Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-11-29
Ass0C|ATED'GHARFT|Es
cages / s! GRAVE A /: PROBLEM } |.
Worst Winter in It's History, Says
Superintendent James
vs. Buchanan.
CANNOT EXPLOIT UNFORTUNATE
Generous Public Must Come to Res-
q cue Without Spectacular Appeals
From Those s,liGS MAJ Soon Be on
4; Their Reoss 49, ~ 81 80

The orstwifYts- In the history of
the Associatsd4.sh Charities sis now con-.
eronttns ybln Sis. the opinion OF
Or James b aeh 81 general secretary
Of the organi 5at tons and AMMAN known
to o.s. conservative Sinfs hiu pinion of
hard times"
When say r'the worst. 4 mean 1t,
70 this sense;1la There, are more self
respecting hard working heads OF fam
lilies. who have never before asked
help from q charitable organization,
who must pocket their pride and ask
Tor sack of hour to keep their wives
and children from starvation. They
want work They do not want aims,
and they must not be exploited. Per-
maps next year they can take up their
burdens and go on again without being
branded as recipient OF charity"
MANY FACTORIES RUN
80 as ONLY ON PART%TIME
Factories on half time. and. the clos
Ing OF some plants altogether. Is tho
cause OF SO many being thrown on, OF
work. One factor thatis not generally
realized 10 that the women workers
10 many famIlieB have been the ones
who are carrying atsiieast!, a part OF
the burden. and they. too. are grad
uAlly being throw out OF employment.
a reversal! OF The usual order came to
light this week. when man who has
been making from 81, to $3.50 day
was found at home taking care OF four
babies. while his wife. making about
"a factory. and has gone out TO
earn the daily wage.
~ lie easily recognized that this
amount will not supply more than thoir
food. and people In such circumstances
must not DO pauperized. Tho sum total
Of the week muht now be made up, and
the Associated Charities Is doing 1.
quietly until conditions change.
WOODPiLE Is TEST OF ~
APPLICANTS REAL REED
Tho association. at It's headquarters,
ife2 East Franklin strest. 10 now Civ
Ing employment, TO a number OF men of
fnmilies on tho "woodpile," for which
pile has long been a criterion by which
n man Is judged II he wante work
bad enough to cut wood he needs the
Job. If he prefers jail to honest work
he Ii given his choice. The old method
is working out I'm this instance, and
there are many; employed. The wood
when cut Ia turned over TO the city
poor. who cannot pay for fuel.
AN elaborate Ming system is used by
the Associated Charities. In which all
the famil who have called for as
sletance ..n be found. From 700 to
500 families have been given food each
year This winter the number bids fair
to be doubled When call comes in
Tor food or clothes or both. trained
investigator. usually college woman,
goes Immediately TO that home and
tells Just what she fnds.
BASKET OF tiROCERiEs
FURNISHED EACH WEEK
SFor each family that Is totally, ,des-
titute bnggof raw spatertals. valued
az $3.50 Ia given each week IL the
family has EoiffS ms nseEssS hts. SIS gen.
orally sufficient; ~ 1T II. double that n
Hecond order Is made on the commits
sary.
DR.. Buchanan says the association Is
practically bureau which connects
up with all the organizations that are
working out the problem OF caring tor
the city poor. and those that are do
Ing specialized social work Each mans
case Is gone into. and he is referred to
the ono best suited to his need. Some
times II Is a young girl. sometimes an