The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-01

and just so far as they fall behind this
standard so they have failed"
He pictured a congregation at the state
farm on sundey--the men on one side OF
partition with sunh hopeless faces. and
on the other abandoned women, like
Judgment day.
"Ihe new spirit calls for segregation
and gradstion. but out there there il none
OF H.
YOUNG GIRLS AND OLD OFFEND ERs.
Girls Of iS. l5 16 mingle with the old
est women offenders who are serving the
10th. goth or even the goth sentence, a.
shut together In three large dormitories
all night with nothing but supervision
through barred windows, row of wash
basins. a couple Of hath tubs side by side
are the toilet arrangements.
The influence OF had woman Is great
but think Of the influence OF 20. Is "
any wonder they come back worse than
when they are sent sway7'
The industrial training too, r. a moIh
cry, sham. They do the work OF the IN
sttution, boil beef potatoes and turnips
and wash the coarse clothing, but what
person would hire them 70 do that sort
OF work when they come out that you
know, and then enable them to make
decent livelihood"
As a comps rison he pictured the work
In the womans reformary at Sherburne.
Al Frsmnghsm. Mass, where there are
three grades OF confinement The third
| and lowest where very few ever go, the
second where every woman has a sepa
rate room and her own toilet facilities,
and the first where the attitude is even
| higher. very little like a prison and the
| moral tone unexceptiona1.
AN IDEAL INSTITUTION.
He told OF the womsn's reformatory
noar Bedford New York, whore all the
| officers are women. the only men in the
| place being the engineers. The head Of
the institution is graduate of promi-
| nent college and a trained penologist.
The highest grade OF the prisoners live
| in cottages where they are taught hat
making, basketry. housekeeping, garden
| ing and real lsundrying and have gym
nastic training 10 make them graceful
and throw off the shambnng gait OF the
prostitute.
There they are recommended for pro-
! bstion and are sent out ar domestics when
| they become TRUSTEES.
He told OF the very small per cent d-l0).
Of incorriglbles, and asked IL II was not
worth while 10 make an effort at reform
alton MY friends. we want more In
fuence. We are not seeking for ourselves.
but We know there are many who only
wait the opportunity 70 work for reforma-
tion What we want ia a mixed board OF
charities and corrections. Not merely an
advisory board which will be liable 10
snub n was in lSss a committee OF your
own senate recommended the plan.
we need the influence of the intelligent
educated trained women. I know OF no
woman who is seeking that sort OF a po-
sition, but they are gallant enough 10
volunteer for their sisters We need
woman superintendent for the womans
prison. There is a bill now before rhe
general assembly. When we get a hear
ing my friends I trust you will be there
10 lend your influence by attending that
herring and supporting the speakers.
Professor Munro moved that the
Churchmen's club indorse the action OF
the Unitarian club in this respect. and on
a rising vote, the motion was carried.
A nominating committee, comprising
c. c. Mumford. r. l. Mulchs hey and c.
G. Gardiner was appointed TO prepare
nominations for officers and report later