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Workers at
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Especial TO The Jersey City News
TRENTON, Jan. 81. 1908 The State
Conference of Charities and Corrections
will be held at the sState House on
Thursday and Friday, February 10 and
20. A provisional programme was an
nonnced yesterday by the general secre-
tary of the conference, William H. Alien,
Ph. D. The general public session on
Thursday evening will be devoted 10 gem
eral principles of State supervision. 1t
IS hoped that Right Rev. Bishop Nc
Faul will deliver the address Of welcome,
to which former Governor Voorhees, has
promised to respond. his subject being
-Seciety's Duty to Its Charges" Mrs.
E. e. Williamson, president of the con-
ference, will deliver the annual address,
and bring the question of New Jerseys
treatment of the insane, poor, criminal,
etc, up to the point where some State
supervision is needed, when Charlton i.
Lewis LID, will discuss The Need and
Best Methods of State Supervision of
Charities and Corrections
james e. Heg, former member of the
Wisconsin Board of Control and for
mer Superintendent of the Railway Re-
fotmatory, will present a detailed plan in
reply to the question, What Type of
Supervision Does New Jersey Need p
The plan win then be discussed from the
various poiHts of view as follows: DR..
Allen, for the lay public; Superintendent
Mcconnell, Of Smiths Landing, for the
county insane; DIR. Sutphen, of the New
ark City Council, for the city and county
almhouses; Patrick Farrelly, for the
Railway and Morris Plains boards of
managers; Prosecutor Voorhees,, Of New
Brunswick, for the county courts and
jails, Professor Johnstone, of Fineland,
for private charities.
Reformation and probation hold the
stage at the first session Thursday after
noon, and the programme indicates
most instructing and instructive deliber-
ation Rev. ]. r. Atkinson, Of Trinity
Church, Elizabeth, will respond TO the
address of welcome by Francis B. Lee
on behalf of the local committee, and
speak Of the Significance of the Confer
ence.' Judge Swayze has been asked to
speak of Wife Desertion and Non-Sup-
port Legislation Mrs Blackwell, of
Orange, and Mrs. Alexander, Of Hobo
Ken. viii plead Tor a wonans reforma
tory, Superintendent Poland, of Newark,
for .Orgaiized Truant Schools; Prcba-
tion Officer Aikman, of Atlantic City, for
Special Places for OBTAINING Children
Pending Trial which Judge Skinner. of
Essex. will suggest amendments to our
probation law
One of the most interesting features Of
the afternoon will be the address of Shel-
man G. Kingsley, of Boston, who believes
in family care for children. rather than
institutional care, whose address will be
discussed by Rev. Father Thomas J.
Moran, director of the Arlington Protec-
tory, and by representatives of other
agencies: Father Foy. of the
chfld-ealing agencies; Father Foy, CT the
its work for neglected children, aud the
New Jersey laws for the prevention OF
crt-elty to children.
Except one or two, the persons men
toned above have accepted. Others have
signiied their intention of being present
to take part in the discussions.