Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-06
ADVISES CLOSING
OF VICE DISTRICT
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OF VICE DISTRICT
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monL. spoke as follows on the commits
sion. which he had few days before
appointed. and the results he expected
OF IL:
THE problem has to do with an evil
which IS old as history itself, and
which has puzzled the world for a solu-
ton from the beginning Of history. I
have called together to aid me In ar
rivinE NJ some plan for mitigating the
"vil hfteen earnest men and women, and
have asked them to help me find a plan
which will offer relief.
The evil Is a grave ono. but do not
despair. have appointed this commits
sion OF fifteen. and shall probably call
In others to aid me. when they have
take the consensus OF their opinion and
act accordingly.
The Mayor saw no reason yesterday
for qualifying this campaign statement
In any manner whatever. While 1t does
not oind him to carry out each single
recommendation OF the commissions re-
port IL commits him TO It's salient
features.
ABOLITION OF DISTRICT
Is CENTRALFEATUHE
The organization of a morals squad
and the creation OF bureau OF public
morals. two of the six recommendations
made In the commissions report. would
probably not be looked upon as obliga-
tory or as inscparable from the central
recommendation that the segregated
district he abolished.
AS indicated in the Mayors South
Richmond speech, he found IL advisa BILE
10 increase the size Of the commission
one OF the original appointees. Eppa
!iuuton, Lr.. found II inconvcnicnt to
serve, and Attorney y. II. Guison was
appointed in his place. Later Ashton
Starko was added to the commission
and made chairman.
The commission was appointed on
March II. 1914. and began work shortly
after. y recent appropriation Of 81 900
from tho City Council enabled ii To en-
ploy expert assistance. The trained
work was conducted under the direct ion
OF five experts from the American Social
hygiene Association. including the chief
Investigator of that organization.
PERSONNEL. OF MAYORS
VICE COMMISSION
As n; present constituted the commits
sion is composed rs follows:
Ashton Starkc, chairman.
Or. ]. T. Mastin. secretary state
Board OF Charities and Corrections
q. L. Wilcox. vice president Central
Trade and Labor Council
Rcv. Lloyd r. Wilson, D. D., pastor
Craze Street Baptist Church.
Rev. T.. y. Caliscl,. rabbi Beth Ahabah
Synagogue.
Rev. j. w. Dixon. superintendent
Methodist Institute for Christian Work.
Mrs. William y. Burrows, president
Federation Of Mothers Clubs.
". T. Reed. president Chamber OF
Commerce.
Rev T. t. McFaden, u. d. pastor
First Presbyterian Church
Mrs Sam Cohen, president Ladies'
Hebrew Benevolent Association
~ r. Guigon, general attorney Vir-
cinta Railway and Power COMPANY.
Rev: John J. Gravatt. y. D., rector
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
j. w. Nocklcy, president McGill Cath
Ollie Union.
Miss Sarah Roller. probation officer
Juvenile Court.
Dr. VI. d. Hoge. Jr., member Board of
Health.
r. II. Melton.
DISTRICT WAS CREATED
AS 4 REFORM MEASURE
with tho abolition of the segre-
gated district, which, in view of the
commissions report, is now regarded
rs inevitable, the Police Department
viii depart from n practice which has
been followed since 1905. In that year.
under the regime of Mayor Carlton Nc
CaTthy. the authorities decided upon
the segregation idea as promising the
best adjustment of the situation
Previous to the segregation, disorder
" houses were widely scattered over
the business section Of the city, notably
on the so-called wrong side" Of Broad
street and the adjacent cross streets.
In establishing recognized pale of
settlement the authorities sought to
bring the situation better I'm hand since
this arrangement made possible more
stringent supervision and stricter no
Icing. It's creation was Il reform
measure. and was generally approved
by the best thought of the time.
GENERAL MOVEMENT AGAINST
RECOGNITION OF IMMORTALITY
In recent years there has been a
marked resentment in so-callcd reform
circles against tho continued existence
In tho city. under police protection, of
a recognized district in which tho laws
against immortality wero iiouted with
impunity. In its larger aspect the
movement against segregation as 1t
has manifested itself in this a!ty, Is
, part OF Il movement OF wider scope
which has made itself felt in Atlanta,
Washington and other cities I'm swcep-
ing laws Of dispersal.
The movement found general express
sion In tho Legislature Of 1914, when
an effort was made to secure the on