The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-26
WILL WAGE CAMPAIGN
FOR WIDER SUPPORT
Juvenile Protective society Seeks
Funds with Which to Enlarge
It's Work.
WHAT HAS DEEN ACCOMPLISHED
Officers Give Outline of What May He
lie Done II necessary Funds Are
Forthcoming.

Pleased with the work already ac-
complished. the Juvenile Protective So
clety is entering upon a vigorous cam
paign for members and funds with
which to extend and further Its funda-
mental social service. The program Is
ambitious. AMI II Is believed that 1t
will sooner or later be made elective
throughout Virginia. IL the State il to
keep up with other states in the sal
wage and protection Of children. Of
main Importance, II Is said. is an In
crease In membership. and the public
is invited to join the society and TO
contribute TO it's resources. The mem
bership committee consists of DR.. j..
y. Calsch, John Stewart Bryan and
Captain Joseph T.. Willard, now am
bassaior to Spain. The annual dues
are 81. and may be seat 10 the secre-
tary, Mrs. Il. Is. Flanagan. 22l6
Grove Avenue.
The Juvenile Society OF Virginia
was formally organized on June %.
1905. Congressman \. j. Montague
drew UP the charter unler which the
society was incorporated. and the first
president was Joseph l.. Willard, The
late Judge John ~. Ingram and Father
j. Is. O'Iseiily were vice -prcsidents.
WORK HAS GROWN
WITH EACH YEAR
The WORK OF the society was iirSt
conducted from the headquarters of
the Associated Charities, and Rev.
james buchanan was the first proba-
ton officer. Small results attended
various bills introduced in behalf of
the children iii the legislature OF 1910.
but in the following year a separate
court Of trial for Juvenile cases Was
established, and ordinance was
passed b. the city Council, providin.
for regular probation officer. Ju
venilc Court and detention home.
The Juvenile Court was established az
part Of the work of Justice Crutch-
held. and j. Hoye Kicks was appointed
probation officer. y woman probation
officer WAS first employed with tho
help of the Girls Auxiliary of tho In
structive Visiting Nurses Association,
and Miss Sarah Roller was selected
Tor this work, and Is now u servant OF
the city. At the suggestion OF Justice
Crutchield. steering committee from
members Of the society was appointed,
and IL acts in an advisory capacity.
Through the efforts OF l.. Randolph
Wiiiian@, who prepared the bills, and
OF Senator's James l.. Cannon and \.
9. Hartman. ana OF tn. legislative com
mitiec of the society. tire important
measures a. getting child welfare in the
state were passed in The recent General
Assembly. y fourth bill was defeated.
hAI WAS ADOPTED
Bi GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The measures passed provide:
/. For the establishment OF Il special
Justices court in cities having more
than $4,000 inhabitants, to be known
as the Juvenile and Domestic Rela-
tons Court. This court Is to have
Jurisdiction over ta) all cases involving
cncnses committed by chilur,n less
than eighteen gears old (b) those in
To!vinS the HIT. eatment OF wives and
children by husbands oil IA Lncrs, tcj
contributory delinquency cases; (d)
cases concerning the guardianship and
control OF cAldrcn less than eigtite. II
years OF age.
= For the enlarginG OF the old
statute for the commitment of de-
linquent AMI neglected children TO So
cietics. associations. etc, instead of to
,a!ls ana station houses, and pIovid-
ing the procedure in uhe hearing OF
such CAGES, requiring that they always
be held In chambers.
3. \ revision OF the present con-
tributory delinquency law
In view OF this work achieved, the
society has Undertaken very con-
struc,ivc program for the coming year.
as Follows: IL. The call ng OF a local
option election in Richmond on the
question OF compulsory education;
60, the raising of funds for an indus
tflai training school for white boys,
as IL Is now often necessary 10 send
boys out Of the State To keep them
from Imprisonment in Jail or rcforma-
tory: 60. the extension oT the work
or the society through Virginia. and
the esta ii hmcni of juvenile Cou,ts
In other cities where they arc needed
tD, the employment OF salaried
secretary. who shall keep the records
OF the society. hep in the extension
hoped FOR. and supervise the pla ing
out OF wards OF the society for whose
responsible