The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-25
CHARITIES AND CORRECTION
COMING NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO
 RE HELD IN THIS CITY.

| some or the Prominent Speakers WhO
 Will be Present.
 The twenty-second national confer
 ence of charities and corrections will be
 held in this city from Friday, May 2i,
 to Thursday, May 3O Yesterday after
 noon largely attended meeting of the
 several local committees recently ap- pointed to make arrangements for the
 coming conference was held at the Or
 ganized Charities building on Orange
 street and a permanent organization
 was effected by electing Dean Francis | Wayland chairman and Roger s. Bald win secretary.
 The committees all reported progress
 and it was unanimously voted to in
 crease all the local committees by the addition of five new members to each
 committee. It has also been decided to
 hold the sessions of the conference at 1 Warner hall, the United church and the
 Theological seminary. The local recep-
 tion committee consists of 125 leading
 men and women of the city, with the fol-
 lowing list of officers:
 President, Francis Wayland; treas
 urer B. R. English; secretary, Roger $.
 Ba1dwin; chairman finance committee,
 Joseph Porter; chairman reception com
 mittee, General E. D. Bradley; chair
 man press committee, J. B. Carrington;
 chairman entertainment committee, l William H. MoseIey; chairman printing
 committee, Fred A. Betts. and Chair man nomination committee, Rev. D. M. James.
 The official headquarters and business office during the conference will be at the Theological seminary, as will also the charity organization headquarters, and the presidents Headquarters will be at the New Haven house.
 The general program, of which a syn opsis has already been published in the Journal and Courier" is not yet com pleted, but will be more than usually attractive. The questions to be discuss ed are of immediate practical interest and have never excited as much public attention as now. They are to be dis cussed by men and women of national reputation, every one of whom is recog- nized as an authority upon his or her theme. The morning. and evening ses- sions of the conference will be devoted to the general program, while the af- ternoons will be devoted to section work. In these latter meetings those who are interested in the detailed study of special subjects will have an aoun- dant opportunity therefor.
 It was stated yesterday at the meet ing of the committees that 1t was ex- pected that between 400 and 800 dele gates would be present at the confer- ence. These delegates will come from every portion of the United States and some from abroad. The president of the conference, Robert Treat Paine of Roston. Mass, and the local committee under the chirmanship of Dean Francis Wayland are exerting themselves to the utmost to secure large and most sue | cesful conference.
 Among the speakers who have already | signified their intention to be present | are Dr. F. H. Wines of Illinois, Clarence | Snyder of Wisconsin state board of con- trol, President Seth Low Of Columpla | college, Professor Franklin H. Gidd1ngs of New York, Professor E. R. l.. Goulu of Baltimore, Professor H. Il. Powers or Northampton, Mass, Professor Arthur T. Hadley of Yale, pr. c. R. Henderson of Chicago, Charles W. Birtwell of Bos- ton. Professor Charles R. Richards of Pratt institute, Brooklyn; c. E. Faulk- ner of Atchison, Kan, Major N. V. Ran dolph of Richmond, Va, Major R. H. Dudley of Nashville, Tenn, Professor A. O. Wright of Madison, Wis, Rev. c. G Truesdell, D. D., of Chicago, Mrs R. Lowell of New York, Thomas K. Ring. president of St. Vincent de Paul society, Boston; Jeffrey R. Brack- eft of Baltimore, Miss Frances Smith of Boston, P. w. Ayres of Cincinnati, Dr. G. w. Babcock of Columbia, S. C., F H. Nibecker of Glen Falls Pa, Su- w. G. Fairbank of Mid lletown, Professor J. J. McCook of Hart ford. pr. William H. Prescott of Boston and a number of others.
 At the meeting yesterday the mem hers voted that the reception and com mittee room will be West Divinity hall. General Bradley, the chairman of the reception committee, will be assisted by the following:
 Friday-Professor Henry w. Farnam and w. F. Blackman, Mrs. Francis Ba- com and Miss Betts.
 Saturday-Professor w. H. Brewer, pr. w. L. Phillips, the Rev. E. s. Lines, Miss Adelaide Morse and Mrs. Timothy  Cowles.
 Monday-The Rev. F. W. c. Meyer, the Rev. H. P. Miles and the Rev. Stuart Means.
 The following named were appointed ! committee on transportation with bower to act: James N. States, Isaac Bromley, Professors w. H. Brewer and H. w. Farnam
 The committee on finance chosen is Joseph Porter, T.. Attwater Barnes, Max Adler, Thomas Hooker and Pro 'essor H. w. Farnam. The committee intends to raise $1 300.
 J. B. Darlington, the chairman of the press committee, has already appointed [. B. Lucke, William Rodman and 'anes F. Malone. The services of the conference will be leld both morning and afternoon at Alumni hall and the evening services at United church. On Friday night there ,r;11 1oo yaoaptioT1 fn tho 6eInprafps bU |