Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-09
Eig7 i Annual Meeting oflowa
te Conference Begins
In This City
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Mayor Insledue Welcomes Visitors to
the city--Fine Addresses on Sub
jects of Much Interest Are Deliv-
ered-Judse Burnham on Juvenile
Court Law-D. A. GIascoff on Pow
erty.

The eighth annual meeting of the
! Iowa state Conference OF Charities
and Correction commenced it's sessions
at the Methodist Episcopal church In
this city at O'clock last might, when
Judge G.. S. Robinson, Of Sioux City,
president of the conference and
member of the state board Of control.
| called to order the audience. The at
tendance at this first session was
small, owing probably to the inclem-
ency of the weather and to the further
fact that many who will attend from
other parts of the state did not arrive
| in the city till this morning
Especially noticeable among the alb
sentees were the members of the local
bar, Judge Burnhan being the only
representative present. The attorneys
were especially CONSPICUOUS by their
absence, because OF the character Oh
| the program, and the fact that nae
principal speakers of the evening were
an ex-judge Of the supreme court and
the de,pn Of the college of law of the
state university.
The Apollo male quartet, composed
of Messrs c. q. Patterson, +. Aubrey
Smith, Guy Dryden and Ralph Htx,
rendered one of Its choice selections,
and Mayor o. L. Ingledue delivered
| the address Of welcome. He was fol-
lowed by Professor Frank /. Herriott,
OF the chair Of economics and political
iscience at Drake University. Juege
Robinson then delivered the presi-
dents annual address, making plea
for greater consideration Of the states
criminals, especially the criminal
young lf,er ana ysung women. che.
principal address Of the evening was
delivered by Charles Noble Gregory,
LII. D.. dean of the college Of law at
the State University OF Iowa. who had
for his subject "Sir Samuel Romllly,
and Criminal Law Reform"
Inuledue Delivers Address Of Welcome.
In his address Of welcome to the vis-
,tors Mayor Ingledue said that he
reckoned this meeting one OF the most
important, IL not the very most inn
portant, ever held in the city. He
spoke as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: Our city has
long been a. favorite place for hold-
! ing conventions, and 1t has of late been
nv lot, on behalf Of the municipality.
to welcome many organizations to our
midst. but never before has 1t been my
duty to welcome an organization when
II has given me more PERSONAL pleas
ure. nor one when felt that the results
of it's deliberations would be of more
ultimate benefit to the people Of this
community and to the state at large
than will be the results OF this con-
ference.
"The central thought Of the discuss
s,ons to be made before this assem-
bly. 1t seams to me, is, How can W6
best advance the social and physical
interests of our people? Recognizing
our social defects, and having desire
to correct them, how may our energies
be directed that the best results may
he obtained This conference, take
| 1t. is for the purpose of giving to the
public the results Of the special OBJ
seryation and work Of those who have
gwen more or less of their time TO
the study Of the proper direction OF
charities. to the exercise Of suoll re-
surair1ts upon society as may best tend
TO correct evil and to the best way TO
| assist in checking the advance of sons
of the most dreaded of physical all
ments.
..I once heard q physician say, we
cannot cl1re-nature herself does the
curinR.-we can sometimes assist ma
tire little.' So it seems to me you
are not trying to prescribe cure for
the various social disabilities. but you
are striving to show society how 1t MAJ
best aid itself These conferences
bring before the people the best
thought along the lines discussed. the
best suggestions from those who have
been making special observations. The
proceedings of these meetings, by the
aid of the press, are published broad
cast. The public hears, reads. con-
siders. thinks, begins to form opinions
When an idea has assumed the form
of a public opinion it is not long be-
fore it assumes the form of a law or
ordinance, and when such law has pub
lie opinion behind it. its enforcement
becomes matter Of course.
I'VE all believe in charity tor, 1t Is
taught to us by precept and example
from the time we are able to COM
nrehend, we practice It as individuals
and as public we provide for it by
law. How then to direct that char
ity so that it may he free from graft,
either on the part of those vino re-
ceive or on the part of the public be-
comes an important consideration.
when it comes to ridding society
Of it's social disorders we all recognize
that the best way to prevent disease
is to remove the cause. So then we
come to consider the proper correc-
ton of those who have made mistakes
that they may be avoided in the fu-
ture. In order that such mistakes may
not occur we are drawn to consider
how proper education may be brought
about. Again by considering how to
aid nature to help herself we come TO
+hx ,,,aarion NJ how To eradicate and