The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-17
CHILDREN's HOME SOCIETY.
The National Organization to Meet in
This City This Week.

The annual meeting of the National Chill
dren's Home Society will be held in this
city Wednesday and Thursday Of this
week. The society was organized in 1883 by
the Rev. Mr.. Van Arsdale, Of Chicago, and
became a national organization and the So
ciety now embraces twenty-four States. In
the last seventeen years 1t is estimated
that 1900 children have been placed In
homes by the society. There has been a
State organization in Indiana since 1898,
and during that time homes have been
found for 566 dependent children. There
are five districts in Indiana, Mrs. l. w.
Webb being superintendent of the Indian
apolis district, Mrs. A. L. De Wesee Of the
Richmond district, Mr.. w. d. H. Young of
the Lafayette district and Miss Minich Of
the Fort Wayne district. The following is
the programme for the session.:
"wednesday
a. m.-Enrollment.
$3.50 a. differentiation, Prof. c. r. Hen
derson, of Chicago. president of the society.
committee on arrangements. (c) Appoint-
ment of committees.
10 a. m.-Welcome to workers, by Rev. f.
M. Elliott, state superintendent Indiana
W.
w. II. Slingerland. state superintendent of
Iowa Paper, Mrs. Belle Van Arsdale as
sistant superintendent Illinois Children's
Home Society.
Their Value" Rev. w. H. Schlingerland,
state superintendent Iowa. Discussion.
11:30 a. m..Paper. Status, Scope and Inn
portance of National Society Organizes
tion," Rev. E. p. Savage, state superin-
tendent Minnesota. Discussion.
1215-Intermission for lunch.
Afternoon Session. p. m. Prof. c. R.
of Kindred Societies" Rev. j. P. Dysart.
state superintendent of Wisconsin
8 p. m.-Paper, value of the State Paper
as an Organ of the Society,"" Carl Kelsey,
Chicago. Ill Discussion.
p. m.-Street car ride about city and
visit to institutions.
1880 p. m.-Platform meeting. c. r. Hen
derson, of Chicago University, presiding,
assisted by Hon. T. Taggart mayor of In.
dianapolis. Prayer.
Evening Session-Music, solo, instru-
mental. by Prof. Charles F. Hanson Ad-
dress of welcome, Hon. James A. Mount.
Governor of Indiana. Response, Rev. w.
Henry Thompson. d. D.. state superintend-
ent of Pennsylvania. Music "Dream of
Paradise Grey. Miss Jessie Mae Payne,
PIANIST: Address, ''The Child Saving Move
ment." illustrated by stereopticon, H. H.
Hart. L. D., state superintendent Illinois
Society, and secretary National Conference
followed by reception and general hand
shaking.
Thursday
a. m.-Devotional exercises. led by Rev.
d. w. Comstock, state superintendent of
West Virginia
$3.50 a. m.-Business. President c. r. Hen
derson in chair.
$3.50 a. m.-Paper, Training Workers. :"
by Rev. y. ;. Morrow, state superintendent
Kansas Society. Discussion.
10 a. m.-Short recitation, Brother Ben
by Lizzie Maley, city. Paper. Raising the
Dust" by j. f. Atkinson, financial secre-
tary Illinois Society. Discussion.
IL a. m-Paper. 1.-The Receiving Home
Its Place I'm Our Work. Mrs. A. NJ Will
cox. matron Middlesworth Home. Shelby
vile, ILL., Paper, DR.. Amos Barlow super
intendent Michigan. Topical discussion.
Afternoon Session. D. m. business re-
sumed; presauent in chair. (a) Reports OF
state superintendent. OBJ Report of stand
ing committees. (c) Report of special COM
mittees; q) Van Arsdale memorial; CD
neurology; CD nominations: (4) annual cleo
ton. (d) Fixing place OF next meeting (e)
Reading Of minutes.
$3.50 d. m.-Paper. sTransmigration of
Character" Rev. f. d. Hanna. district SUI
perintendent West Virginia Discussion
p. m.-Dr. Amos Barlow. state super
intendent Of Michigan. presiding Paper.
Care of Observation-Disclosures !" Rev.