Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-08
CLUB CHAT.

Ihe following from California ov.
men. W N'up Voc
flnal preparations are making for tho
llfst biennial of tho California FoGoro,
tlon Of Womon'a Clubs. Nbich ,yiil nar,,
r "a u,is VIZ FEBRUARY ith with a large
fo,ieoPuon una WIN continue through the
eVIuo"lns tnfee days, Reports from the
Ia u throughout the state indicate a
s,,roi '.,ehQlhc9 ana the program win
1i'"ioV aaluRct large number of vle-
,,uis' oeallng arrangements will be
,mGHiti considered and the distinguished
5ntupuns WIN do away with confusion.
OUTSIDE OF the ribbons 20 be worn bv
tle deleBates. the members I'm attend
ancs lfQm each district win he distln-
UU,9nuule by their respective badges.
d'glorts ana papers win tell Of the
uti-s ana the hopes of the Federation.
Uul tnere VIII be considerable of the
l,he ol Work which will be- pursued Tor
tne coming year 0r two. There N every
pl0paolllty that forestry win continue
10 engage the attention Of the cubs
WD.cl have gone into the Fedora lion
WIN me Intention Of finding sompt hing
70 90 mat VIII be For the benefit of all.
forestry IN an educational way. thnt
~ FOR the Enlightenment Of The clubs
throughout the state, has been sys-
lematlcally carried on during the nrst
Two years of the Federnuon's existence
NOW u is proposed to do something
practical along this line. The endeavor
may take the form Of arranging schol.
albhlps FOR the college and summer
schools to be held In the woods. but
whatever The Federation decides upon
VIII show some tangible results in Che
near future.
one OF tho most important measures
undertaken by the civic section of the
California club II now well under way.
II seeks 10 establish I'm this city a iu-
Venlle court, one IN which the youthful
offender, the mischleyOus boy, can not
come In contact With the criminal ele-
ment
IN way this need in the community
has been met by the cooperation OF
Judge Fritz, who has heard majority
of children's eases in chambers. Such
an arrangement as this IL not lasting,
and with q view 10 making permanent
provision for the young offenders the
the women of the civic section and other
friends OF the children have prepared q
bill which will be presented at the next
session Of the legislature IL embodies
the best features of laws which obtain
In several other states, notably those IN
Illinois Many valuable suggestions
have been made by Chief Hurley Of Chi
cago, who for many years has worked
among hayward children, He has Sig
fornia when his services can avail In
establishing this much-needed depart
ment.
To be made really effective, something
more is needed than q separate court;
there must be place Of detention quite
apart from the prison proper The pro-
posed law Is calculated to be efficient In
all ways, and It Is getting the scrutinl2-
ing attentian OF legal as well as SYM
pathetic minds. Judge Sloss who is a
stanch friend Of the poorly circum-
stauced children IL looking over the
proposed statute
Or Dorothea Moore Is directing the
work Of the California club In this mat
ter. She has had extended experience
I'm the settlement work Of several large
cities, and I'm Chicago, while a worker
I'm the Hull House she gave most OF
her time To investigating the conditions
surrounding children placed under ar
rest. with a View to removing the cause
Of the trouble She visited the homes of
these unfortunate boys and girls and
endeayored TO effect cure rather than
apply a palliative. All her knowledge
she brings to the work in this city, the
need Of which can readily be discovered
by those who choose to investigate.
one after another Of the local clubs