The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-01
The Worman's Page of The TTinnes-Dispatch
A New Charity

Endorsed by the Governor OF this
Commonwealth and long list of
prominent charity workers, there comes |
to us a now work to be done among |
the colored people Of the State-the |
establishment OF an Industrial home |
school "a reformatory) for hayward
colored girls from twelve to eighteen
years OF age. 1t is a crying need.
There 10 no place for these girls now
except the jails. and such home. If
established in the right way. will
train many OF these girls to be USE
full women. while IL left to pursue
their own way. they at once become
a menace to the State.
Now there is a little story about
this. proposed home. The colosed
women who belong TO the colored
women's clubs have already collected
n portion of the money TO build and
provide for this home; 1T is really
a pathetic touch that this small band
or women with such a limited supply
OF funds should have seen the need
for such home and struggled forward
with their little mite to meet the need.
But they cannot do 1t alone. They
have asked their white friends to help
them and we must not stand idle and
lnu'Ierent IN reply.
Mrs. Henry Lane Schmelz. one OF the
most prominent society women in
Hampton. and great many othors
equally AZ we'll known socially. have
become Interested in this movement
and are working hard FOR It's accomp-
Hshmcnt We tear our heir and COM
plain OF poorly taught servants; their
disinterestedness and sloveliness. This
school. il Is understood. IS to train
these colored girls to BIO better maids,
more Intelligent servants and to real
,ze that they a debt Of good work
to the world like any one else. The
proof OF the good OF such school for
boys has been most amply proven by
the colored woman who conducts the
colored reformetory of boys in Ham
over. She has taught them how to be
happy; how to mend their morals. how
10 work. how TO make better citizens
of themselves, in other words, she has
made a tremendous success OF her
work. and tho State and the people
that know Of her task and Its &C
complishment are grateful.
1t is a similar work among the col
orcd girls that this new home that is
TO be wishes TO forward. You see. all
of Us SO busy that haven't much
Time 70 do more than our particular
charity. and there are so many of them
that are going on and need our help,
about them. There is hardly single
one OF us that hasn', had our own
dear NANNY" You can remember
this minute the big gingerbread man
that she baked you every Saturday
with sugar on his vest and raiHins for
eyes, and her lap was SO Dig and wide
and comfortable for bumped heads
and tired little girls to rest in. and
you loved your dear. old colored nurse
with all your heart, and were always
wondering after you grew up what
you could do TO return some OF her
love and kindness. Now. not all OF
mammy's children were all they should
be. so don't you suppose that you
might just as we'll help these colored'
girls be better because one of them
might happen 10 belong to her?
Mrs. Belmont, formerly Eleanor Rob
son. who made such a fascinating talk
at the Recreation Congress here re-
Gently, said that she was one OF those
optimists that believed the world was
getting better so fast that IT was only
a hard matter to decide which good
you were going TO take part in. There
are so many great and good things
being done for humanity all over this
wide world Won't you help build this
home? They need It SO. so much.
BRENT WITT