Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-06
CHARITY WORK PLACED
ON SYSTEMATIC BASIS
Employment Found for Gangs Of
Negro Men With Dependent
Families.
WHITE WORK FULLY ORGANIZED
Treasurer Chaplin, OF Associated
Charities. Praises Effort of The
Times-Dispatch to Raise Fund for
Support Of the Unemployed.

With the problem OF the negro UNI
EMPLOYED practically solved and the
const;,ut.onally idle separated from
those who are really anxious 10 ind
work. Dr.. james Buchanan. general
secretary OF the Associated Charities.
hre3thcd sigh OF relief yesterday
afternoon rs tho last Of more than
100 negro men signed the ticket which
is good for one days work and a bas-
ket OF provisions in payment. Every
man WAS registered. Each gave his
name and address and previous places
3 OF ompioym5nt and the duration of that
I employment. and the applicants were
] then divided into groups of forty each
They will DC employed in relays, the
hrst relay going to work this morn.
, :ng.
There was some diniculty in finding
work for the colorcd men, but ycster-
day morning DR.. Buchanan succeeded
/ III purchasing a quantity OF timber
! near Barton Heights. which after il
mas been sawed by the colored men.
will he distributed by the association
as irc wood. The field in which the
timber is located is easily accessible
from the city. and the first gang will
he on hand early this morning to begin
the days work, which has been as
signed to II.
MEN ARE EAGER TO
} WORK FOR LIVING:
Z L
/ probable that n few will DC frightened
away when they find that they will
! really have TO put forth some effort
4 to earn their provisions. but the ma
/ Jority OF the applicants who appeared
yesterday seemed to be men who we're
used TO hard work. and who we're quite
/ willing to tackle any sort of lob that
( could be found for them
! The second gang will 60 to work
Tomorrow. the third gang on the fol-
d do, "A
gang IS reached again. 1t will be i'm.
possible. as ii WAS with the white un-
/ employed, 10 find work for all every
day. and placing the men in relays
( solved the question.
! Or Buchanan believes in work as
Z inc OASIS OF all constructive charity
ana when he finds 4 man Willing, TO
work he has alwoys managed in some
( way 10 find employment for him. There
/ VIII be work for all. both white and
'oi"rch. In" white men will he en-
/ lloycd at the Associated Charities
building, or wherever else DR. Buch-
unan can nd employment for them
/ IN" emergency bureau for the colorcd
/ applicants is entirely separate, and
! there is no conjunction Of the races
EVERY KNOWN DEPENDENT
FAMILY BEING CARED IrOR
the situation in regard to the white
! unemployed is being met in a thorough
! gong manner. and is being adjusted
/ economically so that every dcpendcn,
/ family ia being cared for and so that
/ there VIII be no need Of auv actual
want or suffering. Every call made
! yesterday was mot. and several hum
! drcd packages OF clothing were dis
tributcd to those in need OF raimcnt
! employment is found for the married
/ mon ana for others who have loved
! ones dependent upon them. and tho
single men and all who are unattached
I fnr in
I IN" bureau for them is now called
! Ihcr" they arc fed, and ii thcy arc
without homes. lodging is given them.
/ \" man who is in actual want is
turned away, and there is no need thai
any should suffer. Clothing is still be
! ing donated by Il generous public and
/ if som" Of the donors could sec the
comfort their gifts afford they would
! feel something Of the reward which
comes 10 those who are charitable.
CHAPLIN PRAISES WORK
OF THE TIMES-DISPATCH
G. G. Chaplin. treasurer Of the Associ-
atcd Charities. was outspoken ycstcr-
day afternoon in expressing his APP
probation Of thu generosity which
Richmond people have exhibited He
vas high in his praise OF Tho Times
Dispatch which opened its columns to
subscriptions win which to carry on
tho work, and stated that many none
tary contributions which go direct TO
tho Associated Charities hav" been in
spircd through the appeal made in The
Times Dispatch. However. the work.
h. said, must be continued as long IA
the present stress exists, and he point
. ed out that February is generally the
/ hardest month of Inc winter, the month
/ in which the Associated Charities must
I Put forth it's best effort to prevent sur-
/ f"ring and privation. Mr.. Chaplin said
that in December three times as much
Z money WAS spent as in any month dur
/ ing the history Of the associations and
/ that more will be needed. st. Thomas
! Church, in Gintcr Park. contributed its
/ christmas Day Offering 10 the charity
and the Sunday school OF the same
church devoted its entire Offering of