Evening star., 1921-02-12
PRISONERS AID WILL
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING

The twenty-first annual meeting of
the Prisoners Aid Association of the
District of Columbia will be held
| Tuesday afternoon. February Is. at 4
o'clock in the recreation hall of Trim
i;y Community House. 3D. and G
streets northwest
Rev. Alfred Harding. Bishop of
Washington will preside. Thomas
Mott Osborne, formerly warden at
. Sing Sing and recently warden at the
Portsmouth naval prison, and Oliver
Hoyem. executive secretary of the ma
fionaf committee on prisons and
prison reform. will speak. Mr. Hoy
ems address viii DE illustrated with
motion pictures made in connection
with recent prison Investigations.
Mrs. David covell, for five years di
.ector the local work. will make
The annual report and give an out
ook cf the work based upon her
extensive experience and knowledge
OF its varied phases
Miss Boardman. District Commits
sioner. and Judge Kathryn Sellers. of
the Juvenile Court, also will make
brief addresses Judge Sellers is
deeply Interested in securing the CO.
operation of all church organizations
in the interest of the delinquent child.
Mr.. William channing Johnson OF
Epiphany Church and Mrs. William
Belden Noble of st. Johns Church. will
preside at the tea table.
The Prisoners Aid Association has
been working steadily in the local
courts since it's organization at the
beginning of the Spanish American
war. 1t is the only organiza ton of
its character looking after those
brought to the courts of the District
of Columbia.
The association is making regular
yisiIations to the Jail. the workhouse
and reformatory for friendly counsel.
education. entertainment ard also re-
ligious services. The amount of work
accomplished may be gathered from
a few items included in the summary
of the activities of the past year.
which show 42i Investigations. H.
visits to homes, "a visit to Jail every
week. II temporary homes furnished.
! g. jobs secured. II families assisted.
! 10 say nothing Of the hundreds of
! letters written and the personal inter-
views in behalf of some unforunates
! as we'll as visits to the Maryland peni-
/ tentiary. Most of these cases are
! those due to intoxication, larceny. va
; gracy. usually Of young men: carry
! ing of concealed weapons, and mill
tary and naval cases.
The officers and executive commit
tee consist of the following: Bishop
Harding, president. John Poole. treas
urer: Byron =. Adams. assistant treas
nrer; Miss Mary Rerkeley Cox. secre-
tary; Mrs. David X. coyelI. director:
Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs. a. G. Janin,
Miss Bessie kibbcy. Dr. Ralph Jen-
, kins, William g Rives. Gabriel John
son, J. Wilmer Latimer. Robert Hardi-
/ son. J. McMahon, George King. Will
liam Waller, Rev. D. X. Covell and
Miss Emma Dinsmore, court worker
The Prisoners Aid Association lists
it's activities under these heads Daily
attendance in court. protection for
! those unjustiy accused: probation
when suitable for first offenders
necessary aid for prisoners families
Employment. and when necessary.
food. shelter. tools. transportation and
other assistance for released and dis
charged prisoners. Supervision and
friendly visitation for those on pro-
! bation or parole. Research and ad
( vice.