The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-04

Juvenile court work in Minneapolis
received a great impetus last evening |
in the gathering for lunch at Dayton g
tearooms of $50 persons interested in
this advanced phase of philanthropical
work. The gathering beside other nota-
BILE men and women included Judges
Holt Brooks, Brown, John Day Smith,
| e. F. Waite and G. L. Smith of the dis
trict court and municipal benches, and
representatives from the Teachers club,
! the Women's Improvement league, the
State Federation Of Women's clubs,
the tn Humane n society, the Associated
organiza tions.
The meeting was really an adjourned
i one, and was primarily gathered to
further the interests Of the Juvenile
4 court. To that end the committee hav
! ing in hand the nomination of a iuven-
| lie court commission reported the fol.
imousiiy adopted: A. NJ. Allen, Mrs.
F. H. Barnard, William R. Galloway,
F. A. earle, W. G. Cartlich, H. B.
| Chamberlain, Rev. J. M. Cleary, Caro-
line NJ Crosby, Mrs. J. A. Crosby G..
E. Faulkner, William L. Harris, Mary
S. Howe. Major D. j. Jones, J. s. Nc
Lain, Caroline NJ Macomber. Mrs: Jane
Harlan P. Roberts, Judge John Day
Smith. E. D. Solenberger, Elizabeth G.
Taylor, Mrs. n. A. Towne, Rev. Ben
iamin R. Weld and DR.. G. M. Jordan.
Dr. Jordan's name was added to the
list by the unanimous action of the
committee together at an early day.
Experience Elsewhere.
At the request Of Mrs. Cooley, chair
man Of the meeting, Judge John Day
Smith presided. and after lunch called
for the report of the detention home
committee, which was read by Mary
S. Howe, principal of the Irving school,
Lake City, Philadelphia, Pittsburg,
Omaha and Los Angeles. The report
dealt with the means for the mainte-
nance Of the school, their mandatory
, establishment in some cases, and per-
missive legislation in others. She also
emphasized the necessity for investi-
Denver IS per cent of the children
passing thru the detention home were
; saved. - i -.. ,.... pc .-.
Mrs. H. A. Towne urged the necessity
of the home. Miss Folger Of the Cal
) houn spoke of her experiences in visit
I ing the home in Omaha: An interest
the work of the st. Charles school for
boys, was read by W. F. Webster Of the
East high school.
Square-Deal Plan. 81. -.
A. M. Allen gave a sketch Of Judge
Brown Of Salt Lake City, and told OF
| deal''5 idea. E. c.. Faulkner Of the
! Washburn Memorial Orphan asylum
/ stated that, in his Judgment, the pro
+, posed home should not be a work O.
! charity, but should have the count,
| and state behind it; it should be or
! ganized as part of the public service
! The state. was the real guardian of tn
! to ali taxpayers. Mrs, Lydia P. vii
! iams, seconded Mr.. Faulkner s remarks
| Judge Andrew Holt thought the de
tention home would be great helr
| as under present circumstances commit
| ments> of delinquents could only b
| sent to Red Wing. The present law
| he thought somewhat crude, and de
/ plored the fact that the impositions o
! fines had been omitted from its pro
! visions. Fines, he thought, had goo
| effect on parents. H. B. Chamberlai
8 spoke Of the great need Of the HON
as an adjunct of the juvenile cour
work, and Mrs. L.. G. Reyes also spok
IS in the same vein.
Some Boys Hopelessly Bad.
+ DR.. C. M. Jordan closed the discus
sion by calling the attention of tn
:. juvenile workers to the fact that it wa
u, u impossible to save all the boys. Som
~ were bad, and it was often the faul
= of parents. The fault was somethin
~ for which the boys were frequently no
y responsible. Judge John Day Smit
a. q. called the attention of the company
" the Importance Of the child period i
Ut the life and emphasized the value Q
Ia the teachers work, while Mr.. Faulkne
IS, urged upon the judges the need Of syn
ID pathy for self-respecting women VIII
e. we're sometimes ohlioed In nlaca thei
children in places Of refuge The NEE
ing closed with two verses Of Gamer
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