Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-17
SOCIETY FOR
FR|ENDLESS
Organization Perfected in New
Mexico With Judge McFie
as First President.
RESCUE THE PRISONER
This is the Aim and Purpose Of the
Organization Which Has Done
Good Work Elsewhere.
TO the rescue of the prisoner.

TO the rescue of the prisoner.
This is the aim and purpose of the
Society for the Friendless, branch of
which philanthropic organization has
been incorporated in New Mexico for
the purpose of caring for those COM
mitted to the New Mexico penitentiary,
securing for the discharged prisoners
honest employment. and to generally
reclaim the worlds unfortunates.
A number of members of the new
society met yesterday in the Office of
Jose D. Sena, clerk of the Supreme
Court. to complete the provisional Or
ganization and to incorporate. The
incorporators are: Judge John R. Nc
Fie, Judge A. L. Morrison, Jose D,
Sena. Frank Dibert, j. E. Wood, Mrs.
Donizetta Wood, Forest E. Dunlavy
and the Rev Edward A. Fredenhagen,
general superintendent of the society.
Board Of Directors Chosen.
board of directors was chosen as
follows: Judge John r. McFie, presi-
dent; Judge A. L. Morrison, vice pres
ident; Frank Dibert. secretary; Jose
D. Sena, treasurer; J. E. Wood. J.. E.
Dunlavy and Charles G. Ward, the lat
ter of Las Vegas. Two other men,
bers of the board of directors will be
chosen from other parts of the Terri
tory.
This constitutes a provisional board
Il t1a
perntendent, the Rev. Edward A..
F'redenhagen. A. NJ, founder of the So
ciety for the Friendless. The society
is interdenominationa and interstate,
the members laboring for the reclama-
ton of the criminal and dependent
classes.
New Mexico Society for the Friendess
The corporate name chosen is the
New Mexico Society for the Friendless
the organization being branch of the
United States Society for the Friend
less, with headquarters at Topeka,
Kansas. The organization provides
for two bureaus, viz: The Bureau of
Prison Work 2.-Hhe Bureau of Per-
sonal Service
The Rureau of Prison Work will
maintain the following departments.
viz; Prevention of Crime. 2-Reform
in Criminal Law and Prison Manage
ment 3-.Jail and Prison Evangelism.
4-Employment Finding and After
Care for Discharged Prisoners. g.
The Temporary Home.
The Bureau of Personal Service un-
dertakes the care of that dependency
which contributes directly to crime. 1t
operates in the city slums and among
the floating or tramp classes.
Purpose Of the Society.
These bureaus work together to car
ry out the purpose of the Society for
the Friendless, which is set forth in
the charter as follows: "The preven-
ton and cure of crime and it's related
dependency by applying the principles
and methods in accord with the exam
pie and teaching Of Jesus Christ"
Mr.. Fredenhagen came to New Mex.
leo from Colorado, where he has COM
pleted the organization and incorpora-
tion of the Colorado Society for the
Friendless. There as here, the move
ment includes many of the best and
most prominent people of the state.
The society is now operating in four
states and two territories and is rapid.
ly spreading.
Those Responsible for Success Here.
The success of the New Mexico or
ganization is due in the first place to
the splendid work of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
E. Wood and their co-workers at the
New Mexico penitentiary, also to the
very efiicient help of Frank Dibert
and other officers of the Santa Fe Cen
trail, Judge John R. McFie and other
members of the bar, and many others
among Santa Fe's leading citizens.
Mr. F'redenhagen returned to Tope-
ka last night to complete the arrange
ments for the third annual convention
of the United States Society for the
Friendless, to be held in that city, jan
uary 1928, 1904.
Supporting Members Of the Society.
The following have become support
ing members of the society: Judge J..
r. McF,ie, Judge A. L. Morrison. G. H.
Wilkinson, c. T. Pressy, Hattie M.
Moncuser, William Penn Clarke, Ed
ward B. Field, Forest e. Dunlavy,
Frank Dibert, James H. Nicholson,
John P. Victory, N. B. Laughlin, A. B.
Renehan, Mayor l. Sparks, District At
torney e. C. Abbott, w. R. Price, Will
lam ]. Mcpherson, Adelbert r. Glib
son. e. l.. Critchelow. Jose D. Sena and
Oswald A. Budd.
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