Evening star., 1899-03-28
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Charities and Corrections, Promoters to Be
Asked to Meet Here,
The Local Committee Assemblies at
Board of Trade Rooms-Subscrip-
tions to Fund solicited.

A meeting was held yesterday afternoon
at the board of trade rooms of the COM
mittee having in charge the CANVASS for
the meeting in Washington in 1900 of the
national conference of charities and correc-
ticns There were present Prof b. T.
Janney chairman; Mr.. H. F. Blount Mrs
Sara A. Spencer, Secretary Wilson of the
Associated Charities H B. F. Masfarland,
Charles Bell, A. S. Pratt and Raymond A.
Pearson. In the absence of Cuno H. Ru-
dolph secretary. George s. Wilson acted as
secretary pro TEN.
After the reading of the minutes the Sec
retary announced that the following per-
sons had consented to act on the citizens
committee of arrangements: Rev. w. c..
Alexander, NJ. c. Barnard. Mrs. X B. Bar
low, H. r. Blount, Jules Boufve. A. T. Brit
ton, w. w. Burdette, A. s. Caywood, S. w.
Curriden, Mrs. +. W. Dickins, w. F. Down
E. Foster, DR.. f. M Gallaudet. Rev. T s.
Hamlin, George II. Harries, Col. Archibald
Hopkins, Prof. B. T. Janney, Miss Bessie
Kibbey, Chas. King. Rev. Bradford Leavitt,
Lyman, H. B. F. Masfarlard, Rev. DIR.
Mackay-Smith, Mrs. Chas. Moore, f. L..
Moore, DR.. Murray, G. Motter, DR.. Chas.
P. Nell, Rev. s. NJ. Newman r. A. Pear
Redfield Proctor. Commissioner John w.
Ross, Cuno H. Rudolph, Thos. w. Smith,
Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, w. H. Stoutenberg,
Gen. Geo. M. Sternberg George Truesdell
]. BIT. Tupper, Dr. B. L. Whitman. Com
missioner John B. Wight. George s. Wilson,
]. o. Wilson, DR.. Fred. H. Wines and
Simon Wolf.
A resolution was passed that the Irem-
bers of the committee themselves each sub
scribe sums of not more than 50 for irnme-
diate expenditures, such as printing and
postage, necessary to carry on the cam
paign for securing the meeting of the con-
ference accordance
this resolution $H have been subscribed Icy
the members of the committee. Several
hundred dollars will be needed for his pur-
pose.
The Sum Needed.
Should the conference be secured for this
city next year a fund of about $1,000 will
be necessary to entertain the conference.
provide meeting places, print bulletins etc.
and the members of the committee are now
soliciting pledges to this fund. The follow
ing amounts were reported yesterday:
Henry F. Blo,Int, SIS; Thos. W. Smith, SO;
E. B. Earnshaw, 50; A. L. Barber, $50;
Carroll D. Wright, IS.
In addition, Major Sylvester, superintend-
ent Of police, agreed to raise 800 and Mrs.
Sara A. Spencer agreed to raise give
500. Subscriptions will not be called for
if the committee fails to secure the confer
ence for this city. The committee is anx-
ious, however, to have the necessary
amount pledged as soon as possible, as it
may aid IN having the conference to meet
here if it can be said that a sufficient
fund has already been subscribed to enter
tain the body. Subscriptions to this fund
are earnestly solicited and persons are re-
quested to send pledges to J. B. 7. Tupper,
treasurer; B. T. Janney, chairman or
Cuno H. Rudolph, secretary, care of the
Washington board of trade.
Composed of Specialists.
The conference is composed of men of ma
tional reputation, mostly specialists in their
fields of labor, and the meetings of the or
ganization are earnestly sought by many
cities, because it has been found that
wherever the conference has met in the
past it has had potent and lasting infiu-
ence for good on the charities of the COM
munity. The conference Is very practical
in it's character. Such men as Robert
Treat Paine of Boston, Seth Low of New
York, General Brinkerhoff of Ohio, Fred
H. Wines of Illinois, Prof Peabody of
Harvard University and Joseph H. Choate
The organization consists of about 1903
delegates from the various states and terri
tories and from Canada. The members
bear their own expenses and the city has
to provide only the proper meeting places,
pay for printing programs, bulletins and
perform other like service.
Some of the subjects to be discussed by
the conference are, County and Munich
pal Charities, Including Outdoor Relief" "
The Care of Predetermined and Epiep-
tics,' Prisons and Reformatories for
Adults Care of Destitute and Neglected
Children "Reformatories and Industrial
Schools" Insane Organizations of Char
ity,'' 'Immigration' and Politics in Char
table Institutions