Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-02
Conference to Be Held in This City,
Beginning May 9.
SEC'Y GAGE TO MAKE AN ADDRESS
Welcome to Be Extended by Dis
trict Commissioner MacfarIand.
PROGRAM MOE EXERCISES

The twenty eighth national conference Of
charities and correction will hold its ses-
sions in Washington. May to 10, under
the presidency of John NJ. Glenn of Balti-
more. The address of welcome Thursday
evening" May 8, will be delivered by Mr..
B. F. Mcfarland, president of the board
OF Commissioners of the District Of Column
bia, and an address of welcome will be
made by Lyman A. Gage Secretary or
the Treasury, on behalf of the President of
the United States. The response to the adj
dresses of welcome will be delivered by
the Rev. S. G. Smith. ID, of st. Paul.
Mimi, his theme being THE Heart of the
Problem" An address will also be deliv-
cred by Jacob Riis of New York.
Friday morning May 10. section meet
ings will be held on juvenile reformatories
and. industrial schools, under the chair
manship of Edward P Wentworth, super
intendent of the State Reform School, Port
land Me. A meeting for women super1n-
tendents only will also be held. in charge
of Mrs. l.. L. DeBot, superintendent or
the State Industrial Home for Girls. Chilli
Gothic Mo-, and Mrs. Elizabeth Clohan. su-
pc rintendent of the State Industrial school
for Girls, Salem. w Va. A meeting for
men s,lperintendents only will be in charge
of Lyman D. Drake, superintendent OF
State Reform School, Bonneville Mo
Miss Zipha D. Smith, general secretary
of the associated charities of Boston, Will
be chairman of a meeting to consider the
needy families in their homes. "Co-opera-
ton will be considered by Mary E. Rich
mond general secretary of the Society for
Organizing Charity of Philadelphia.
Saving the Youth.
Friday evening May 10. the report of
the committee Saving the Children
will be presented by Amos w. Butler. sec
rotary of the board of state charities of
Indiana. Prof. Charles r. Henderson,
DID, of the University of Chicago will
present a paper on the Neglected Chill
dren of Neglected Community.
Saturday May H. the report of the COM
nittee on the special field of national legis-
lation concerning charities will be present.
ed by William w. Folwell. LID. profess
sor of political economy i'll the University
of Minnesota, chairman. The discussion
will be led by Homer Folks of New York
and Ernest Bicknel of Chicago. sec
tiOnal meeting will be held TO discuss des-
titute and neglected children The boards
of children's guardians will be considered
by Alexander Johnson. formerly secretary
OF the board of state charities of Indiana.
The discussion will be by representatives
of boards of guardians including John w.
Douglass Washington, d. c.; Mrs. f.. r.
Williamson, Elizabeth, n. j., and Evans
Wooson indianapolis.
A sectional meeting of Juvenile reforma-
tories will also be held Saturday. Frank
lin II. Nibecker of Glen Falls, Pa, will
speak of some inquiries concerning the
mental capacity of juvenile deiinquents.
The discussion Will be opened by Mrs.
Lucy NJ. Sickles. superintendent Of State
Industrial Home for Girls, Adrian, Mich.
The effects upon private charities of the
absence of all public relief Will be con-
sidered by Francis H Mclean, general
secretary of the charity organization of
Montreal.
Saturday evening George F. Ksan, NJ. D..
superintendent of the State Hospital for
l do ok and will dor
| public policy In the treatment of the in
| sane during the ninete century. Alonzo
B. Richardson, MD, superintendent of the
United States Hospital for the Insane.
Washington, D. c., will answer the ques-
ton What have been the legal require
| ments for the commitment of insane per-
sons to hospitals for the treatment Of their
disease?
Conference Sermon.
The conference sermon will be preached
Sunday morning. May IL. by Rev. George
Hodges. D. D.. dean of the Episcopal The
| illogical School, Cambridge. Mass, his sub
| iect being THE Progress of Compassion"
| Other pulpits in Washington will be filled
| by number of the most eminent preach
ers of this country, who will talk on the
application of religion to the social prob
| lem.
Monday, May 10, the report of the COM
mittee on public subsidy of private char
tiles will be presented by Prof. Frank A.
Cornell University. The subsidy problem
in New York city will be considered by 3.
S. Color. controller, New York.
The George Junior Republic will be de-
scrbed by Thomas NJ. Osborne president
of the board of managers of the republic.
The discussion of the subject will be by
Theodore F. Chaplin. superintendent of Ly-
man School for Boys. Westboro'. Mass;
Charles NJ. Bradley, superintendent of
form school. Thompson Island. Boston;
Mrs. Julia E. Work, superintendent of the
Work Orphans Home Plymouth, Ind, and
others.
Monday afternoon alcohol the cause
of degeneracy will be considered by Mrs
Ophelia l.. Amigh, superintendent of State
Home for Juvenile Offenders, Geneva. Ill.
The discussion will be opened by Miss
Elizabeth Clohan, superintendent of State
Industrial School for Girls. Salem. w. Va.
Monday evening Jeoffrey r. Bracket pres
ident of the department of charities and
correction of Baltimore, Md, will speak
of the present opportunities for training
in charitable work. The report of the com
mittee needy families in their homes will
be presented by Zilpha d. Smith. general
secretary of the Associated Charities OF
Boston. Prof John G.. Brooks of Cam
bridge, Mass, will speak on some problems
of the family.
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