The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-22
THE CAUSES or INSANITY
DISCUSSED BIZ THE NATIONAL
CONFERENCE OF
Charities and Corrections ut the
Last Days SessiOn--A Number
OF Interesting Papers.

Conference Of Charities aud Correct
ions.
After the u'ual opening exercises,
Mr.. Clara Dewick Co by, Of Beair ce,
Neb., read report ON the causes OF
insanity.
L. y. Siorrs, secretary OF tbs State
Board OF Corrections aud Charities in
M chgan, reported AZ TO the cond I.
ton in that State OF the four depart.
mems provided by the Leg stature TO
aid the beard. Two insane asylums
had been opened during the past
year and one for inssne CRIMINALS.
Mrs. Helen M. Woods, OF Illinois,
offered a resolution making the age OF
consent in female children fifteen
years, and calling on Legislators to in
corporate it into law, which YVES re-
ferred to the Business CJmm ttee.
A discuss on a, To the place for
holding the next conference fol owed
MIR. Barbour, of Michigan, favored
holding it in Raleigh, N. U. Phila-
delphia and ODsha also extended in.
vitations, aud, after lively discuss on,
Omaha va chosen.
Mrs. Barney, o. Rhode Island, de.
lvered an address on police matrons.
She sad that since oming to 81. Psul
abe had heard things which made het
blush at the treatment women pris N.
ers receive here 10 jails, and no wom-
an 10 take caro- of Them. She adyo.
Gated the employment OF women of
Character to take care of women pris-
oners. There ought 10 be oue station
Ia each city to which to take these
peope and properly treat them A
door OF refuge should be open for these
women. Mrs, Bsrney's fsrvid elo-
quence was the great feature Of the
morning and was loudly applsuded.
r chard Gundiy, OF Catobsyile,
Nd, read the report Of tire Committee
GU Insanity. 1t advocated the EN-.
ploymeot Of euch mt ans NJ were most
conducive to restoring the unfortunate
and dependent classes to Itste Of de-
psndence, and thus relieve the State
Of the burden of protecting these peo-
pie. The Intervention OF tie Stata to
deprive psopls oil their liberty is nee
essary, aud hers arc met The greatest
difficulties with which the commit es
has to conlend for all tines the OPP
position of friends to having them
locked mp is t. be overcome.
DR.. r chardsor, SIperint ndent OF
the Inssns Asylum 1T Athens, Ohio,
read a paper on Functional In.
sanity"
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee fJr next wear re-
ported the following officers and the
committee was adopted: President,
the Hon. II. II Giles, Wisconsin; Vice
Presidents, the RI. Rev. George d,
Gillispie, the Rev, A. G Byers, Ohio,
and tn Rev. s, II. SonnescheiD,
Missouri; Secretaries, he Rev H. Fl.
Hart, Minnesota; o. o. Mccullough,
Indiana; Mrs o. O. Dinsmoor, Ne.
bIasks; Executive Committee: H @.
Garrett, Pennsylvania; F. B Ssnbo n,
Massscn it's; VIM. P. Latchworth,
New Yors; Nm Howard Neff, Oaio;
H. II. Gil s, Wisconsin; Chairman
Local Commit ee, j. A. Gillespie,
Omsha; Official Reporter and Ed or,
Mr.. Isabel @ Bauows, Massachusetts.
The following are the Chairmen of
the S anding Committees on Reports
from States: The Rev. T. II. Wines,
Illinois; Nora and Industrial Educa-
ton as Preventive OF Crime
and Psuperism, M. MEG.
Dana, Mime ota; Organization
Of Charity, Charles D. Kellogg, New
York; Schools for Defective Classes,
tbs Ri. Rev. George D. Gillispie,
Michigan; Child Saving Work, Mrs.
Elizabeth B, Fairbanks. Wisconsin;
Penal and Rsforma.ory Institutions,
Prof. A. o. Wright, Wisconsin; In
sanity, DR.. R. s, Dewey; Alien Pau
pers and Criminals, D.. Charles L.
Hoyt, New York, Medical Charities,
DIR. Charles l. Csdwalader, Pennsyi-
vsnia; On Duty 10 the African and In
dian Races, Phillip 9. Garrett, Penn
sylvsnis; State Board Of Charities,
the Hon. I. B, S4nborn, Massschu-
sets.
TIE State corresponding secretaries
were Ie.elec;ed with the following
charges only: Dakota, John J. Pat
ten; Maryland, DR.. r. G. GIundy;
Massachusetts, Capt. Shurtliff.
THE SENATE IAMBER
WAS GRO wded a. the closing session to-
night, which was love feast through
out to the text # resolutions OF thanks
to Gov. Hubbard, the people OF st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Minnesota and
local committee, offered by P. @.
Garrett,,oi Philadelphia, and eloquent
ly St conCed by the Rev. o. @. McOul-
loch, Of Indi lnapolis.
Rabbi SonnegcheiD, OF ST. Louis,
dwelt upon the fra ernity in charity
work oil Protestants, Jews and Caiho.
lies where fifty years ago cruelty and
bloodshed r,igne1.
Ex-Presideut r. d. Hayes said that
while the conference had not formed
a programme it's members mad sub
stantlaly agreed upon a number OF
points. They all sgreed that State
Boards of Charity ought 10 exist in
very Safe and Territory; that there
should be some women on such board;
thai these members should serve
without ray and have neither patron
age nor executive power. They had
agreed that the existing county jai is
au abominati0n and that they should
be changed or abolished altogether.
Thu query wa', Shouldn't the Slats
take charge OF thste jals? We favor
thrse kjndergartens through and
th,ougo, and reformation for tho
youag. We are in favor OF the Elmita
system Of prisofs, with men like Mr..
b ockWay at the head. / mGdestlY
recommend the authorities of Minre.
sofa to study this system bef re build.
ing the new prison. II is agreed tGat
t1e essential thing in prison reform is
skilled labor, and as prevention is bet
Ter than Cure, manual education
should beg n ID The common sChc) lS
IL Is agreed that wherever females
have 10 b confined there should
be good women t. take care OF
them. This has been the h,s
conference ycC hell be.sus5 more
women have taken Ta,t Al it. The
speaker a udet 10 the discussion as TO
wnst classes oi emig ants should be
permitted to land upon our shores,
aud was glad the general sense IA
vored making the county in the fut-
ure, as in the pest, a haven OF refuge
and liberty for the oppressed. 1t is
agreed as TO the dangers Of the
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