The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-02-16
Philanthroplsts' Conference
Began Last Night in the
North Reformed Church
Newark
GOVERNOR SPOKE LAST MIGHT
PRELIMINARY SESSION HE'LL
AND REPORTS RECEIVED YES
TERDAY IN THE PUBLIC Ii
BRARY.
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NEWARK, Feb. 16. 1906.-Philan
thropists from all parts of New Jer'e!
filled the assembly room of the Ere,
Public Library yesterday, when the fiftl
annual meeting of the New Jersey Stati
Conference of Charities and Correction
was opened. Hugh F. Fox, represent
ing the Medical Charities. of Plainfeld
presided.
Mrs. 81. H. Dawson, Miss Mary Phil
brook, Mrs. Laban Dennis and Mrs
Frederick t. johnson. of the local New
ark committee, organized for the recep
ton of the New Jersey State Conferenc.
of Charities and Correction, held a 70
ception in the small reception room o.
the Library during the preliminary ses
sion of the conference. Here they re
ceived the visiting delegates and assignel
them to their respective places.
The opening address, on Visiting
Nursing" was assigned to the Rev.
Louis shreve Osborne, president Of tn,
Newark Visiting Nurses Association
who told in a concise manner the worl
of that body. During the year hundreds
Of sick people have been given the fres
care by nurses, free medicine and nour-
ishment have been provided, and when
was deemed necessary medical aid Wal
called. The work has grown to such al
extent that additional nurses have beer
added to the force.
Miss Margaret Pierson, president oi
the Visiting Nurses Settlement of Or
ange; Mrs. W. L. G. Glenney, Of tn,
City Union of Kings Daughters, ..
Plainfeld. and Miss Newell. of Bernards
vile. discussed the subject and adde,
many valuable thoughts.
DR.. ]. NJ. wainwright. of the Wes
Mountain Sanatorium. of Scranton. Pa.
made an address on The Local Trear
ment Of ConSumptiveS" and told Of tn,
methods he has adopted in the trea atmen
of tuberculosis and the success witt
which it has met. Professor H. Loo
mis-, of Princeton, told Of the advantages
| OF local organizations afiiliating them,
| selves with State organization in the
| night against tuberculosis. Dr. GQrtfol
| X. Dickinson, of the Board Of HeaitI
| OF Jersey City, led in a discussion Of tbs
work OF the Municipal Visiting Nurse
OF Jersey City. referring particularly Il
the tuberculosis problem. Dr. w. X
Newton, of Paterson; DR.. Waiter s
| Washington. chairman of the Newari
| Board Of Trade committee on tubercu
losis exhibition, and Mrs. James Edwarx
Newcomb, president Of Stony Wold San
atorium, New York also discussed tbs
| question. The members of the confer
ence visited the tuberculosis exhibit Il
another part of the building after tn
| session.
The formal opening of the service tool
place in the North Reformed Church las
night at 8 o'clock when Blocker Val
| Wagenen, of South ORANGE, president O
| the conference presided. The church wa
selected for the sessionon aecohut Of thi
| large crowd expected. The subseQueu
meetings will be held at the library. Gep
! ernor E. G. Stokes and Mayor Dorenu
made addresses last night The Rev
| Adolph Roeder, of Orange, president d
the New Jersey Civic Club, responds
/ on behalf of the conference.
George B. Wight Commissioner
Charities and Corrections, read a pape
on The State Institutions, What The
Are and What They Are Doing" Their
was also an address by the president
Bleecker Van Wagenen. The Keynoe
of New Philanthropy was the subted
Of paper read by DR., Edward T. De
vine, dean OF the school of philanthropy,
and general seeretarv Of the Charity Oh
| ganization Society, Of New York.
Decatur NJ. Sawyer, of MonteAair. pre-
| sided this morning. Warden George O
| Osborne, of Trenton. spoke ON THE Pa
role System at the State Prison. ans
the Rev. Charles c. Cooder. moral in
structor at the Railway Reformatory
| was heard on Advantages of the Inde
terminate Sentence" Former Judge Al
! fred f. Skinner spoke on rs the Peal
! tentiary Useful?' while William n
| Speer. of Jersey City, was heard on 18th
| Need of a Women's Reformatorya
| John G. kaHeen. superintendent of thu
| State Home for Boys, at Jamesburg, ne
lyered an address on Causes Of Juyen
! lie Delinquency"
| During the afternoon session Henr
Snyder, School Superintendent Of Jerse
City; Mrs Emily E. Williamson ana
Mrs. G. III. Hargert will be heard and i
the evening the Rev. solomon Foster
DIR. w. HI. Fishburn Mrs. II. H Daw
| son. Miss Agnes Andersen. Charles j
! William H Murray win speak. Th
meeting win close Saturday noon. Th
general local committee in charge Of thl
meeting consists of Hon Henry 81. Dogs
1 mus DIR. Henry L. Colt. DR.. A. 3. Pd
land, oJhn r. Hardin, Herbert P, Glea
son, Joseph NJ. Byrne, Clarence w. All
ling. G. Wisner Thorne, Miss Helen
! Higbie. Mrs. Frederick c. Jacdbso1
| the Rev. DR.. James |. Vance. DR.. Sam
| uel E. Robertson. Judge Algernon
Sweeney. J. William Clark, Charles d
| Ellsworth Franklin Murphy, Jr., Alfrd
r. Skinner Winton C. Garrison. Mrs
| Harry Campton, John Cotton Dana. Da
yid A. MeIntvre, James S. Higbk
Franklin Conklin. Stephen H. Plum. Di
4 I.aban Dennis. Mrs R. G. Jenkinsot
| Judge j. G.. Ten Eyck, Mrs Royal
Melendy. Captain G. Albert Gassel
| Frederick H IehIbach. William A. Ball
| win, Joseph C. Sharwell, Emil WolfartI
| chairman Poor and Aims COMMITTEE
Thomas MCGOWAN, Board of Freehold