New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-16
THE PRISONERS SUNDAY.
PRACTICAL FORM OF COMMEMORATIVE
THE WORK OF JOHN HOWARD.
A DAY CHOSEN By THE NATIONAL coxFEREx3
OF CHARITIES AND CoRRECrDox-DELD.
GATES VISITING INSTITUTIONS
IN BALTIMORE.

IN BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE NAV ia notable feature OF the Con-
ference of Charities and Correction Is me mtesvse
taken In the work by young women Many VI -.
most enthusiastic among them are not VET OUT o.
their teens The two women attracting moss =
tentton In the conference are Mrs. Thomas a. Hen
bricks widow Of Woe President Hendricks. and Ms
Clara BARTON, OF tho Red Cross Society. MI
Hendricks and Mrs. Claire A. Walker. another az
ngushed Indiana woman. are trustees OF 'no -"
diana state Prison for Women. ana q
the Indiana Reform school for Girls Ihese m-
situations arc managed entirely BY women. ana them
success has been remarkable. The only simimf
Institution in the United States is the sherborne
Prison, Of Massachusetts, The business sessions Of
the conference began to-day in lowering Hail. OF the
Hopkins University. and so interested were many
Of the delegates In looking over the university Duiie
Ing that they late at the morning SESSION.
The conference will hold two sessions morning one
evening" each day, the afternoons being devoted 70
sightseeing and the inspection Of the prisons ana
other reformatory institutions The first speaker m
the conference this forenoon Mrs. Judge Goodlet
Of Nashville Tenn, who. In glowing terms, extciiee
the merits of the Tennessee city rs the place ioe
holding the next annual meeting. Then c. G. Tr'is-
dale put in plea for Chicago for 1898 lie advo'
Gated the holding Of international conference
there at that time. The proposition Was favorabv
received. and committee was appointed to consider
its feasibility. The conference accepted an invite
ton, extended by Mrs. Sarah a. Spencer. OF WASH
ingtOn, to visit that city next Thursday. She as-
sured the delegates that they would be heartily well
coined by President Harrison.
The president announced as the Committee on Bust.
ness: L. C.. storries Of Michigan; William Grouse,
Of Ohio; A. o. Wright. of Wisconsin, N. Kellogg, Of
New York; NJ. Elder, OF Indiana. The COMMITTEES on
Organization is composed Of General R. Brinkerhoh,
william Letchworth of New York Captain L. @.
swartlih, NJ. G. Bddle. Pennsylvania j. S. Spear 1r.
California; NJ c. Elmore, Wisconsin: Frederic II.
Hines, of Illinois, Mrs. Judge Goodlet Of Tennessee;
Colonel F. c. Beasley, North Carolina; Mrs. N. L.
Stevens, OF Maine.
The most Of the morning session was taken mp with
the reading Of State reports, all Of which showeo
encouraging progress in the reforms which the various
organizations are bent upon accomplishing. The
Prisoners Sunday made the subject Of q special
report by General r. Brirkerhon of Ohio. who said.
among other things, that America was tho nrst
country in the world to give organized support to
the teachings Of John Howard. it meet that
this Nation should be conspicuous among the nations
1t be done more effcctuaiy than by the proper OBJ
servance of Prisoners sunday. The Generals sug-
was adopted inviting churches Of every denomina-
ton all the country to observe the fourth Sunday
j. Jackson Mich submitted the report on prisons and
prison discipline.
= The delegates made trip this afternoon to tho
At tho House of Refuge they were received by the
boys up in line In front Of the institution, and
delivered by j. r. Kese and Joseph Merreied. After
inspecting the building, the visitors were driven to
st. 81 Mays s After they vent through
dormitOries workshop, class and other parts
Of the BUILDING tS collation. was spead and the visitors
The conference held another session tonight. at
which the report on industries for reform schools
was presented by T. J. Charlton, Painfeld Ind, ana
the report on industrial reform schools by DIR. K. II.
Goldsmith, Of baltimore.