The state herald., 1898-01-14
DISCUSS CHARITIES.
CONFERENCE AT COLORADO
SPRINGS.
Pingrco Gardens, County Hospitals. Orga-
nixed Charity and Other Topics Dis-
cussed- Governor Adams starts . Fund
to Help Discharged Convicts Start
Again.

Colorado, Springs, Colo, Jan. IL
The conference of charities and cor
rectiOns was continued hGfe yesterday.
The session was opened In COburn IL
brary nt o n. H., President Slocum OF
Colorado College presiding. After the
invocation by DIR. Gregg. Judge lie
Fcvrc was called to preside.
Mrs. IZetta George read a paper on
"Charity Organization and Associa-
tion." Mrs. Georges prominence In
state work lent added interest to what
she said and her remarks were of II
most profitable nature.
Mrs. Fred Butler of Denver, who Is
well-known In that city on account OF
the prominence she has held in the
Pingree garden movement, described
the system from its incipiency in Den
yer 10 the present day, md gave some
very interesting figures. In 1898 there
were fourty-four fanatics employed OH
as many farms In Denvcrs suburbs.
The expense in starting the experiment
was S167, and the returns Sl.5W For
1896 the expenditures were 1913, which
gave returns of $2,1T5. Fifty families
were assisted. Referring to the re-
port of 1897, she said that the work
Iltl Dut ofl ltsS uuNlbl'ipiS Wv
cuinstances than the previous year. but
the success was even grenter Three
hundred and forty-siX dollars had been
expended and returns of $1,000 rcceiv-
cd thcrefrom. A total of seventy-iive
families had been provided for during
the summer and fall. Mrs. Buffers
address was intersperced with personal
anecdotes of the success of the system
in individual cases. She stated that in
stead of being paupcrs those helped
by this system of gardening. had turn
ed out to he self-supporting and self
respecting citizens.
Father Malone of Denver spoke on
the subject OF "State, County and MI
nicipal Care Of the Poor" His ad-
dress was listened to with the greatest
interest. lie contrasted the system OF
raring for the poor and helpless In
England with that of the United
States.
After a number of discussions along
the line of caring for discharged con-
victs, Governor Adams arose and sta
led that he would give 800 toward the
starting of n Prisoners Aid Society.
and this was followed by a similar of
fer made by Mrs. Matte l.. Baker, n
prominent W. c. 4. u. worker of the
state. Among those who spoke In favor
IF the Prisoners Aid Society We're Mrs.
II. G. Olney Of Denver. W. ii. Conley,
warden Of ArapahOe county Jail. and
Superintendent Mcfarland Of the Pink
erton detective agency. The latter gem
tlcman presented n very excellent pa
per Oh this subject. He said that con
vict labor should he employed and that
they must also he given instruction.
lie was opposed to the system Of con
tract labor.
Hon. !. Warner Mills Of Denver
spoke upon the subject Of Prison La
bor and Industrial Training for Con
yicts." lie said that by all means con
victs should be- trained and they shonld
nlso he educated. of necessity. there
would bc n conflict between free labor
and convict labor. This point was ad.
miited In the discussion which fol.
lowed by the representatives OF the
labor organizations who Were present.
The subject OF corporal punishment
was taken up and discussed by War
den Hoyt. who spoke In favor of 1t,
and Warden Conley, who opposed II.
Mrs. James II. Plat Of Denver pre-
sided nt the evening session. The gen.
cral subject was Child Saving" DR.
Slocum OF Colorado Springs read pa.
per ON Child Saving and Rcformatory
Industrial Schools" He believes that
the slums In large cities should be
abolished and that II IL possible to dc
this when one-half OF the peoplc-thai
is. the privileged or more fortunate
clnss-inke hold and show proper
amount OF interest and energy 10 assist
these dependent people ont OF the con
ditlon In which they have been found
that all children have the hereditary
and moral right To he properly fed
clothed and sheltered. We cannot rc.
claim and uplift these children unless
they nrc accorded such treatment. lie
advocated the maintenance Of various
institutions and schools where ihcs,
children viii be kept under intelligent
supervision. lie also believes In com,
pulsory education, ms well as the prop
or care Of the children.
A number OF other papers were read