The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-10-12
WILL MEET IN NOVEMBER
THE STATE CONFERENCE OF CHARI-
TIES AND CORRECTION.
Meeting VIII he Attended by Noted
TENDER Bulletin OF the Board.

Indianapolis Will have the honor Of enter
tanning the State Conference of Charities
and Correction during Its annual meeting
which occurs this year from Nov. IL TO ~.
Every effort is being made to make the ses-
sion a success from the viewpoint or the
programme as well as that Of attendance
Mr.. George II. Shideler. Of Michigan city,
Is president-elect and with him serve nine
vice presidents: Rev. F. III. Gavisk and
Mrs. Margaret Peelle. of Indianapolis; John
NJ. Bloss and c. NJ. Kimbrough. of Muncie;
Mrs. A. H Graham, of Knightstown; John
NJ. Brown, OF South Bend; Mrs. E. Bier
house. ir.. of vincennes; Col. G. G.. Thofnp
son, of Lafayette. and Mrs. Mary Smith
Lewis, of Greensburg. Charles L. Grout,
of the Indianapolis Charity Organization
Society, was also elected secretary of the
conference at the last session, as well as
the following members of the general exec
utive committee: DIR. George 4. Edennar,
ter. John III: Holiday, w. c. Van Arsdel
and Mrs. Addison C.. Harris. OF Indianap-
oils; Prof. w. A. Noyes and A. Herr. OF
Terre Haute; Hon. t. z. Ellison, OF FORT
Wayne; John b. Stoll, of South Benz; Il:
Bedford: Miss Mary T. Wilson. of Evans
Vile; Orlando Shandy, of petersburg, r NJ
u. G. Weatherly. of Bloomington; MI.
Elizabeth McI I,,n, Of p-d pat 20 Waldo
OF Lafayette, and DR.. W. L. Sto''' Va
Franklin.
In addition TO these general State officials
OF the conference, there Is also a iocdi ca
ecutive committee with L. Q. Day as ehaI-
man. which consists Of w. II. n SiVeS-
ter, John III. Holiday, Hugh II: Hanna, -, ..
lam c. DAILY, A NJ. Sweeney. Mrs. Louis
Hollweg Mrs. Emma Eckhouse, Mrs. Mar
garet Kelly, Mrs. Henry Kahn, MIS-. u, r.
Edenharter, Mrs. William l.. Elder, MIS-.
John W. Kern, Rev. III. w. Kellogg, II. ).
Milligan. j. j. Appel, Henry Eitei, n. ".
Brown, H 5. New, s. E. Morss, Mrs NC
Herman and John r. Elder. Several sub
committees have already been appointed
by this local executive board, and WITHIN
few days final arrangements for place OF
meeting, hotel rates and otner oetalis oi
the programme will be ready for announce
ment. H. J. Milligan is chairman or the
finance committee, with whom also serve
w. r. N. Sylvester, Henry Eitel and j.. j.
consists consist of If Rev. n. w. Kellogg. chairman;
Mrs. Arthur Leopold and Hugh II: Hanna.
tr. The ladies of the Flower Mission, with
Mrs. Henry Kahn as chairman, Will nave
charge of the reception to be given the
evening of the nth. Special attention Will
be made of the musical part of the pro-
gramme. and this Miss Adelaide Carman
has in charge with William G. DAILY.
DIR. c. Il. McCulloch and Rev. X. >. Osgood
as members of this committee. Mr.. William
c. Van Arsdel,< chairman, Mr.. Franklin
vonnegut and Mr.. Charles Martindale are
the committee on hotel arrangements In
addition to these there. is a large and
strong invitation committee, whose pur-
pose is to extend invitations to various
churches and institutions in and near In
dianapolis urging them to send delegates
to each session of the conference or this
committee. Rev. M. l.. Haines Is chairman
and the following persons represent their
various denominations and institutions
Charles w. Moores, Presbyterian; 8. p
Sheerin and Mrs. Margaret Kelly. Catholic
G. F. Coffin, Methodist; Merritt A. Potter
Baptist; Rev. DR.. Lewis Brown, Episco'
pal; Rev. II. c. Meserve. Congregationalist
Mr.. Howard Gale, Christian; Rev. Chris
TOPPER j. Peters, German congregations
Rev. A. ]. Brown, Friends; Nathan Morris
Hebrew; Rev. j. p. Cowan, other demon.
nations not represented. and DIR. b. j
Morgan, colored churches. Mrs. John w
Kern represents the Local Council OF Wom-
en-; Mrs. Charles 4. Coffin, the Girls Indus
trial School: r. o. Johnson. the Institution
for the Deaf, and Leo s. Wilson, the
Institution for the Blind. 49,,
With such corps of workers II Is hoped
that the interest In the conference will be
thoroughly extended throughout the State