Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-09
K|WAN|ANs PLEDGE HELP
TO HOMELESS CHILDREN
DIR. Plcasants, Director of Welfare
Society, Stirs Members OF Club
i'm Eloquent Address.
HUNDREDS IN STATE NEED AID
Ham" Watson. Chairman of Base
ball Committee, Urges Body tn
Attend Game Tuesday and Boost
Players Against RotarianS.

Following a graphic account of the
work of the Childrcn'S Welfare So
Cicty OF Virginia before the EiwaniS
Club by Or. &. T.. Peasants. director
OF the society. the club last night cX-
tended Or, Peasants rising vote
of thanks, ana pledged itself to "a :
sist the society In its work for home
less aud needy children.
Or. Peasants said there We're hun
drcds OF children throughout Nir
GINA in dire need OF moral. mental
physical and social help. Ills society.
nc said. had done wonderful work in
placing children in respectable homes
and under good guardianship lie
said 500 had been placed in good
homes. and that the society had NOW
supervision of about l.@O0 in every
section OF Virginia.
Ralph Harrison speaks.
Ralph Harrison, former president
OF the club. spoke on the work OF
kiwauis, and said that whcn,hc landed
N Richmond four years ago. and saw
q great electric American flag float
ing" in the hrccz. over a Broad
street store. he was very much i'm
pressed. and felt glad that he had dc
cidcd 10 make this grand old city his
future home.
Horace Halves said when he frs;
came TO Richmond nfty-thrcc years
ago, he made up his mind then that
Richmond would be the greatest city
in the South, and he had not been
mistaken.
Ham Watson. chairman of the
baseball committee. urged the club TO
attend the game next Tuesday at
Boulevard Field in body aud to
boost the players with plenty Of
cheers and pop. Captain Tom Howell
followed up by declaring the game
would be really worth seeing we
will spring some surprises" hc said.
particularly in the box. On GU,
stan YOU VIII find an unknown who
can pitch the fadc-away 10 a finish.
and the Rotary club will find that
he Will fool them Al every turn
Practice Will be held every afternoon
this week.
Clin Walker has been selected as
cheer leader. and, assisted 10y the
Pep" squad" il is said he will njcc,
number "i novel yells in tho side
line ana in the grand stand AT tn"
game. The lineup as announced last
night vii! embrace the following:
Team 4" rlny Ro,urian>.
Tom Howell. FIRST base: ''rwinS''
ArmitaEc. second base. Dick" Hard
"sty. shortstop. MIX! ms third base.
Hay" Sutherland, left field; "Cornic"
Price. center field; Dick" Graham
right field: Buckroder. Polly. pinch
httcrs. The batteries. To be used at
intervals - Dick" Payne. Trinitc.
Quinn, pitchers; Eancs. l.ou:han.
catchcrs.
~ the suggestion OF Ham" Wat
son. The club decided To take a large
number at orphans TO the circus next
week. instead of giving them the
usual automobile trip.
Chairman Frank Tyndall. Of she
stunts committee for next Monday.
announced that the meeting would be
held at the boathousc OF the Virginia
Roat Club. Mayo Island. heriunin.
III ':3" o'clock. He advises all at
tending TO bc supplied with bathing
suits and points to this program o;
stunts: Tub race, canoe race. canoe
ii!unG, ffty'yard swim. diving. relay
swimming. and two races 10y mem
bcrs OF ia" boat club. including an
eight-oar shell race and u single ScuIl
race between George Beers and Bob
Forrest.
Arrangements are being made for
moonlight excursion down the
James ON the night OF August -.
when ladies Night" viii be oh
served e.