss,766.92. while
| the running expenses amounted &c
! SS.215.19. Not more than one-Quartei
! of the years receipts were given on
| Tag Day itself.
Work Hns Increased.
Since the beginning of the year the
| board of governors of the association
| has determined to greatly widen the
| scope of its activity, and has added
| two additional nurses to the force One
! is a registered negro graduate nurse
| who viii work exclusively among the
! colored patients and respond to calls
/ from colored physicians. Her services
| have been of immense value to the as
| ISOLATION since she was added to the
| force. The second nurse was engaged
| on April !.
The increase in the field force of the
association has added to the expenses
| so that the board feels $4,000 Tag
! Day is necessity II the year is not
| to end with deficit.
| Impress on every one that the tag
| is an emblem of kind thought and
deed done to those less fortunate thar
| themselves" said Mrs. ]. Scott Par
IRISH, president of the association
Wear the tag in this spirit. The as
ISOLATION greatly deplores the solicit
ing that Is so often done on tag days
The idea is a free gift, given in the
spirit of love to ones fellowman. and
| in return, the eiver is asked to wear
the token sof the deed"
! Immunity from further tagging is
promised the wearer of the white