The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-07-19

satisfies which may serve as bass
for future legislation and of study
ing and reporting all matters deemeu
by them pertinent and important.
we would suggest that the serTe-
tary ofsthe State board should. with
the assistance OF the local committee
present to the board a list OF names
Of persons TO serve upon this COM
mIttee, and that after being duN
elected by the board of governors
should be requested TO give to ms
committee his approval
In making this recommendation
we would express cur conviction tnal
such a committee would have the
cordial sympathy and practical as
sistance Of the superintendent and
tina, he would recognize their work
as Of value to him In his effort 10
administer to the best advantage an
institution which calls for the e&er-
else Of high capacity and that rarest OF
virtues, common sense.
To ind the place where KINDNESS
erGx and the encouragement OF pau
perism begins requires qualities of
cad and heart OF no mean order, and
the committee suggested as auxiliary
60 The state board would have ample
opportunity TO exercise them anu
could have tho incentive Of great ana
intn ediase good. not only TO the clty
aimshouse, but to every such institu-
ton In the State.
Commitment of Children,
che mem hers of the State board
present 81 the meeting were Or.
Psuius 4. Irving, j. Aston Cahell.
Rev : {. Hatcher and Secretary ].
I. Mastin They seriously considered
the report and after thanking the
committee for Its investigation, dis
euSsed the report st some length. but
without srriving at any definite plan
OF action.
The board took np the neyF Law
providing that in the discretion or
the courts throughout the State chill
drcn seventeen years and under should
he sent to institutions other than jaiis,
warehouses; and the penitentiary Up
to Monday the courts we're in
quandry as to what institutions they
should send the white boys. white
girls. and TO what institutions both
sexes should GO The board made
up the following list of schools to
which the children may he considered
by the courts.
Laurel Industrial School, Henrico
county; Negro Reformatory Associa-
ton Of Virginia. Hanover, Virginia
Home and Industrial School for Girls
Bon Air; Baptist Orphanage Of Nir-
ginia white. both sexesl, Salem
Bethany Home for Friendless Chill
dren (white), Bon Air; Children's
Home Society Of Alexandria twhite),
Alexandria; Children's Home Society
Of Virginia twhite). Richmond: Dan
vile Orphanage fwhite. both sexes',
Danville. Female Charity School
twhite. girlsI, Fredericksburg; Fee
male Humane Association twhite,
girlsl. Richmond; Female Orphan So
ciety Of Norfolk twhite, giris). Holt
street. Norfolk: Friends Asylum for
Colored Orphans tcolored, both
sexesl, Richmond; Juvenile Protec-
tive Society of Norfolk twhite. both
sexesD, Norfolk: Juvenile Protective
Society OF Portsmouth twhite, both
sexes}. Portsm outh; Juvenile Protec-
tive Society of Virginia white. both
sexes. Richmond; Lutheran orphan
( Home (white. girlsD, Salem: Lynch
burg Female Orphan Asylum white
gs~ls). Lynchburg: Masonic Home OF
7 Virginia white, both sexes). Henricc
,county: Methodist Female Orphan
Asylum twhite. girls), Petersburg
Miller Manual Labor School white
both sexes. Miller School; Nationa
Orphans Home teolored. both sexes)
Petersburg: Norfolk Society for tbs
Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Norfolk odd Fellows Orphanag
/ white. both sexes. Lynchburg
Portsmouth Orphan Asylum white
both sexesl. Portsmouth Presby
terrain Orphans Home twhite, botf
sexes). Lynchburg; Richmond NAL
crpnanage (white, hoys), Richmond
! St Josephs Asylum white. girls
Richmond: St Joseph's Inst lut"
white. boys,, Bristow st, Mary
Catholic Orphanage white. girlsl
Norfolk: St Monicas Mission tcolor
er. both sexes), Richmond; st. Paul
Church Home twhite, girls). Rich
mcnd; st Nincent's Male Orphansg
Nv hite, boys). Roanoke; Jackson Or
phan Asylum of Norfolk white
girlsl- Norfolk; Weaver Orphan HON
(colored. both sexesl. Hampton Tur
nays Boys Home twhite. boysl. Nor
folk: Virginia Conference orphanag
! white both sexesl. Richmond
Working women's Industrial HON
and Nursery fcolored, both sexes
{i513 Taylor street. Richmond