New-York tribune., 1901-02-22
TO AID PROBATION WORK.
A COMMITTEE FORMED YESTERDAY To
ASSIST Mr. WILLARD IN THE REFOR-
NATION OF YOUNG CRIMINALS.

large number Of women responded 10 the call
10 NEE. yesterday al Mrs. Willard Parke-'s Na S
West Ninth-st. 10 form committee in aid os the
probation work
Ms Parker presided. and in opening said that
the object u view not such work As that done
by the Toubs school. under NJ Willard b,,- o.,
carry the same idea further. She then tnrro5.--.s
justice Jerome, who gave an interesting account
ot the way IN which the work began -YoL1-E. men
We're brought before rs, charged with some offence.
comparatively trivial perhaps II was poss!hle
tAat they were nor consistently bad. and We selr
unwilling IN many 10 send them 20 The ---.-
tentiary or House os Refuge. where The ass5~.s-
uons We're c2ly TOO likely 20 turn them into con-
nruee criminals. Ar institution IS the as- resort
II seemed 10 Is. Yet the Justices have no time 10
investigate the individual cases look I'D rhs- b-r,a
influences. and so or
Ihen We began 10 notice that young man was
coming 10 the court IN behalf of this youth r rha-
and We found that he was doing exactly rba- ~,--,
o. investigation We saw thar NJ Willard showed
tact kindness and good Judgment and Ne bsy,,,
10 ask him 70 look Up one or another OF n. casas
We thought might be doubtful. We adopted rh. r1zr
n such cases OF postponing sentence for few eav
ano M Willard would talk 10 them several rr,s g.,
e--e '1terNaI and enceavor 70 understand then,
then they were a. liberty on parole-to come ba.l,
OF Z certain day tor sentence-and were ordered 20
report 70 him IN the mean time 7 " Vir.s-4
'o-n1 lAat there was strong evidence of desire N
reform they would be freed under Suspended So
tence. 1---
BY this means il was found thar NAM ,-,.---.
"-o WITHOUT such investigarior must have 7sa-
sehl 10 prison, were capable os rafo--77-f--
'-s1loe Jerome mentioned several cases t- 5r-s
''~'lot one OF them being thar o. tuo v-..--s a.
leslss- IoT lfgenousy planned theft .-.. .-,-
A - character and mad rather had -a--rTs 81,
6~- S'-s s4-Se. ana II seemed Us mar 10 rtD-
Nu--c D. ot any Use 10 him The or ha- 49, s---5--
- " le-' tnat something might le eon yb sim
me nrst Vas sent To the House OF Refuge ~ .,--
months me second was paroIeG ther ,-rrer.s -.
suspended, and h. has been WORKING .7-r@srt.. 80
s.le- aLc has every chance of becoming a ----a--
e~Ie citlzen- without NJ Willard re n.usr aava
wise 10 ier hin 80 scot free il uas ra-essa- mas
- ,- s,-o--o t-l mar the Jaw stiA rosld hold him.
bttn Impossible without Mr. Willard
80 -n-- n cannot work single handed any .l-Er-
1e must nave help. II = no use % talk 1o-t
!rslstatlon ard appropriation The r. Is t-ar no
,,-ElS4aii' lcr probation system exists IN Nea.-
aask, and tEe present Is The condition 10 ae Fscel
Indivicua. work Is needed. C-rarizarfor fz ---a- .
gwen 1y the individual, = the work Is 10 20 on
and Il must"
vic1al Instances, showing clear.E T-.r many were
Permanently reformed rk -h- r~r.rlUr -tsf-1. -..
Otherwise must have become r-Is. .-..I=.
Mrs. Van SncerlU. VINO was a- FGa court or
Special Sessions yesterday morning then spoke
briefly and repeated Judge Jac8Ess earnest r.uurf
on tnat occasion 10 the ga Tue ~ M WuIarF.~ uork
saving that o. the fOrty-fve youths who had bee.
placed under his care during the last month only
four had been sent 10 tho H1ues % Refuge.
Mrs Parker stated tlat The cCrlTlitt-e tc r-
formed would Work, proc11lH. ~ connection Witr
t4le children Aid Society. which mas greatly helped
Mr- willard for some time It had a,cu decided.
she said, 10 elect the officers Cf commute and
allow the other members 10 volunteer N0r1i-a-
lions were made from the floor. ano these officers
were elected Eyert Jansen Wendell. president.
Ostrom. secretary, and Graham Phelps stokes
treasurer