Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-12
CHARITIES CONFERENCE.
Annual Convention to Be Held at
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Cedar .cr!..s March ~
Des Moines, March 12-s.Wei expect an
attendance of over 200 at our third an
nual convention to be- held at Cedar
Rapids, comme ncing March 81, said
Miss Charlotte Golf. general secretary
of the Iowa State Conference Of Chart
ties and Correction to a reporter Sat
urday Our association has been en-
joying healthy and tlattering growth.
continued Miss Golf, and we are using
our best endeavors to secure an attend
ance a this meeting of delegates or
representatives from every county in
the state A program Of unusual merit
has been prepared and the conference
will be productive OF the dissemination
of much useful Knowledge concerning
the best methods OF managing associa
lions of charities.
A committee composed OF f. f. Daw-
ley, Z. ID. Van Nechten and ex-Mayor
George l.. Lincoln is in charge of the
arrangements on behalf of Cedar Rap
lids.
The present officers of the state ASSOC
citation are as follows: /. III. Shaver,
president. Cedar Rapids; Isaac A. Loos,
A. NJ. D. G.. L.. first vice president, Iowa
City; G. p. Birge, second vice president.
| lSeokuk. II. S. Holdings worth, Treasure
er, Dies Moines; Charlotte Golf. general
secretary, 607 Locust street, Dies Noines;
IeXecutive committee, G. ID. Van Nech-
ten, Cedar Rapids. Alex F'itzhugh Des
Moines; Gershom II y Hill, NJ. D., Inde-
lpendence.
Miss Golf has received a letter from
President Shaver in which he says he
| Will be unable to attend. so that Vice
| President Loos will preside at this con-
ference and Sidney A. Foster OF Des
Moines will respond to the address of
welcome TO be delivered by Mayor Red
man of Cedar Rapids. Prof. Loos will
deliver an address upon the General
| View of the Work of the Association, ;"
land Miss Lydia Lodwick of the State
| University is billed for paper on The
Problem of the Unemployed"
In the afternoon of the opening day
There will be general discussion of
Icharity organizations in towns of from
1 1000 to $4,000 population. the idea being
TO distinguish between real charity and
the present relief societies which are
found in every town.
Papers will also be read by John f.
jackson, secretary of the State Board
Iof Corrections ard Charities of Mime
apolis; Francis j. Van Horn of Des
Moines, on Church and Charity Organ
izations; II. II. Hart. secretary of the
national conference and superintendent
of the Illinois home for children on
Child SAVING by Miss Julia Rogers,
of the Cedar Rapids high school, on
Ethical and Ecstatic Value of Nature
study" by DIR. G. I. w Patrick. of the
/ department of philosophy of the State
University, on .Degeneracy as a Cause
iof Pauperisn and Crime by Frank
Herriott on Problems of Prison Life
DR.. j. w. La Grange of Marion. Show
! ing the Advantages. of County Assmms
for Chronic Insane Patients The Adj
| vantages OF State Care by DR.. s. T.
Robinson of West Union, and a paper
covering the entire subject of the care
of insane by DIR. Edward Hornibrook OF
aIChariton.
i Arrangements are also made for an
excursion to visit the penitentiary at
Anamosa for a reception to be held
i Wednesday evening and for general
4 study and discussion of questions Of ses-
4 pecial interest 10 the society,"