The New York herald., 1876-09-07
THE CHARITY CONFERENCE.
REPORTS OF STATE oFFICERs--coN AND
STATISTICS on RKFoBMAToRY INSTITUTIONS.

STATISTICS on RHroBMAToRY INSTITUTIONS.
SARATOGA, n. Y Sept 8. 1870.
The Conference Of Charities met at nine O'Clock A.
N. G. s. Hoyt called the Conference to order, and
Theodore b. Roosevelt, OF New York, was called TO
the chair. C s Hoyt, Secretary of the New York
State Board; A. J. ourt, statstician OF the
Pennsylvania Board, aud 7. W. Haight Socre-
tary Of tho Wisconsin State Board OF Chari-
ties appointed secretaries Additional names OF
members were reported, as follows:-Dr I. A. Tour
telott, trustee OF tho House of the Good Shepherd,
at Utica; Or. j. A. Bodnc visiting physician Of the
Hospital At Trenton, N. j.. j. b. Morse, Of
the New York Howard Mission; Moore Du-
prey, OF the Children's Aid Society Of New
York; Dr. J. T. Dexter, Of tho Association
Of Medical 0nicers of Health In England; Dr. J. b.
Chaplin, Of Willard Asylum X. d Wilbur, superin-
tondont of the Now York State Idiot Asylum and Or.
7. p Norris, superintendent Of the Kings County
Board Of Charltisa
T. W. Haighh OF Wisconsin, the call OF the chair.
man, mado a verbal report of his State. law has
been passed there IN regard TO tho OF INDECENT
children, a In New York. There are no State po or
there but all cared for by the socoties
Provision VIII probably be made for the OF all
the insane by the State Regarding 'rramps,n he
thought that what needed good general sys
TEN OF police. circular on the subject has been ad.
dressed TO officers others familiar with ihe matter
So far as no has observed tramps are generally Of
foreign birth.
Dr. Chase, of Rhode Island, reported that all the
State institutions centred on one farm Of 500 acres
including the state Prison, Almshouse, Workhouse,
Industrial schools for boys and girls. with single DIS
bursing officer. Tho city OF Providence has reform
sas scsoo Thep ro vareu,
institutions in IN Providence which work with
tcuarly useful II thought that great benefit had
resulted from taking the chronic insane from tho But
ler Asylum and putting them into the State nstitu-
n.
sane man.
George J. Chase, OF Rhode Isaud; DR.. H. Is. Wilbur
OF New York; Z. b. Sanborn, Of Massachusetts,; Dr.
Luther Of Pennsylvania and Dr. J. g. Corbus Of Illi-
nois
Dr. Corbus gave OF the State institutions
OF Illinois That State has 500 various IN.
sisuions and ali the Institutions under the charge
Of tho State Board, which has TO give It's indorse
mens before the State appropriation can bo drawn.
Rev. j. B Morse gave an account OF the working OF
Dr. Thomas P. Norris addressed the Conference on
the character and working Of the Institutions of Kings
county He took strong ground against the plan Of
sondng children out OF the State without the consent
OF their parents guardians the order OF the legal
Mr. Case, Of Chicago, gavs some account OF the
operation OF the charitable Institutions OF that city
James N. Ray, President OF the Indiana Reorma.
tory for Women and Girls. gave facts regarding that
institution and spoke on the general subject Of re-
form ,tion.
John F. Dexter, Of London, spoke at considerable
length regarding paupcrsm In England and the
agencies at work to reprcss 1t
The BUSINESS committee reported the Following COM
mittecs topics Tor the nsxt conerence:-
Insanisy-John b. Chaplin, New York; X. J. Pattcr-
son, Illinois; J. A. Reed, Pennsylvania; j. s. Conrad
Indiana; J. l. Hrrrison, Pennsylvania; G. j. Walker
Michigan, and W. W. Reed, Wisconsin.
Ir.Glic Buiidin9s-DsTendent Ciasses--M b, Ander-
son, Rochester; J. q. Corbus Illinois; Francis Wells
Pennsylvania; H. H. Giles, Wisconsin, and j. e. Chase,
Rhodc Island.
Dependent and DsIinquent ChildreM--w p. Lotch-
worth New York Diller Lu her, Pennsylvania; Henry
W. Lord Michigan f. II. Wines Illinois, and Charles
l. Brace, New York.
Penal and Prison Disciptine-Thomas II. Nevns
Pennsyvanla; D. r Brockway, New York; Elisha
Joseph Burnett, Massachusetts; Benjamin Stark, Con-
necticut aud An lrew +. Elmore, Wisconsin.
Statistics and Lsgistation-Diler, Luther Ponnsyl-
vania; Charles s. Hoyt, New York; Henry w. Lord
Michigan; y. B. sanborn Massachusetts,; John c.
Deveroux, Now York; W. Snow, Rhode Island, and
+. W. Haight Wisconsin,
Medical Charities aud Outdoor Relfef-Theodorc
Roosevelt New York; Mrs. G. II. Lowell, Now York;
A. J. Ourt, Pennsyiyania; +. W. Lincoln, Massachu-
setts; Francis Wayand Connecticut and Howard Pot
ter New York.
The secretaries wero empowered 10 arrange for q
future conference.
Papers tho subject Of insanity read by
Nathan Allen, OF Massach hosetts H. b. Wilbur, OF New
York; Joseph Bodine, OF New Jersey, and l.. A. Tow.
ette of Utica Debate on these papers occupied some
two hours, and was participated in by j. " PruyD,
Albany; Drs Chapin, Luther, Hoyt and others
II was resolved that II is the sense OF tho several
members of the State charities present that thero
should be moro persons connected with each
board OF charities whose time and attention should DO
devoted wholly to the interests OF the insane Ia each
State whether confined In INSTITUTIONS or otherwise
provided for.
Papers were presented on tho construction OF build
ings for the dependent classes by II. Wincsoll and
Francis Wells, OF Pennsylvania