The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-28
Tells of Work of Charities
and Probation in
i the State
child WELFARE WORK
Reaches Remote Mountain Regions
and Into Congested Districts in
Large Communities

At the last OF the Globe Theatre
ervices of the season Sunday evening
ver 500 were in attendance and al
he churches united in the service
The meeting was in charge of Rev. F
B. Richards, the scriptures were read
by Rev. George A. Martin and pray
r was offered by l. G. Marshal Of
8hc City Mission. Rev. DR.. T. A,
Poole spoke of the success Of the
Mon services and said they would be
pntinued through May at the North
hurch each Sunday evening and at
he South church through the Sun
by evenings in September. The
orth church choir sang an anthem
nd during the offering Miss Rob
bson's orchestra played.
N The speaker of the evening was
Ion. William H. Jeffrey, secretary of
he Board of Charities and Probation,
Eho gave most informing and force
ul address upon the great work this
department is doing both for those
Who have come under the hand of
Ehe law and also for the unfortunate
ind dependent children that are scat
ered all over the state. At the con-
Illusion of his address he was ques-
{ioned from the floor and explained
$omewhat in detail how the Board
would inaugurate after July 1 sys-
tenn for finding homes for dependent
hnd delinquent children, rather than
committing them to any institution.
After expressing the pleasure of
addressing st. Johnsbury audience
on the state activity in which he was
engagesll Mr. Jeffrey said some one
had referred to the Board of Chari-
ties and Probation as the heart-throb
of Vermont, as the department which
comes into close contact and intimate
relationship with the less fortunate of
society. AS the churches and the char
[tably disposed of the community
minister to the unfortunate within
Fheir territory, so this Board reaches
put into every community, into the
Femote mountain regions and into the
fongested districts of our larger COM
|nunities.
In 1917 the Board of Charities and
Probation was created, bringing into
Existence department Of human well
fare having for its purpose the car
ing for the weak and assisting the un-
fortunate, viz: the dependent child,
Ehe defective child, and those men
Rnd women who have come into vio-
|ent contact with the law After ex-
planning the general duties of the off
kials of the department the speaker
Explained the difference between pro-
patton and parole. A probationer is
pne who has come into violent con-
bet with the law, been found guilty,
hen sentenced to one of the penal
nstitutions Of the state. The court
pen suspends the sentence, turning
be prisoner over to the custody of
pc secretary of the board that he
lay be given an opportunity to re-
lin his lost place in society, main
y in his dependents, and get the habit
Il right living. There are now Ali
Fobationers under the secretary's
Are.
. A paroler is one who having served
Is minimum sentence at a penal in
s itution is granted a conditional par
pm by the Governor and placed in
ne custody of the Board of Charities
hd Probation upon parole varying
length from few months to life.
here are now 206 parolers that are
hder the charge and oversight of
Lis board.
$50 successful has been the pro-
tion and parole system that the last
legislature authorized the sale of
N House of Correction. We have
und better way. The GIT per-
3 ms who have been found guilty of
lime and are now under our care
q use us little trouble. If these had
len committed and continued in the
{ puse of Correction or the State
ison they would have cost the state
ri (Capt;n,,1J an ,,oon 4,,,1N