New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-02
New Chief of Correction
MuncheS OlekukeS and
Talks of Silence.
HINTS AT POLICY
OF PUNISHMENT
Woman Suffrage Dutch Treat,
Despite Shortage of Food,
Is Big Success.

Dr. katherine Bement Davis and Dutch
o'ekukcs ditidcd thc honors at the New
Years reception which tho Woman
Suffrage party gave yesterday afternoon
al hoir headquarters. No. IS East saith
street Tho olekukes gave out early but
ur Davis lasted until O'Clock. and de-
parted fresh and smiiins.
Miss Mary Garrett Hay. who managed
tho reception and stood AT Or Davis
elbow while she greeted guests, went
home boo "a taNlcao completely exhausted
rom enforcing her determination that
the seventeen reporters and photoSra-
pliers who were there shouldn't Illustrate
her intention OF Swing New York City's
first woman Commissioner of correction
e purely social time.
just once when Miss Hay relaxed her
vigilance q minute TO snatch bite OF the
frosted New Years cake that Mrs. Carrie
chapman Gait had made herself and
Ms Robert Adamsou cut and distrib-
uted. n few words were cleaned from Dr.
Davis about her office duties. They were
mostly 10 the effect that il wouldn't be
risht FOR her TO speak OF plans now.
"YoJ know" she said smiling her hui
morous straightforward smile under her
plain black hat which was the tiniest bit
ON Ole side. as II she cared more about
getting familiar with her new Job than
looking iu the mirror, you know. the
members OF Mr. Mitchcl's cabinet mustn't
talk now. He told Us that this morning
RI City Hall. Ho wants us 10 keep still
and saw wood and I'm going TO do it,
90 can give you my biography al length,
j. YOU want it. but not my plans. Besides.
hov could ] outline my policy before
have taken hold: can only say. that
shall begin At once TO study the laws
which concc~n my work. and these mas
tered ] shall so over the budget. learn
INST how my funds should be appor-
toned. and familiarize myself thorough
ly with the financial end Of the depart
ment. It's rather an important end
D. Davis added that as her policy in
dealing with the inmates at Bedford Re-
formatory during the period she was su-
perirtendcnt there. Of lifting the punish
ment To the criminal rather than 10 the
crime. was so well known IL Was likely
that Alr Mitchell expected her TO CARY
that policy out rs Commis s.oncr Of Cor
roction.
u don't think OF il as punishment She
SAID. we have TO consider the offender
as we'll as society. and we consider so.
oiety In considering the offender"
The reason the Commissioner was able
90 come 10 the reception on her first day
I'm Office was that he predecessor, Patrick
g. Whitney. was anxious 10 get home TO
his New Years dinner. and they agreed -
postpone the ceremony Of turning over
the keys til to-day. when at o'clock
she will take possession OF The Office in
East goth street.
Dr. Dayis's brother. Frank a. Davis.
who came down from his home, i'm Roches-
ter. TO see his sister sworn i'm. escorte her
10 the reception. lie is very uncommun'-
catiye He admitted cautiously that his
sister was born suffragist and that he
had every risht TO be proud Of her for
her achievements
"She was educated at Nassar. the Chi
caco University and in Berlin he said.
and sine took ali the degrees there were
20 take"
The four newlyweds who were expected
10 grace the rcception-Judge Ben 3
Lindsey and Mrs. Lindsey and Eugen
Boissevain and Mrs. Boissevain-did not
attend. This was a great disappointment
10 the suffragists. who were anxious to
meet Judge Lindsey's wife and the former
Miss Inez Mlholland's husband, to see II
They are going to he inspirations 20 them
,n their worl, FOR the cause" or not
The refreshments aside from the fact
that there were not enough olekukes
were wholly satisfactory. and the suf-
fragsts cooked them all The only trouble
was that they would Try to pass off New
Years cakes. which are caraway seed
cookies. for olekukes Most people be-
Hevcd them till a real Dutchman. who
knew that olekukes were species OF
round fried cake with raisin inside,
came along. He came for the olekukes,
he said. and was so veXed because there
were none that he went away.