New-York tribune., 1906-11-14
DISCUSS COST OF LYING.
State Conference of Charitiessand
Corrections Opens at Rochester.

Rochester Nov. 1s-The State Conference OF
Charities and Corrections opened tonight n THIS
city, and many well known philanthroplsts ssth-
ered to discuss methods TO work and compare re-
suits. The subject for discussion to-nlght was
The Standard OF Living" Bishop McQuaid, OF
Rochester, gave the opening prayer, after whioh
Mayor Cutler welcomed the members 10 the city
DIR. William Mabon. president. delivered his an
nual address. Frank Tucker, chairman OF the
committee on standard OF living. presented his re-
port, after which q paper on THE Relation Be-
tween Standards Of Living and Standards OF Com
pensation" was read by DR.. Lee K Frankel. gen
eral manager OF United Hebrew Charities, New
York. DR.. Z. T. Devine opened the discussion He
is professor OF social economy Columbia Untver-
sity, and director OF the New York School OF
Philanthropy. Miss Caroline Goodyear read a
paper "A Study OF the Minimum Cost Of an Aoe-
Quate Standard OF Living"
DR.. Frankel made the contention that II pauper-
ism and dependency exist the responsibility Tor
their continuance must be assumed by society ard
must not be shifted to the poor. who are in many
instances the victims OF society. Indifference ana
neglect He presented tabulated statistics OF one
hundred families who applied FOR assistance to the
United Hebrew Charities last year The inrnsdi-
ate causes OF distress were: Sickness, 81; widow
hood IA: desertton. 8: insufficient earnings or lack
OF work IS In all except two OF the cases OF sick
the illness that OF the wagssarner. who
used up any savings which the family might have
had In Is cases the disease was tuberculosis. The
occupations were diversified OF the 49 individuals
engaged in the needle industry % men during the
busy season worked from 4s TO 90 hours week.
q worked from 65 TO n hours week, worked
from 81 10 So hours and worked 10 hours a
week. Three bakers worked Is hours a day during
seven days OF the week. barber worked 30 hours.
butcher So. waiter n. working seven nights
week
Miss Goodyear said. IN Fart;
The temptation 70 overcrowding IS IN New York
almost Irresistible one and the difficulty OF se-
curing a reasonable standard in the matters OF
confined to dependent families Among the latter
the extent to which body and soul are poisoned
by this cause is simply incalculable Nerrnln aIlc
fth diseases tuberculosis, the impairment ana loss
Of sight and ths necessity laid upon young Iner
and women of seeking the social life outside ol
the home, are some OF the more conspicuous sythp
Cleanliness Is cheap is painfully untrue as re-
CARDS the New York tenement house, and really
normal home life is beyond the resch OF us IN IN
| habitants. Four dollars a month for each room
| in apartments Of five rooms or less Is about M
| minimum at which decency can be secured Flat
at this price rarely include bath, heat or PIT
Vate half and IL Is necessary to make careful
selection among them. in order 70 find rooms tina
are free from dernoraliZtng environ nent or rron
| II would that reasonable comfort can harcI!
be attained for family OF average size until tner
/ is at least one room besides the kitchen which
not ordinarily used as a sleeping room, tLlousl
| the common experience in most New York home
| that an extra room is usually occupied by NOR
| or less permanent guest, may Suggest tns mex
| A resolution adopted authorizing the IL
coming president TO appoint committee or elever
with power to add TO it's ngnbsr to Inyestssa{
and determine o. the essentials OF normal stan
ard Of living, and(2) the cost CT such normal stand
ard OF living In the principal cities and towns OF N
state which committee gnaA repoirt US 5II 5lI ~
bower to solicit funds for ITS expenses in the nam
| Of the conference