The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-15


friends havs bsen nlors iibsrSl ana
IN many cA9es rave temporary relief
TO tide those we'll known to them
over periods OF stress and misfortune.
The year 1918 haS reduced appli-
cations very largely to = basis where
the waEc-earning capacity was alb
sent. insufficient to meet the ordinary
needs or special emergencieA devel-
oped in family life.
The weather during the winter
months was 70 severe that business
and manufacturing were largely cur
tailed. Outside of the weather In.
ffuences, economic conditions were
good. The special need of the season
was fuel. The conditions were aggra.
waited considerably by the genera
scarcity OF fuel and It's Increased
expense.
Through Mrs. Charles e. Boiling
We secured two carloads OF coal;
through Mrs. c. c. Chaplin, twenty
carloads Of railroad ties, and through
II. M. Starke one carload Of pine
slahsa The city Of Richmond, through
the administrative board. contributed
the discarded wood from the Free
bridge and from the Warrington
Street bridge. The cutting. splitting.
hauling and distribution of this wood
presented q serious problem. but we
are happy to be able to say that we
succeeded In meeting the demands all
during the cold weather. Fourteen
hundred and eighty-two emergency
orders Of fuel were delivered.
Through the kindness Of the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone COM
pany. w. 8. Forbes g. CO.. Miller &
Rhoads, b. w. Wilson Paper COM
pany. Crystal Ice company, H. r.
Naille and Mr.. Saunders we were able
to keep up with the demand. even
when tho weather was most severe.
and when trucks and wagons could
not BE- hired for money. During the
coolest days many of our friends
brought their private automobiles
and delivered bags of wood and coal
all around the city. The spirit OF
service was truly sublime" Six hun
bred and seventy-five emergency or
ders Tor fuel were given to the color
cd poor through the colored visitors.
General Donations.
We desire to call special attention
to tho donation of 5000 pounds OF
sugar by Weisberger 4 coin pany
which was distributed from their
store to holders Of tickets furnished
by the Associated Charities; also the
Aragon Tea d Coffee company which
pounds Of coffee. DR.. James K Hall
of Westbrook sanitarium gave a pig
turnips and potatoes; and Mr.. Reed
through c. c. Chaplin, the carcass Of
steer. The public schools and
churches contributed many articles OF
food.
The severe weather and the special
conditions as outlined created con-
siderable extra work, but we are hap
py to be able to say the situation was
met and that all suffering which was
drawn to eur attention WAS aiieviated
We desire to cau special attention
to the opportunity campaign con.
Quoted by the Times dispatch. also
the fuel campaign OF the News Leader
Considerable extra expense was In
CURED in handling the wood. The
hauling. cutting, splitting and delivery
Of the wood were done by family men
temporarily unemployed on account OF
the weather and by transients. all OF
whom were paid. II Is with pleasure
that we record the fact that the loca
men of families and the transients
responded willingly and entered into
the. spirit OF relief.
Summary OF Work for 1918.
Number of families carried over
from last year 4s0: number Of families
renewed. aided in years previous tc
1917. SIS: number OF new families
not previously aided. 81.
Total NUM- Der of families listed dur
ing the year Y9ls, els.
Analysis of Families Aided Durine
1918.
Forty-six widows. 1eT children,
nineteen deserted women. fifty.twc
children two women with husband,
in Jail, six children; four wcmer
with insane husbands, six children
one unmarried mother one child
nine aged couples. married with par
tial income. three grandchildren;
four aged couples, married INDECENT
sixty-six individuals. with insufficient
income, nine grandchildren; ten aged
individuals, INDECENT: 100 temporary
sickness, ell children. nine improve
dence. Atty children: seventeen special
tuberculosis case, Fifty chiiiren
fw-n'ty-f five unemployed temporarily
during winter months. forty-five chill.
dren: fourteen cases assigned to and
cared for by ether agencies. twenty
Ave children.
/. or the 4sn families carried over
from 1917. es5 became self-surport.
ing.
Thirsy-one widows. seventy-five
children. thirty-nine deserted women
eirhty-three children: one women
with husband in Jail. Aye children:
one women with husbands insane. one
child; four special tuberculosis cases
thirteen children; twenty-five aged
couples married; seventy-hve aged
individuals: ten families improvidcnt
'hirfy-two children: thirty Eight un-
employed. eiehty-three children: sixty
'emporary sickness. 1873 children; four
Hsah'ed husbands recovered. twelve
~hildren.
Articles OF cla'hinr, collected and
''s'-ihu,cd. 1876: pairs OF shoes,
f.2.4.