The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-07-24
WORK FOR
The WAITS
Mrs. E. E. Williamson on
Recent Child Legis-
lation in New
Jersey.
SCHOOL oF METHODS
w. G. T. u. Ladies Having
a Nice Long Talk About
Everything at Ocean
Grove.
SCHOOL oF METHODS

The school of methods of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of New
Jersey was convened in the Temple,
Ocean Grove, yesterday morning at ten
o'clock. On the platform were Mrs.
Emma Bourne, president; Mrs. L. Ida
Dukes, Camden; Mrs. L. D. Spangen-
berg, Washington; Mrs. e. A. Burgess,
Highland, New York; Rev. Anna Shaw,
Philadelphia; Mrs. D. P. Peeke, East
Milestone; Mrs. Emily e. Williamson,
Elizabeth, N. j.; Mrs. J. II. Demarest,
Dr. Eva M. Lake and Mrs. FL. L Cam
made.
The meeting was called to order by
Mrs. Emma Bourne, president, and Mrs.
L. d. Spangenberg ledin the devotions.
Mrs. Ella B. Carter, of Newark, who
was Dllled to address the school on .'The
Problem of Nations; How to Avoid
War;" was unable to be present, and
Mrs. e. NJ. Burgess, of Highland, N ",
took her place.
Mrs. Williamson, President of the New
Jersey State Board of Children's Guar
dams, spoke on the Boards work. She
said -
Il think that the State of New Jersey
owes debt of gratitude to Justice Ford
for securing a passage of the probation
law in the treatment of children" Mrs.
Williamson spoke especially of the care
shown to the dependent and delinquent
children. She said that New Jersey has
taken a most advanced ground which
She would maintain. For public senti-
ment of New Jersey never went back
ward, however vacillating legislators
might be.
Mrs. Williamson described in detail
the methods employed by the State
Board of Children's Guardians to pre-
vent the breaking UP of families; to con-
struct them where possible, and to give
the children the benefits of a normal
Christian home training.
She gave several instances where the
children were put in the almhouses and
were returned to parents when the par
ents showed themselves fit to take care
of them. One of the instances was that
of a father who had deserted his family,
and the mother was forced to send the
three children to the poorhouse. The
Board was instrumental in bringing the
father and mother together and provided
home for them.
Then when they had proven them
selves capable of taking care of the
children one was returned on Thanksgiv-
ing Day. On Christmas Day the other
two children were returned to them. She
told Of the gratitude of the parents; how
the mother tainted and the father wept
for joy.
Mrs. Williams then went on to speak
of the probation in juvenile court. She
gvae syeeral illustrations of the wrong
done to children by i'll tempered parents
who report the children to the court She
emphasized the responsibility of w G. I.
u. in preventing the mistreatment of
the children.
She urged upon the Chautauqua As
sembly to return to their homes and try
to secure the appointment of probation
officer. And to have that officer try to
make the children tell their side of the
case confidentially outside of the court.
She closed her talk with an appeal to
the ladies to organize play grounds.
The Woman's Club. of Jersey City,
are going to organize play grounds here
for the poor children of the city. They
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