Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-24
THE PRISON REFORMERs.
Work of the Convention to be Held
in Atlanta.

OA Inc convention w pC AANiA
in Atlanta.
The National Prison Association OF
America will meet in convention at At
lanta on Nov. and continue in session
until Nov. -.
This association is devoted to the cor
rection OF prison abuses and the estab-
lishment OF needed reforms. 1t holds an.
nual conventions, usually attended by
from 300 to 800 delegates. Among the
notable delegates who will be present in
Atlanta and make addresses are Hon.
Rutherford b. Hayes, Mr.. Charles Dud-
ley Warner, Hon. William DOrsheimer, of
the New YORK Star; Hon. w. II. How
land, Mayor of Toronto, Canada; Hon.
Carroll ID. Wright, Hon. William Brinker-
hotf, OF Ohio; Prof. Wayland, Dean of
Yale law school. and scores OF distin-
guished specialists. Atlanta will give
these gentlemen hearty welcome and
see that they are properly cared for while
in the city.
Following is the official programme for
the week as far as determined on:
SATURDAY.
Preliminary business meeting of local
and executive committees.
Opening meeting.
Prayer,
AuuT6Sb DY IOi. ~ d. DNllOCk.
Address of welcome by Governor of
G eorgia.
Address of welcome by Mayor of At
lanta.
Response by Hon. Rutherford B. Hayes,
President of the National Prison Associa-
ton. to be followed by other distinguished
speakers.
SUNDAY.
Annual sermon. Place and name of
preacher to be announced in later edition
OF the programme.
Public meeting to consider the relations
OF "Chrlstianity and the Criminal"
Place and speakers to be announced here
after. Preceding this general m citing
| there will be an address by Hon. William
Dorsheimer, of New York, on the late
Hon. HoratiO Seymour, OF New York, for
many years President of the National
| Prison Association.
MONDAY.
Prison Hygiene.
''Prison Construction" Hon. VIM. d.
| Pattison, Superintendent House of Cor
rectiOn, Cleveland, presiding.
Paper by Charles +. Wingate, Of New
| York, on "PrisOn Sanitation" TO be fol-
lowed by discussion.
Addresses nv n. j. Hicks, of Raleigh,
n. G.; Hon. Francis Wayland and others
''Prison Diet" A. A. Brush, Warden of
1 Sing Sing PRISON. New York, presiding,
! followed by Capt. Nicholson, OF the De-
| roit House of Correction, and others.
Prayer.
Address by John Morris, NJ. D., of Bal
! timOre, Nd, on "Prison Physicians their
| Duties and Influence"
| A paper by DR.. Carter Mcdonald, SUI
| perintendent of the ASYLUM for Insane
| Criminals. New York.
moral Instruction iu Prisons" Prof
c. j. Little, Syracuse University.
TUESDAY.
"Moral Instruction in Prisons" James
Massie, warden OF Central prison, TOrOn-
to, Canada. presiding.
Address by Col. Gardner Tufts, OF Con-
cord, and others.
Business meeting Of the National Pri-
son Association of the United States.
Report Of committees on United States
prisons.
Report OF committees on crime Stats
tics.
Address on "The Paying Prison." by
Charlton Z. Lewis, of New York.
Paper by DR.. P. D. Sims, Chattanooga,
Tenn, Oh ''The Prison System of the
Southern States, it's Evils and Needs"
The Press and Crime" by Hamilton
w. Mabie, editor of Christian Union, New
York.
WEDNESDAY.
''Reformatory DAY." Col. Gardner
Tufts, Superintendent Concord Retorma-
tory, presiding.
3p.m .-RefOrmatory day.
8 D. m.-"The Iacorrigi p" an Address
by Prof. Francis Wayland, Dean of Yale
College law school.
Address on PRISON Labor" by r, w.
McFlanghry, OF Joliet, H.
kindness as a Factorin Reformation"
an address by Brother Justice, Director
OF the Brothers of Christian Schools.
THURSDAY.
"Prison Labor" Charles e. FELTON,, Chi
cagO House of Correction, presiding.
Sd. m.-"Prisou Labor" Hon. James
e. Maylan, Inspector General OF Cana
dian prisons, presiding.
An address bv Charles Dudley Warner.
1.-THE Discharged Prisoner" an address
by Hon. W. Il. Rowland, Mayor of Tor
onto. Canada.
"The Organization of Prison Associa-
tiOns in States" an address by VIM. NJ.
f. Round, Corresponding Secretary OF the
Prison Association OF New York.
FRIDAY.
Subject and speakers to be announced.
3P. M-Address on Prison and Police
Matrons," by Mrs. J. X. Barney, OF
Rhode Island.
Address on "Reformatory Prisons for
Women" by one of the officers or direc-
tors of the Massachusetts wOmen's
prison.
Address by Rev. f. II. Wines, Secretary
State Board Of Charities, H., and others.
Closing address by the President OF the