The San Francisco call., 1904-02-24

were given on the subjects of juvenile
! offenders and juvenile courts. The City
and County Hospital came in for q
vigorous censure, and the condition OF
/ the jails of the State was the theme
! for much discussion. The members OF
! the conference listened to some instruc-
! tive papers on these various subjects
and are now equipped with the neces-
sary information to go forth and pre-
vent or minimize to some extent these
evils as they exist in California.
AIMS OF ASSOCIATION.
Yesterday morning was given over to
a discussion on Associated Charities
Problems" by representatives of the AS
sociated Charities of the State. Paulina
Wetzlar Dohrmann read an interesting
paper. In part it was as follows:
Our aim was and is to relieve all deserving
cases of destitution and. ii possible by en-
couraging thrift and industry raise the needy
above the need of relief; to prevent indscrim-
mate and duplicate alms-giving. to reduce pau
perism and vagrancy to make EMPLOYMENT the
basis of relief so that wherever possible the
needy may be made self-sustaining and self
respecting, the children to work rather than
loaf and beg.
To accomplish this requires not only the
co-operatiGn OF the different benevolent So
cieties aud the Board Of Supervisors. but the
Individual support of all who are interested
in the work of relieving deserving cases and
exposing and preventing relief Of the impos-
tors ana undeservins.
our field is broad our work one which re-
quires constant watchfulness and energy. Our
methods are briefly follows:
We investigate thoroughly all applications
Tor relief and in cases requiring immediate ac-
tion grant such relief fttngly and promptly.
distress and ~ rosstbi 60 e ~, an tiic ~ cause ol
same TO make the dependent independent
We keep record Of all cases investigated
showing result of such investigation and cause
OF destitutton, and expose deception and fraud
That there be no misconception in regard
TO the distribution Of the county funds let
me state that we are not organization of
consolidated charities to divide the county
money. but to control and oversee (by CO.
the best result may be obtained with a min
imum amount. and the chronic indoent and
poor-the impostors-exposed and denied
Emma Ross Gilman of Santa Bar
bara and several other leading workers
for charity from different parts of the
State took part in the discussion.
w. Almont Gates. secretary of the
California State Board Of Charities and
Corrections, at the afternoon session
delivered an excellent paper on State
Boards of Charities and Corrections"
In part it was as follows:.
WORK OF CHARITY BOARD.
Members of State Boards Of Charities are
appointed by the Governor. They draw TO
salary and have no patronage. hence the places
are not sought for by politicians. For these
reasons eminent men. willing to give their
time in the interests of humanity have filled
these boards Their duties are:
Ffrst-To investigate the whole system OF
Charities and corrections in the State
Second-To inspect all penal and Charitable
institutions of State, county and city
Third-To advise with the managers of
these institutions to improvements in meth
ods needs and abuses
Fourth--To report to the Governor and Leg
islature the result of their investigations and
recommend desirable changes. 1t is not the
duty Of the board to right wrongs, but to re-
port them TO the power that can right them
Fifth-To publish such data statistics and
general information will inform the pub
lie as TO the system OF charities the institu
tions ard their management: remove suspicious
where unjustly founded and publish abuses
when necessary Their powers for reform are
and publicity.
What have these boards accomplished?
For the pauper They have secured batter
care and treatment for the thousands who have
become helpless by age and disease They have
placed in the way of self support thousands
Of others who from mental weakness vaere
improvident or unable to set themselves to
work. "
For the insane: They have gathered the
insane from aimshouses. jails and great bas-