The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-19
IS PLEA FOR
HELPLESS CHILDREN
9Na10r0n.s Homo society Needs Money
70 Garry On Its Noble Work For
Little People.
rs 4 WORTHY CHARITY
lundresis Have Been Helped Since
. the S<sciety's Experimentation
i les Children Are Pound Foster
Parents BY the Society.

II OF ali The harities which are Ap-
Sealing 10 Richmond at this gladstone
E4aslstnlastide there j. probably none
I mere deserving OF support than the
E8Ehiss'ren's Home society which IN
EAertakes TO see that unfortunate and
Ehelpless children are given chance
he grow 10 respectable manhood and
Eroraanhooi Assistance rendered at
|fhe npportane moment, the assor.a-
sAloa figures. viii prevent them from
heepnaing either public charges or
AAnsercus citizens
E The Children Home Society CON
times its work 20 these unfortunate
kNni helpless children. and OF late has
gshesn greatly handicapped 10 Is work
l Nv the lack of necessary funds.
l The institution now faces q deht o.
E8s, Gee. incurred bs csfsea; expense.
&Mhtrh is considerably past due and
E<hcYs are scores awaiting admission
EAs soon as room San be provided for
them
Since It's institution the society ras
Feared FOR over i700 children, II has
Ensw 900 children under It's supervi-
asou II placed "a good families The
sTass year 500 children, h1t Il more
sEseral supper, IS needed 20 continue
hts werk Gifts. large or small would
be appreciated by the management,
a. The Christmas season
Fourteen Years of tsefuine~@.
f Tire Childreu's Home society Of
krirxinla has beer caring for homeless
ind frfer6 iesa children over fourteen
4Ars. During that ;3rae IT. has re-
4tved 1.7aa rs its legal wards OF
his numtfer csc have been placed in
kpprcyee family homes 5G3 have
een legatiy adopted through the
Ioarts
Nine hundred are now under the
mpervision and guardianship 81 the
ociefy In family homes. where 'hey
re visited year after year by repre-
entAtive O. the society
Forty-five are temporarily ia the
Aecetv.ng Hore awaiting permanent
Amiiy homes Daring the past wear,
The society received lSl additional
yards, placed in families the first
Jme. 1879; placed IN families the sec
Ind time, re
One hundred and seventy-seven
bAfidren have been rescued from Rich
nond Among these were two heauti-
hal little white girls taken from negro
Amiiies
The average cost to the society is
as per year per capita This amount
mcures fot g child permanent home
Where ii Will be fed clothed. sent 10
lEnOfl- anu CaTefGHy trained.
E Thirty dollars per year Will secure
[ach advantages for two children.
The average cost III supporting chill.
lren in the orphan asylums In the
tate IL about $50 per year per
npita
NJ The officers OF the society are
Nj President Hon John Garland Pol
erd: Vice Presidents. Rt. Rev Roher'
Gihson, y. ID. Bishop OF Virginia
tShop Collins Denny. p. D.. Record
AM Secretary. G p. Walford, Treas
1rer. Ro. NJ Kent, ,Tr,: Counsel. Hon
Se, r. Fatteson Financial Secretary
Nv. E. T. Kahle; Field Secretary
Nv. G. T. Peasants; State Sur
ndent. Rev. William j Maybee. II
81 Board Of Directors-W II Glenn
me- n. Raab, Charles Straus Dt n
Hoge. Jr, Rev. Edward N Caliscf
p, Judge r. r w. Duke. + II
aye, Robert TAFT. Rev John NJ I'll
Aer. y. D., William G Ivev. . !
norton. r. A. Lancaster. Jr., c. W
&6tnpton. Thomas p. Bryan. s. Il
kAwes, John Il. Newton. John a Con
6eaiy. Rev James Buchanan, w L
0nEea, T. Lee Trinkle, J. Normen
lowell, r. Tate Irvine. Rev W +
Bowie, Rev, J. E. Dunn. Luther n
Anksas, r Randolph Williams.