Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-17
. !|l!0 FEWER TAG DAYS
SOCIAL AGENCIES COUNCIL
GIVEN RECOGNIZE DATIONS
Committee Advocates Concentration of
Efforts OF Smaller Charitable
OrEnn.zatiops Here.

Sweeping reduction in the number
OF tag days in Richmond. out not en-
tire abolition Of this method %; Sccur-
Ing FUNDS was the first recommended
;!on OF Rev II. II. G. Maclachlan's
monthly meeting of the Council OF
Social Agencies yesterday afternoon.
This committee WAS appointed at the
November meeting OF the council for
the purpose OF Investigating the whole
matter OF tag days ia Richmond with
n View 20 formulating plans whereby
Der o. tag days permitted and in the
character OF the organizations making
the appeal.
The committee recommended that
preference be given to the organiza-
ions ions which iirsi "sSd This method OF
substantial sums in the past,
II was further proposed to COM
Dine Val! the cotOrcd charitable or
CARNATIONS IN Richmond. and with the
cooperation OF the white people in
,eres;ed in the colored work have one
terprises" In this way "A much larger
SUM could be raised for the colorcd
work. il was stated, than the negroes
themselves have succeeded in doing
Or. II II. Eiibhs suggestion to the
committee that organizations raising
SS,oOp or over should not be asked
10 20 into The financial fedora ton"
II this tercdat!on was organized. and
ihat those organizations raising less
than 500" should be grouped accord
ing TO The character OF the work was
also presented for the cons liberation
social Agencies The report of the COM
mlitcc MAS read by the secretary, Mrs.
1t. George Cooke.
Accredited representatives OF APP
pToNimatcly titty charitable and phil
anthropic Richmond enterprises, in
Guiding both white and coiored, were
present at the meeting Yesterday.
Further recommendations of Dr.
Maclachlans committee related TO the
proposed classification of chauri [ 4 bic
ORGANIZATIONS which followed the tag
day method OF raising money. The
suggested classification WAS based on
information secured by the committee
relative to the amounts .rIised by
the various organizations on their in
uiy rI. tag days This year
Whiting Nurse HssoSit,ion and elit
Class =. $1,000 TO $4,000, none.
Class !. about $4,000, Belle Bryan
Day Nursery and Sunnysdc Day
Needy Confederate Women. st. JOSEPH
orphan Asylum and Ecstover Homes.
HLepme society for Virginia, richmond
iHindcrSdTlcn Assoc .ation, Bethany
, tome Tor Friend!ess Children. FEEDER
!iome. Fulton Day Nursery. coiorcd and
FLOYD Hall for Working Girls.
Glass q. less than $1,000. Home club
Church Joint tag day for Negro Bah-
list. Old Folks Home ana Friondvs'
Orphan Asylum
Recommendation of the executive
Charles r. Hannigan s chairman. thai
the Council Of Social Agencies be
legally incorporated WAS approved by
the membership.
Discussion OF the urgent need OF a
social service survey Of l. Richmond that
me year program OF the Council of
social Agencies might be facilitated
resulted in the appointment of Or i;
=. Levy. Director Of Public Welfare
as chairman of committee the pur-
pose OF which will hc To ascertain
Whether such a survey viii have the
cooperation OF existing charitable or
carnations in Richmond