The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-05-15
WOMAN'S CLUB
MAKES REQUEST
APPROPRIATION URGED FOR
STATE REFORM sCHoOL-S25,-
600 PER ANNUM is ASKED.

The following memorial has been
sent to Tallahassee TO the legislature
of the state of Florida, by the Won
ans Club of Jacksonville, urging the
appropriation of s25. 900 per annum
out of the proceeds Of the hire of
state prisoners. for tie Improvement
and maintenance of the state reform
school, at Mariana, Fla:
The officers and members of GER
tain committees of the Woman's Club
of Jacksonville represent unto your
honorable body that the Woman's
Club. of Jacksonville; is a duly incor-
porated body, organized for the OBJ
ject as set forth in the second sec
ton of its constitution, which reads
as follows:
The general nature of the object
of the corporation shall be literary,
social, scientific and philanthropic,
and the improvement. benefit and ad-
vancement of womankind in all di-
Tections named, and generally to give
aid to all worthy objects"
The Juvenile Reform School and
the matter of the industrial and re-
formatory training of the incorrigible
youth, having been determined by the
club to be one Of the worthy OBJ
jects" of the club. much consideration
of the club and in view of the great
necessities of the reform school, the
officers and committees in charge of
this particular work having sought
from time TO time information relat-
ing to the condition and necessities
of the institution have adopted the
following resolution on the subject:
Resolved, by the executive board
Of the WOman's Club of Jacksonville
Fla, assembled on this Goth day of
March. 1909, that the necessities of
the State Reform School having been
brought to the attention of the club,
its officers and committee in charge
of this particular. work on behalf OF
the WOman's Club OF Jacksonville.
Fla. which the club has heretofore
taken a lively interest in. the reform
school having been determined, and
considered one of the worthy objects
OF th club, and the recommendation
for an appropriation of twenty-five
thousand 1925, 0O0) dollars 0ut of the
proceeds Of the hire OF state prison
ers. contained in the paper presented
by Mrs. w. S. Jennings to the science
class Of the club and referred to this
board for further consideration. are
hereby approved and endorsed as the
of the executive
DOdTu OF the " Ouldl ; OluD OF jack
sonytlle.
To Act as Representative.
Resolved. further, That the execu-
tive board requests Mrs. w s. Jen-
nings 10 act as the representative of
the Women's Club in presenting the
above and foregoing recommendation
to mis- eXcellency, Hon. Albert ". Gill
christ. governor of FlorIua. and TO the
legislature of the state of Florida soon
TO assemble. and that the officers of
the club join in such presentation"
Which is self explanatory and the
recommendations therein contained
are respectfully urged upon your hon
oTsble body to the end that this in
stitution be made a real Teformatory
school. and not A Juvenile prison, "
and that such labor and work as is
imposed upon its inmates may be
imposed with view of their indus
trial training and equipment, rather
than as q means of revenue. and that
suitable buildings may be erected for
the establishment and maintenance
of mechanical work, which the state
finds itself so abuRdaRtIy provided
with means at this time to supply.
and, therefore, the Woman's Club of
Jacksonville. respectfully memorabilia
your honorable body 10 appropriate
the amoHnt named in the resolution,
namely: Twenty-Five thousand 1925
0001 dollars per aERum. to be paid
out Of the proceeds OF the hire of
state prisoners for the equipment and
maintenance of such reEormatorY and