The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-27
TIME
AT new ROCKFORD

New Rockford. N. D., May 27.-The
fifth district convention of the Woman's
Federated clubs was held here May 20
and II. Seventy-two delegates were in
/ attendance and many other visitors.
Mrs. W. r. Wanner of Wimbledon, dis
trict vice president, occupied the chair,
and was assisted by District Secretary
Mrs. Fl. M. Strond, also of Wimbledon.
The convention opened with an in
vocation by Rev. j. X. Kirker and was
followed by an address of welcome for
the city by Dr.. Charles McLachlan,
assisted by Mrs, S. N. Putnam, on be-
half of the local clubs. Mrs. j. Feath-
erstone of Valley City, responded for
the visiting clubs. Mrs. c. H. Hayes
favored the convention with a solo and
was followed BY, Mrs. Frank Iyness OF
Fessenden and Mrs. Frank White OF
Valley City who spoke respectively on
Civic Work in the District" and Civ
ic Ideals" Professor E. F. Ladd of
Fargo talked or inspection of Meats
and Foods
An informal reception was held in
the Commercial club rooms in the even
ing after which a banquet was served
in the Newport Cafe, Mrs. James A.
H.. J. Bessessen of Harvey, Mrs; Hopes
of Darlington, Mrs. Main Of McHenry,
Miss Carolyn Wood of Valley City, Mrs
J. E. Fahrer of New Rockford. Mrs. A.
Baldwin of Fargo, Mrs. L. White of
F~essenden, Mrs. Wanner of Wimbledon,
and Mrs. Murray of Cincinnati, Ohio,
all contributed to the banquet pro-
gram.
At the last session of the convention
Mrs. M. A. Hildreth of Fargo gave an
interesting address on Laws as They
Exist Relating to Women n Children
of the State" Mrs. Louis Maln of SAN
s nIaws fo as Seede G!'h ( Mrs sls Ginnie Jean am
Nelson. president Of the North Dako-
Ia Federation of Woman's clubs. gave
an interesting talk on the work done
by the clubs of the state. Resolutions
were adopted and Mrs. S. N. Putnam
was nominated to succeed Mrs. Wanner
as vice president of the district. Fol-
lowing is an address given at the con-
yention by Mrs. Louis Malm:
Mrs. AIalm's Address.
Will just mention a few of the topics
outlined in u suggestion to clubs.
The present law says no child between
the ages Of eight and fourteen years
can be employed in any factory, store,
or other place of child labor during
the hours when school is in session.
Anyone guilty of violating this law
Is subject to a fine of not less than
twenty dollars or more than fifty and
costs, and no woman or child under
eighteen years will be required to la
Dor more than. ten hours per day, the
penalty not to exceed CHE hundred dol
lars. In spite of this law and its PEN
alties, all kinds of children from six
years up are employed outside of
school hours, even way into the night.
Fargo's policewoman says there are
many such cases in Fargo. Now, / be-
lieye we should have a child labor law
that leaves no chance or loophole for
the employment of children under six
teen.
A number of fundamental principles
underlie juvenile court legislation and
the decisions of the courts upon which
Juvenile court and probation systems
now rest.
Children should not be considered
criminals, but victims of circumstances.
Distinction must be made between de-
pendent and maynard children n the
delinduents and incorrigibles.
Children should not De thrown into
association before, during, or after
trial, with criminals or adults under
accusation.
All the resources of the community
should be used by the court to pro-
mote the welfare of the child and to
Children should be tried by special
courts, in special rooms, with the least
possible publicity or display Of legal
machinery and the whole process, dis
The Judges should as afr as possible be
child experts.
Probation officers. competent in ade-
quate number, and paid, should be at
the disposal of the court.
Parents or guardians are in many
cases held responsible for the offense
of the child.
III recent Legislation Inece Is a. ren1-
ency to raise the limit of age undof
which cases shall be subject to Juye-
nile jurisdiction and it varies from
fourteen to eighteen years of age.
The law which created juvenile
courts in our state was passed in the
spring OF 1911. Its object Is to throw
every safeguard about the youth of the
state. The law begins with the state
ment that "All dependent and delin-
quent children, under the age of
eighteen years, shall be for the pur-
pose of this act only considered wards
of the state and their persons shall be
subject to the care, guardianship and
control of the court The law spe-
cities that the district courts of the
several counties In the state shall have