The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-21
Charity Workers Will See That
Every Destitute Family Is
Remembered

Stockings for ABOUT 1000 white chill
dren and 1000 colorcd children Will
be needed according to the two lists
OF names already receivcd@ from the
schools and other agencies by the
concentrating comrnittce of the Com
munity Christmas Tree. and every ef-
fort Is to he made to supply the heavy
demand. Tho list OF those to whom
baskets will he given Is not yet com
pletc, but the Indications arc that about
900 VIII be provided under present ar
ransements, while about 500 more arc
needed so that no destitute family may
lack material token OF the Christmas
spirit. the lev. James Buchanan.
chairman of the co-ordinating commits
tee, said yesterday that about $1,000
moro will bc needed to make complete
provision, and it IS asked that those
who will contribute send the!r dona-
lions to the treasurer y. w. Durretr,
at the American National Bank.
Want Stockings for All.
To-day In all the churches and sun
day schools OF the city the Christmas
spirit viii be emphasized. and stress
Will be bald on the world-old teaching
that IL Is better to give than TO re-
ceive and that the benefactor gets as
pure q JOY as those whom he bene-
fits. Under the arrangeme OF the
CO. ordlnatins committee of tho Com
munity Christmas Tree no family In
destitute circumstances will go unpro-
vdcd for on Christmas Day, no child
will awaken on Christmas morning
and lose its faith IN Santa Claus. Re
sponses to the general call have been
generous. and il il believed that be-
fore Christmas Eve there VIII be Il
sufficient number OF stockings and bas-
kets TO provide for all.
Arrangements for the distribution OF
the stockings have been completed. The
white schools have been divided into
five districts. Tho children arc cX-
pected TO bring their stockings and
contr buttons to their respective schools
tomorrow, morning. They Will be
called for md collected by automobiles
loaned by owners and business firms
and taken to q central school In eacn
district. from which they will be dis
tributed 20 the applicants Loose gro
cerics and other provisions VIII also
h. called for and assembled Mt some
central depot. where they Will be as
( sorted and placed in baskets for dis
! tribution on Wednesday.
To Help CoIorcd Children.
A somewhat different plan viii be
followed as TO the colored schools.
The collections made In Armstrong
High school. Navy Hill school, Baker
school. Monroe. Moore and New
ton Schools will DO assembled and
taken to the Armstrong High School.
which is centrally located from which
they Will be distributed to the appli-
cants Contributions received in sgd
ncy school. in Rivorview; Maury, In
South Richmond; buchanan. OH Seven
tcenth street: George Mason, on
Church I'M, and Fulton School, in
Fulton. will be distributed from these
schools
Letters have teen written to all tho
churches and to all the school super
ntcudents, asking that the children be
Impressed with the Christmas spirit,
and urged 10 give what they can 10
the general cause. and all of them have
been invited 10 cooperate with tho CO.
crdinating committee. The white
schools have already sent in list of
about 1000 names OF those who Will
need Christmas stockings and about
1000 names have been received from
tho colored schools. Tho Indications
are now that every child In the city
Will receive a stocking, and know that
ii has not been forgotten.
The co-crdinating committee will
meet ut Q o'clock tomorrow afternoon
in the Associated Charities Building at