Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-17
ORGANIZE LOCAL BRANCH
OF JUVENILE SOCIETY
Mass-Meeting to Be Held Mt JefYer.
son Hotel This After
noon.
FIGHT FOR JUVENILE COURT
VIII Affiliate With State Association
III All Efforts for Protection OF
Children, and in Securing Proper
Legislation Along This Line.

| The Richmond Branch Of the Juve-
nile Protective Society OF Virginia will
be organized under the society's CHAR
ter by mass meeting Of prominent
citizens and social workers in Room
GEO OF the Jefferson Hotel this afternoon
ut O'Clock. Rev. II. d. c. Maclachlan.
d. d., VIII be temporary chairman.
ofiicers Will be elected for the coming
year and plans perfected for n vigor-
Gus campaign to secure the establish
mcnt OF n Juvenile and Domestic Rela-
| tons Court by the passage of an ordin-
ance now before the Finance Commit
tee Of the City Council. Committees
10 carry out the society's purposes will
be named.
The society expects n large and en-
thusiastic meeting. rs letters have been
sent TO over 100 philosophical citi-
zcns and the representatives of public
and private social service and philan-
thropic groups In addition the society
extends an earnest invitation to all
other men and women who are inter-
ested in the success of the Juvenile
protective movement in Richmond to
help by attending the meeting
RICHMOND FIRST IN STATE
TO START CIIILD-SAVINCi MOVE
Richmond was the first city in Vir-
ginia to recognize the claims of the
child protective movement by organ
or Virginia In June, 1905. under a char
ter drawn by Congressman y. j. Mon
;7E"c, and with the present Ambassador
TO spain Captain Joseph f. Willard. AS
president. Until 1915 the society con-
fined Its efforts to Richmond, and sue
cceded in having n Juvenile session Of
the Police Court established and pro-
baton officers appointed. Among it's
other achievements have been the crea-
ton OF detention home for children
in this city and the writing OF many
protective laws for children in the
state statutes.
AT meeting Of the society held in
connection with the state Conference
q! Charities and Correction at Ports
mouth last February 1t was decided to
enlarge the field OF the organization
TO cover the state and to form local
branches under its charter in all i'm
portant cities and towns of Virginia.
branches are now being organized in
Norfolk, Lynchburg. Danville and Roa-
noke. and one is already at work in
charlottesville. This enlargement of
tho field for the Juvenile Protective So
cietE of Virginia leaves Richmond un-
der tho necessity OF forming a branch
to meet its local needs. The officers of
the state Society are Rev. George FLOYD
Rogers, OF Lynchburg, president: Gov
crnor Henry G. Stuart and Albert Ro-
per. Of Norfolk, vicc-presidents: w. NJ.
Mrs Roy *. Flanagan. Richmond. sec
rotary.
WILL LEAD FIGHT FOR
JUVENILE COURT
The general purpose Of the local
branch will be to look after Rich
mond's delinquent and neglected chill
drcn through the agency of the court.
probation officers and all protective
measures. IT will also cooperate with
the society throughout Virginia to
help secure the passage of more eff
fective compulsory education laws and
the creation of an industrial home for
noncriminal children.
The Immediate and active end OF
the Richmond Society will be 10 get
the Council to create the Juvenile and
Domestic Relations Court made posi-
BILE by permissive law in the last
Legislature An ordinance to this end
was introduced by Councilman Edgar
r. English last February and was fav-
orably reported by the Ordinance Com
mittee. The Finance Committee has
held two large and enthusiastic public
hearings on the measure Mt which
prominent ministers, lawyers and So
cial workers spoke emphatically on
the need for the court and the good
1t promised Although the ordinance
would require no increase in appropria-
ton for the work this year, the Fin
ance Committee has not found It ex-
pedient to recommend either the pas
sage or rejection OF the ordinance.
Practically every social service cdu-
cational and religious group in Rich
mond has Endorsed the measure, and
the new Richmond Juvenile Protective
Society will begin active work to con-
vince the Council of the need for prompt
action