The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-31
TO HATIONALIzE The
JUVENILE SOCIETIES
Move to Perfect Organization
of Those Connected With
Juvenile Courts.

Judge Willis Brown is In receipt of let
ter from Judge Lindsey OF Denver fully
explaining the matter OF nationallZing the
Juvenile societies connected with the Ju-
Yenile courts OF the various cities.
In explanation OF the items which ap-
peared in the press dispatches OF some
days ago relative TO John D. Rockefeller
furnishing funds for the promotion OF this
movement, Judge Lindsey says that he
did not meet Mr Rockefeller, but was In
vited TO the headquarters at 26 Broad
way, and there met with gentleman
who was associated with Mr.. Rockefeller
and at his request outlined the work
which the Juvenile Improvement associa-
ton was doing and had done Tor the bet
tcrment of the children OF Denver.
Judge Lindsey was then asked TO sub"
nit a plan for q national organization
along like lines on the assumption thut
the various movements in other cities
which existed for the purpose OF cooper
ating with the Juvenile courts could be
united under one name and purpose, sirnl-
lar TO the Y. NJ. c ~, and thus brought
together. the Inference being that MI
Rockefeller and associates would consider
giving financial aid TO this national or
ganizotion
To Nationalize the Move.
In the past years Judge Brown in con-
nection with his Anti-Cigarette League
work. has organized in various cities SO,
cieties or adults called the A. c. L. and
Boys Bcttcrmcnt league. In the work
which he did in ogden and Salt Lake city
n year and a half ago he perfected these
organizations, and the Juvenile Better
ment league is the outgrowth OF this or
ganization In Salt Lake city, Now judge
Brown ls asked to use his good offices TO
have the Juvenile Betterment league OF
Salt Lake city, and the other societies
which owe their existence largely because
q
Improvement association OF Denver, and
IKE organizations la other elites. in one
national scheme,
Would Be Better for All.
Judge Lindsey further says: II we
could get together and have an organiza-
tiop known as the Juvenile Improvement
association to correspond with the y. NJ.
c. A. In each city, L am sure II would be
much better for all concerned. II not the
Juvenile Improvement association. let II
be called the Juvenile Betterment league,
or some other name. but let us agree upon
some term In order that our work may
be understood as the Y, NJ. G. a. Is now
understood 1 sincerely hope that uni
formlty of name may be had, for my
prospects of receiving aid from the
sources mentioned depend upon Its being
scope It must get under the same name.
Look Toward Zion.
As the Denver and Salt Lake Juvenile
courts stand out prominently as examples
of the modern methods OF caring for un-
fortunate and misguided children. and
they both have well-equippcd organiza-
tions and efforts which lend support In
plans TO keep children out OF the court
and TO relieve the State from care for de-
linquents by preventive methods II is TO
them that other cities are looking for
the definite plans which Will unity the
work through the country. The recent
comments of DR.. G. Stanley Hall and DR..
George l.. Vincent relative to the Utah
Juvenile method as the highest type of
Juvenile court procedure Is evidence OF
the important factor the Salt Lake Ju-
venilc court has become In this national
movement.