Evening journal., 1920-06-21
LAUD REFORMS
At WORKHOUSE

A committee recently appointed by |
the Central Labor Union TO inyesti-
gate conditions at the New Castle |
County Workhouse visited that instl- |
tuition Saturday and made an ispec- !
ton. The time OF their visit was un-
announced. The delegation oontri- !
buted S3i TO the fund for uniforms |
FOR the prisoners bang, Albert Roihs- |
child has contributed 500 and r. Allen |
Hilles $50 TO the fund. The COM
mittee, following its inspection, made !
the following statement:
Wilmington, Del, June 10, 1920.
AT the authorization Of the Cen
/ tral Labor Union, the labor repre-
/ sentatlVes signing this statement to-
! day visited the Nw Castle County
Workhouse at an mannounced hour.
We were met by Warden Plummer
and turned over TO tho Honor Com
miltee, consisting OF the following
prisoners. George S. Lucas, chair
man; William Fitzpatrick, Alfred
Roach, Norman Hiuson. together with
| the visitation committee, consisting
! Of Cornelius Street. Walter Hall.
/ Jesse Reed, Isaac Swingert, George
| Cox and Charles Evans. These men
took us through the entire institu-
! ton and members OF our commit
tec asked them numerous questions
regarding The conducting OF the in
slitution by Warden plummer. All
The honor COMMITTEES and the prls-
onens were unanimous In stating
that Mr. plummer had turned the
! lMurkhouse into an institution which
correcls mems wrongs by treating
| thm as human Beings, through
| Kindness and freedom, with rcspon-
sibility. The whole institution was
! ..fmf4.I uhar and DINING
room Impressed our committee very
much We could see that many
wonderful changes had been made,
both for the Inmates and Tor the
good OF The Institution The sorrlest
man in The Institution today Is
George puTdy the one man WhO
broke the rules OF the Honor Com
miliee and escaped, but who was
later caught and sentenced TO what
may have been considered a severe
sentence by his fellow prisoners.
apurdy' We ask * what do you
think OF Warden plummerf He's
Ian right was Purlv's answer, i
know / did wrong In violating The
honor rules. but I've learned my les
son and wouldn't do 10 again
"The sentiment expressed by all the
prisoners Is that Warden plummer Is
Inc right man in the right place They
think the sun rises and sets on his
shoulders They cannot do too much
for him. or break the confidence that
has has placed in them. The warden
in turn tells OF his confidence he has
in the men. Guns-We didn't see any.
The guards, under Mr.. plummers re-
cine are conspicuous by their fair
treatment OF the men and This after
noon were conspicuous by their ab-
sence while the men were al reorea-
!, ton In the yard.
'sThe committee was entertained by
the prisoners with banjo music, sing
ing and clog dancing. We all enjoyed
, ourselves. Without a doubt, Warden
/ plummer Is doing his lob as real
4 man should. We say an ine more
poNNer TO him. We intend 10 back
him IN and aid his regime TO the full.
est extent The Central Labor unior
a viii receive our full report, which
Il ,viii recommend thai the entire labo
"A movement do its part as the majority
of ihe people OF Wilmington shouh
IL do. In cooperating fully with Warde
Ne plummer IN the Cody work upo
Is which he Is engaged,
M without a doubt the methods puI
A. sued by Warden plummer In correct
,e inc mems wrongs are the proper one
,e AS Is evidenced by what the prisoner
.e saw OF the results achieved. The nris
Ne oners are Ouisp0ken In saying Una
"a when they leave the workhouse the
will be better men and Will be pre-
s nared to take up llfe's battles along
m side M their fellow mon. And hey WI
e In plain words. tell their fellow me
IS M the danger OF doing. wrong. on
Is prisoner we interview Told US una
10 Warden plummer has turned TINS on
ID Workhouse into the New .tiI' ..sSl'
'e County Correctional lnstltutloi ,.a,s
where we al the same time are bein
treated as human beings VINO nave
heart and a soul.
"1'he labor committee believes tina
IN seeing is believing, We had near
and read much OF the wonderful bel
ferments that had been made b
Warden pummer, but II is almos
4 imnossihle TO believe that ne ma
4 made such remarkable progress vi
tn YOU actually see What 1as COZ,
u mon sense and practical mind mas q
n rected to he done. We know that b
Y is the right man for the place an
y are glad indeed that he was selecte
ia ia serve the people OF Delaware IN u
canacity OF warden OF the New "a
Us ile County Workhouse. We, as i
lse bor men. have always insisted on r
II suiis. We are sick and tired OF holt
g ing meetings and gahfests over IN
N prONlnE the cONNlllNA0 Va 'tA ~
ME We have always desired acut
n -improvements-and we are gettii
results through tho manegement
cd Warden plummer We wish him co
- timed success. We are with him p
he cause he is doing the rlght TIM
~ the right way We hope that the e
nj lire populace Of Delaware viii che
lia his efforts. He Is humanltarl'
is who In this Wordakay world Is don
re q nractical lob and Is unstinting
'is giving his whole time ana energy
Pin IT,"
Those signing the statement wer
Iohn q. Saylor. Fred W. Stierle, J.
Fiignatrick' James O'kane, Dennis
Byrne. John A. Grant Robert w. n
w lmer. William J. Cathcart Joseph
~ Long, Giles r. Hamm.
LODGEMEN ATTEND CHURCH
ar The Rev. f c. Sunneld, pastor
err Eastlake NJ. p. Church, preached
an sermon AZ the memorial exercises
NJ" canton Delaware. No. 4, l. o. OF. 4
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