Telegram-herald., 1891-04-20
NATIONAL CHARITIES
Eighteenth Annual Conference OF
the Willing Workers
MEMBERSHIP OPEN TO EVERYBODY
The objects and system Under which the
National Soc ie /, kxtst-now the Del
sgate. Miil be knssrtAin~d-
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The eighteenth National conference
of charities and corrections will be held
in Indianapolis. Indiana. May 1890 IN
elusive. Ii will convene Ia the evening
OF May Is and conclude in the evening
OF May 20.
Tins conference from . small be-
ginning has grown in influence aud the
number of its delegates. until now IT Is
Eone OF the most important OF the Ma
tional gatherings IN the land Although
it has no legislative nor executive
power, the influence it has exerted IN
the promotion of social reforms is IN
calculable. With no formal member
ship, and no revenue except from the
sale of printed proceedings, It's business
goes on from Year TO year with lncreas-
ing promptness and efficiency.
Wide scope of its Object.
The object of the conference is to
collect, compare, and diftuse lnforma-
ton respecting every description Of
charitable, penal and retormatory en-
terprises both public and private. Its
delegates are earnest and practical men
and women, some actively con-
cerned in such work, and others
vino while occupying no official station,
are interested as philanthropists and
good citizens. Among them are mem-
hers of boards of state charities, super
intendents and trustees of benevolent
institutions, directors and officers OF
charitable associations, wardens and di-
rectors of prisons and reformatories.
They meet to learn from and teach
each other about new methods Of work
and better and more economical ad-
ministratlon. Here the frccst and most
impartial discussions prevail. Here are
brought the results Of experiment, by
which each may learn by the reports OF
others success or failure. Every one
who belongs to any of the classes men.
| toned above is a member ex officio,
and is most cordially invited to attend.
A special and urgent invitation is also
| extended to the governors OF states and
| territories not having state boards OF
charities to appoint special state dele
gates by whom they may be repre-
| sented.
Program of Unequalled Interest.
The program presented this year will
| be one Of great value. The papers tC
be read will treat of subjects of imme
diate and vital interest. There will be
! ample time for discussion, and there il
no doubt of the attendance of persona
admirably qualified by experience and
ability 70 Join IN the debates. From
the favorable location and the interes,
already manifested there is good Eea
son to hope for one of the largest gath
er:ng of the kind ever yet held.
A fine program has been arranged
upon which the following names ap.
pear: James X. Muir, Levi l.. Barbour
DR.. Hal. c. Wyman, Rev. c. X. Hender.
| son, Mrs. A. l.. d. 'Arcambel, all of De
tIoit; l.. c. Storrs, Lansing; Ii. F. Hatch
Jackson, and Bishop Gillespie, of this
city.
| Special rates of one and one-third
fares have been fixed by the various
railroads, and the leading Indianapoli.
hotels will entertain the visitors a.
greatly reduced prices.