The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-24
LOCAL BOYS CLUB
 RECEIVES HONORS
SUPERINTENDENT WILLOWS RE- PORTS ON GREAT CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS CONFER ENcE AT RICHMOND.

The officers of the Birmingham Boys
 club were enthused yesterday with the report of their superintendent, brought fresh from the national conference of at Richmond, Va.
 The local Boys club was honored in the selection of officers by the National As- sociation of Charities and Corrections. Judge N. B. Feagin was elected to the committee on lawbreakers of the associa-
 tion and Maurice Willows superintendent
 of the Birmingham Boys club, was elect ed vice president of the National Asso- citation of Juvenile Court Officers. MT. Willows has prepared report on his
 trip and among other things says:
 "This conference, while not so large as the conference held in Philadelphia two years ago, was the most interesting con- ference ever held. The character of the papers and discussions were of the very highest order.
 'Millionaires, philanthropists, heads of state and national institutions, reforma- tories, penitentiaries, asylums state uui- versailles, judges, and a great band of men and women who are giving their lives to phlanthropic and charitable
 work; men who put their time and money in saving and training the halt tho
 maimed and down and out humanity
 were there Men of every shade of re- ligious belief met together on a common platform to listen to the appeal of weak
 ness to strength; of poverty and want
 to those who have the supplies at their
 disposal; of ignorance to knowledge, and to set standards of thought and action in the great field of charity and correc- tiol work.
 Although the topics were distributed the popular meeting. Such workers in 1 the field as Miss Jane Adams of Hull House, Chicago; Judge Mack of Juvenile court fane Judge Lindsay of the Dem yer Juvenile court; President Alderman of the University of Virginia; Miss Coz con of New Orleans, and Professor Hani
 of the University of South Carolina, were | speakers in this section.
 | Juvenile courts, child labor laws, com | pulsory education laws, factory inspec- l tion after care and many forces of like
 rature are being made issues in many
 states to force the rights of the child 70
 be recognized" g
 The conference next yesr will be held
 at Buffalo, N. r., and Alabama will be expected to send large delegation to this important meeting.
 |
 l been provided and the menu drawn up l fit for a kings table.
 1 The music committee has closed con- tracts with eight brass bands, arranged for three musical entertainments and 1 means to throw such a spell of old time 1 musicNupon the City as to make every | step of the old veterans bound with re- l newed youth.
 Grand Ball.
 | The grand ball is to be given under the l direction of Camp Morgan-Pettus. The l march will be led by Gen. Stephen D. Lee and Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton of | Huntsville. At this time the famous | Southern Cross drill will be performed and the dance will be led by John Yeat- man. Hill Ferguson, chairman of this committed. is leaving no stone unturned. He has also provided very appropriate
 badges for the reunion, with the pictures of Morgan, Pettus and the old ship Ala bama properly set.
 Robert D. Johnston, Jr., president Of
 Camp Morgan-Pettus. and chairman of
 the sponsors committee, has made ar arrangements for the entertainment of all the sponsors. The Sons will give especial attention to the Daughters from their home states, and they will be shown all the courteses which gallant young Bir- minghamians can afford
 Between this and the momentous day the grind of committee work will con- tinue. The only clog has been removed. an da finished produce will be turned out ready on June for the greatest con vention ever held.