Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-26
DONATIONS POURING IN
TO HELP POOR PEOPLE
Only Two More Days Remain Be-
fore Collections Will BE Made
From Fire Stations.
SUCCESS NOW SEEMS ASSURED
Packages OF Cnst-Of Clothing VIII
BE Delivered by The TimeS-Dis-
patch To Assist i'm Work of Assoc
cinted Charities.

Within less than week after The
Times Dispatch suggested Bundle Day
To Richmond. more than 100 packages
OF clothing in the fire engine stations
about the city and in the Offices OF The
TimcS-biSDatch are waiting to he col
lected on Thursday morning by trucks
and turned over To the Associated
Charities for distribution to the poor
The stream of bundles flows in steadily
t" tho collection dcpots. increasing in
volume every day. :
In the two remaining days before the
trucks make their rounds larger gifts
than ever are expected. Although the
results Of the campaign SO far have
been satisfying, there Is every reason
to believe that they will he doubled
with ease in the remaining time
christmas is out of tho way now
and the people will bring i'm more
bundles than ever" declared Fire chief
JoHncS last night They have been SO
busy giving and receiving presents
ever since Bundle Day was announced
that they have not had much time to
think Of it, The fae, that W. have
more than 100 bundles already shows
That some people have thought Of the
proposition in spite of Christmas
believe Tomorrow will show the big
50, ic-eip's OF pundlcS OF any day
YET.
CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS ARE
AMONG BUNDLES GIVEN
With old clothes and shoes there
straycd into one of tho first stations
Saturda" ~ dozen Christmas stockings
hll"d with cheer for poor children
After hesitating whether to indulge
,heir own fondncss for candy. save
IA" stockings for tho collection trucks
on Thursday or dispose Of them \,
ono" to the needy. the hremcn decided
70 return them 10 the municipal Christ,
mas committee. Tho stockings Voc
'"N"n 10 the tree on The Ford lot and
distributed. so far az ia known tho
only things given away at the Christ
mas tree. 10Y
one man brought in Il pair of shoes
that We're At least sixteen inches long"
DECLARED tho captain Of Steamer Com.
phnN No. ;. ~ COS East Broad stree,
They arc tho hi-gcs, shoes ever saw
They ar" In good condition. and will bc
lin" for amy man they 1T. Bat IL vii,
take :: Goliath TO walk In them
guess tn" Associated Charities will
ind somebody :" use thcm before tho
winter is over though
CLOTHING OF ALI. SORTS
IL NEEDED Ton CHARITY
MI sizes and varieties OF wearing
apparel arc needed by the Associated
Charities. Seven league boots can h..
used as readily as tn. dainty siipucr
D: a baby. Dresses for infants, little
girls. young women and yrandmothcrs
are al! called FOR by the shivcrine
claimants on public charity Men OF
wide girth and men OF shadowy frame
with all the Intervening sizes. arr.
found in the ranks Of the johless army
No garment. however odd us proper
tons. * useless 10 the Associated
Charities. SO long as /, Is warm ana
durable.
With tho abandoned clothing going
10 waste IN many Richmond closets.
some man woman down in the
windswopt alley can be made comfort
able. The Times Dispatch offers
means 10 transfer the clothing from
the forgotten closet Of the comfortable
residence to the back OF tho shvering
mcndicant. Two more days remain be-
fore tn. opportunity closes
Those who have clothing To give
may carry 1t. wrapped securely ana
marked For The Times Dispatch" to
the nearest fire engine house or TO the
Office OF The Times Dispatch. II viii
hc taken care OF until Thursday when /
trucks will carry il to the Associated .
Charities. Tho donor need incur no (
cXpens" in connection with tho service. !
hut in its now environment the clothing !
will take on nndrcamcd Of value.