The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-31
THE STATES DUTY
TO CARE FOR WEAK
DR.. Drewiy Emphasizes This in
Annual Report to Charities
and Correction Conference. e.
MANY SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
Especial to The Tlmes.plsputch,

Especial to The TImes.D lsputch.l
JAMESTOWN sIT1oN.
October 30.-The Virginia Conference
OF Charities and Correction assembled
here to-day for Its sixth annual meet
Ing. Also meeting here was the exc
cutive committee or the National Con-
fsrence CT Charities and Correction.
1he State conference was well attend
d, and there were present goodly
nun,l:r nf prominent charity workers
t' 81 :, outside, the State in nttendanee.
.;osi,l Economy Building, and the e *
ecutivs committee Of the National
GynferenG,e IN room in tire Richmond
Pre.Ident gillian F. prewry. Of Pc
der lie first introduced sHssis Dr. !. <. j.
ton Social E !: oys Board. Who s SPOKE
j IN the place of Exposition President
fucker, WIG vas unavoIuably absent.
DR.. McKelway in warm address OF
Dr. Charles B. Cooke. Of Richmond.
What virElnin Has Done.
President DrewIy next delivered the
in part:
her duty well. but in others. she has
V y : we are SCARCELY y., out 81 the
primary class. There needs to be a
more earnest awakening and more
and eifective letorms ~, can r10 be accom-
plisned. and the care OF our deserv..
Ing detectives and dependents PVT
anssss e. h We pest ase four 0ens
for the insane. in which $500 persons
%.bereft Of reason" are being cared sor;
La Last Try fsrsSars o Saa sese
patients. or Or just abont slls per capita
year Or s per meek has seep
appropriated for Management or perma-
nent improvements of any description.
The tota valuation Eo 81 these n nchoa,
for the deaf and blind there are 2sB
pupils for whose care and training
the State allows an annuity of s45. 600.
There are 1855 criminals confined
in the State prison. The annual APP
preparation is 100000. The value Of
tho reformatory for white boys there
are 200 wayward youths. The State
yives $4,000 annually to aid the Prison
them. At the refoTmasory for coiored
Youths there are about 200 inmates,
for whose support the State appropria-
Der in all these institutions Is 500
and the total annual appropriation for
their maintenance is s5so.ooo
Many Subjects Discussed.
DR.. w. A. Picker. of Hampton. made
an address pertinent to the meeting /
on Statistics" and Rev. j. 7. Mas
tin, Of Richmond. followed with dis
cussion Of the subject.
One of the interesting and exhaus-
b.ve addresses of the day was made BY
Professor G. D. Euritt. Of the School
for the Deaf and Bind. at Staunton. on
the care and training of the deaf.
The address was prepared from sta
tistical and other data on the subject
taken from long established institu-
lions. Another excellent address was
that by Hon. Harry r. Houston, of
Hampton. on the Importance of having
a deaf and dumb institution for coll
ored people In Virginia. Mr.. Houston
pointed out that Louisiana and Vir-
ginia are the only Southern States that
have no such institutions.
Mr.. +. r. West, of Louisa county,
also made an Interesting address. and
another speaker was Hon. Thomas NJ.
AIulvy. of New York, president OF IL
National Conference of Charities and
Care OF Dement'S.
The conference held another meeting
IN iS evening T1rf6Hv