The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-05-20

school for coiored nurses at some southern
city, Nashville for instance. Judge Cald.
we'll of Nashville Immediately espoused
this idea. Colored women were especially
adapted for such occupation, and there are
few OF them trained now in Nashville.
They make from 3 to S3 a day. Gen.
Brinkerhof of Ohio turned back to the
subject of ventilation, and wanted q school
to train architects in the science OF proper
ventilation. This brought III. u. Smith
of Connecticut TO his feet He was the
victim of excessive ventilation. Car win
dows, church windows and various other
windows had been the bane of his exist
ence during the past week.
Before the pupils of the blind asylum
closed the morning session with songs
President McCulloch appointed the fol-
lowing committee on the international
conference:
Fred Fl. Wines, Springfield. H., chair
man II. II. Hart. st. Paul, Mimi; L. G.
Storrs, Michigan; T. B. Sanborn, Mas
sachusetts; A. f. Elmore, Wisconsin;
Gen. r. Brinkerhoff, Ohio; Oscar Craig,
New York; John NJ. Glenn, Maryland;
Oscar C.. McCulloch, Indiana.
Mrs. Jacobs of Denver dweit upon the
| Thomas Wilson sanitarium in Baltimore.
where young children are taken in the
summer time. The manner of treating
them formed an interesting theme for q
few moments.
Mrs. V. T. Smith of Connecticut had
spent fourteen years in this kind Of work
and she spoke for long time. At first
mothers looked upon her with suspicion
but afterward clamored to get the chill
dren to country homes. Mrs. Jacobs sug-
gested code of rules for mothers so that
they could know how to give children the
/ proper care. Mrs. Evans Of the local
| flower mission informed her that these
rules had already been distributed in this
| city.
Mrs. Houghton of New York is a very
entertaining talker and she told of the no
bic work of the Kings Daughters in the
crowded metropolis. There Is one square
mile in New York where 100000 people
live and corps OF physicians employed
by the aid associations patrol this district.
The Kings Daughters furnish supplies and
contribute their own work in aiding these
/ physicians.
Harry Pierce complimented the doctors
! OF indianapolis on their noble work in
conjunction with the flower mission.
DR.. Potter of this city formulated a set
of sanitary rules for the flower mission
and explained the operation OF them. A
number of the ladies OF the city took part
in the discussion.
DIR. Philander T. Chase of Chicago de-
scribed his work among the slums in that
city. He spoke OF there being no police
santation-the police being in the hands
of politicians. The greatest trouble to con-
tend with in Chicago is the foreign ele-
ment which is coming in by the score.
Among the worst classes be noted the
Syrians, Italians and the Russian Jews,
the latter being driven out Of
Russia, and coming to Chicago
in scores. Prof. ]. W. jerks OF the state
university advocated the keeping of the
subject before the public and educating
public opinion. Mrs. d'Arcambal agreed
wholly with the opinions of Secretary
johnson.
James II. Nutting of Howard, R l.,
thought it was our business to uplift the
foreign element. If the people are not
educated on moral questions a heavy
measure of responsibility lies on us cler-
gyman, said the speaker. He advocated
a series of lectures on topics like this to
be given by clergymen in churches near
the center OF population in large cities.