New-York tribune., 1900-11-21
CONFERENCE ON CHARITIES.
IMPORTANT GATHERING OF EXPERTS
BEGINS WORK AT ALBANY.
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT WELCOMES THE
VISITORS AND DENoUNCEs THE RE-
CENT COLORADO LYNCHING


Albany. Nov 20 (speciaD,-what promises TO
be a conference Of unusual interest OF many dis
tinguisned persons connected with public ana
private charitable work in this State began to-
night in the Senate Chamber of the Capitol. A
provisional committee OF fifty. with William H.
Stewart president of the State Board Of Chari-
ties, as its chairman. was appointed some time
ago, and under its care a large number or papers
dwelling on various branches OF charita BILE WORK
have been prepared for submission to the con-
ference.
The conference was organized tonight. To-
morrow at the morning session the theme OF
various papers will be The Care and Relief OF
Needy Families in Their Own Homes In the
afternoon the subject of discussion will be the
Institutional Care of Destitute Adults" and IN
the evening The Care of Defective, Dependent
Delinquent and Neglected Children" Thurs
day papers will be read on The Mentally De-
fective" and THE Care of the Criminal"
The conference was opened with prayer TO-
night by the Right Rev. W. c. Doane Protestant
Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese OF Albany
William r. Stewart then made an address, re-
viewing the work of the committee in arranging
for the first conference. In closing President
Stewart paid the following compliment to Gov
ernor Roosevelt:
1t is happy augury for the realization Of these
hopes that We are honored this evening at our
Of fes9 5 by the Of the Gnf THes Ma
which began in 1882 has constituted me member
OF the official families OF seven Governors OF TINS
don Of the high trust reposed in him by the people
shown deeper interest in the good admnistra.
ton Of the charitable and reformatory institutions
Of the State the welfare of their inmates and IN
fortunstes. No one Of them has done done more to
cure good government of our State charitable ana ana
upon their boards of management than Governor
Theodore Roosevelt. Vice-President-elect Of the
Governor Roosevelt, who welcomed the gath
ering on behalf of the State, said he was glad
OF the chance of saying a few words of well
come to those present. and that Mrs Roosevelt
and himself would be pleased to seem them all
at the Executive Mansion tomorrow afternoon
In striving to solve the problems of charities
and corrections the Governor said that questions
must be dealt with which vitality affect the
future of our population. The palm, he thought,
for work in this direction should be given to
those who, without any pecuniary reward have
expended their wealth and given their time
and energy in endeavoring to better the con-
dtions of their less fortunate brethren.
Governor Roosevelt spoke about the recent
lynching in Colorado in forcible way. He
said:
There cannot be the slghtest justification 70 Tor
ayeng12g one fendish crime by another hendsh len Is
lynchers declared that the they took the
law into their own hands was that there was no
punishment adequate for tho terrible crime that
was committed. since capital punishment had been
cs m no as Their ' IT
ustrates the need of laws and OF the execution OF
laws in such manner to punish crime.
Executive find that there is in IL serious food
for reflection. Lynch law Is form or mob
violence It must he put down at all hazards. Al
most equally necessary is it TO that sure swift
and heavy punishment Is given 10 criminals who
prey like wild beasts their fellows.
Mayor Blessing welcomed those present in be-
ho1 PoPf -, oyt,y In
troduced Dr. William Pryor Letchworth. presi-
dent OF the conference. President Letchworth
said, IN part:
The number OF dependents under institutional care
In this State. including the insane on october !.
and adult supported at the public expense was l2.-
063 making a total OF IS 956 persons The sum ex-
pended by the State. municipalities and counties for
charitable purposes and for reformatories and
prisons including that for buildings, during tho
t u5 Sd hv nrf,at % IcharItabIe organza.
tions SIS 1872. making II total OF S2S2s629
charities and corrections of a great Commonwealth
1t is imperatvely necessary that the State should
have its supervising departments through which
the Legislature and the people may derive intimate
knowledge OF the operations and management or
all the institutions and organizations for the care
OF the dependent and onendlnG classes
Controller Bird S. Coler not present. but
his paper was read by Homer Folkes. In 1t the
Controller says that he cannot suppress the
feeling that the city authorities ought TO have
more and fuller information about the quality.
the work the needs and the merits OF the large
number of private institutions appealing to the
city for annual subsidies. John NJ. Glenn pres
and Correction, and the Rev Thomas A. Hen
drick also spoke. AT the conclusion OF the meet
ing a reception was held at the Hotel Ten Eyck