The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-25
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Movement Started to Take lC-tt''
of Those WHO Who q. Are e. 4. III.
$.tI Fricndless.
is WIDELY ID /: COMMENDED q q
Strong Report Made BY Sub 'E
#s committee and Resolutions Resolution
Are Adoptcd. ky
WIDELY COMMENDED:

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The subcommittee appointed from the
state Conference Of Charities and Cor Cor.
rections. met I'M room No, Sly l4 iiaall,
Office Of Mr.. George B. Davis, Supcrin1lttcln-
dent OF Public Charities yesterday al flor
noon, and the following report was IMAM IAN
inlously8 adopted: Z NJ III 81, d
Much interest was manifested and the
secretary Of tho conference was req ues ta'!
TO call a meeting OF the executive co ounl1-
eli Nv ednesdny, February Stl.to take fur
5thers steps ills this important movement
ana other mat ters (, Il e. 4. + g5i 4! &
Tho /. Committed on Charitable and
Penal Institutions set th0s Virgiiia:4b COIL
ference Sof Z Charities md Correction ~
the prosecution OF It's work found that t,
gproblelns Of distribution among the chill
,dron TWAS necessary TO flnd some 3in ST
tuition where incorrigible and degenerate
girls might be placed for restraint and
training. These cannot be put Into instl-
for tho reason that while Undertaking to
save one degenerate twenty norma chill;
fdren by tho OWL Influence introduced
among them, might. be ruined y i, 4 !.
Tho Chairman Of N&l he Commit eef:ot
i
direction az tho conference, but person
ally, as superintendent o tho inst tuition,
$offwhich sllcs tsigi III charge and with the
approval or his board OF trustees, has
been forever ~ Wing 4the3tllles
sriglble children? n \, d, y!
Boys Are All Right.
As far MS the boys arc concerned, to
ask this question is TO- answer t:sjts'rh III
Laurel Industrial School, under It's pres
ent management, Is getting into such fine
shape hut no one need hesitate to CONS
mite \ }a3 boy who is drifting toward The
criminal classes. But what about &st he
ruin? There Is no Inst tuition in Virginia
that specially cares for I hose Gunfortu-
mates. Going outside tho state YOU find
Il number OF them. They divide them
selves, at d, glance. Into two classes
$puhlic5a and private hose owned cr fos-
tered by tho state and those controlled by
private parties. We have gone to the
State Institutions, placed our case bel fore
them. said ."Can you not take our girls"
and they have answered: \" No. ! we took
would soon be crowded and unable to
take hose coming to us iron, our own
territory" Besides Vol, are asking our
state to pay for the trainns,of Y'irginlla's
/ or her own-shc is able to do IT,. 3
53 There arc two clnssest of privats insti-
buttons for the care5of5 inporrigihe girls
those that take @fallenrWomeil@ and Tito
girls and those that deal with children,
One who really cares orsunfortunate
little children cuts the lirst-named out.
and narrows his field 5Hftyp per CENT Con-
filming yourself to tho Siast-nnmcd class
and visiting those institutions that take
mono but incorrigble girls, you will
hardly find one ha I does is! work free
of charge. The prices range from ten 10
twenty-five dollars perlSmonth. More
over, placing girls In these institutions
puts them SO far away tina t is not pos
slble TO SEQ that they arc properly treat
your money,
Protect the Girls.
The state cares for It's boys at the
Laurel Industrial School, ut a. cost Of a
fraction oVar& twenty-eig cents per day
per boy, Tho same IS true OF tho colorcd
reformato Dry, . * IA 4 q ) III i ID a y = II a.
For tho reasons contained iii the state
mcnts above, and for others too plain to
need formal statement your icommittcc
believes n State lcformatory for girls to
be an absolute necessity, and, therefore,
by the Executive Council OF the State
Conference Of Charities and Correction:
Resolved, First. That tho Executive
Council OF the Virginia Conference Of
Charities and Correction appoint II Board
OF lncorporators composed or two from,
each Congressional District. and the Gov
crnor the Secretary 81 Of the Common-
wealth, and the Superintendent OF Public
| Instruction N
Second. That his Board of lncorpora-
tors be requested TO proceed ut once ia
establish u State I2eformatory for Girls,
to DO known dis tho Virginia Home and
| Industrial School for Friendess Girls.
Third. That tho State Conference, Of
| Charities and Correction hereby pledges
| itself 10 do all in its power to aid the
| board in It's laudable undcrtaBing,
Fourth. That this meeting hereby OK.
presses It's THINKS TO Tho Times-Dispatc l
ana other newspapers of the State, and
those outside Virginia. that have In theil
columns commended the movement e
establish a state Reformatory for GIFTS.
cto- af HE Conuarcion