The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-06


four members to the board of direc-
tors and transacted such other busi-
ness as was proper in their ANNUAL
gathering.
DIR. Buchanan's report indicated
that there was no such thing as UNI
employment now, that drunkenness
and the demands upon the charities
of the city coming from that source
had been eliminated. and that the
problems now were down to those
basic demands that can always be ex-
pected, the widow with dependent
children, tho INDECENT aged. the sick,
and such families az get along very
we'll under normal conditions but on
account OF limited incomes are unable
to meet such emergencies as sickness
or death OF their members, or the
temporary unemployment of the heads
of the families. .
the care OF the organization in 1877.
OF which $40 have become tndepen-
dent, and have graduated from the
necessity for aid.
Women With Dependents.
Included In this list are 100 women
with dependent children, the children
numbering ass. Forty-nine OF these
women are widows while in forty
seven cases they have been deserted
ny fHSlT nUsfhadnr a b1A
are In Jail; four insane. and four are
physically incapacitated.
DR. buchanan shows that the ds-
serted family must. during the period
of the absence of the man, must be
cared for In the same manner as the
family whose head has died j
In accordance with policy outlined
last year more attention than ever Is
being paid to keeping dependent fan'i"
l.. SnAs FnEl
where there In good mother ms II
the highest form OF economy for the
state Reference is made IN Dr
Buchanan ssareport 10 the policy in
some gates Of penssoning every de-
pendent child in order that the chio
may have proper opportunity 10 grow
up tnt8 hen # etattsss tfss7-ssafafa
citizen lack or care in immature
FEARS being cause fer crime ana
INN crafty.
Runaway Husband Discussed
The rurnwap husband and father
COMES n for n strong section or the
report cor Guiding with the recon-
snendatfon that, should no other plan
sufree. he state should take the dehn-
orert parent. work him. and turn over
the pr ~ceds NJ his labor to his fam
ily for rs support. In many cases
Tire Org Tfzat'on has followed UP De
sertfnr tshanda ard through moral
suaa5o-. es7sree6ed tn awakening them
te ~ gtr sense Of responsibility TO
the'r a. miles.
Ind ITS conte IN for considerable
=. semi te the report there being
on the roll q the Associated Charities
eleven ~nuples with partial Incomes
th-ee n-eed counies INDECENT. ffty aged
!adlVi6naYs with Insufficient incone
end thirty five aged individuals IN
algerst Some of these couples could
ia tat-e34 care Of Mt the City home. but
fe~tare that they have lived together
Ell tnr!r lives and that the first thing
that would be dome AT the City home
v oula he n separate them. Says the
repert;
-'Cominw under this classification
va have eighty five aged individuals.
taAie and female, who express SINH
~ feeling and positively refuse OF
taeir ovsr voiition TO enter th~ Gay
home. No matter what the conditions
are under which they live, we have
no law or ordinance ~ force an tndf-
gs4,s "a - To ttaA CITY ncm> ana he
cared for. In a nura her OF eases IL
would be a humane and benefcent 40
luton OF the problem hut the per
sstence with which they cling 70 what
thew term their freedom and indie
pendence IL pathetic"
In treating OF the eases OF families
In which temporary sickness is the
cause Of need attention Ii called to
the fact that In some cases Incidence
has been found. but that because Of
the Incidence on the part Of the bread
winner the cases ot sick children can
not be i!sregarded
The difficulties surrounding tho
familie of those OF small means,
where tuberculosis assails the head or
n member o. the family. are described
in the report Referring to the reha-
nllitat.on OF $40 families. the report
says:
THE conditions during 1917, MS pre-
viousiv minated, ware most favor
able for this work Employment WAS
easy to obtain. Temptation to drink.
with all its concomltants. was largely
eliminated. ard such were confronted
by the task OF earning n living, with
none of the usual excuses available.
From a purview of the classification
OF those who graduated from our care
will he seen the Influences az work.
Worthy OF notice IS the number of
families who were continually appeal
ing to charitable agencies. owing 70
drunken husbands They made no
claim upon us this year. We. OF
course. have n few who are confirmed
drunkards, They lapsed occasionally
into Indulgence, but the real article
was hard TO And. and the most prom
Using substitute. bay rum was not
palatahle. except In confirmed cases
Also the number OF eases from un-
employment has been practically
eliminated, The demand for labor has !
been incessant. Wages have increased, j
and where anyone made such nlea
we were 'r a noest'o1 tn offer emnln~-
ment all during the year as 1t was