The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-05-12
MORE CRUEL THAN KIND
Too Much Paterna1iSm in
the State Charities AS
SoCiation's Pro-
posa1s.
WHY NOT CAGE YOUNG GIRLS2
Proposed Change of the C0nstitu-
tion-Deserved Praise for
Mr.. Davis Jail Re-
forms.
7HY NOT CAGE YOUNG GIRLs9

The States Charities Aid Association
held long meeting at the Peoples Pal
ace yesterday. The Rev. J. M Nourse
of Elizabeth presided. There were pres
ent:-Mrs. B. E. Williamson. Secretary;
Treas urer, Thomas NJ. Gopsill; Major and
Mrs. Pangborn. DIR. and Mrs. Richmond
of Newark, DR.. Suthpen of Newark. DR..
McAlister Of Elizabeth, Mrs. Alex
ander,, Miss Cook, Mrs. Palmer Camp
bell of Hoboken, Miss NJ. E. McCartin,
Judge Abel L Smith, President of the
Hudson county branch; j. G. PamDelly
of Morristown, and Poormaster Hewtt5
of this city.
JOINING FORCES.
The proposition to amend the constftu-
tion SO as to make all members of the
local branches members of the State AS
sociatton was discussed by a committee OF
delegates from the local branches and re-
ported upon favorably by the Board Of
Managers, and subsequently, endorsed in
open meeting. The amendment will
probably be carried through at The next
meeting. If it is the branches will con-
tribute twenty-five per cent. of their reve-
nues to the State Association.
PRAISE FOR MR.. DAVIS.
Mrs. Williamson, the energetic secFe~
tary OF the association read a very Interest,"
ing report concerning the condition of the
various county jails and charitable insti-
tutions, OF the Hudson county Jail she
was glad to report that the abuse COM
planned of by the association of allowing
| the corridors at all hours of the day to be
| crowded with chums of the prisoners had
been mostly done away with under Jailer
Davis. The sexes were separated to a
greater extent than heretofore. Mrs.
Williamson is especially pleased with the
new Matron, Miss Rose Murray Mrs.
Williamson gave the association credit az
being instrumental in the setting aside Of
the extravant original plans for the new
| insane asylum at Snake Hill for the &C.
| commodation of four hundred patients.
| The new plans are of less imposing
| design, but will accommodate SIX hum
| dred patients.
The county institutions of Cumberland
were reported as being in very bad CON-
| dition.
HUGE BLUNDRR.
| The Secretary gave the Association
credit for the passage of the ordinance in
Elizabeth prohibiting girls under sixteen
| years of age from being out upon the
streets after nine O'Clock at night unless
| accompanied by their parents. guardians
| or other proper escort. This ordinance Is
designed to curb that class of young girls
who are enticed TO evening picnics and
summer night festivals wnere public
dancing is INDUCED in. An effort
has been made to secure the
endorsement of all the local
| branches with a view to securing such an
| ordinance in all the cities and towns in
| the State. The local branch, though
recognizing the effort as well intended,
has not committed itself, in behalf of se-
curing such ordinances in the cities and
| towns Of Hudson. Doubt Is entertained
| that such an ordinance could be passed in
| a large city. Some of the mem bers do
| not believe that such an ordinance IL
| constitutional; others believe IL is calcu-
| lated to do more harm than good.
CRUEL CHARITY.
| The State Association yesterday en-
| dorsed the efforts of the Trustees of the
| Newark City Home for Boys and Girls at
| Verona who are endeavoring to secure
| legislation allowing them to detain way
ward female prisoners until they are
| twenty-one years of age. At present the
authorities are compelled to allow them
their liberty as soon as they are eighteen
| years old.