Evening journal., 1911-01-12
NEED LAWS TO
HELP CHILDREN
Necessity Of Juvenile Court
Pointed Out at Social
Service Meeting
SPEAKER DISCUSSES
CHILD LABOR CONDITIONS
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del, Jan. Delegates to
the Social Service meeting Of the
Delaware State Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs, held here yesterday,
were unanimous IA their opinion that
it, was one Of the best and most pruiit-
able meetings ever held under the
auspices Of the State Social Service
Committee. The chairman. Miss Emily
p. Bissell. at the close Of the after
noon. summed up the opinions or an
present. saying that the purpose OF
the meeting was for informal confer
ence. that the clubwomen might find
out what investigations they needed 20
make in order TO acquire an intelli-
gent idea Of what improvements were
needed i'm State laws for the further
ing of child welfare in Delaware.
It had been hoped that the Rev.
Hubert w Wells might be present in
the afternoon, TO explain the provi-
sions of the proposed bill for estab-
! fishing a juvenile court, but he was
detained in Wilmington. Miss Marga-
ret Shearman spoke on the juvenile
court at the afternoon session, say
| ing that protection of delinquent and
/ imbecile children, and thei, guardian
ship by judges and probation officers
acting toward them as parents, rather
than their treatment now as crimi-
nails. were main ideas proposed.
Miss Shearman stated that Caleb
J r. Bu-chenal certified TO finding min
ors in county prisons with older
criminals, in all three counties OF the
State. Georgetown delegates mem
toned boy burglars and murderers in
that town, as showing the need Of the
Juvenile court Judge Boyce was an
interested Listener to these testi-
monies. but he did not speak
The noon intermission was made
much Of by the delegates. who, after
; a box luncheon in the club house, at
which the Dover Club, acting as
hostess club furnished delicious cof-
fee, tea and cake, went forth to see
the apple show and the State House
The Peninsula Horticultural Society
through the secretary, Professor Wes-
ley Webb brought an invitation to the
delegates to attend the evening stere-
opticon lecture of the society but
train arrangements prevented the club
women from accepting the invitation
The State House was a point OF in
terest and the janitor was most hos
pitable I'm showing the delegates
around. Among other places. Sen
ator Drexler's desk was pointed ou
as an historic spot, though the womel
were disappointed not to find any Wis
Y ible token of the fray on its pOlishe,
Z surface.
: Coming back to the clubhouse, tn
r delegates listened 10 an address b,
e Owen r. Loveioy, New York, secre
tary of the National Child Labor Com
d mittee MIR. Lovejoy referred TO th
a reports goven in the morning from tn
I various clubs, In which the sentimen
s seemed to be that where America
I children we're employed in the field
and canneries of Southern Delaware
conditions were satisfactory and ths
= where the Bohemian and Italian chill
dren were employed II was all righ
: because they seemed happy, and prot
!. ably lived more healthily than durin
= the winter. He cautioned them tina
4 they must not judge on superficia
; survey, for housing conditions wer
7 sometimes very bad; and he said the
r ought not to be satisfied with a lowe
standard Of living for the foreign chi
o dren than they were with America
l. children.
: Mr.. Lovejoy stated that as far a
a extent was concerned, the north wa
s much worse than the south in en-
el ploying child labor. He said tina
street trades in cities were PRACTICAL
unregulated, that "the sacred HON
enclosure" was often a sweatshol
= Mr.. Lovejoy referred TO the report r.
: Gently made by the committee {
I Episcopal clergy and laymen OF De
f; aware. and emphasized the need {
+; restricting the night messenger sci
vice in Delaware TO adults.