Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10

out OF nearly a score of applicants
Tor work who presented themselves at
the central Office OF the Associated
Charities yesterday eleven were writ
ten Into the records and filed. and i'm
mediate attention was given 10 all,
Tor as much as they needed work they
needed food and clothing more. The
length OF time these men had been
f tban OF 81, fempa aey ranged from more
were numbered engineers, fmachinists,
painters and day Iaborers, md several
they had no more at home to eat and
through the Associated Charities. In
dependent as once they may have been,
thcy were now forced to ask for bread.
And, as DR.. Buchanan, general secre-
Yesterday Afternoon. ' Il I Is not noW sa'a
time for constructive charity. It Is
situation which must DO met prompt
fering among hundreds Of people Is
to be- avoided and bread and other
and woman who. makes appeal. A
COUNCILMAN MAKES
HIS OWN INQUIRIES
hnoWleSss Of o the n ai,satioa a'l' except asps
a nl3sssai sf d'.srs menu 1e
bsr az Z tAs City Council visited tho
yssterdsy morning and Wss su nanss
and more surprised when he went
one Of his former friends hard at at
work saying c wood that hat he might
no distress In his own neighborhood,
but here was q man whom he knew.
and the councilman saw and under
an npn man ma "ho had TIED to find
narne is omitted II may be seen at
the Associated Charities.
HAS NO MONEY WITH
WHICH no PAY RENT
The letter followsi
Dear Friend
"f have wife and three little: chill
/ dren at home that have not bread 20
them warm and ] have been all over
town and It seems Impossible to get
golns to lake what ttpa furSsure
I plainly SEQ i'm Just forced to do some:
/ lay our condition before you and
/ ask you to please give this your. ear
nest considerations and help us II you
at at home or viii do any fn A about
the house you want .dono now. cant
give any reference IL so desired as to
not: ! trust you will help us and God
will bless you I'm sure. Please ac-
cept our thanks in advance"
RENT IS PAID AND
CHILDREN FED
Another family having Ave children,
asks for help in time to avoid n dis.
due since November "A, and the agent
stock o to syY the on rent h' B. no
Forthcoming. He has already received
a notice from the High Constable that
against him unless the rent be paid
The applicant Is suffering from pleu-.
risy. Ills eldest hoy is only ten years
no. no food IN the house for the Children rs
Provisions were sent Immediately and
Dr. Buchanan took charge of the writ
stable. He viii see that the rent is
paid. These cases are typical. In all
and and the Associated Charities Appeals
for funds that the little ones may not
suffer. few dollars may save a
whole family, and food must be sup
piled II distress and want are to Be
avoided
GENEROUS RESPONSE
COMES FROM PUBLIC
| Because there may be. many, private
Of diTeS.ors asks san, tina, al anpliean.s
es IS 90 ha SO
| Just such an emergency. Under its d.
rection all funds will be wisely. dis-
tributed. and every family In need Will
Generous response is being given to
the appeal b BEING e; !, made through the col.
the contributors. who signs the. INF
struck with the story Of the so old COUPLE
appearing in The Times Dispatch on
December s. and writes:
81 am sending, You my check; for $40.
old couple-the account of which you
published In The Times7Dispatch of
Anether writes: 1T enclose SIS for!
| the unemployed. read your article
in to- days Times Dispatch, and wish
wishes work and is unable to get 1t.
A third writes: Please find en-
closed small check for $25,, in aid of
the unemployed.
One contributor. who prefers to re-
scription with the following letter:
"Sir-Please find enclosed my check
for SO, to be applied through the AS
sociated Charities to the relief of fun-
. employed in Richmond. My business
puts me In touch with the situation as
= It exists here and I know what 1t is.
= It Is very certain that the picture you
. have drawn represents the facts as
I thcy are-that, Indeed, these facts are
i rather under -emphasized than over
. hasiZed In what you have said.
'Under the circumstances I would
feel ashamed. as citizen OF Richmond.
regret Is that In my case capacity does
q not keen step with inclination"