Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-14
To Be Discussed at Annual
State Convention of Chart
ties and Correction
WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION
Other Subjects to be Taken Up are
Lodging Houses and vasrancy,
Homeless and Dependent Children,
and Juvenile DeIinquents and Courts
Reform Rather Than Punishment
Of Criminals.

| Des Moines, July 14.--It has been
| decided TO hold the annual state con-
| ference OF charities and corrections In
Des Moines. Nov. 10. II and H. This
mittee yesterday.
| Among the subjects which will fur
nish features for the program and for
the discussion of the conference and to
deliver addresses upon which many OF
the noted men of the country will be
! invited will be the following:
| The organization of charity work
| Under this head will come up the dis
cussion of the indiscriminate aims Civ
ing. which the organized charities OF
the country regard as extremely dele
| ferrous and as potential in the manufac
ture OF new paupers.
| Lodging houses and vagrancy.
| Aid to the needy families in homes
| This will involve the question of deser-
ton. This subject will be gone into
thoroughly at this session OF the char
| tiles. An organized effort to induce the
| legislature to enact a law Furnishing de-
sertion, will be begun at this meeting,
| in all proba bility. The need OF such Il
law is felt by every investigator of
cases of the needy, much of the misery
| of unfortunate women coming from the
deserving husbands and fathers. This
| Is the greatest influence in the direction
of making street urchins. youthful Of
tenders, criminals, and consequent de-
llinquents and detectives.
Homeless and dependent children
| Under this head will be discussed the
question OF whether it is better to
place homeless child In an institution
or 10 place 1t in home. Institutional
ization is one of the influences with
which the managers of institutions
have to contend. The danger in cases
in which children are too long kept in
an institution is that the become ener-
waited and Irresponsible.
Juvenile delinauents and courts. On
this subjects several specialists in the
study of the eject o. probation in cas-
es of offending Juveniles will be heard
The indeterminate sentence. An eff
fort to establish this In Iowa was made
the last legislature and will be re-
newed at the session. 1t is probable
that Judge Deemer of the supreme
court will take part in the discussion
of this subject.
State reformatories. In the legisla-
ture last winter an effort to establish
state reformatory for women was
made abortive by amendments tackled
onto a good law. In all likelihood a
more serious effort will be made at the
ensuing session to enact suitable legis-
lation for the establishment of such
an institution, In this state. in addition
to the one already under the board of
control at Anamosa. Mrs. Waterman,
matron of this institution will address
the conference. The wardens of the
penitentiaries will be invited into this
treatment of criminals contemplates
their reform instead of their punish
ment So reform schools have become
Industrial schools and penitentiaries
and jails have become reformatories.
State supervision. Under this head
the question of placing the inspection
of county poor farms, county jails and
city jails under state supervision and
inspection will be discussed. 1t Is not
unlikely that the board of control will
be given some power over county poor
houses by the next legislature. County
and private hospitals for the insane
and asylums have been made subject
TO the rule OF the board of control.
The further inspection of other like In
stitutions Will be considered.