Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-12
POLICE WOMAN
PLANS TRIP TO
VISIT LONDON
Will Inspect Citys Force Of
LdD Officers as Guest
of AStOrs.
By CONSTANCE DRExEL.


WASHINGTON, June 12.-Mrs. Nina
Van Wrinkle, lieutenant In Washington's
police force and head Of the woman's
bureau and House Of Detention, verified
the news in a Public Ledger dispatch
from London that she would visit Lord
and Lady Aston when in England to In
spect the work Of women police there.
AS reported in my dispatches during
the Baltimore convention of the League
of Women Voters, Mrs. Van Wrinkle was
among those asked to confer with the
Astors in their study Of social welfare
work in this country.
But the date of Mrs. Van Wrinkles
departure is still uncertain. She wants
all Of her .girls'-the force Of twenty,
including policewanlen, clerks and
mat ron:-to have had their vacations be-
fore she leaves 1t may be in Septem-
Der. hat is, she has been invited to
speak before the International Associa-
tan Of Women Physicians, which will
meet IN Geneva in September. to discuss
Internal ioual white slave topics and kin
drea subjects. If she can get away for
this Mrs Van Wrinkle will then risit
the AStors aftervrrd. Or she may not
get away to Europe until Later Ii the
year.
Eut inst ct present Nrs Van Wrinkle
Is more concerned with this country. as
she leaves for a long trip across he
continent She viii Keep m engagem Mt
of some months staadig 70 address the
convention II superintendent Of police,
which will meet in san Francisco.
As president Of the International POD
lieewofrau-s Association, Mrs. Van VIM
kls las been invited to speak the
yrnrsr status and funetioning Of woT-
ans bureau OF police in the no.ice force
az a CITY. She and her aides have been
verv hrsr preparing statistics and re-
:, ri on this subject. Both on the way
to the coaat and coming hack, Mrs Van
Wintle will stop in vacious cities to
study tire wornen's police bureaus.
In connection with the Astars' invft1-
tian 10 he their guest. II may be stated
Lady Astor, when in Washington. be-
cama taneh interested in what appeared
te H. efforts In certain quarters Of the
eanifal Ia discrodit Mrs Van Wrinkle
vita ttn artrarent object of doing away
Iith the WoyMens bureau 81 police. She
was given INSIDE" details by reads e.
wolHaI.s organizations who were greatly
concerned in this campaign feeling the
wonAn's point Of view Of prevention be-
rors crime rather than punishment after
wards was at stake.
II va. said nj ire time Lady Aston.
in rar uaauene babe enthusiasm and
fearIr ss7less. had even taken i nren her.
self 20 rernnnstrqta rather piayfuify with
the President during her interview with
him. Ea tsat II as it may, at reeep.
tim hera. Lady astoT was heard TO eEida
orc ~ the commissioners if,.rae enmmis-
sioners take tha place Of a mayor in the
national nanraI and District Of Column
biai while holding onto his land In
most bewitchng manner:
.ts,. Won are Commissioner X | have
been Tin.aE to meet yo1- WY don't
yau ston this persecution against fha
heat! AZ your women police She had q 2
aair- snch magnificent work ! want her
IL come over to London and tell Us how
she does it,
LAT the moment. the commissioner did
NOT have to commit himself except to
largh inerrily at the shaft 50 cleverly
aimed for the line Of people al eager
10 have a word with the fair lady in
the orchid velvet evening dress crowded
on.
But this shot may have had something
to do with what now seems to be de-
sire to allow Mrs. Van Wrinkle and the
wen ms police to work out their own
salvation.
Mrs Van Wrinkle IS IN ur'ust1af person
to hold the position Sue does, rs she IS
n woman nf great charm and iaaerend-
crt income 5 paIiee woman in Wash
ington 10 not appear Iii uniform, their
chief is usually seen In the most fetching
: Ct costumes
She is well known TO sHfFragfsts and
club women al over the country. having
been for years president Of the Equal
Sngrage Association II New Jersey, a
hranehsof the American National Woman
Suffrage Association. During the war.
she was in Washington fer var work and
that is now she became interested in
tfi.. rn"trorolftan police force ef the Dis
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