The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-02-14
FOUR DIVISIONS
Of the States Conference Of
Charities and Corrections
To Meet IN Trenton.
QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION

QUESIlUNS FUk DlOCUOOlUN
The next State Conference Of Char
tiles and Corrections is to be held in
Trenton. on February is, II and Is.
There will be four divisions of the CON
ference, namely, the care of dependent
children, the care of needy families
in their homes, the care of detectives
and the treatment Of criminals. Among
the related topics, which naturally
come under these divisions are, home
finding for children, the management
of children in institutions, the placing
out of children from the Reform
Schools, parental desertion. outdoor
relief, relief by work, emergency relief,
the treatment of detectives in aim
houses, the management of institu-
tions for detectives, the conduct of
jails and lockups, the employment Of
prisoners, the securing of employment
for discharged prisoners, the probation
system and the juvenile courts. One
of the objects of these conferences is
to raise the standard of relief among
the employees of the State, county
and municipal institutions, and to
bring about more effective co-opera-
tion between the various public and
private benevolent agencies of the
State. 1t would be good Investment
for all departments of government to
appropriate the small amount Of money
that would be needed for the expense
of sending workers as delegates to this
conference. In other States this is
customary, and most valuable results
have followed. About two million dol
lars of taxes are spent every year in
New Jersey in maintaining our char
liable and correctional institutions,
and in relieving the poor in their
homes. This is very large proportion
OF all the taxes collected in the State.
Everybody is invited to attend the
conference who is interested In know
| ing; ~ How this money is spent;
~ Why it is spent (3) How it can be
reduced in amount; (4) How it can be
spent to the best advantage.
These questions can be discussed
from the standpoint of the public Off
Ger, who handles the money of the
private citizens who pay it and of the
ward of the State who receives it in
kind. The conference is intended to
afford opportunities for the mutual in
terchange Of views and experiences.
People interested in all kinds Of char
liable and reformatory work come to-
gether to learn from and to teach each
other about new and improved meth
DDS. The discussions are of the most
practical and useful kind. Every man
and woman who is interested in know
| ing what New Jersey is doing for
the relief of the poor, and the care
Of the helpless and criminal, is invited
| to come to the conference and take
part in the proceedings. The managers
and officers of the State institutions,
| the judges, prosecutors, probation Off
GERS, truant officers, boards of free
holders, county commissioners, police
officials, wardens of jailsand almhouses,
overseers of the poor are urged to be
present. Churches, clubs and private
benevolent societies and institutions
interested in the betterment of social
conditions are solicited to send dele
gates.
Addresses will be made on the OPEN
ing night by President e. R. tombstone,
Governor Stokes and Bishop Lines.
Mrs. E. e. Williamson has charge of
the section on the care and protection
of children Mrs. A. w. McDougall has
the section on the care of dependents,
Mr.. John L. Swayze on the care Of de-
fectives, and Miss Mary Philbrook on
the care of delinquents. They will
have associated with them the best
talent in the State, and a thoroughly
interesting program is assured.