The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-15
CRIME AND DISEASE
TO BE DISCUSSED ny GEORGIA
SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
ITS SECOND CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD IN SAVANNAH
THREE DAYS NEXT WEEK.

Many of the Papers-MayOrs of
Cities and Large Towns Invited to
send Representatives to Meetings.
Mayor Herman Myers to Deliver
the Address of WeIcOme-Hend-
quarters at the De SOtO-Socini
Arrangements Are In Hands of
Rev. DIR. j. ID. JOrdOn.
The second annual meeting Of the
Georgia State Sociological Society will
be held in Savannah next week, be-
ginning Tuesday and lasting through
Wednesday and Thursday. 1t prom
ises to be a most interesting one as a
number Of papers by men prominent
in public and professional life will be
read, treating of the problems of the
day, especially of those peculiar to the
South and to Georgia.
The discussion of disease, OF sanl-
tary science, and of education Will
take up the greater part of the meet
ing. and. because of the value of all
expositions of these subjects to society
at large and peculiarlily to cities. the
mayors of all the cities and larger
towns of the state have been invited
by the society to have representatives
at the convention.
The convention will be held in the
BANQUET hall of the De Soto, and at
this hotel the secretary will also nave
his headquarters, where all members
of the society are requested to register
as soon as they reach Savannah. 1t is
expected that there will be large at
tendance, for though the society is a
Young one, its purposes and scope APP
peal strongly to all educated persons,
and it's membership, in consequence, is
a large and influential one.
The programme for the convention
has been completed with the exception
of the social features which are in the
hands of Rev. DR.. j. ID. Jordan, an as
surance that this part of the arrange
ments will be we'll looked after.
The officers of the society, chalrmen
of committees, and directors are as fol-
lows: -.
PRESIDENT. Lawton Hers.
First Vice President-F. s. Key
Smith, Esq
Second vice President-Rev. J. C.
Solomon.
Treasurer-Prof. NJ. NJ. Parks.
0eCT6ldTy-hT. II - douglas.
Chairman Permanent Committees
DR. T. o. Powell Rev. c. B. Wilmer,
DR.. w. B. Parks. Rev. c. A. Longston,
Rev. w. G. Upshaw Rev. l.. b. Davis,
DR.. S. G. c. Pinckney, DR.. ]. N. Braw-
ner Mr.. r. c. Douglass, DR.. r. r..
Kline, Rev. John d. Jordan, Arrange
ments: DIR. r. r. Kline, Programme.
Directors-Prof. G. w. Macon, 1903:
DR.. T. o. Powell, 1904; DIR. w. B. Parks
1906 Rev. A. r. Holderby, 1906; Rev.
John D. Jordan, 1907.
The programme of the convention
proper is as follows:
Morning Session, Tuesday, June %
o'clock-Registratio
9:90-Opening exercises.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. ]. D. Jordan.
Address of Welcome.
Response by Hon. Herman Myers.
Report Committee Arrangements.
Report Committee Programme.
Presidents Address,. Lawton
Hers. Savannah.
Permanent Committee Report-Edu-
cation, Public Schools and Child La
Dor; DR.. r. r. Kline, chairman.
Paper-Child Study, Prof. w. B.
Merritt, Atlanta, Ga.
Paper-Pedagogue and Parent, Prof.
L. G. Earnest, Athens, Ga.
Discussion.
Afternoon Session at 2:S0 o'clock
Report Directors-New members.
Permanent Committee Report-Crime
and Its Prevention, DR.. S. G. c. Pinck-
ney. chairman.
Paper-Traits of Character in Chill
dren Indicat tive of Future Criminality.
Prof. E. c. Branson, Athens, Ga.
Paper-Juvenie Crime, DR.. w. w.
Pinson, Columbus, Ga.
Paper-Crimes and Criminals, Robt.
NJ. Hitch, Attorney, Savannah, Ga.
Discussion.
Evening Session, Tuesday. s O'clock
Committee Report-Finance, w. D.
Upshaw. chairman.
Permanent Committee Report-The
Negro Problem, It's Influence on the
White Race, Rev. c. B. Wilmer, chair
man.
Paper-Some Suggestions for the
cure Of Crime, DR.. H. L. Appleton,
Centre. Ala
Paper-Criminal Development of the
Negro, Rev. Sam Small. Atlanta, Ga.
Discussion.
Morning Session. Wednesday, 9
O'Clock
Committee Report-Legislation and
Uniform Laws, Rev. c. B. Wilmer,
chairman.
Permanent Committee Report-Alco-
hollsm Its Cause and Prevention, Dr.
w. B. Parks, chairman.
Raper-Some Types of Alcoholism, Dr.
s. G. c. Pinckney Atlanta, Ga.
Discussion.
Permanent Committee Report-Dis-
ease and Sanitary Conditions, Dr. J.
L. HERS, chairman.
Paper-Sanitary Supervision, A. ".
Wood, Esq, Brunswick, Ga.
Permanent Committee Report-Insan-
ity, Including Mental Degeneracy, DR..
T. o. Powell, chairman.
for Epileptics, DR.. Edgar T. Spratling,
Forsyth, Ga.
Discussion.
Wednesday afternoon devoted to Wis
tions
Evening Session. Wednesday, 8
O'Clock
Publication Committee Report-Dr.
w. B. Parks. chairman.
Committee Report-Orphans, DIR. c. A.
Gangston, chairman.
Paper-The Coming Civilization, w.
+. Mumford, ID. D.. Macon, Ga.
Paper-The Economic Life, Rev. C.
A Eangston Atlanta, Ga.
Paper-Recreation and Education.
Rev. J. L. Scully. Savannah, Ga.
DISCUSSION.
Thursday Morning
Auditing Committee Report
Permanent Committee Report-Tu-
berculosis, It's Development Prevention
and Control. DR.. j. n. Brawner, At
lanta. Ga.
Paper-Our House and Our Servant.
DR.. II. Mediation. Macon, Ga.
Paper-Prophyiax Of Tuberculosis,
DR.. j. N. BraWner, Atlanta, Ca.