Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-02
CITY AND DISTRICT.
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION.
The Convention To be Field in this City
Next Month.

The twelfth national conference of charities
and correction is to be held at Wizards Hall
in this city. June 4. next. The topics selected
for discussion are: Prevention of pauperism.
preventive work among children, the organiZa-
ton OF charity, proper provision and treatment
for the insane and for the icebe minded, the
systems of labor in juvenile reformatories, inn
migration and the best organization aud man
agement Oi prisons and peuitentiaries. Papers
are expected on ali OF these subjects. and 1t is
anticipated that this will be one of the most in
terestiEg conferences that has been held. The
state boards OF charities expect to send repre-
senfatiVes heretofore. The governors OF
states and territories have been invited to APP
point official delegates. inyitatin;is Lave been
extended 10 sorictie> FOR the organization of
charity in cities and all bodies and institutions
which have for their Obiec, either the proven
ton or cure OF social ills TO send repTesent a-
tve>. The program announced by the local
committee says: Ion the opening evening the
DELEGATES will lie received and Welcomed by
the President of the United STATES. on behalf of
the nation; by the Hon. James +. tdInonds
president of the board 81 Commissioners of the
District OF Columbia, on behalf OF The District.
and by Justice Macarthur, of the supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia. on behalf of
the citizens and tie local committee. a recep
tiOn ana entertainment by the local committee,
at Wizards Hotel. VIII follow, and afford
opportunity Tor all the G"ir5t';c> to become per-
sOnally acquainted. The conference is eX-
pected TO sit until Wednesday of the following
week. During the intervals of labor the mem
bers will be afforded opportunities to visit
Mount Vernon, the penal, relUTmatoTy and
charitable institutions, and the various other
places o1 interest in and around the capital.
There Will be no sessions ON the afternoons of
Thursday, Friday or saturday. in order to allow
this To be done without eucrOaching on the
sittings of the conference"
The local committee is composed of the fol-
lowing: Hon. Arthur Mac arthur, chairman: y.
= Pratt, secretary; ChaS Bradley, treasurer; the
Commissioners OF the District, Prof. f. VI. Gal
laudet. Or. W. W. Cfodding. Hon. John Eaton
b. IL warner, George i.yueal, jr., Mrs. sara A.
Spencer. Gen. +. Y. Car,nan, =. Wolf NJ. w.
Beyeridse, Theo. y. Harding. l.. :. Emery. y.
l.. Poster. Major VIM. VI f. Dye. +. Il. Btrnum,
Mrs Marth., Il. smell Miss Eva Mills r. Nor
ri>on, " m. Iindail. Geo. W. Adams. IL. Ross
Perry. +. B. Himself Rabbi l.. Stcarn. T. X
Rev. W IN. Y. Leonard, Rev. II. IL. NayloT, Rev
y. +. steele. =. Walter Woodward Rev. Rush
X. ShiuPen. b. Robinson, Mrs Mary \. Copen-
htNeT. rev AieN- Kent, Mrs. Jane {. Hitz, Miss
Clara Barton, Rev. Sami H. Greene, Mrs. Jean
cite " right, Rev. +. ID. Power. John +. Cook
Rev w e y Lcubker!. Mrs. lane II. Spofiord
Rev. J. q. Butler. III n. D. X. Cartier. Henry c.
Spence. l.. ;. Hutchinson. Mrs. Cen Ricketts,
Mrs. tHsts. NpTdHOil. Mdttitt " G.. Emery. Rt
Rev. VIM. P3ret, Prof :. +. Baird Dr. ]. NJ
Toner. =. II. kauffmana, surgeon J. :. Billings
Gen. Mckee Damn. Mr.. Mckee Dunn, Mrs. Ar
thur M1ct hur, Prot. Alex. Graham Bell. Mrs.
y O. Boil. Miss IL. \ Pfat,. :. ". Curriden, Ed.
u Hay, StilS1n Eutchin> VI. II. Helm. VIM. VI.
CAT. John ". Thompson, W. Is. Williams, Ii.
q. Hoffman ana W. VI Burdctte.
the officers of thc conference for 1885 are:
Pres Gt 1T Philip {. Garrett, Philadelphia. Pa;
Vice presidents. Dr. Chas. :. Hoyt, Albany, y.
y: eS-trOy. Charles anderson, kuttawa, Ky;
general secretaries, Rev. H. II. Hart, 81. Paul,
Mimi: W. j. Baxter, Lansing. Mich: recording
secretary. Prof. !. .. Wright, Madison. Wis;
corresponding secretary, Cddwaader Biddle.
Philadelphia Pa; honorary secretary, Rev. j.
l. A!llIlgan- Allegheny. Ia Mrs. sara y. Spen-
Ger i corresponding secretary Tor the District of
Columbia.