Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
MAY PROVIDE MORE MONEY
District Officials Hopeful Of Increase
Over House Appropriations.
MATTERS BEFORE COMMITTEE
Opposition Expressed to Proposed
Training School for White Girls.
Street improvements.

bill before the subcommittee Of the SEN
ate committee on appropriations that has
charge of the local measure were con-
cluded this afternoon, after continuing
practically every day for week.
The subcommittee, which is composed
Of Senators Callinger. Curtis, Smoot, Fos-
ter and Smith of Maryland, will meet
Tuesday to frame amendments to the
measure. increasing the appropriations
for the District.
AS the House made appropriations
far below those allowed last year, the
District officials expect the Senate COM
mittee to be generous
Opposition to the establishment. at
present, of a training school for white
girls in the District was voiced today
by representatives OF the girls reform
school, J. Nota McGill and Chaplin
Brown.
Their statement was in the nature of a
reply to the plea made before the Senate
committee yesterday by a delegation OF
women. representing long list Of organ
izations in the National Capital. for the
women stated that only colored girls Were
taken into the girls reform school at
present.
Not a Suficient Demand.
Both Mr. McGill and Mr. Brown ex-
pressed high appreciation of the motive
of the women in trying to get a training
school in the District for white girls and
would not dampen their ardor in trying to
aid children and young girls in the city.
But they say-and here's where they
took their stand-there has not been
shown q sufficient demand for q correc-
tional training school for white girls here.
White girls were received at the girls re-
form school several years ago. 1t was ex-
planned, but they were few in number
so few. in fact, that 1t was thought hes,
to send those few to private institutions
OF the same character where mere white
girls were cared for.
And those who have known Of that ex-
perience and who nave studied local
conditions from that standpoint, they
said, are convinced that there Is not
sufficient need now for the institution
asked for, and that the present system
OF either finding good homes for white
girls that need correctional training or
of sending them to private institutions is
the better plan.
Institution Needs More Room.
Calling attention to an item in the ap-
preparation bill of $4,000 for an addition
10 the colored girls reform scnooi. the
representatives of the institution said the
need for more room for the colored girls
is imperative and the need for quarters
for white girls is not urgent. It would
be wrong, IT was stated. not to provide
the additional accommodations for col
ored girls by divertinS the $6aUO ap-
preparation or part of 1t to other uses.
The general subject of commitments
of children to correctional institutions
was discussed at length by the swocom-
mittee today, following the raising Of the
question by the committee Of women
yesterday. Judge William Fl. De Lacy
of the Juvenile Court was before the
committee, and explained the system
of disposing of children convicted of
crimes, big and little. in the Juvenile
Court.
Emil Berliner urged upon the commit
tee the adoption of the amendment, Of
fered in the Senate few days ago by
Senator Gallinger, proposing the ex-
penditure of $4,000 for the improve
ment of 10th street from Montague
street to the Military road.
Greater Freedom for Woman Doctors.
DR.. Eleanora Foelkmar urged upon the
committee the Incorporation Of a pro-
vision in the bill giving greater freedom
to woman doctors to practice in the
local hospitals.
DR.. George NJ kober, representing
the board of charities. was also heard
upon the estimates of the board, urg-
ing the Senate committee to incorpo-
rate in the bill all of the items In the
estimates omitted by the House.