Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-09-29
WHITE RIBBONERS
FINISH WORK
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The afternoon session opened with a
praise service and bible reading. con-
Quoted by Mrs. Efne lambert. secretary
OF Branch OF New York State.
Following this came the reports OF
suporintendents Mrs. wIpifred Cham
bers devoted ten minutes to the work
among soldiers and sailors. telling OF tho
good results accomplished at Forts Mott I
and dupont
Mrs. Mary B. Donnell told OF the Rest /
Room work and congratulated the coun- /
ties upon the interest taken in this one
OF the departments Of the w. &. 4. u. /
activity.
The Question Box arranged on the pro-
gram took the form OF a superintendent /
report and Mrs 10. c. Marks reported OF /
the work for social purity and the Girls |
Industrial School.
The superintendent OF the Crittenton
Rescue Home told OF the work done there
TO save the girls ana contrastod that work
with those Of state supported reformatory
institutions. She declared that the greater
interest In the home the greater the
voluntary contributions OF money and
clothes.
Following this address David Ferris was
called TO the platform TO give his vlows
on the whipping post and advocate lts
abolition. Mr. Ferris characterized the
whipping OF prisoners as brutal and de-
grading and a medieval method OF tor-
ture. He pictured the whipping last Sat
urday at the workhouse lie called upon
the w. c. T. T. to pass a resolution con-
demnlng Il and calling upon tho State
Legislature az the next session to abolish
Il. The resolution was not acted upon
but petition was left on the table where
any who wished to could sign Il.
Some Of the members favored Il and
others opposed It.
Mrs. Mary r.. smithers for twenty years
the superintendent OF police ana reform
atory work, then made her report, during
the course Of which she said that crime
} is on the increase and but little seems 20
be done with reference 10 prison reform.
, She declared that countrys civilization
q could be judged as we'll by It's iails as by
a its art galleries She spoke very highly
!. of the workhouse at Greenbank, and hs
% management and declared that New
Castle county should be proud Of It and
! what 1t has done.
D Warden Mcserve. Of the workhouse, was
r the next speaker lie declared no organi-
zatlon. no law, no effort IN behalf OF re-
form ever accomplished anything With
cur a strong public sentiment IN its favor.
This had been created IN this State In
b favor Of better prison conditions by the
efforts Of Mrs. smithors who had done
wonders IN behalf of that In this State.
/ He then told Of what was being done NJ
o. tho workhouse We create good healthy
strong bodies as the first requirement 20
e good morals. We establish regular rou-
81 tine. We have school az night four nights
I per week for the younger ana long term
b prisoners. Then we put them to work. The
/ prisoners there earn at least $500 per
{ month for their board and toward the
3 county expenses.
t one Of the greatest needs of the work
, house is resident chaplain who could
. study the spiritual needs Of the men there
r and help them be better by advice, read
3 ing and ministrations at all times.
r We have hold Of the prison reform sys-
I tenn only by the middle. We should have
tho probation officers for the first Of
Tenders and the parole officers for pris-
o. oners Of an indeterminate term. which
should be adopted in this State.
: He spoke hopefully for the future and
= thought much had been accomplished IN
, the last seven years along this line.
Mr.. Meserves remarks were warmly
e. applauded 10y tho convention.
The superintendent Miss Marshall. OF
the Industrial School for Colorcd Girls.
e captured tho convention in a mastery
7 speech setting forth the needs Of the
a girls Of her race and appealing to her
white sisters to come to their aid.
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis. OF New York.
arrived at this point and was introduced
TO the convention. She called attention
to the fact that the day was tho late
, Frances =. WIZARDS birthday and re-
called some incidents of the sainted white
ribboner's life.
The address OF the afternoon was then
, delivered by the Rev. Robert Watt, OF
Smyrna, whose theme was Encourage
nlonts" He declared there was no place
for pessimism in this anti-saloon move
ment. every one must be optimistic He
declared there was reason for rejoicing
over the higher moral tone Of every COM
munity on an social questions to-day;
over the broader spirit and liberation In
views. and over the progress in legisla-
ton.
He declared that this was bad day
for the bosses and hoped that along with
this awakened public conscience would
come the movement by constitutional en-
aotment 10 put the liquor business where
It helonged-in the criminal class
He scored those legislators who violated
] their oaths to uphold the state Consttu-
; tion and refused to the people OF Della
ware the right TO vote on the liquor cues
ton. He said that he could not under
stand why they could not be arrested
and tried for perjury
He urged all his hearers to keep on and
keep up the work OF agitation and educa-
tlon until the day dawns when victory
shall be I'm sight
Dr. Watt spoke highly FOR former
Judge Balls work on City Court bench
and declared that public officials If Took
ed after more and encouraged by the eood
people Of the community would do bette.
work
After announcements as to side Grips
20 the workhoGse tomorrow afternoon
and 70 Delaware city. the convent on
adjourned for the evening service