The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-18
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
THE FINAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL
 SUB-COMILITTEES.

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 Arrangements Are Nearly Completed for l tie National Conference-Four Hundred Delegates Expected Here-Reports Made at Yesterdays Meeting.
 The final meeting of the local com
 mittees having in charge the arrange
 ments for the twenty-second national
 conference of the Charities and Cor rections to be held in this city May "A to 30 was held at the Organized Charities building yesterday afternoon,
 Dean Francis Wayland presiding, and Attorney Roger s. Baldwin acting as secretary.
 Shortly after the meeting had been called to order Dean Wayland read a communication from Professor Frizzel, l in which the latter offered the use or the we'll known Hampton quartet dur l ing the conference. The matter was finally left in the hands of Rev. pr. Munger to arrange.
 Chairman Porter of the finance com- mittee made a report, which was satis-
 factory. He stated that of the $l,5OO
 needed about $500 had already been
 raised and the balance would soon be forthcoming.
 For the reception committee, the chairman, General D. E. Bradley, re- ported that a ladies reception com-
 mittee had also been appointed with l Miss Betts as chairman. He also said
 that it was the intention to increase the membership of the reception commit tee to about twenty. It was also decid- ed to have members of the reception committee present at the headquarters
 in the theological seminary to receive
 the delegates as they arrived on Fri
 day, Saturday and Monday and 1t was
 also announced that a meeting of the
 joint reception committee would be held
 in the near future, when the several
 members would be assigned for service
 at the seminary. It was also reported
 that Professor John c. Schwab, chair man of the sub-reception committee from the university, had a number of instructors selected to assist in show
 ing the delegates about the university and that some of them would be in attendance every afternoon for that purpose during the conference.
 General Bradley, to whom was re- ferred the plan of giving the delegates to the conference a sail on Long Island sound, reported that 1t would be impos- sible to secure the Continental. as she was on the dry docks undergoing re- pairs. He announced that the only steamer he could secure was the Isabell licensed to carry 800 passengers, which could be secured for Wednesday af- ternoon. The matter was left in the hands of the committee with power.
 Chairman Moseley of the committee t.I ! ent, but Dean Wayland announced that the arrangements in this direction so far as completed provided for a reception to the delegates in Warner hall Friday evening from to Il o'clock at the close of the services in the United church. The members of the local com mittee will also be in attendance ex- oficio and each member will have three tickets for distribution,
 Dean Wayland announced that it was expected that this would be the largest | conference ever held in point of num- bers and it was expected that at least | 400 delegates would be in attendance | and that probably one-third of the dele | gates would be ladies. A list of the | delegates is now being prepared and l it is expected will soon be received by l Dean Wayland, who win leave 1t at | the Organlzd Charities for inspection.
 The first meeting of the conference | will be held in the United church Fri | day evening at 8 o'clock, when the del- | egates will be welcomed to the city by | President Dwight on behalf of the uni- | versity, Governor Coffin on behalf of | the state and Mayor Hendrick in behalf | of the city The reply will be made by | the president of the national associa- ton, who will also make a brief ad- dress. This will be followed by social reception in Warner hall from 9 to Il Q oclock.