Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-08

tendant never again suggested the use of such
restraints.
DIR. Vivian. OF Madison reminded the confer
ence that years ago Connecticut Yankees man.
ufactured wooden nutmess. but sent them TO
the south. While this factory was I'm Madison
the asylum ther had never even received one
OF Its circulars.
MIR. SIMON WOLF on THE CAUSES AND PREvEN-
TIoN OF INSANITY.
Mr.. Simon WOLF OF this city, attributed a
large part OF the insanity in this country to the
fact that large majority of the people did not
know how TO live. Ii was the railroad speed I'm
whlch everything was conducted in this coun-
Try, the not having sufficient number of holi-
DAYS and days OF recreation. He thought the
l'iyHnen should consider the question how not
To populate the insane aSylums. He suggested
also that some better word should be adopted
for insanity. They should speak OF them as the
sGermans did soul sick. brain sick.
Mrs. spencer also advocated the view that
they should consider the question how In pre-
Vent insanity. The truest humanity was TO
stop the supply of tie insane.
Mrs. spencer spoke of a man who complained
OF the afliiction God had laid upon him i'm MAX
ing his vile good woman-who never went
away from home or ''gddded" about. cared for
her children. and worked early and late-in-
sane. The women who did CAD about to con-
Ventions like this, who 20: some of the sun
shine OF tine world, never, She said, visited the
insane aSylumS as patients.
Dr. Wright said that if the country could de-
wise any means of stopping drunkenness they
might cut Of one-fourth ol the insanity i'm the
country The general enlightenment and difiu-
sion of IDEAS as To the way OF living would, un-
doubtcdIy, accomplish much.
MISS CLEvELAND'S INVITATION
Miss Ph,ehe, in rising 10 make an announce
ment i'm relation TO the call upon Miss Cleve-
land, said Miss Cleveland's invitation to her
mentioned 1.-The ladies and others who wish to
see me-" Miss CouZins said she supposed that
the others. in this instance, referred To the gen.
tlcmen. Generally il reierrrd To the ladies'
She had in her hand. she said. a criticism on
the book which Miss Cleveland was about to
publish, which stated that Miss Cleveland
looked back t" the age of chivalry, when men
We're more perfect, having 10 aches and
Ills. All the duplicates had been de-
stroyed, and the negatives had not been
preserved. ASthis was a sad arraignment o..
the male sex, by the lady of the White House
and. inasmuch as this an association for
correction, she suggested that the president
should select suitable delegation of the gentle
men 10 attend the ladies and assure Miss Cleve-
land that the world had preserved some of the
mteSatlNe:. Snc suggested th;lt the president of
the association was good specimen of man.
hood to exhibit to Miss Cleveland.
Mr.. Letchworth. OF Indiana, remarked: "Nr
President, have a lame foot; am not eligible
am sorry to say
THE NEXT ANNUAL MEETING
Col. Beasey, of North Carolina, suggested
that the conference should select the bachelors
of the conference. Miss Cleveland" he said
.might then find just the negative she has been
looking for
Gen. Brinkerhof presented the report OF the
committee To select n place for the next annual
meeting, reported that invitations had been re-
ford. Nashville, Raleigh NC, and -. Paul The
committee reported in favor of ~. Paul.
Mr.. Mills, of North Carolina, appealed TO the
conference to go to Raleigh aS its missionary
influence was needed there and WAS not needed
In Minnesota. \ iady from Omaha also made
n similar plea for her city. The report OF the
committee was adopted The conference re-
commended 10 the executive committee which
fixes the time, that the next conference be held
not earlier than the both OF June.
THE CALI. AT THE WHITE HOUSE
The conference then adjourned till a
The ladies OF the convention during the recess
We're marshaled 10y Miss Couzins to the White
House and made pleasant call upon Miss
Cleveland. The visitors were received in the
blue par!or The afternoon session was devoted
to a continuance of the discussion OF methods of
caring for the insane.
MEETING OF THE LOCAL COMMITTEE
was held during the recess of the convention
to-day, DIR. Goddiag presiding and attended to
a number of matters before it, Mr. Abrams
protested against the conference being rur by
what he called Il 'uaketingf committee. \ fter
the local committee adjourned Judge Smell
called the District delegates TO order. Mr..
Simon W oif Withdrew from the meeting, saw
ing he did not recognize the legality of the call
and would not take part in any meeting at
which all the delegates did not have oppor-
that followed Il considerable difference of opin-
ION between some OF the delegates was mani
Tested. The final result of the meeting was the
appointment of Messrs. Abrams and Emery
and Mrs. Dean to urge before the business COM
mlttce o. the conference some action Iayoring
!beral appropriations 10y Congress for various
District institutions.
NOTES.
The directors of the National Prison Associa-
ton of the United States, held a meeting here
saturday and decided To hold the next annual
meeting OF the association al Detroit in October.
Miss Phoebe Couzns. of St Louis, WILL at to-
mOrrOw'S session, read paper prepared by
Mrs Sarah +. Cooper, of san Francisco, on THE
Kindergarten AS a character builder"
Gay,faueosl CO, UnnSlaupY,sn.
THE CASE OF ALFRED CoLLINs-JUDGE MAC
ARTHUR'S REMARKS on INDUSTRIAL EDUCA-
TIoN.
To-day the colored boy, Alfred Collins con-
victed a few days ago of manslaughter in caus-
ing the death of his step father, Henry Better,
by striking him with a plank, was brought out
for sentence.
The court, Judge MacArthur, said that there
was no suitable place for such a prisoner here;
there's hould be an institution for the industrial
education of boys There was nothing SO REFORM
atory as work, and when youth are brought up
without it they find ii exceedingly hard to earn
q livelihood Here the wclltrained pupils OF
our public schools are educated out OF any con-
ceit OF work ing, and thrown upon the world TO
get their living the best way they can. Boys
should be compelled to go 10 school. and they
should be taught something useful. 1t was
strange that the only place where the state
educateS one industriously Is the penitentiary,
and he thought this boy would have To go
there.
MI. Nelson, the counsel Tor COLLINS, said that
there was precedent for sentencing man
guilty of manslaughter to jail-that OF Smith
for killing Rawlings.
The court asked what he would do if the sem
tence was to be the Jail.
Collins replied, IL intend to come out better
boy, behave myself, and work for my living.'
The court made the sentence eleven months
in Jail.
A SwampOOdle Terror.
YOUNG MAURICE ROACH GETS SIX MoSTIIS FOR
ONE ASSAULT AND DAYS y
OTHER.
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