Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-15
TEN OPPORTUNITIES
TO AID C|TY'S POOR
The Times-Dispatch Affords a
Chance for Generous Peo-
pie to Help.
NEED FOR FUNDS PRESSING
Families With Urgent Wants
Depend On Associated Char
tiles for Assistance.

with Christmas only ten days off.
The Associated Charities, recognized nv
the citizens of Richmond as their apen.
cy Tor constructive aid to needy fam
lilies and the relief of tho poor. again
comes before the public in its annual
appeal for funds with which to carry
IN years past The Times-DisDatch calls
upon It's readers to assist in this work,
rna afse 70 tina, that end end has undertaken to
raise iund with which to relieve dis
tres, tress among ten families. Here is
a. great coed with little, money. to-
tal OF Sl,o20 VIII meet the needs of the
families referred to-
II Is pointed out by the finance COM
Lee Valentine. John stewart Bryan and
Milton j. Straus. that while work has
bee been plentiful during 1915. this does
the orphan. the aged, the sick, the
physically incapacitated and the fami-
lies of those afflicted with tubercuIo-
must be maintained, and the increased
cost OF living met by a larger liber-
Last winter was the most severe in
the history of Virginia and created an
unusual demand for fuel, which the
Ass9ciated Ass3 Charities was enabled te
the people of Richmond. thereby avoid
Ing much suffering.
ENTIRELY DEPENDENT ON
VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS
ments OF Richmond in meeting the
needs Of war;" says the annual state-
ment of the. finance committee, "The
uncertainties. recognized by all, are
now confronting us. We need $4,000,
at least. for the year 1919. We are en-
tributions."
The summary of the work of 1918
fifty-eight families. which had been
aided previous, to 1917. had again ap-
PILED to the Assoei9ted CHARITIES for
helped during the year.
In his comprehensive report, Cen
1; s1al 1;d,:iec Secretary James Buchanan calls
ing November 80. 1915. which shows
be Of s
ties. =
DEMAND FOR hAnen . . :. 80,
: .on aeeoun. Of the war aGd-rne
guehsaan there SqS has beee sh an saSs a
who previously could not Gnd employ
@erk as sff hey eoSd The a9 for
women has also been great. and night
work, as we'll as day work, has been
6
of for factory work by women. There
have been. more positions than there
were people to fil them" s,r ,.,,,..
cared for in 1917 have been reduced
to 6l5 in 1918. and DR.. Buchanan gives
a careful analysis showing the char
riod. which does not include relief
through churches, organizations or in
diyiduals, His biggest problem In
always has been, and will continue to
be, the care Of women with dependent
children. Widows head the list. In
for 49 widows with 113 dependent
children; in 1918, this number was
only slightly reduced to 46. but these
for. ffo "A' uepe"'e"' en''0re" 70 care
BURDEN FALLS UPON
PHlLANTHROPIC PUBLIC
The care of widows with dependent
children" says, DR.. Buchanan in his
lem. No matter what the economic
conditions are, they afford no relief for
the widow and orphan. There are no
wage-earners to take advantage of re-
munerative employment and the bur-
den falls upon the philanthropic pub
lie If the families are going to be held
together.
Deserted women. from a practical
point of view; as regards the care and
support of the women and children.
recreant husband has disappeared, al
though amenable to law, the need of
the families is just as great for the
When the husband commits an Of
Tense against the city or State and
Isl, is incarcerated ar n; In jail to pay the pen
ch!Idren are thrown upon the SYM
pathies of the community for sup
port. Under our laws there Is no pro-
men and children. The State appro-
l,riates the wage-earning capacity of
the husband. takes care of him. but
abandons the helpless woman and chill
dren to the mercy of the public.
Women with dependent children
whose husbands become insane are to
category as the widow from an eco
nomic point Of view and are dependent
upon the community for support.
No LAW TO FORCE
INDIGENTs INTO CITY HOME
Women with families whose hus-
bands are physically incapacitated are
more helpless and have greater bur-
dens to bear than either of the above
of the husband at home they have
AZ. the trouble and worry about the
welfare and sustenance of the chill
dIen
The families aided under the above
Classification DIR. buchanan contin-
ued, include 20 per cent of the total
riod. While the problems involved are
somewhat different. the situation is the
same from an economic point Of view"
In the matter of indigents, it is
conditions under which they live, there
is no practical law or ordinance in
force, either in the city or State, which
can compel an INDECENT to go to the
City Home to be cared for.
AND
SICKNESS OFFER PROBLEM
DIR. buchanan discussed another
phase OF charity to which the Associ-
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