Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-13
JUVENILE SOCIETY HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Movement Launched to Extend
Work Throughout Entire
State.
WILL WORK FOR NEW COURT
Trustees to BE Chosen at Meeting I'm
Portsmouth on Monday Coincidcnt
With State Conference on Ci,ari-
ties and Corrections.

With every reasonable prospect OF Sc
curing tho final passage of the ord-
nance establishing Juvenile and Do
| nestle Relations Court. the Juvenile
Protective Society OF Virginia at its am
! nual meeting. held last night ut the
Jefferson Hotel, launched n movement
to extend the work Of the organization
to cover the entire State.
The Society plans to take into tho
state body. organized or partly organ
i"ed societies In Roanoke, Norfolk.
Lynchburg. Danvillc and Newport News.
and adopted bylaws drafted to permit
the establishment Of local offices or
Headquarters in these and other cities.
In order To make the plan effective
ana secure the cooperation of all the
forces in the State Interested in the
work, the meeting adjourned to meet
in Portsmouth on Monday. Tuesday and
"Wednesday, coincident with the meet
ing OF tn" state Conference on Chart
Ties and Corrections, which will be held
In that city. At that time the trustees
Will be elected who will choose the
State officers.
TRIBUTES PAID TO
JUSTICE CRUrCUFIEID
Rev. II. ID. c. Maclnchlan. II. D., the
president, occupied the chair, with Mrs
H. +. Flanagan ut the sccrctarial post
and there was an evidence OF great in
tcrcst which was reflected i'm the re-
ports or committee chair,ncn and the
actions OF tho body. which adopted rcso-
lutions endorsing the establishment OF
the new court and paying tribute to
the hucNiy and unsclhsh interest OF
Justice John j. Crutcificld in dealing
with Juvenile oncrders
AS member OF the Vice Commits
sion, Rev II. H. Melton OF the steering
committee of the Juvenile Court. dc.
r!ar"d that next to tho churches he felt
that the work represented the greatest
possible force for good In the CITY and
state, because the court stands for pre-
Eention OF crime rather than mere pun
iShincnt for committing crime. This lie
deemed significant in view Of his rcccu,
experiences, which made him feel that
IT was almost Impossible to reform
women once thcv were stepped IN crime
or vice. and he urged the establishment
OF Juvenile Courts in ut least ten OF
the largest cities of the State.
DOWIE: URGES CAREFUL
SELECTION on NEW JUDGE
Rev W. Russell Bowic. u. H.. OF the
executive committee. urged the pres
enc" OF members of the society at the
meeting Of the Council Finance Com
mittec on Tuesday night. when the
ordinance for the establishment OF the
court VIII come before the body for
consideration, 1T which time rcprcscn-
tativcs OF the Council OF Social Work
crs Will speak in behalf OF tho court.
Ilc also urged tho careful selection Of
a man TO fiji the post OF Juvenile Court
judge. lie declared II was not a punt
tive court, but one OF constructive and
preventive measure requiring a judge
OF broad views and training.
!. Hodge Ricks declared that 80. pcr
cent of tho eases OF child dclinulMucy
were directly traccahlc TO the non
support Of able bodied fathers or
parental laNity. and said that there
was every prospect OF the proposed
nonsupport hill being passed by the
assembly before final Adjournment
The measure makes abandonment by Il
father and husband extraditab!c. \
total OF 73i cases, affecting o31 chill
drcn. were passed upon By the present
Juvenile Court. Mr.. Kicks said and ne
gave figures to show the varieties OF
crimes and misdcmcanors, paying Il
high tribute TO Miss Sarah Roller the
probation officer for her work, as we'll
us to members OF tn" Steering Com
mttee and others.
The report Of Mrs. Flanagan showed
that the society now has under It's
care about sixty wards. turned over
by the court, and il was the sense
Of all the officers that the entire work
was of such tremendous value in con
serving and strengthening the child life
OF the state that every financial as
sistancc and Off cial sanction should he
given to the movement
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