| Show i ASSEMBLED COUNTY ORG ORGANIZATIONS S PEOPLE INTERESTED IN INING INING ING BING JUVENILE DELIN SCY CY MET DECEMBER 12 i ORGANIZED COUNTY ABlATION AS AS- lATION MANY l N NS PASSED loI committee commit e o on Ju Ju- men We men We your Del problems beg to toas as follows follows- our Chamber In connection with rowan Chamber of Welfare a i Childs Child t some afternoon at an early t Cedar City f for r the purpose elating a plan for efficient juvenile ae delinquency a delegation of three from civic and social organization Isted ted in child welfare work be beJ beto beto J to attend this convention We Wet 1st t the following organizations in this work Ing g interested work this r C City ty Chamber of Commerce wan Chamber of Commerce dials daIs of Iron County County of Cedar City of Parowan City County School Officials tie e E Club Cedar City ary ry Club Cedar City owan Stake Relief Society bar ar East Ward Relief Society Bar ar West Ward Relief Society Church Ward Wad Relief elIef Society owan wan Boy liOY scouts I arra arma Ward RetIe Relief Socie Society y 1 ar City Boy Scouts Legion Legion 1 Star Legion and other ex emens emen's organizations t other organizations or 1 especially interested m hi the work 1 at t the invitation include a request each ach organization or or r delegation I prepared to submit a a few pro pro- I I that may well be tak taken n up by one I lore ore of the different societies at at fl flit a- a it t juvenile delinquency at Mr II B B. B Robinson Secre- Secre of the State Juvenile Court be invited to attend the nUon at State expense expense or Jr send that in the invitation of what is ts anticipated ade and that he be requested to prepared to help In organizing for the work That ho he also at a public meeting in the g here at Cedar City on Jue Ju- Ju e work And that the Chamber ge for this meeting der of Business Business' at t Convention airman and secretary elected airman Appoint following Comes Comios Com- Com ios es Organization Constitution and laws fly ommittee Reports Talk alk Mr Robinson Unfinished Unfinished Business Adjournment to definite date George Ceorge Ge rge A. A Mitchell Mitchel Reuben J J. J Shay MINUTES a Ch Child Welfare Convention held heldar edar ar City Utah at 3 o'clock Dec 12 1025 hi Ill the basement ho he o Public Library by represents represent- represent s from flom the different civic and j I l organizations of Iron County Id d together by the Cedar City her ber of Commerce for the purl pure pur- pur P l e of or effecting a better working to combat Juvenile dc- dc jency eney ency and to foster better home public conditions for boys and andiCe T fre-T iCe u dent H. H E E. E Peterson Peterson of city rity Chamber Chamber of Commerce I d Um the h convention to order and in fW ew 1 I well wen chosen words stated the F ct of the meeting Ho lIe then d a M y r Walter K K Granger Cranger of lar ur ar p city ity ty oho he briefly spoke of the tho l ls I 3 s of or a better juvenile system in iq County lIe Ho I Bounty commended the pur pur- purt t hs tho convention and in bethe be- be beho I the ho officers and citizens citizens' I be-I of I ar ap City c ity ty gave a hearty welcome hp he h f euben cuben ben J J. J Shay and Geo Coo A. A 1 itch itch- cre ere elected as chairman and sec sec- ry res respectively of the tho meeting sec t The chairman appointed the tho l fol-l following I fol-I owing lowing ng committee e Resolutions ResolutIons Eu gene jene Christensen Miss Frances B B. B I Fenton a and d Thos Those D D. D Adams Perma Perma- John P. P k Fuller Mrs James JamesSmIth JamesSmith JamesSmith Smith and Mrs J J. J M. M Foster Short talks talks' were m made de by the fo fol fol- Ineat I j nent neat Ord Order r of Business and Organ Organ- i I lowing delegates Eugene Euene Christensen Christen Christen- sen sen mayor elect of Ced Cedar r City pledged ed the In ml officers of that City to the movement to prevent Juvenile Juvenile Juvenile Juve Juve- nile Delinquency y Mayor-elect Mayor Thos D. D Adams of Parowan went on record in Inthe the same same way wat President Maughan and Commissioner Arthor Morris of the Zion Zion Park Council do of the Boy Scouts of America America each advocated sc scouting a as o one of f the greatest means of fighting delinquency ncy Donald Pym of the Parowan school Miss Fenton of the Cedar City school and Mr Fred Faucett of the school were present and stressed the Idea lea of regular attendance at school and support of juvenile workers Mrs I Marian Gudmunson of the Parowan Relief Society emphasized example of adults as helpful in the work Strict enforcement of the curfew curlew to tobacco tobacco to- to to-I to bacco and liquor laws was advocated I by the Cedar City Home Economics Club by Mrs Lillian Corry I Chaperonage at and supervision of Junior dances was advocated by Mrs J J. M. M Fo Foster Footer ter Jack Christensen emphasIzed emphasized emphasized em em- the necessity of leadership as a quality of juvenile I workers Many other ther suggestions were made H. H B. B B Robinson secretary of the State Juvenile Court Court Commission then spoke to the convention Some of the main points poInts' of his discussion were as follows The now appropriated annually annually an an- by the State legislature re is used in the the larger centers of population There is no chance nce for Iron Co County nty to get St State te aid for for the f juvenile work I 1 t 1 1 I I I until the legislature of 1927 1027 makes a greater appropriation of funds for that cause This should be done and our local representatives urged to work to that end fAn CAn An efficient local organization should be set Bet up and ed fInancially fi financially financially fI- fI by the county the county school district and the cities of the county A full full- time full Ime man man should be employed to act In the dual capacity of juvenile judge and chief probatIon probation probation proba proba- tion officer in the the county All AU peace officers are or should be probation officers The enforcement of attendance at school and the fight on truancy are problems of the school and not the juvenile court The school attendance officer could be the same as the chief probation officer if desIr desired d to cut down expenses The following resolutions were re reported reported re- re Christensen of ported by the resolution committee and were adopted by liy the convention No 1 Be I-Be Be it resolved that this organization or- or Ion on is In favor of State financial financial financial finan finan- cial aid for the of the problems problems problems lems of Juvenile delinquency and we believe belleve that Iron County should participate participate participate par par- in Inthe the present State funds set aside for this work And we are in favor favo of f State Laws providing for a greater for juvenile work generally No Resolved 2 Resolved 2 that we feel that the County Commissioners of Iron County the Iron County School Board Cedar City and Parowan and the various municipalities and aud the boards throughout the county should each eath appropriate part of the expense of the maintenance of a permanent juvenile and truancy enforcement officer cr No Resolved 3 Resolved 3 that we favor the placing of the responsibility for the prevention of or delinquency upon the home that civic educational and social social so so- cial agencies should only be supplemental supplemental supplemental supple supple- mental to the home homo in the correct- correct tt-on tt of juveniles That juvenile delinquency delinquency delinquency de de- de- de is a decided r reflection on tho homo hom condition and the dereliction of the parent No No 4 Resolved 4 that we declare ourselves in favor of strict attendance of juveniles at schools organization No Resolved 6 Resolved 5 Resolved that this thIs organ organization believes In In the Bt stricter supervision supervision supervision super super- vision of public dances generally and especially as to the juvenile in attendance therein No G Resolved G-Resolved that this organization organIzation will wl s support and aid In any anyway anyway way possible all of our peace officers and Judicial officers In the apprehension sion aion correction and punishment of both adult and Juvenile delinquency crime and especially will we lend I our support in the enforcement of I curfew tobacco and liquor laws and laws against against- vandalism I No Resolved 7 Resolved 7 that we are In favor favor favor fa fa- fa- fa of better homes I vor Sunday in the J near future and that President Wm I R n. Palmer of the Latter-day Latter Saint I church be requested by the chairman and secret rry of this convention to I such ouch a Sunday and to enlist the support of all churches of the couty Gouty I No Be 8 Be 8 Be it resolved that a summary summary sum sum- mary of the proceedings of this convention convention con con- con I venti on and tJ the e digest of the reso mso resolutions herein presented be sent to the newspapers of the county to the I Board of County Commissioners theIron the theIron theIron Iron C County School Board Cedar City Parowan and In fact all organizations represented at this convention The Tho committee on permanent order of business and organization through their chairman John P P. P Fuller made the report which was adopted adopt adopt- ed Your committee on permanent order order order or or- der of business and organization beg leave to report as follows We Wo recommend that this orani- orani z tIon be governed by a central committee committee committee com com- consisting of five members two of whom shall shan be from Cedar City two two- from Parowan and that the tho Chief probation officer of the county shall be the fifth member that this committee shall have the right to call caU county convention of Juvenile workers appoint committees distribute project work among different different dif- dif ferent interested ort orb organizations fill vacancies in its own membership and shall shaU h have ve the usual governing powers dos 03 os such committees I We IVe further that two t of f these committee members from Parowan Parowan Paro Paro- wan wan and two from Cedar City be elected by this convention and that this committee of four thus selected shall shaU propose to State and county officials of of- of the employment of a juvenile enforcement offices officer who shall be bo the tho fifth member of this co committee m I The following central committee of I four were elected by acclamation Jo Jos E. E Ward and J J. Clayton Mitchell I IJo lot Hof of Parowan and Mrs John M. M Foster Foster Foster Fos Fos- ter and Walter K Granger Cranger of Cedar The convention adjourned subject to the call of the central committee |
