Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-22
CITY MAY CREATE FUND
FOR INDECENT WOMEN
Finance Committee Listens to Fer
vent Appeals for Care of Mid
owS and Mothers.
MRS. j. w. DURHAM SPEAKS
Miss Charlotte Whiting, Rev. {. r.
Peasants, Henry y. llutzlcr ami
others Make Addresses support
ing Measure

Completing its consideration OF a
lplG docket at midnight the Finance
Commits" tAcd upon Thursday al
;rruoou .,i o'clock rs the hour for
nyGluuiu% sidoration uC The May
or's tentative budget. Mayor Ainsi!c
viii hc present To assist the COM
mittccn in solving tn" financial prob
lcm Of finding enough mono! 10 meet
The demands OF the needs OF the CITY.
Several plans VII, lac euggcstcd--;o
inauguratc . fee system in the De
buildings. Police, Electricity. Health,
ana the Imposition Of Il spccia! "cho".
The first move toward concrete ac-
Tor "lndiccnt widows and Mothers
was mad" by the Finance Commitirc
az the city Council last night. when,
after exhaustive discussion OF the
p-cpos Tho papers relating TO
jhc case We're tabled tp h" taken up
and disposed OF by the co'ninittc" at
:, sprciA! meeting for Cons!J era ton
ON the Mayors t-a.atlvc hUdSrt.
The project j. being pushed by tn.
housewives l.casu" and Mothers
clubs ana Kindred organizations. The
ordinance was introduced in Council
by Councilman tmlau;. VINO, III his
capacity as member of tn" Finance
Committee last night urged it, ,dup-
appropriation of Sl0.ocO as :, fund -
be drawn upon for tn" relief ut in
digcn, mothers and their children.
II " pointed bGl ny tNc Slitak''fS
that the city would save a hundred
fold NOR" than the amour. .prrc-
priai"d, in saving children from he
coming Liabilities a children, and
.Ht"r as impotcnt adults.
Mrs ]. w. burham spoke fory"utiy
~ favor OF IN" measure. Sh" Illus
rated H.. argument with Il number
ot references 10 fimi.ies ;nat had
bo"U broken up. and scattered and
wasted. because there hap. o. "G 10 hc
no means through which i..sy might
nav. been saved ana ccincuirJ. '"ih.s
money. Will! not bc an expenditure"
said Mrs Durham. but am !nycst-
mcut"
Miss Charlotte Whiting, secretary
along similar lines. She went It lit
'tr farther IN saying that the fund
would lead !" at least some "duc:t-
ton ana that children who We're no;
good chances IN the battle OF lie.
iirv 9. l.. ilcnsauts. Of IL" chill.
'i,h ; itom" society. .pok" from hIs
sNpcr.crce of seven years in dealing
with IN" homeless waif ana Tho h.lp-
.ess mother.
Henry :. liutz!er. who has had
many Esars' experience AS AN Official
iarS"!N upon Mother Love"
JuG@c Kicks. of the Juvenile and
nom,Siir Relations Court spoke
strongly IN favor OF the ;tppruuria-
ION iir said i; would reduce The
work IN his court ANA would hr worm
many thousands more IN the develop.
mont %! manhood and womanhuud
Members OF the conmittc. wcr,
plainly touched by tn" pictures pre-
"rntvd 10y the advocates and there
rs every reason TO believe the or-
"1uhhGc may be recommended to
Council for adoption
Ihe committee heard Alderman
Julian Wlnir-c in favor OF an arpro-
priation for tho relief o! Mrs H. W
N.'hcr!ani, whose property NJ $40
Nest Main street WAS damaged by
street grading. and Senator Morgan
t. Mills, who stated that he did not
destr" Ia dispose OF pic, al land
belonging 10 him a; the abutucut
- tn" Shamhcrlaync Avenue viahucJ
iic said hc wanted ia do everything
ne could for mis- city. but iai, ina
;llc lot in question Would not Ne need
arranged TO have 4 concrete ware
huuS- erected thereon. and prcrrrr.,!
10 continue Win his plans Tho citv
IS about - take steps toward s-cur-
ing III" property by condemnation pr
othcrwis,
Councilman CLAUDE T.: Ru,ksns ANA
Councilman Fred II. ppw,! spoh.. In
favor 81 "a approximations for I'M
prpNcincniS 10 DAVIS Avenue between
Broad and GrIc" Streets ANA former
'oun'i.man Z Gray iIa idpu spok" in
FAVOR O. r"iiof 10 the Booth estate in
~ North Sido Property belong
vert overflow. -. l..
tn" committee l4-.n,.v.ui into az
"eunEe session after i s"as stated
;hnt tho hudgo; would not hc con
SiGcrcd at this meeting