The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-03-30
OSB0RNE'S REPORT
IS rendered
SUPERINTENDENT OF HlNDLEY
SOCIETY FOR THE FRIEND
LESS REPORTS.

Superintendent ]. G. osborne has
made his annual report to the Hind
ley Society for the Friendless, The
report is as follows:
To the Executive Committee of the
Hindley Society for the Friendless:
Your superintendent in his his first
quarterly report submits the follow
ing:
The first part of this quarter was
spent in laying the foundations for
the future operations of the society in
Montana; therefore. | shall depart
from the usual order Of making the
report and write Won a letter instead.
This letter we expect to publish in
the leading daily papers IN the state.
This letter should be, with a little
booklet prospectus Of the Society"
mailed to interested people throughout
the state. Your superintendent spent
two months at Helena during the sit
ting OF the 18th legislative assembly.
We confess that this was done at our
own initiative, but the results surely
justified the assumption on Il part.
Through the aSsiduOuS effort of your
superintendent, senate bills Sc and 81.
Were introduced, passed the senate
and house, and were approved by the
governor. Senate bill &c calls for the
appointment of a parole commissioner,
whose duties will be to look after men
and boys parOIed. From the states
penal Institutions, ]. r Clifford of
Anaconda was appointed to this Of
flee. Also senate bill 81, which pro-
vides for a suspension Of sentence to
certain first-time offenders.
The workings of these two laws and
their success shall depend largely
upon the assistance given to their en-
forcement.
The district judges throughout the
state have signified their Willingness
to cooperate with the society in the
operation of these laws, It is need
less to say that had your superin-
tendent not been insistent upon these
matters, nothing would have been
done to them. The heavy expense in
cidental to the superintendent stay
in Helena was borne in the larger part
by the superintendent himself. While
the matter of six or seven hundred
dollars to the members of his COM
mittee is a matter of small concern,
but when borne by your superintend-
ent it becomes a laborious task. The
money received, which amounts ! have
reported to your secretary prior to this
quarter, has not been more than
enough to pay the travelling expenses
of the superintendent.
The number Of men assisted is just
as large as the number that have
asked assistance. I have never turned
away one without assisting him in
some way, The preventive work of
the society will be greatly increased
now since the suspended sentence has
become a law. and my judgment is
that great good will come from the
proper administration of this law. The
matter of financing the organization
will be a matter of small momen if
each member of the committee does
his part.
| shall at my earliest opportunity
present the cause of these unfOrtu-
mates to the people of the state. and
l can see now without a question that
the future of this work is assured if
the people of the state are reliably in
formed of the work done and the flu
ture intentions of the society.
Trusting this report will meet with
your approval, I remain,
Respectfully yours,
j. c. OSBORNE. Supt.