The evening world., 1894-01-11
Mr.. STEAD MAY COME,
If He Does, lie will Talk TO New
Workers on Municipal Reform.
An INTERESTING SERIES OF CONFER.
ENCES TO Be HELD
WIDE RANGE OF CHOSEN sPEAKERS.

! William T. Stead may come to New
York to stir things up as he has In Chi
ca2o. before taking his contemplated trip
to the Pacific coast IL he does, he Will
participate in the series OF conferences
on municipal reform which VIII be started
at the Amity Building. No. Si2 West
! Fifty-fourth street, this evening
! These conferences will be held on al
ternate Thursday evenings throughout the
winter. and are bound TO prove interest
ing. II for no other reason than because
OF the wide diversity OF opinion repre-
scented by Sf chosen SpeaGin,r. Seth S%
side at to-nights meeting; The subject
for discussion will be The Need OF a
Positive Programme" The Rev Leighton
principal speaker, an! he will be followS !;
by Or Albert Shaw, the editor of the
American edition OF Mr.. Steads Review
"European Cities" Following him will be
Percival Chutb, Of the Fabian Society,
who will read paper on London. 40,
+ Every phase of municipal life VIII be
/ discussed at these conferences. and men
prominent as thinkers and workers In all
| the walks of city life are among the
speakers who have agreed to be present.
! THE New Social Spirit" will he the topic
for discussion. The speakers on that
.
Daniel iSrs 1' j. 'nf Hurre; a. John r Fsure, Treas:
urer OF the brotherhood of St Andrew
Commander baliington Booth na,ix ot ,,ar hne
Of the Ethical Society.
Samuel Gompers Is to presid at IN, IN,
conf renee when, New iork's Workers
Annie S Daniel. of the Women's Medical
College will talk of the sweating sys-
TEN, and Lucen Saniai, of the knights
SmpaSsd OF aS9r VIII FeRa cRarees espsrc conmssonel on
Henry II Porter win speak when .',,SeS "NeT
, Iork's Dependents are to be discussed
and Mrs. Josephine Shaw Lowell VIII
Morris Tekulsky, President Of the
State Liquor. Dealers, Association, vii
be the, speaker of the evening wher a,r
cusson. William e. Dodge win preside
and following Mr.. .Tekuisky will come
Robert Graham. OF the Church TEN
perance Society, the gentleman who gave
battle to the Rev. DR.. Rainsford at tn the
ter's Church saloon" which keeps opeF
all night and all day SUNDAY n viola viola
OF the prohibition newspaper, the Voice
also WIFI speak and the Rev. Thomas
Dixon, who once pleaded guilty to shoot
read paper entitled mo saloons,
New. Yorks Amusements, will bt
the. subject on the evening that Mrs
| IIlllle beNeTeauH .bIuke VIII slt III tht
chair The Rev Walter Rauschen'
busch, a Baptist clergyman. will talk
on winter Swimming aths." and the
Rev. S. l.. Batten will discuss Play
grounds and Gymnasia." Police Com
missioner MacLean is slated to read 4
paper on Summer Bands In the Parks.
and Mrs. Amy l.. Scudamore will speak
OF Reading Rooms and Libraries"
Rapid transit will be talked about by
Charles B. Stover on the evening that
will find Charles A. Dana In the chair
DIR. Jane Robbins. of the College Settle
ment Society, will read paper on '"The
Neighborhood Guild Idea" on the same
evening Ex-Mayor Hewitt will speak
on THE Parks" at asubsequent conference
when DR.. Albert Shaw will preside. Th'
Secretary of the City Improvement SO
ciety Is among the speakers for tha
night. a..
topic for discussion on the evening. OF
May II. George Gunter will preside
and the speakers and their subjects vii
be r. w. G. yelling. President Of the
City Reform Club, on Home Rule
Edmond Kelly. of the City Club, or
. Deming, of the Reform Club. on "Ballo
retary of the Greater New York Com
mission, on "A Greater. New York
ference, when "New York's Politica
Prospects will be discussed.