The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-20
REAL PRACTICAL WORK FOR
PROTECTION OF YOUNG GIRLS
Citizens Protective Committee Organized and
Takes First Steps to Secure Legislation
Needed and Law Enforcement.

The members of the Citizens Pro-
techve Committee, which is the name
formally adopted by the committee Of
fifteen appointed nj the citizens mass
meeting in the Bijou, on the night of
December ], held their second session
in the Parish Han of st. Andrew s
last night and organized on practical,
working basis, with an enlarged mem
bership, including n number of the ag
gressive men of the city and repre-
sentatives of the Army, Navy and Ma
rine Corps.
la addition to organizing and APP
pointing number of committees, the
meeting went on record as favoring
the prompt following up of case
brought before it by j. c. Anderson,
officer of the Juvenile court, and of
favoring the establishment of secret
service bureau in the city police force.
Present at the meeting last night
were Mrs j. r. Gait, Mrs. Fred Mac
farlane. Miss Pope, Miss Sterritt, Miss
Maynard, Miss Gould, w. A. Bowen, j.
p. Cooke, Lieutenant Colonel Raymond,
Medical Corps u. S. A., Major Ken
nedy, Medical Corps, u. S. A., Major
Neville, Marine Corps, U. S. A.; Doe
tor w. A. Hobby, A. Lewis Jr., Riley
n. Allen, p w. Rider, John II. Wise,
f. Mackenzie, j. c. Anderson, John
Fleming, W. Kwai Fong, j. H. Soper,
z. w. Sutton, Judge Lymer, C. r.
Hemenway, NJ. Macintyre, r.. o.. Mathe-
son and A. Gartley.
Scope of the Work.
The discussion and adoption of the
following report was the main business:
"Your committee on organization APP
pointed at the meeting held Weduos-
day, December IL, 1912, herewith re-
port as follows:
owe recommend;
"First - That the committee be
known as the Citizen s Protective Corn
mittee.
'Second-That there he n chairman,
vice chairman and secretary
"Third-That there be three stand
ing committees; namely, law enforce
ment, legislative and publicity.
Law Enforcement.
Fourth-That the law enforcement
committee be composed of nine mem
bers. That Mt the present time the fol
lowing be appointed as members of
this committee +. w. Sutton, chair
man; w. B. Lymer, A. Gartley, Jr L.
T. Peck, NJ. Macintyre, F. c. Anterior
and Madames j. r. Gait, +. w. Macfar-
lane and II. Wilcox.
"That this committee have compiled
all of the present laws nearing on the
subject of truancy, curfew and all the
crimes against women, girls and chill
dren. That any settlement worker or
private citizen who knows or learns of
any violation of these laws and has
any direct or circumstantial evidence
in regard to the violators of any of
the laws report the same 10 the proper
authorities and in addition to this COM
mittee.
"That whenever it seems necessary
at least two members of the commit
tee inquire into the facts and follow
proper police or legal authorities and
do all in their power TO see that no
stone is left unturned to secure n
speedy trial and proper sentence in
ease guilt is proven.
Legislation to Be Sought.
"Fifth-That thu legislative commit.
tee be composed of five members. That
at the present time the following be
appointed as members of this commit
tee:: A Lindsay, Jr., c. r. Hemenway
!. p. Cooke, John Fleming and w. H.
Soper.
7That this committee have prepared
SUCH measures as it deems necessary tC
have enacted into law to strengthen the
present laws, and such additional laws
as it considers should be enacted to pro
tect the young boys and girls of this
Territory, and that it make every eff
fort to try and secure the passage OF
such laws,
Proper Publicity.
"Sixth-That the publicity commit
tee be composed of six members. Tha'
att the present time the following b'
appointed members of this committee
r. o. Matheson, r. II, Allen, join
Wise. ]. d. Marques and VIM, Y. Kwa
Pong. That this committee sec tina
proper publicity be given to all mat
rers that they think should be brough
20 the attention of the general publi
10 educate them to their responsible
ties, that full warning be given of tn
dangers that are liable to accrue L
young children from various sources
and that full publicity be given in re
gard to any individuals or class of IN
aividuals that commit crimes agains
young children.
To Cooperate.
"Seventh-That the main committe
be enlarged by the addition at the pres
emit time of the following ladies an
gentlemen: Mrs. II. Wilcox, Miss +. N
Gould, Miss A. S. Marsh, +. W. SuttoI
w. b. Lymer, C. r, Hemenway, w. 4
Bowen, Malcolm Macintyre, John Elem
ing, w. II. Soper, j. d. Marques, Wn
Y. Kwai Fong, and a Representative
from the Army and Navy department
IN the city.
Eighth-That an auxiliary COMM
tee be formed to act in conjunction wit
the main committee, and that it CO.
sist of such public officers, settlemeI
workers and others that can be of a
distance in this work.
'AThat the auxiliary committee 4,
the present be composed of the follo1
ing: Miss Rose DAWSON Miss Sterrit
Miss Maynard, Col. Blanche +. Cox,
A, Rath, w. y. Rider, +. MaeRenz
and j. c. Anderson.
"Ninth-That the following be a
pointed the permanent officers of Z