Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-27
CITY JAIL PRISONERS
At SUMPTUOUs SPREAD
Hear Songs, instrumental Mu-
sic and Reading While
Guests at Dinner.

Christmas day WAS a very busy
day n, the City Jail when Samuel
Coles and his workers provided a
dinner for all the prisoners The
workers and jailcrS had their din
nor first Amongst those al the table
were City Sergeant J. -. Saunders.
his son and jailers y. II. Floyd. a.
II. johnson and Miss Rcna poarch,
matron of the women prisoners:
Rev. J. r. Mastin and wife. Rev. Il.
i. Scott and wife. Rev. w. II. Eus-
ton. wife and son, the Excelsior band
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Coles and
daughter. Ethel: Miss Hattie X. Por-
ter. Miss V. Mundcn. Misses Julian
and Mamie Pritchctt. Mrs. c. w
Whidmark. Miss Pauline Dickcrson.
Miss Roper. Mrs. Is Blcncowc. MIR
Albert Blcncowc. w. Nat, Yarbrough.
j. ID. Wilson. Miss Elsie Saunders
and Tildcn McAulcy.
After dinner had tccn served to
the prisoners the following program
was rendered: reading by Mrs. Sam
uci Coles. The Fircman's 'Wedding:"
solo by Miss Porter. Mothers Pray
crS Have Followed Me-" and Love
Lifted Me- and Where is My Wan
'crinE Boy Tonight" recitation by
Mrs. Coles, The Wreck" singing of
the hymn Lean on the Everlasting
Arms. Mr.. Coles made a short talk
lie reviewed tho work of the past
two years in the jail by this band
of workers. which he started. show
ing that go services had been held
at the city jail. and averaging each
at 80, would amount to 12.JOO prison
"rs spoken to during this period
Food. clothing and magazines had
also been given away. amounting to
about $1,000 in value. two organs
have Eccn purchased. besides 100 new
hymn books, and about 200 profess
sions OF religion had been received.
Mr.. Coles left with them the name
OF IN" organization as motto, EN-
,elsior. which means. Ever Up
ward" city Sergeant Saunders
thanked the workers for their SER
vice rendered in the past and said IL
had helped him very much in the
discipline of the Jail. lie also told
the prisoners he did not wish to see
them back amy more, after once lib
Grated, and hoped that in future they
would live better lives
DIR. L T. Mastin made few cncour-
aging remarks and said he would
come back and speak to them again
The chapel was decorated by the
prisoners for the occasion. the decor
ations including Christmas tree.
also an Illuminated star on the west
- ''''t W. Nht I'plll res
to"ns and bells hung from the cell
ing \ large card hung from the con-
ter Of the ceiling with the following
words printed thereon: Genesis xviii
-. This is none other but the House
OF God"
MIR. Coles asked tho men if any OF
them wished to say "a word Several
responded aud thanked the entertain
crs for the good dinner and delightful
program provided for their benefit
One OF the reformed prisoners also
spoke and urged the men to come out
one side of right. that after all it
paid to live good. clean life. Mrs
Coles also spoke to the men. -
The bill OF fare consisted of the
following. roast beef. sweet potatoes,
cr"amcd potatoes. an individual mincc
meat pie with u block of cream on
top. bag OF nuts for each, also an
apple and an orange. raisins. nuts,
candy. mixed and sliced cake and
coffee, bread, butter and coffee cake.
The white prisoners were first fed
numbering about 80 in all then the
colorcd prisoners came in. 100 in ALL
The singing hy these prisoners was
Il special feature OF the day