The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-26

inc management lneHlclent. ~ iH In it's
power to change the management OF
have the appropriation discontinued
Even Court Was Deceived.
> The statement save: The home
receives females under it's own rulos
much older Uhan sighteenl, and some
OF thom married"
The committee on admission and dis
, miss:is has never. knowingly. accepted
girl over eighteen years OF age. nor
has ii ever, with its knowledge. .r-
copied one who was married. II is
trnc that a court committed tho Nc
Mans woman. who, as was Afterwards
claimed. was married. Shc deceived the
court and the committee unwittingiy
received her upon the COURTS commit
Incnt papers.
,. The statement avers that unless
society is protected. and som" 81 these
girls reformed. the school has no
excuse for its existence" That Is true
and il the board cannot show that
both OF these things are accomplished
to n reasonable extent. X would not
seek to continue the home. There are
thirty nine girls who have been taken
| from the streams of society which
some of them we're pollnting-and
segregated in one place. \ police JUS
ticc said: Why talk about ono nuisance
when they were many nuisanccs bc-
fore thcI were committed"
Only One Parole Broken.
Again, real reformation has taken
place in thc lives Of some of the girls
OF the nine who have been paToied
since the board adopted the placing
ou. system, only on" has BROKEN her
parole The other eight arc living in
dustrious. moral lives and have the
conndcnc" and commcndation Of IL.
homes in which they ar" living. sure
j. these results justify all tho tine
WORK. and expense bestowed upon this
Institution.
:. After classifying into four groups
delinquent girls. tn" statenen, goes on
, !" charge the home with being 81 house
Of horrors because the girls are not
classified.
70 cali the HON" - house Of horrcrs'
is 10 show N. prejudice which tho au-
thors OF the statement have against ~"
institution. We submit, that 10 i'm
partial fair-mirdcd person who
visits III" institution will approve such
language. IL has been the eiri ot TIA"
hoard t" classify the girls az quickly
IS sufficient dormitori"s could ."
cured. We have recently completed =
nos dormitory that Hill permit an in
complct" classification. AS soon rs
funds are available. this classification
viii be worked out. according 70 ,n-
ages and degree Of crmiuality of the
girls We would apprcc !ate the help
~ tho Bon Air Citizens Association ia
working out this classification. and
T q
prejudic.s shall have subsidized, they
viii sec that the homo has made real
progress. and will lend "a helping hand
to make IT all that il ought 10 be.
As 10 Outbreaks.
. Tic statement AYERS that tho gili.
have been practically turned loose upon
= decent, self-:cspect!ns community,
without disciplin" 81 control of auv
sort. THIS statement is absurd upon
its very race While outbreaks have
occurred. they have not been fr.qusu,
and Wei" Of sporadic nature. one
Justify tho confidence which has been
imposed In them. have hecn allowed TO
2" 70 tho station on "Yrauds These
girls are TRUSTEES" And uc one can
come forward ana say tina, they hav.
violated til" confidence imposed in
th"m. With th"s" exceptions thu. girls
arc always accompanied by tho matrom
o. ono Of h"r assistants. and arc not
permitted 10 icavc tho promises Tho
ar" under better control to-day than
they have ever been II their lives The
citizens make the nlistak" ~ taking
a single. sporadic outbreak and hold
ing that up To III" public rs the per
maneut condition ~ the home. Tho
public knows better and will not he
mislnd.
6 Tn wholesni. indiscriniinate as
sru!ts il til" statement against the
li'st4 Pr. GIG '!.f! 49, -! l!!'sSt' e!s ~ Is
grossly unjust - som" al the girls,
and is cruel wound To their families
and friends
F"vcrly Banks IS not ov"rs.er 1t
Ia. home Tho executive committee is
acting under the advic" of the state
Board ~ Charities and Corrections. to
tn" effect that 10 man should be con
ncctcd with the institution in any ca
pacity except Tor absolutely necessary
farm labor Members Of the Bon Air
Citizens Association have testified that
Beverly is . trustworthy negro and
hay" given him Il good name. We
hav" found him to lie Il faithful ser
want Tho Investigation Of the stat.
Hoard OF Charities was a. q season
Of tho yea" when the services cf Banks
could not altogether h" dispensed with, ,
as the crops hi.d So h- cultivated and !
harvested.
SuyS BYRD Wrote IL.
: The executive committees accepts [
the motives OF the eentieme!! who ar. !
conducting this work, but II disclaims /
any intention OF seeking To enlist in /
the noble army of the martyrs" We |
have simply sought to adhere stead /!
lastly TO our duty. Neither indictments |
nor ncWspape, attacks. ridicule nor !
intimidation. shall cause us TO swerve |
a hairs breadth. We bear no i'll will |
TO the citizens OF Bon Air. They have |
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