Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-21
CONFERENCE AT PORTLAND.
Still Great Interest in Session of Char
tiles and Corrections.

Portland, Me, June 20.-The sixth
Charities and Corrections opened,
Monday, without any apparent de-
crease III the attendance of delegates,
visitors or local people. \ general Scs-
sion was held with the standing COM
| mittee on State Supervision and Ad-
ministration in charge. The states re-
SponSibility in the field of charities
and corrections was brought out by the
| report of the committee of which Mich
acl j. Seaman of New York city is
| chairman.
Limits Of state Control and Super
, vision Of charities was the topic of Il
paper by Rev. y. w. Clark of Omaha,
Ncb., which supported the centralized
| management of public institutions and
the close supervision of private chart
| tics.
| McSSrs. Seaman AMI Clark were fol-
| lowed by Il number of speakers who
| discussed their papers.
Officers for the ensuing year We're
elected 1T tn" morning business session
as follows:
|
Paul. Mimi: vice Presidents Thomas
| VI. MulrE. New York; Freeman GoWcn.
| Portland: Mr.. Simms. san Francisco;
| general secretary. Alexander Johnson,
Fort Wayne. Ind: vice. Joseph p. Bay
ers OF Philadelphia, who declined to
| serve
| The only change in the assistant score
taries was the election Of Mrs. Clara G.
Moulton Of Chicago. in place of w. l..
| Cooper Of Atlanta, Ga.
| OF the seven appointivc members of the
executive committee, +. II. Nibcclicr Of
Glen Falls. Pa, was the only one reap
pointed.
| The others were George Schon. Louis
! VILE; Jos. i. ByCrs, philadelphia: =. D.
| Hurley. Chicago; Judge l.. 7. kimme,
Dcs Mnincs. Iowa; Mr.. Rubolitz. Chica-
20, and Hugh f. Fox, Plainfcld. n. J.
| The chairman Of committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
| Reports from states. Alexander john
son. Fort Wayne; needy families in their
homes. James +. Jackson. CIrvcand
| children. Charles -. lIill's, Hastings. n
y; juvenile courts and proba tiun system
/ Hon. Ben Il. Lyndscy. Denver. Col: day
| nurseries, Mrs. Arthur NJ. Dodge New
| York City: detectives. DR.. II. y. Tomlin-
son, St. Peter, Mimi; treatment of crimi-
mails. J. \. Leonard, Mansfield. O.; public
IdopendantS. Geo. S. Wilson. Washington
| u. g.; ncighborhood improvement. Miss
I.ouisc Montgomery. Buffalo; Training for
! social workers. Prof. Graham Taylor.
Chicago; care Of thu sick, Nathan Dyer.
J New York; warfare against tuberculosis,
| Edward +. Dcvilc, New York; visiting and
nursing Miss Jane Elizabeth Hitchcock,
| New York.
Tie state correspondents were all re-
| elected
Charles +. Weller Of Washington, ID.
G.. reported that the committee on
charity transportation. OF which he was
chairman. had completed their duties,
having perfected the Geographic code
| for the use of the large cities in for
wariinS applicants for charity from
one town to another tow ard their desti-
nation. and Il set of rules governing
this work.
| DR.. Warren for the committee on
resolutions reported OH the resolution
il. relation to census statistics pre-
scented by DR.. Smith, Saturday, and Of
| fered a substitute resolution. The
| matter was left for discussion and ac-
ton tomorrow. The new resolution re-
uuires that in compliance with the re
quest of the director OF the cencus Il
committee of five be appointed to con-
fer with the census bureau as to the
form and contents of inquiries to be
| made by the bureau with reference to
charities and correction work of this
country. and its subjec; methods. At
ter much debate the action on this mat
ter was deferred until tomorrow.
While the conference was consider
ing state supervision and administra-
tion. Rev. T. l.. kindead of Peekskill.
\. Y. spoke of the limitations of state
| superyision. the work Of placing our
children is one branch that is much
neglected in practice and needs more
supervision than some OF the others.