Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07
REFORM IN THE PRISONS.
,rN1NG OF THE NATIONAL
VI -rONGREsS AT ATLANTA.

the Week.
.,.xTA. GA, Nov. 6.-The National
NON Congress will be well represented
..,,s onruaI meeting. There will prob
.b,y ba over one hundred members pres
-, from various parts of the United
Gas and Canada. At the Kimball
r1o,so this afternoon was held an in
t..r,al reception and the arriving men,
hors we're welcomed by the Atlanta eX-
oortive committee. Among the men,
k,~s nrpsqnt were the following: Joseph
Xicbolson, Superintendent OF the Detroit
uonse of Correctlon; Miss Fannie j.
Nicholson and Miss Mamie l.. Nicholson,
charles II. Sparks, of the Patent Rotary
Jail of Chicago, H.; Rev. Fred ID.
vines. Secretary OF the Illinois Board OF
CHARITIES and Corrections; S. ii. Jones,
commissioner of Prisons of Illinois Maj.
r ". McCloughry, Warden OF
tho Illinois State PenItentiary ; Mrs, r.
w NcCloughry, W. Nj. f. Rounds,
secratary of the National Prison Con-
gress and Mrs. W. NJ. f. Round, Addison
fvle secretary of the Board Of Managers
ni The Alleghany County WOrkhOuse, OF
p,ttshurg, Pa, and Mrs. Addison Lyle,
Henry Warner, Superintendent of the
Auegbany Workhouse, of Pitts burg, Pa;
Mrs Henry Warner, Charles e. Fill
ion superintendent OF the House of Cor
roctlop at Chicago, lIls.; j. W. MCGEE,
physIclan of the North Carolina State
pspitentiary; Daniel Russell, Agent for
discharged COnvIcts, of Boston, Mass.
Mrs. Daniel Russell, Alfred H. Love,
Vice President of the Pennsylvania
Prison Society; John j. Little, Secretary
of the Pennsylvania Prison Society:
James q. MOylaD, Inspector General of
Canadian Prisons; Mrs. Ellen G. JOnn-
sou. Superintendent of the Reform
Prison Tor Women; Il. g. StOrrs, Secretary
of the Board of Corrections and Charities
at Lansing, Mich; Mrs. l.. q. Storrs, T.
o. Power; Hon. John A. Patterson,
Keeper Of the State Prison at Trenton,
Nd
EX PRESIDENT HAYES.
Ex-President Hayes did not arrive at
$3.50 O'clock, as was expected, but was
DELAYED until the 6 O'Clock train, in COM
pany with Gen. BHnkerhoff. An inter-
esting feature of the congress will be the
exhibition of prison appliances, which
Will b. opened on Tuesday morning. This
will include model of the famous East
ern Pennsylvania Prison. the only soli-
tary cellular system prison in this cOun-
Try, the plans of which have been adopted
In England.
Richard Vaux. ex-Mayor cs Philadel-
phla, VINO IS strong supporter of this
system, will be present, as will also NJ. j,
Cassidy, the warden.
A model OF the new rotary jcil will also
be shown, together with many appliances
used in the treatment and care OF prison.
ers. The throng of people that filed De-
Gives Opera House tonight must have
convinced the bystander of the interest
that was ieitin the ideas which the Prison
Congress embodles. The first session was
0pened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
Eddy.
Ex.Gov, K, B. Bullock introduced Hon.
Jonn B. Goodwin, Of Atlanta, as chair
man Of the local committee, who presided
over the evening session.
GOV. MDANIEL' SPEECH.
Mr.. Goodwin, in a short and appropri-
ave speech, introduced Gov. Mcdaniel.
In MS address of welcome, Gov. Mcdaniel.
ID Els ually able manner, made allu.
slohs 10 the objects of the association. He
was follow d by Mayor Hillyer, VINO
maze an address OF welcome on behalf of
ueGIty. Ine President of the association.
ee4IfreSldent X. B. Hayes, responded as
follows:
EA PRESIDENT HAYES SPEECH,
MK' PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTLE
NEW hen The members of the National
IIs"n Association met wear ago at De-
a!oi.' hicn., and accepted the invitation of
t .pe mayor ana citizens of Atlanta to hold
co'14 onel1 next annual meeting here they
.i 1uuttu confidently upon having a good
Sn uuleI III thls young, wide-awake aud pros.
peLoue Guy. They believed that the well
rone VI Atlanta and Georgia would mean
n,5'td n1t merely tnat social, friendly greeting
"u'Cu cneers the visitor who enters a
circle OF unfamiliar faces. and which at
Vnoe piaces nm atease and at home. but
-uey also believed that the princiDIes tho
Ems and methods of our ASSOCIATION
"OUu nave in this community
,ati,sl .n", lnte elllgent and hospitable hearing
"p.ot.I 9lou - based on the scriptural maxim,
r1aI, 'P,e an lhlngs, hold fast that whlon is
80 80 ne cordial and generous well
,or'.S.Dy e Dy Che Governor and Mayor as
my. e'en a. ives OF the citizens assures that
yIl "huclpatlODs will be more than
.SSon1eu' Our hope and trust are that
ue soouness Of our cause will simpIv
5'utPl! any deiects in our presentation of
6,a UuIi9g the week that our meetings will
sII Ii uelu IN Misunderstanding open to
anoo o"o VII W. uonor us with their attend
disa| me addresses, papers and
rC0uos'ous provided for in this
i6c f61e7.alnlile' which has been prepared for
ls i1o"sloh, cover very wide field. IL
the tS-clf uef httiug and proper that at
neroortete 20 Iold OF our proceedings the
n[, ~ g''aI 'aI address should be delivered bv
W- Ms distinguished citizen of New York
of uy.lH Dpl HuellneT, on the life and character
tierlUIIaII seymour, an ilIustrious gen
der, ~,'n VINO for many years was Presi.
er,isol VI Ihis association, and who was
ubiIsv,,SS aIihe as a statesman and as a
pra,,,.Nu 'n,uI oplst. Perusal of the pro-
reoda''e. ioI lne week will show INTELLIGENT
ralsti,'.V.uuat Vuat almost every i'm portant topic
crime. W prison ana prison systems, to
nRfs ouu their prevention, to crimi-
retorc'rD,0.t treatment, occupations and
or amnalioh, OF both s xes and
of tba ages, will at some period
order meeting De not merely in
u tbo 'u0 uhder discussion by members
now eD, association. do not, therefore.
few VI ~ upon any OF those topics. A
Offer as US however, | may venture to
The a.s'o,ne we origin and transactions of
been sa l'uon, whose members have
some or ne'iiny welcomed, and as TO
iai6e,V VI . ,ls principles and purposes. The
Prison ana founder OF the National
Rev Association was the late
learned III. l.. G. Wines, "tbe
ol Awgou,, devoted and persistent leader
lIpe% s'tcAn relormers in prison disclp.
Prison 10 1853 DIR. Wines proposed to tie
he was nooss'oclatlon OF New YORK, OF whloh
Ing Of 0,"'.,,espondiug secretary, the hold
View Yo., m,"'lonal prison congress, but the
dirBt m ~, association judged IL Inexpe.