The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-10
HELP HELPLESS.
Kansas Charities Workers Are
in Session.
Discuss Methods of Reform in
State institutions.
READY FOR THE WORK
The Detailed Plans Are Now
Under Discussion.
Meeting viii Be Continued This
Evening.
READY FOR THE WORK

A number of men and women who
hope to start movement which will
take charitable institutions out of poll
ties in Kansas and provide for the sci
entific study of criminality with a view
to correcting conditions are holding a
meeting in Topeka today. They are the
directors of the Kansas Association of
Charities and Corrections.
The association is a direct result of
the national convention of charities
and corrections held in this city in
May. 1t was originated during the
progress of that convention, and at the
session this afternoon arrangements
will be made for holding the first annual
meeting next November.
The directors meeting is being held
at the Copeland hotel Prof. F. w.
Blackmar, of the state university,
holding the chair of sociology and eco
nOmicS, is president, DR.. c. R. Dixon,
of Lawrence, secretary, and W. L. Hol-
comb assistant state labor commits
Sioner, treasurer. The vice presidents
are Rt. Rev. Frank Mil1spaugh, bishop
of the Episcopal church, and Judge A.
W. DennisOn, judge of the court of ap-
peals.
The objects of the association are set
forth in the following articles of the
constitution:
F'irst-To make a careful statistical
study of the conditions of the chari-
table and correctional institutions of
the state of Kansas.
Second-To study the most improved
methods of the management of chari-
table and correctional institutions
Third-TO organize all the workers
in charitable and correctional affairs in
the state into cooperative body.
Fourth-To give proper support and
help to the officers of such institutions
by study, education. suggestion, favor
able legislation and general informa-
tiOn to the people.
F'ifth-To encourage scientific re-
search regarding the treatment OF crime
insanity, epilepsy, incorrigibility etc,
and the management of the institutions
treating these diseases.
Sixth-To assist all prisoners and in
mates at the several charitable and cor
rectional institutions to a work of re-
form while within these institutions and
especially to assist them towards work
and an independent life after leaving
them.
Seventh-To advance and encourage
proper legislation for the support and
management of said institutions.
Eighth-To ascertain the number and
condition of detectives, dependents, and
delinquents not in institutions and take
measures for their proper care.
Ninth-To endeavOr to remove all evil
influences of partisan politics from the
management of state charitable affairs
Tenth-To take practicable measures
for the prevention of crime. pauperism
and degeneration.
The meeting this afternoon is of a
what it is hoped to accomplish through
the association, President Blackmar
said:
I'VE will endeavor to work up senti-
ment throughout the state against the
political government of state charitable
institutions. We appreciate that no one
political party can remove care of the
INDECENT, insane and criminal classes
from politics, and the sentiment against
the present system will have to become
general before anything can be accom-
plished. We viii also pay particular
attention to the scientific study of Grim
inalS with a view of correcting cOndi-
tiOns. We believe that this work should
be looked after as much as education,
and so far but little along this line has
been done in Kansas
A majority of the directors are pres
ent at the meeting which opened at 2
o'clock this afternoon The complete
list of directors is as follows:
Gov. w. E. Stanley, Topeka; Mrs. w.
A. Johnston, Topeka; Mrs Phoebe Baer.
| superintendent girls industrial
school, Belcit, Media; John w. Brei-
denthal. state bank commissioner, To-
pelSa: L. A. Stebbins, Topeka; J. b.
TomIinson, warden state penitentiary,
Lansing; w. S. Hancock, superintend-
ent Topeka reform school, Topeka;
Judge T F. Carver, Topeka Harry
Lands, ex-warden penitentiary. Ga
lena; f. /. Hill. superintendent sol
diefs' orphans home, Atchison; Mrs.
Annie L. Diggs. state librarian, To-
peka; Mrs. J. Fl. Humphrey, Junction
City: John D. Milliken. Mcpherson; DR..
J. D. Van Nuys. assistant superintenG-
| ent CsaWatOmie asylum. OSaWatOmie;
| J. s Simmons, superintendent state re-
| fornatory, Hutchinson; Geo. H. Case,
ex-Warden penitentiary, Mankato; Mrs.
T. L. Bond, Salina; Frank Nelson, su-
perintendent of public instruction. To-
pelza: DR. Eva Harding. Topeka: Edwin
snyder. secretary state board Of charf-