The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-28
Forks Girl is Backing
Movement to Aid Girls and
Boys of Los Angeles, Calf

Miss Gretchen Gollinger. formerly
of Grand Forks and now of Los
Angeles, has evolved a big Brother.
Big Sister, movement, associated with
her being Miss Elizabeth Deitrick.
Their plan is outlined in stories pub
has for its object the giving of aid
to boys and girls who are under
juvenile court restrictions.
Miss Gollinger Is very well known
in Grand Forks, residing here till a
few years ago.. She is now private
secretary to Mayor Rose of Los
Angeles.
The Los Angeles Times says of the
new movements:
ing and encouraging young people
who have broken the laws and have
been placed on probation, was evolved
and officially launched yesterday by
Elizabeth Deitrick of the Bethlehem
Institute and Miss Gretchen Gallinger,
assistant secretary to Mayor Rose.
These W young women propose to
effect an organization in the city
which will provide shelter for every
every young man who becomes en-
tangled with the law. Their organi-
zatfon will be known as the Big
Brother and Big Sister Movement.
Yesterday the novel plan was heart
lily endorsed by Chief Sebastian, I'm
der Sheriff Robert T. Brain, Humane
Officer Dennis Mclaughlin and many
of the probation officers of the county.
1t is their belief that the plans pre-
sented by Mrs. Deitrick and Miss Gal
linger will be an effective support to
the probation system and that it will
tend to remove much of the adverse
criticism which has been directed
against it.
Yesterday at a conference between
Mrs. Deitrick and Miss Gallinger ar
~rangenents were made to hold a meet
ing of the authorities interested and
responsible for the juvenile prisoners
of the county.
At this meeting. which will be held
within the mex ten days, a board of
directors will be elected and a city
wide campaign will be inaugurated
to ecure members. Both Of the en-
thusiastic founders hope that at least
5000 men and women will become
members and take an active interest
in their work.
The general plan for the work is
which was made yesterday by Mrs.
Deitrick and Miss Gallinger.
THE Big Brother and Big Sister
Movement has been launched in Los
Angeles and within a short time will
ask both men and women to join.
There will be no fees. no dues and n
subscriptions. All that we want from
our members is a willingness to do a
little work and to spend a little time.
ITO show what the work includes
here is an illustration:
Suppose that a 16-year-old boy is
taken before the Juvenile court for
burglary inc is convicted.
The probability is that this boy Is
a burglar because Of his associates
and his environments. To better the
boy we plan to have one of the mem
bers take a personal interest in him.
member (the Big Brother) would
visit the boy, take him to a ball game.
perhaps, or to a moving picture show.
This act interests the boy: 1t awakens
him to new things and finally the as
ISOLATION between the two becomes of
great help to the boy.
"fn a similar way the girls who have
trouble with the law would be helped.
A friendly interest-not a surveillance
lis the deciding factor in many lives.
This is what we plan to do. and all we
need is members. a card index system
and cooperation from the authori-
ties"