Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-17
CARING FOR CHILDREN
Monday Evening Club Menu
bers Learn of the Work.
SPEAKERS GIVE DETAILS
Founder Of George Junior Republic
Tells About Citizens.
BOYS GOVERN THEMSELVES
Results Being Accomplished by the
Founding Asylum and Other
Local Institutions.
SPEAKERS GIVE DETAILS
BOYS GOVERN THEMSELVES

"The Custodial Care of Children was
the theme of addresses by several speak
ers at banquet of the Monday Evening
Club at the Y. NJ. c. A. last night. Two
hundred social workers assembled and
after the banquet listened attentively to
| recitals Of the work for the uplift of chill
dren. Ortan E. Darnall, superintendent
of the National Training School and presi-
dent of the club, served as POSTMASTER
Commissioner Mcfarland, DR.. Hastings
Fl. Hart, president of the Illinois Chill
dren's Aid Society, and also connected
with the philanthropic work recently
started by the Russell Sage foundation
fund. William r. George, founder Of the
George Junior Republic at Freeville, n.
Y. and Walter c. Ciephane of the Dis
trict bar, were the list of speakers. Seat
ed near them we're Rev. DR.. Van Schaick
and Mrs. Van Schaick. Judge William H.
DeLacy, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes,
Mr.. and Mrs. James E. West and Rev. }.
NJ. Schck and Mrs. Schick.
Mr.. George was the first speaker. 1.-The
Junior Republic" he said. lis nothing
more than a miniature of the big re-
public Whatever is the custom with the
United States is the custom among those
boys and their legislation. The ideal in
this republic is to make good, honest
American citizens. We intend to have
republic in every state in the Union,
but it will be some time before this is
finally accomplished.
Must Go Slow.
I'VE must go slow with this important
work. Two republics a year is a good
number to establish. Even three in Two
years Is enough. What we want to do is
to make haste slowly. Our end will be
finally accomplished. however. There are
now institutions at Annapolis Junction.
Md; Litchfield, Conn, and Carter, Pa,
in addition to the original one in New
York state.
Our plan, as you know, is to allow
he boys to govern themselves with the
same judicious care that is exercised in
large republic. There is not single
boy who has left us with our approval
that has turned out badly. We have in
stances Of them coming handcuffed to
the institution and leave to eventually
become honor men at Harvard and Cor
NELL
Mr. George explained that at the insti-
tuition there is no ism but Americanism.
He told Of life at the republic and said
that at Freev1lle seventy girls and ninety
boys are now being trained for the future
life.
dress Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes sang sew
eral solos, which were enthusiastically
encored-
child-Placing-out System.
DR.. Hart spoke Of the child-placing-o out
system. He said that for many years
persons have believed that any one could
care for children. but now they were
awaking to the fact that there must be
special training for the work. He then
impressed on his hearers that the great
ofv rlr TO- 1,1 hi - t. t<,
avoid breaking up the home and sepa-
rating the children from the parent until
the same is absolutely necessary.
Mr.. Clephane made the closing address.
He told of the good work being done
among the children of the District of Co.
lumbia. He pad special tribute to the
work of the Founding Asylum and to
the Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hos
pital and the Lutheran Hospital. Camp
Good Will, he said, with the Fairgrounds
of the city, the boys clubs and Neigh
borhood House are doing splendid work
for the upbuilding of the future citizens.
For Feeble-Minded Children.
In closing Mr.. Clephane made a plea
for an institution for feeble-minded chill
dren.
Here in the District of Columbia he
said, I'VE have made no preparations for
feeble-minded children. Such an institu-
ton is needed at once. 1t should be given
an endowment or Congress should inau-
gurate the work.
These children are stretching forth
their hands to us and appealing to us
to come over into Macedonia and help
them"
Commissioner Mcfarland made a brief
address at the opening of the banquet
Rev. DR.. Van Schaick delivered the in
vocation.
Names of Those Present.
The list of guests included Commits
sioner Mcfarland, Rev. DR.. Van Schaick
and Mrs. Van Schick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas c. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Zinkhan, Rev. and Mrs John Shick, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. E. West Mr.. and Mrs. Cisco,
Miss Foster. Miss Bucher Miss Rochefort,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann. Miss Macdonald,
Miss Vandesande. Miss Van Deventer.
Mr.. Van Deventer Mr.. l. Miller, Miss Tay-
lor. Miss Roberts. Prof. Janney, Mrs. Kr-
wan, Miss Carhart. Miss Prescott, Capt.
Maxum. Mr.. and Mrs. Tyson, Miss Cam
eron. DR.. O'Mally, Miss Rizer ]. Hubert
Jones and Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Ne
ligh. Miss Laura c. Thayer. DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas j. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Harrison,
Eugene Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs. c.. W.
Skinner. Mr.. and Mrs. Myron J. Jones,
Judge DeLacy, Mrs. Darwin. Mrs How
ellis Mrs E. K Bushe and Mrs, Ellen