Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-25
make POOR HOMES HAPPY |
CHARITY WORKERS CARRY
MANY GIFTS TO FAMILIES
salvation Army. Associated Charities
ana Hoy scouts Provide Christ
INNS Cheer for Hundreds
EIchmond.s roor nconlc white ar

Eichmond'S poor people, white and
colored. are well fed and warm today
when the Christmas spirit is abroad in
the land. Heads OF charitable orCani
cations stated last night that never
| in the history OF organized charity in
Richmond had the work OF providing
for the poor and needy been so well
organized ana systematic nor had been
carried out with SO little confusion and
duplication OF effort as had been the
case this year.
The Salvation Army was the big fac
TO. in the distribution OF relief More
than 800 baskets were given out in the
basement Of John Marshall High school
yesterday afternoon between . and 3
O'Clock 10 holders OF tickets, whose
cases had been thoroughly investigated
by tho workers.
rs each basket was delivered the
stun was detached from the ticket, to
Tor future reference.
Baskets Wei FILLED.
Each basket contained a chiclon. 4
can each OF corn. homny and ,on,a-
'"es' bag OF potatoes, "a sack OF flour,
thrh.pS, apples, macaroui. butter tea
V"lcc, celery, oatmeal ana Il can of
milk Wagons carried 100 OF the has
L Es,I 10 tmS rolored branch of the sal
where they viii be distributed today
l" list OF worthy color,d pcopIc.
MOI only were baskets givcu 10 the
worthy poor on the lists Of tho saliva
ton Army but TO lists furnished and
,oucheu Tor by the Associated Chari-
ties and the Boy Scouts
Ensign Paul Jones. now nj ,bc b,,d
OF the Richmond branch Of Tho sal.
ZION Army, stated with regret that
~ WirG una pic TO obtain sugar tor
Entertainment Tonight
'Ht NIUE ChllCren OF thu, moor y,.;jJ
W., W. e.pcS!nliy remembered by the sal
n mnnP AF IN tonight at an entertain
at 10 North Seventh street .rI 80
r; nc tree and each Child viii
'I Tomor a small FIT ana candy,
entertainment for tho moor cl;rdp ~ ~
the South Side AT tho SaIyatinn ~ trr ~,
and gifts. - N''' 81 'fcc
co GInptai y, Fox who is in charge of the
emf ~ ,.rf9 nrranslns for tree, and an
drcn of that section Of Rich m"nd I''i-
1hurchcs OF Richmond. inJiI.id,,,,s
,hn mtnrHI 10; orsan:zations took care OF
~ .Htiic list OF the worthy moor 81
me Richmond Associated ciar;,ii 10. OF
49,. seventh street Christian ,.hu n.'tS
r, MI; proNined baskets for fifty m"cdx
money. ''u''"hH OF
Distribute Stockings.
on-IE scouts covered Richmond thor
''L'''idN afternoon Il Sfrii,.
III -."oo nlcd stockings to anprovn,i
iSts OF children. Owners of ~, 49, ~ u
pies offered their cars 10 nsSist H.
, sG"ulS IN the rapid delivery Of the
~, oo!orsd children were not sIir,.ca
a an' Ti"iorcd Army ana Navy club At
frjbTii;n,, S1r Ire, being used as a dis
49, tn"' point. About 500 stocIiin.s
were given out to coIored chiiIrcn
c i "t'ph is 10 nave II tree for tho
C coi'i,S' people AT the newly-estabiished
-! streets, where Mary pitnnn ,,I
tG, h3sociatcs on the board have
immunity House. Mary plans To- hovn
ntF tree on sunday night in order ~,
nt surnlu. from Other trees may H..
M i,JrGI III ne IN direction OF Fulton.
Vokcd for the weurers of tbn - ~
,mc o!d soldiers Tome By a ..rerni, -"
!,v iIc '', n'., ,ros iniI year to be given
daughters Of the Confcderacv ~,
nnmual dinner FOR the veterans foi /,
be I eiyen n custom h OF many Years, viii
United Daughters OF Tho 90, fn ~, -. /
on December so '|S
opcn House for Girls.
oPeh mouse viii be KEEP, AT th, y,
dnstrial Service Center az ,h ~: n
~, az Ills East Main Street this /
are ser ,wom ana ana t"%nisht Tor Girls Who
nHNc been considered necessary fn,,
'n,le WI De an open fire, poppino -. |
corn corr candy making and music cnonSh
''I rnrrE SRI who wants 10 come.
Ninights OF Columbus viii carry
ana iniirm inmates o. 81 S1nhS,,u
..o.ie, conducted by the Little Sisfn,s
C Snf ro9r' on West Main Street. =
t,interia inment and gifts provided ~,
IN, t iocaI council of knights of co,
IN! a,, ons on New Years Day.
ne community OF Seven Pines
4 christmas tree, ana cnter;n in,1n aau
- 49, m!Sht arranged by the cmpjovens
RIM INC , LiSneral Ordinance Depot, Miss I
rinos $500 teacher In the Seven /
am Q! songs and rocitations.
or No nri imsii'uiion in Richmomd, public
o. o. private but had some Torn
Christmas cheer provided mis- ior'n OF
30 even reformatories, convict c;,,nn: |
'''II llCnAl INSTITUTION t''t'o l