Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-09
NEW SECRETARY ELECTED
BY ASSOCIATED CHARITIES
Miss Charlotte Whiting Succeeds DR.
James buchanan and Assumes
Duties Mt Once.
BOARD MEMBERS ARE NAMED
Directors Announced at Annual Meet
ing Include Coleman WorthaIu,
Dc Soto ~FitzGerald, c. Il. Has
brook, Mrs. =. st. George Cooke.

announcement was made yesterday
AFTERNOON at the annual meeting OF tho
executive board of Associated Charities
OIL richmond. which met at the Jcffcr-
son Hotel, that Miss Charlotte Whiting
had been selected TO take the place of
Lr. James Buchanan as acting general
secretary until Il permanent appoint
ment is made.
Miss Whiting was connected with a
settlement house in the Italian quarter
in New York for six years. and during
the war was director of the social
service department Of a shipbuilding
ployed 1000 men. Since the war She
has been with the War Cam Commu-
nifty Service in the establishment Of
Henry L. Baskcrviiil' commente side ont
me accomplishments of the retiring
mat during the period DIR. Buchanan's
connection with the Associated Chari-
ties. ne had been the insticator of many
TO solve the social problems OF Rich
mond. among them the establishment
81 the juvenile Court and the Bon Air
Some i'roblemn Solved.
IN account OF the general demand
ror iap0r and Il supply insufficient to
ltics mas not been confronted TO any
eMtsht this year with the problem OF
his renor said Mr.: Baskervill in
women, able and willing to WORK. bur
unable TO obtain positions. have in mr.
emsE Sears TeHuired a great deal of
o. me work has been sreatly .enic,T
tneFc sun rcmains a considerable num,
nor ouS TaSes where the waSe earned is
~ suiicicnt to meet the needs of thn
haase family in this dav of
nisn cost Tor iuel, ioOdStutfs and ,i,.n
ms tneSc cases have been relieved by
- rom Inc commiSSary and tho
oid-clothinG department, as Well ~ t &c
occasional help in money toward INC
AS an offset to the reduction :,
pcnse TO the charities as abovr 10.
800 ~ IL must be borne in mind th,,
we b, / several large classes whom
nerentcd by the indust. !ai artivi,v
won,cr Inc widows an ddcsertcd
a momen with dependent children, the
""u sne chronic invaiidS.
az. must Increase Aid.
pain i"ct. thcsc classes. who, in the
carn 49," ui things cannot DO wa 20.
cost OF necessities without rccni"
my OF the advantages OF prescn, himms
in M thbn; ms has reacted on our WORK
lhe average donation to Smch nnurease
amu Win the coming cold weathrr ansi
That these or fuel it is to be expected
III me near future. heavier
Iinn IN view ot the conditions above ONT.
timon VIII be readily seen thai Tho
ities Will probably be as Sr $3.50 mar
srra.tr. than in former years but az.
Eichhrr,eonce with the generous public or
these needs s'1 VIII h nse nee Iesl confident that
ncctloh, 1t must also he rcn I'm,
III w;if our greatly increased poprio,ieeuu
persons who add TO the number Of
hcin ~ u VIII be dependent on rho
"cip OF me Associated Charities" tue
raises Work or PAPERS.
viii sta ,osdnG ms report. MI. Basker-
serr you'd call attention to the crca,
.Associa ted ,hat mas been rendered the
iIornsr has been Presenting to- Tho ~, Inc
The he nfeus Of special cases undcr
has t nfaatps ovs Of .opnortunities.' and
sum of sa,S27.oo thus rais asfasurer the
.Gr paper raised the Ht"e mt-
been u" uis,E to sSsa5s. The funds have
10 tbe nnted through our visitors
were d~esiGnatcd." when they
speecb huehanan made his farewell
board v as rctiring secretary to the
the work of thc mneH nc
the nrrotau 70 the future problems Of
i is thc Wills the making Of
activities. DR.. B~ucbannae ot
Were nnnt me three fields OF action
the aEed d' mi the widows with children.
serves and tho sick, cspccj,nrr tnemi-
stricken with tuberculosis and nose
I'm - a. inc present was on a bas;s
operation. Noh'ihued CO.
Presented with Gun.
huchanan apd his wife were nro.
fuI snition of their constant and fnni.rhll
boz, ceS With the association. The
norc inc following inscription.
nnr; and Mrs. James BWchnnan nro-
mite" of ne me b1ard and Finance Com
= ,oken OF personal apprcc;ation as
iiSeGSss 800 devotion and efficient service.
DR.. Buchanan resigned tho nos;,;o
tios StcretarE of the Associated Charii
ch 20 take up work with The Intcr-
chnrch World Movement. az i"'cr
Six vacancies appeared on tho ,.,
q mn StaL; ana a committee prcviouslv
reported their n~ominations
The new members of"ri%bn
1 EiaI ara Coleman Workman. De soto
ritS.'erald. John NJ. Miller, Jr. Mr.
=: 81: George Cooke. G. r. uoSbrnoI.
and DR.. James Buchanan.
fIrAr y 80.