Daily camera., 1900-11-19
SOME ABLE PAPERS
And Lively Discussions Upos Chart .bi,
and Corrective Methods.


and Corrective Methods.
The sixth annual conference of the
board of Charities aud Correction open
ed ausp,ciously at the Presbyterian
church last night. Every inch Of avail.
able space in the auditori um and the ad.
joining parlors was occupied. There
was some good music. plenty of it. and
Hon. James P. Maxwell, who presided
was IN his best form and happiest vein.
He joked the visitors and scored the
business men of communities who neglect
civic duty by neglecting to attend pri
mares. OF these be said it should be
mandatory on them, to participate in
primary elections or they should be re
strained from voting. He congratulated
the body on holding its convention in a
city where the sandbagger and thug are
unknown.
President Baker followed in an able
ad 1ress upon practical Sociolcgs, to
which the closest attention was gwen
AS is true of all of DR.. Bakers addresse
it was scholarly and though,fu! in tone
and felicitous in expression.
Mr. Charles Frederick Weller CLOSED
the first session with a stereopticor
lecture illustrating the vice and poverty
of two wards of the west sice Of the City
of Chicago. being the district in which
he resides and where he has devoted bis
energies to the amellorat,on Of the hard
conditions of the population.
This mornings paper was by Hon
Frank !. Annis of Fort Collins. HIS sub
jec', prevention of Pauperism' afforded
an able presentation of the lawyers side
of the question. Rev. David Utter. Mrs
Killgore of Fort Collins. Mrs Platt-
Decker, Rev. Mr. Darlington of Colo
RADIO Springs. Mrs Izetta George. MI
Rees of Pueblo, Secretary Stonaker and
others discussed the paper in terms very
complimentary to Mr. Annls. Organiza
ton of charities was the burden OF all
their talk. it being conceded that pauper
ism is increased by indlscriminate, per
sonal giving
The chair appointed as committee
on time and place of next meeting. and
organization, DR.. Allin, Mr. MrLandes. L. X
Enrich, Rev. Marquis Wilson and
Mrs Mary S. Mcdonald.
The afternoon was with the university
and Professor Arthur Allin presented a,
1890 a paper on Education of Delln-
quen,s. Dependents and Detectives" In
the discussion which followed the paper,
several noted educators participated
Present and participating in the dis.
Gu ussions are: Mrs Sarah M. PIau- Decker
of Denver, Charles Landes OF Pueblo
and G H. Kimball of Golden. members
of the Industrial school board; A H.
Smith and w. L. Rees, commissioners
of Pueblo county; Mrs Mary ID. Mellon
al !, secretary of associated charities Of
Pueblo; W. X Argo. superintendent Of
he Deaf Mute institute, Colorado
Sori"gs; Mrs Izetta George. secretary of
associated charit es. Denver; y. L Old
superin' 'endent of the Industrial school,
Golden; Louis R Enrich, of the deaf
and mute board. Colorado Springs; c. l.
S.onaker. secretary of the state board oi
charities and correction, President
James H. Baker and various professors
of the University of Colorado; former
Warden w. A Smith. of Denver; Mrs
E A. Killgore, Of Fort Collins; Rev E
Evans Darlington, of Colorado Springs
Hon. Frank J. Annis. of Fort Collins
and nearly all the clergy of Boulder.