Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03

Delegates Present-Ihe Presidents Adj
dress-AIeeting in the Evening at the
Sew-Century Club-The iieN. Hiram
yrooman on the .'ontlook for social
Reform"
The annual conference Of all the
charitable organizations Of Wilmington
that comprise the Associated Charities
was held in the New-Century Club
rooms Thursday afternoon.
Daniel w. Taylor, president Of the
association, was in the chair, and Mrs, .
Middleton acted as secretary. In his
opening address the president said
We have called you together to consult
about and com pare oar Work 10 the differ
ent lines Of thought and action and trust
that not only our work done, but that
which ought to have been done Will also
be reported upcn and see If We are doing
the best We can do under existing circum-
stances. And if we are not doing so, why
not am almost convinced that we are
not working in the right path or our
efforts would be more appreciated and
more encouraging, We have many lnsutu-
tions represented here that are endeaYor-
ing to elevate ana relieve suffering
| humanity, and we see all over the land the
increase OF such institutions. is this good
| sign or not and tile question arises in my
| mind whether Or not we are spending our
/ energies along the proper line OF action.
! Take our own society aud charities we
I have done much work, and when you hear
4 from the report OF our work you Will see
! why the query. So much done-and 10 be
4 done each year--with no prospect of it
i being better. My feeling is that there
i Will be q change in the future problem OF
| charity. There is so much now against
charity methods and anything like charity
for the unemployed. There will be q
change no doubt in charity admlulssra-
ton, but there must be separation of the
worthy from the unwOrthy,a Inc between
the honest aad deserving and the profess
sunal 5eggar.
The work test will only bring this about
and unless We can have such test itreally
seems impossible to 60 on properly With
our work. Charity. to be really and per
rnanently eiticacious, must always Dc
guided by personal acquaintance with
those that are TO be relieved. And unit
our people learn to stop indiscriminat'
| alms.giylng improvidence, laziness and in
temperance will continue.
The test of charities is not that which
gives something tor nothing
. Work for the strong and kindergarten
for the rising generation, and the friend,
visitor for the INDECENT, are the three car
dinal principles 50 far as can see it.
Mrs. A. ID. Warner made the address 0
welcome to the members of tho diiferen
organizations. She urged the NECESSITY
Of legislation to meet the difficulty o
, finding provision for the families o
/. men convicted of crime, the members o
: which are without support during til
convict's term of imprisonment.
!, Mrs. Warner warmly advocated tn
I public support of the free kindergartehs
/ In
! were then called for.
In the following list Of delegates III
report was read by the first named:
j. Aged Woman's Home-Delegates, Mil
A. i. Stroud, Mrs. E. Bringhurst, Mrs. l.
Z. Rumford.
e Home for Friendless Children-Del
r gates, Mrs. A. L. Conant, Miss sail
c Spruance Mrs. Edith Gawthrop and Mi
| Nina Bowman.
3 Ferris Industrial School-Delegates Mr.
4 Francis s. Garrett, Mrs. +. w. Mendinha
and Mrs. James Bailey.
Homeopathic Hospitai-Delegates, Mr.
Clement 3. Smyth, Mrs. George ). Capell
Mrs. c. +. Rudolph.
lie Delaware Hospital-So delegates. II
ct report was read oy the secretary OF u
conference.
IA Delaware Industrial School for Girls.
= Delegates, Miss Nudge Hilles, Mrs.
Il Marks and Mrs. r. II. Matlack.
y ST. Michael's Day Nursery-Delegate
ia the Rev. A. |. du Pont Coleman. MI
I'd leighton Coleman.
30 West End Reading Room-Delegat,
m Miss Alice AIcl.ear and Miss Emily Bisse
Mlnquadale Home-Delegates Nj
a. Emma Worrell, Mrs. L. smith and Nj
% Frank Pyle.
to st. Joseph's Home for Colored Boys
er No delegates present Report read
he Miss Mary Finn.
as Wonien's Christian Temperance Unior
Delegates, Mrs. A. H. Berlin, Miss AM
I'M Semple and Mrs. IL. e. McLear.
~ Young Women's Christian Iemperal
~ Union-Delegates. Miss Eva Taylor, NJ
pe Mary Mather and Miss A. +. Smith.
get Humane Society-No delegates.
Police OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Pol
Matrons White and WOgan. Report IT
by Mrs. Wogan.
Benevolent Society-Delegates. Mrs.
,ce B. Pyle, Mrs. Edward Bringhurst and NJ
~. George Il. Thompson.
~ PrOyident Soclety-Delegates, Mrs. NJ
nc garet Barr, Miss Alice LObdell.
Fry st. Vincent de Paul soCiety-Delegi
err Miss Mary Finn.
of Associated Charities-D Delegates, n
ere Margaret II. Kent, ID. W. Taylor and n
nd Middleton.
Ter, Episcopal isterhood-Delegates, sst
e Mary Dorothn and Sister Ella
State Hospital at Farnhurst-Deleg;
CIV Dr. w. II. Hancker. Report by Geo
ere W. Roberts.
my Mrs Ropan az BOSTON made an add,
~. in regard TO the police matrons of t
US city. The address was extremely in
e sl esting and evoked u great deal OF
~ cussiUn.
.e[e An extremely interesting paper
.eW the statement OF the Associated CHAR
~; ~ read by Mrs. Kent
ME-. vRooMAN ON SOCIAL REFORM
In the evening the Rev. Hiram Vi
man Of Baltimore made an address
: OF the topic of the "Outlook for Social
Jol, form"
lera Among other interesting statemt
9Th. the lecturer SAID:
AlhS In every large city in our land are
are tenement houses and little tumbled
in buildings that are unfit for the occupa
lege of civilized people, and in which vi
orr and modesty are sure to be destroyed
thn where murderers are raised and thieves
for Gated. Not long ago a United States Sc
committee reported that out ofthelS,00i
az of our school population. 800 U0U or /
YET than one-third, are growing IN in absC
that ignorance OF the English alphabet.
envy New York city alone If every seat in e
an school, both private and public, Ii
. in scholar sitting i'll it there would st
- main 100000 children untutored.
49, still the public permits city official
lany squander millions of dollars by
the thievery and at the same time refus
The spend the needed money To educat
t go. rising generation.
Black mists are surely rising from
immortality Of our cities. The depiol