The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-18
Declare Politics at Bottom of
Failure to Report Domestic
Relations Court Ordinance
JUVENILE SOCIETY
BRACH Is FORMED
About Fifty Workers Meet in
jefferson Hotel and Elect Of
hcers-To Press Campaign
for New Court

Strong criticism of the action OF
the Finance Committee of the Coun-
Gil in refusing to report out of COM
mittee the ordinance creating a Ju-
nile and Domestic Relations Court
was voiced yesterday afternoon at
meeting in the Jefferson Hotel, called
to organize a Richmond branch of
the Juvenile Protective Society.
Various means were discussed for
inducing the committee to make
report, but no definite action was
taken pending the result OF the motion
to be made at the next meeting of
the Council by Councilman English
instructing the committee to report.
|. That the delay is due to the desire
OF CITY Hall ring TO smother the
ordinance was the opinion of some
of those at the meeting. Mrs. r. K.
Flanagan, wro acted as secretary, de-
claring that I'VE are losing the lives
of precious children now waiting for
few crooked politicians to put over
deal
DIR. Mastin Presides.
DR.. J. T. Mastin presided over the
meeting, which was attended by about
fifty earnest and enthusiastic men
and women. The Richmond Juvenile
Protective Society went out of exist
ence as a separatee body when 1t re-
solved itself into State society with
additional members from many parts
OF the State. Since that time branch
societies have be-n formed in many
cities of the State and the meeting
yesterday was for the purpose of reor-
ganizing the Richmond branch. The
old members of the Richmond So
ciety become members of the branch,
and, In addition, thirty new members
were added to the role yesterday.
Officers of the society were elected
as follows:
Rev. r. A Cooper. president; DR..
l.. r. Mason, DR.. Lloyd r. Wilson.
DIR. MaclachIan. vice-presidents; Frank
Upshur. secretary; Mrs w. T. Open
scommittee is composed of Professor
w. NJ Adams. DR. w. Russell Bowie.
Father Charles F. Hannigan. Mrs.
Ralph tombstone. R. Carter Beverly.
Mrs. w. Blakey and DIR. Thomas
Semmes.
The other committees. including
committee on finance. auditing and
SO forth, will be appointed by the
secretary,
Meetings to BE Monthly.
Under the constitution meetings
will be held monthly. except during
the months of July, August and Sep
TENDER: the annual meeting will be
Held fiji November, and dttss wifi De
ls2 annually, half to go to the treas
ury of the Richmond branch and
half to the State society.
Several brief talks were given by
DR.. Mastin, DR.. H. d c. Maclachlan,
Professor W. NJ. Adams, DR.. w. Rus
sell Bowie, Mrs. w. NJ Minor, Mrs.
Flanagan. Rev. w. A. Cooper. DR.
|B. H. Melton and others, in which
suggestions for the advancement OF
the work and the increase in the siez
of the society were made. President
Cooper in accepting the office, sug-
gested that some means be found TOT
the disposition of incorrigtbie scnooi
pupils and others discussed the delay
of the Finance Committee in report
ing the ordinance creating the Ju-
Ivenile and Domestic Relations Court
English Promises Help.
Mrs Flanagan explained that
Councilman Edgar English had prom
ised that at the next meeting or the
Council he would move that the COM
mittee be- instructed to make report.
The ordinance has been in committee
for three months, she said. ana al
though public hearings had been had,
and the ordinance had been strongly
endorsed. no move to report 1t eitner
favorably or unfavorably has been
made. Mrs. Flanagan declared that
the ordinance had been held up be-
cause /" little ring that goes back
to one man. opposes 1t for reasons
Of its own. II was strongly suggest
ed that the reason was that !" poll
ticianr wanted the job and the COM
mittee did not want the ordinance I'M
less a politician secured the once
OF judge
Earlier when DIR. Bowie had asked
DR.. Mastin. then presiding, why the
ordinance had not been reported. the
latter replied with shrug OF his
shoulders,
That Is question many OF US
would like to know"