Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-06
ABNORMAL CONDITIONS
FACE CHARITY WORKERS
"Out.of.Work" Class Disappears, Re-
ports President Hawkins at
Annual Meeting.
BUSY YEAR COMES no END
More Than 500 Families Arc Cared
For by Richmond Organization.
Principally Women With Deepen
dent Children.


With the abnormal conditions brought
about b. the war. tho Associated Chari-
tics has discovered one source OF salts
faction. and that Is the passing OF the
so-called "out-of work" class and the
vanishing Of tho professional tramp and
pan-handler from the streets OF Rich
mond. Tint this condition obtains was
brought out In tho report OF President
.. a. Hawkins. submitted at the annual
meeting OF the organization held yes
terday afternoon at the Jefferson Hotel
The presidents report was resume
of tho general field OF activities COW
cred by the Associated Charities. At
tention WIS specially called 10 the ab-
normal conditions now exciting.
Following the report Of Mr.. Hawkins.
tho treasurer, G. c. Chaplin. read his
report. which. while brief and TO the
point. represented tho expenditure or
large sums which have been necessary
in the relief of suffering among the
poor OF the city.
This report for tho year ending De
ccnber /, 1916, showed balance or
H.oei.1e. Contributions from all sources
during the year just ended amounted 70
S12.ae7o7. making total OF $l4.o2Z.fo:
Disbursements the pas, year amouhteu
to 3l3,i5S.2S.
Out OF the balance OF $564.4S. the
amount of s5i8.72 was due the secre-
tary for November disbursements. leav-
Ing balance of ONLY S15.IS.
CITY MISSION nUSf
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
The report of the City Mission, which
constitutes tho Waiting Committee OF
the Associated Charities. br'eh! sum
married., was Nd follows.
Numbers OF families OIL roll. al;
number Of personal visits. 1881; num-
Der of visitors to homes 1893; NUMBER
Of telephone calls asking aio' 2'tos'
number OF old garments distributed
1858: number of shoes. 4T2: number OIL
orders for conl, aoS: number or orders
for wood. 1873; number of calls for emeT-
rcncy aid answered. $50; number o.
pounds OF Ice given. $4,000.
The amount of funds passing through
the hands Of tho president and treas
urer OF the City Mission amounted 10
stoots or this amount. 500 was the
special gift for one family. printing
and hostage amounted 10 $3.50; fuel 20
$50: coiored work TO 81: medicine ana
milk. sc5.1. and prov!slons 10 S2o'.il.
Two carloads OF coal were s''en ~
George w. Stevens.
r..n,r.I Secretary James buchanan
r.nort was not only comprehensive. but
Instructive as we'll. II embraced ms
,deas of what constructive cha''E
means, not only in theory but III prac-
ticc.
CARED FOR 504 FAMILIES
DURING YEAR JUST CLOSED
Interesting excerpts from tho secre-
tary's report follow:
We carried over from 1916 SEA fami-
lies which had been aided during that
v.ar. VIC had sixty -ninc renewals
during 1917. who had been aided In
wears previous 10 1915, and 10 new
families appealed to US during the year
making a total Of si1 families 10! inc
fiscal year 1917. Tho following anaiy-
.is viii show the character OF the faIli-
lies aided during the present year:
women with dependent children
Forty-nInc widows. il3 children: forty
seven deserted women. los children;
four women with husbands IN jail,
thirteen children: four women with in
sane husbands, eight children: i've wo-
men with husbands physically inca
nacitated. fifteen children. Total los
women. 25s children.
"Indigents-Elcven aged couples
with partial income; three aged cou-
pies. INDECENT; fifty aged individuals
with insufficient income; thirty-hve
aged individuals. INDECENT.
"Temporary sickness-.lo cases OF
temporary sickness. with 200 children:
nine cases Of temporary sickness and
indoiencc with thirty-siN children;
,po eases OF temporary sickness and
immortality. with seven children;
twelve cases OF temporary sickness. In
suflcient income. thr,y-eisht chill
dren.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES cases o. tu-
bercuIosis, with nine children.
"Of tho Ssi families carried over
from the previous FISCAL year, s3s OF
them became self-supportins during
1917
II. L. Baskerville. second vice-pres-
dent: Mrs. c. +. Boiling. third vice
president: G. G. Chaplin. treasurer: DR..
buchanan, executive secretary; Mr..
Hawkins and ]. l.. IIill. Mrs. Pauline
Thalhimer Robert 4. Lancaster. Jr..
and Mrs II. w. Sadler. of the board OF
directors. were present -Four OF the
five members OF the board OF directors
whose terms expired at this meeting
John Stewart Bryan. Henry Lee Val
sntinc. Henry Landon Cabell and o. II.
Funsten-were reelected. The va
cancy created by the death Of the fifth
member. L. o. Miller. will not be filled
until the next meeting OF the board OF
directors.