Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-25
LINCOLN PARTY TAKES NOTES
Judge Frost and Others Visit Juvenile
Court and Detention Home.
ENTERTAINED AT COMMERCIAL CLUB
Blind Girl Before Judge sutton Says
She Can Make Three Dollars
Day Begging on
the Streets.

Eighteen men and women from Lincoln
were interested spectators at Saturday
mornings session Of juvenile court The
visitors INCLUDED Judge Lincoln Frost Of
the Lancaster county juvenile court and
other court officials and Mrs. NJ. D. WEIGH,
chairman Of the detention school commit
tee Of the Lincoln womans club and twelve
other club members. The purpose of the
visit was to watch the workings of the
court here and to examine the Detention
school. The establishment of o Detention
school. is being agitated in the capital city
and those interested in it came 20, Omaha
to see one in actual operation.
Judge Frost sat with Judge Sutton at
the hearing Of the juvenile cases ard the
rest of the party were present through tho
session. At noon they were entertained
at luncheon at the Commercial club rooms
and in the afternoon they visited the Dc
teutlon school. The party returned TO LIN
coin late in the afternoon. II included
these Lincoln people Judge Lincoln Frost,
Probation Officer Henry V. Hoagland, COM
missioner Fred @ KiryOn. Truant OHoer
r. IL Willisford, c. z. Prcvey, superin-
tendent Of the Charity Organization sn-
ciety; Mrs. NJ D. WelCh, chairman 90 ne
detention school committee Of the Womau's
cubi Mrs. O. NJ Stonebruker, Mrs. =. NJ.
Hall. Mrs. IT, NJ. Bushnell, Mrs. J. r.
Harpham, Mrs. II. ~. Wilson, Mrs. w. y.
Bagnel. Mrs c. L. Han, Mrs f. ", lahr
Miss Helen Sunbeam, Miss Martha Pierce"
Mrs f. NJ Blish Of Omaha, Mrs JoslyN
OF Des Moines and Mrs. Belle DerIing of
Spokane, Wash, also accompanied the
party.
After the luncheon al tho Commercial
club short addresses on phases Of the .lu-
venilo work We're made by Judge Frost
Mrs, O. NJ. Stonebraker, president of th"
Lincoln Women's club; County 'omm--
sioner Kennayd, County Commissioner
Kinyon OF Lincoln. County Auditor Robert
Smith and Superintendent Davidson. At
the detention school Mrs. Il. II. Heller
superintendent, spoke for hair am hour ON
the workings Of the school and its relation
20 the juvenile court and the problem Of
child reform
Blind Girl before court
Ruth Ellis, a blind girl, who said she
could make from 81 20 80 a day begging
on the street was before the court ou
complaint of Superintendent Ellison of thr
Humane society. She is living with hor
sister and her brothcr-iu-luW, the latter
also blind She earned her money by read
ing with her fingers from "A Bible with
raised letters She was taken of the street
by the officers one very cold day last week
Superintendent Morris Of the Associated
Charities and Superintendent Prevey OF the
Lincoln Charity society both said her
brCther-ir-laW had been accustomed 70"
travel a-ound the country begging under
vari0ls names. In Omaha he Went under
the name of " G.. Snow, part Of the
time. but after the investigation OF thu
cas- tried 20 get transportation out OF the
ely under the name of W. v. Livingstone.
The girl herself begged not 10 Pee taken
away from her sister but Judge sutton
thought some arrangement should be made
to send her 20 school and committed her