The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-03-27

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Representatives Of the different
philanthropic institutions OF this state
met in the New Century Club-rooms
discuss the work ana better means for
its advancement. There were about
$50 delegates present from Philadel-
phia, Wilmington, Dover. New Castle
and other points. Daniel w. Taylor
presided who opened the session with
the reading of o paper on the unity of
both extremes OF society the necessity
of concentrated effort and the co.
operation OF the churches throughout
the State.
How Charity Organizations Work, +"
was discussed by Rev. Edward A.
Lawrence, OF Baltimore, who thought
agent than the method. The object
was the next thing to consider II
was the treatment OF disease of So
ciety. and 1t conld be treated in three
ways: BY the symptoms. by the dis
ease itself, or by the causes. The main
part OF the charitable work ia the dis
cage itself, and this should be taken
up by one who can devote their entire
time to the work.
In baltimore, the speaker said, the
work is divided into seven distrlcts,
each district controlled by a board of
managers. Molthly district confer
accomplished. The speaker thought
that this method should be- adopted
here. After the talk O number OF
questions were asked.
reports were then presented and
read from tho Delaware Industrial
School for Girls, Ferris Reform School.
Homeopathic Hospital, Home for Aged
Men. Children's Home. Home for Aged
Women Provident Society, Female
Benevolent Society, West End Club, Y.
NJ. G. A. Bible Society, Humanity So
Getty. Brandywine kindergarten. st:
Michaeps Nursery, Needlework Guild
and the State and city branches of the
w. c. I. U. and Y. W. G. 4. q.
The evening session was opened by
an address on Prison Reform" by
Judge Asian, of the Philadelphia Or
phars' Court, who wildly portrayed
the evils of the present system of fur-
nishing criminals. Tho young man
who had committed his tirst offence
is placed in IOrcible association with
mea long used TO crime, and when he
leaves the prison he takes with him
more sense of crime than he had
whrn entering the prison.
lie is thus harder than when society
sought to reform him. The speaker
favored the compulsory education
OF the Grimm lis children and the
separation OF tie criminal upon his
conviction Tor a third oll'ensn, from
society. lie considered such strict
punishment necessary for tho protec-
ton of society, OF which we are all u
4 part.
Statistics were read showing that
under the present system the lists Of
criminals had increased - per cent.
in ten yeats and that in Great Britain.
III three decades the number had de-
creased from 80 OJD to II, 900. This he
sal! WIS because the children there,
through governmental and private
aid, had been shipped to this country.
Addresses by EXSharin Simmons
and Mayor Wiley followed on the
conditions Of tho various means OF
punishment hcrn.
Colonel benjamin Nields then offer.
Ell resolution empowering Mayor
Wiley to appoint eleven members OF
the Associated Charities to draft and
present bill to tho Legislature for tho
establishment of State Board of
Charities. with power to visit and in
spect all state Institutions. The reso-
luton was unanimously adopted and
the conference adjourned.