New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
Of DETECTIVES.
Emma |. Adams, of Church Mis-
sion of Help, Urges Segregation.
SAFE TRADES FOR WOMEN
Investigation of Lines Of EN-.
ployment Open to Women
Is Suggested.

High grade detectives cause the chief
difficulty in rescue work, according 70 Miss
Emma L. Adams secretary OF the Church
Mission OF Help. This society, which has
just finished its first year. held meeting
yesterday at the home OF Mrs. Stephen
Baker. No. East 18th street.
The president. the Rev. william r Man.
ming. could not attend. but there were talks
by Miss Adams. the Rev. Theodore Sedg-
wick, rector OF Calvary Church, and the
Rev. Harvey officer, Of the Order OF the
Holy Cross Mr.. Sedgwick urged the
women OF the church 10 form auxiliary So
cieties in every parish, ana also 10 do all
they could toward raising the 5000 which
the mission will need for its next year 5
work
AT our last meeting we received a splen-
did gift from a woman who said that she
could not volunteer to do rescue work her
self, but would give one years salary for
a capable lecturer to talk to young girls
upon the facts OF life" he said. Now, We
still need 5000 for our work.
There are many detectives among young
girls who are not detectives in the sense
Of not being able to work for living, but
nevertheless have the mentality of child"
Miss Adams said in her talk. zone re-
call just nova girl of seventeen years
had place in department store, and she
was very attractive and sweet in her man
ner, and she did her work well; but che
got into trouble, and when she was exam
ined at Bedford Reformatory. to which in
stltution she was committed, the tests
showed her mentality 10 be that OF a child
OF seven years. SNe was no more capable
OF protecting herself than a child OF that
age"
Turning 10 another class OF detectives
among girls. the worst class. Miss Adams
declared that many more OF them ought TO
be under the care Of the state than IS the
case at present.
'Tf ~ per cent ~ the detectives could be
eliminated from our problem by widening
OF the custodisl care OF the state, there
wouldn't be this lack OF faith in rescue
work, for then we could give more atten-
tIon TO preventive work with the high
grade detectives" she said.
A woman in the audience wanted 10 know
where the lines could be drawn and where
the work OF separating detectives should
begin. Miss Adams said IL should be done
in the public schools whereupon the wom-
an told her that the public schools OF New
York had already 1900 defective children
In separate classes. and that the ultimate
aim was 10 colonize the detectives
81" said another woman, rising. came
into touch as an officer OF the child labor
committee with 1900 children In the
course Of a year, and at least half OF these
are girls. The trouble with girls Is thar
they aren't properly prepared TO earn ther
livings The boy is looked out for by the
fathers pride: he wants his son to nave
good trade or profession. but no such care
Is taken. as a rule, for the girl. When she
has 10 look for Job she takes this or that
bccause Mamie So-and-So is getting good
nav at a similar job. or for some Ike rea-
son. Perhaps Il is safe place perhaps
not: perhaps Il throws her In good sur
roundIngs, perhaps in bad ones suggest
that this society make an intensive study
~ trades 10 find out the safe ones for
girls"
Miss Adams told many stories or Beoioro
Reformatory and the Hudson State Train
ing School. 10 which the Church Mission OF
Help has had various girls committed ana
has Induced some TO be committed OF their
" You Will find many OF the girls at the
IIudson school with dolls In their rooms.
she said. "a girl who keeps doll can 10
very far gone in sim