The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29
CHARITY
ORGANIZATION.
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permitted TO BRING so many untOftu-
mates, who were a burden to the public,
into the world. Mr. Wright cited
case where the selectmen Of a town
married an imbecile woman to a va
grant in order to get her out of the
place. Miss Lathrop reported a case in
southern Illinois where an imbecile
woman forty-two years Of age, who had
been care on the town for eighteen
years, had eight children and was a
grandmother, Mr.. johnson of Indiana
said that fifty-five imbecile women in
a county in Indiana. had borne 1856 chill
dren. Prof Brewer said that in his ex-
perience as a health officer for thirty
years he could relate even more horrt-
ole stories than had been told The
tenor of the discussion was that the
almshouse was no place for feeble
minded women, and they should all be
placed under custodial care. A motion
to the effect hat the papers read be
printed and circulated among the legis-
lators of every state in the country
was referred to the committee on reso-
lutions.
The reports from the different states
in the union were read from the point
where they were discontinued at Mon
day mornings session. A number of
the reports We're quite encouraging
and showed that the legislatures had
passed bills founding new asylums for
the Insane and predetermined, and in
some instances new reformatories had
been ordered built. In still other states
important measures in this kind of
work had been defeated Colonel Henry
Stnt1o Of al
sets, dwelling particularly on the new
home for epileptics.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT BILL KILL
ED.
Mrs. H. B. C. Beedy reported for
Maine, Michael Haymen of New orleans
reported for Louisiana, Rev A. w.
Clark reported for Nebraska, Miss Kate
McLane reported for Maryland, DR..
James A. Post of Michigan, H. H, Hart
of Minnesota, Miss Laura E. Howey for
Montana, and David Warman for New
Jersey. DR. Post in his report of Mich
igan referred to the fact that a bill had
passed the legislature and was waiting
for the governors signature, restoring
capital punishment.
A motion was made and vigorously
XII NY IWO uulGuiuEIu NltuGSbIltS Illdl
resolution requesting the governor of
Michigan to veto the bill be adopted
by the conference and forwarded at
once. Tt was moved to refer it to the
committees ON resolutions, but the del
egates objected saying that THE bib
might be Signed during the meantime, |
butt the motion to lay it before the
committee prevailed. Latter lit was am
tives had just killed the BILL
The report of the committee on the |
place of The next conference, which !
was unanimous for Grand Rapids, |
Mich, was adopted, although there |
were about thirty votes for Topeka,
KAN, where am inWitation had been
extended by the Legislature of the
state The tirna was left to the discre-
tion of the executive committee. 1t
will be i'm May.
THE REPORT FROM NEBRASKA.
The report from Nebraska was pre-
sented by A. w. Clark of Omaha. He
said THAT Nebraska has been unable
the past two years ito make much
progress I'M charitable and correctional
work owing to the failures i'm crops.
The volume of relief work the past |
-lA IIlbuIlIlS lldS pJOpdDuy p6tu WII1lOuI l
4 parallel in this country The state
commission distributed $250,O0O cash
appropriated by the state legislature;
also $4,000 cash donations and 5000
carloads of supplies of not less than
800 900. Single religious denominations
nave distributed from $50, 900 to $40 900
zach i'm cash and supplies to value of
lot less THAN $500,000 which makes q
otoJ |
The great Majority of those who have
,een aided are thrifty and will be
i'm the future and there
las BEEN but lttle increase of pauper-
SIN. The State Industrial School for |
Boys under J. II. Mallalieu was closed
lp i'm several departments of industry.
The state penitentiary has made | {
'teady progress. The Lincoln Charity {
ociety is the only one lin the state
hat does mot give relief directly. 1t | {
las secured the complete co-opera-
ion of all the churches of the city.
The introduction into Omaha of the I
Detroit system of gardening for the {
'oor has awakened great interest. The {
Boys and Girls Aid society of Omaha E
as had the cooperation and assist 6
nee of Colonel Alexander Hogeland, G
ilO hCWppOy5 ITleulth Inc CnllQrenS
Tonne Finding society has greatly en- a
arged hts work throughout the state. i
THE AFTERNOON SESSIONS. /
The conference reconvened at 2:30 in t
nree sectlons-the child saving section,
he section for juvenile reformation and Il
he charity organization section; the v
rst section meeting in Marquand chap a
! where Charles w. Birtwell of Boston t
resided; the second section in East Di- b
unity hall, r, III. Niebecker of Glen t.
ILLS, Pa, presiding; and the third Sec S
on in the First M. e. church, corner Of c
ollege and Elm streets, with j. r.
racket of Baltimore presiding. W
The paper of Franklin H. Briggs, SUI s
of the State Industrial o
,hool of Rochester, N. Y, which was
nitted yesterday, was read before the "
rst section. Mr.. Briggs topic was II
What Trades Schools Do for the Chill
rem of the Poor" and he said that M
uch of the lack of energy in pupils of q,
form schools is due to the fact that n
ley can't lift themselves above their a
such is their physical a,
hdition caused by insufficient nour- ~
hment. People have no idea of the g.
lift which Is learned in trade schools -