The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-14
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lFALRU/ELL MEETINGS
HELD BY DELEGATES
Interesting Papers Read and Dscsseda Section Sessions
Yesterday Morning Emigration Of Dependents and
Observation-Disclosures Of the Child

DOlClllYSO2 DSHNlO
Farewell meetings were held by three
sections OF the National Conference of
Charities and Correction yesterday
morning, the attendance at all being
unusually large. In fact, IT has been
matter OF general remark that the
delegates have remained for the close
of the big convention, comparatively
rev having left the city up to yes
tcrday morning.
The division on children and the
division on statistics sat in Joint ses-
sion in the hall OF the Mechanics
Institute, the basis OF the discussion
being a report OF the committee on
statistics as to the value and import
,ance of the use Of uniform schedules
by chiid-helping agencies. Various
discrepancies in the figures on which
percentages are calculated were point
led out. Discussing the percentage OF
institutions raised children who turned
out badly, one OF the speakers declared
that such figures could be only COM
narrative as exact results were almost
impossible of attainment. How many
,students Of any given college or pro-
lfess!onal school turn out well?" he
asked.
Development of Child.
| Further than this 1t was argued
THAT the personal equation must be
taken into consideration, the moral,
mental and physical development of
Ethe child. the material on which the
schild- helping agency has to work
( THE question is not SO much what
lper cent. turn out badly or we'll in the
final analysis, as "what percentage OF
the possibilities Of development latent
I'm these children has been fully de-
fSeloped,' said a speaker.
! Miss Jane Adams, of Hull House,
\ Chicago, discussed the extension work
,of the public schools, arguing for the
luse of schoolhouses as neiGhborhood
I centres for evening lectures, musicals
and other forms OF entertainment and
| enlightenment for the people OF the
community, the parents as we'll as the
}children.
I Division on Criminals.
Before the division on criminals, sit
Eiting in the hall of the House of Dele
gates. paper prepared by Miss Sarah
| L. Montgomery, of the Indiana State
Girls School, was read by Mrs. Amigh,
superintendent of the State Training
School for Girls, of Illinois. the topic
being "The Discipline and Training Of
Women in Women's Prisons and Indus
trial Schools for Girls" The paper was
discussed by Mrs. Foster. Mr.. Alex
ander Johnson. of Indiana, and Mr..
Sehon. of Kentucky. In the absence
of Chairman w. II. Whitaker. of In
diana, who was called home on Tues
| day night, Superintendent Morgan, of
the Virginia State Penitentiary, pre-
sided. Though somewhat technical, the
discussion covering the treatment of
women in prison as we'll as of girls in
reformatories and other institutions.
was very informing and interesting 10
specialists engaged in such work.
state Supervision.
The division on State supervision
made ar Interesting study of the ques-
ton of the emigration Of dependents
and detectives. and OF the Importance
OF interstate comfy and cooperation.
papers being read by Mr.. H. II. Shirer,
secretary of the Ohio State Board of
Charities, and by Mr.. George S. Wilson.
secretary of the Board of Charities of
The District of Columbia. A number
of others participated in the general
discussion which followed.
I Mr.. Shrer took up the question of
Interstate comfy at some length, say
Ing in part:
"a number of the States have laws
whereby the expense of caring for a
dependent who has not become resi-
dent of the county in which he is found
Ito be in a condition needing relief can
;be collected from the county OF the
same State in which he last had legal
residence. The great difficulty arises
when the peSs6n receiving temporary
trelief has CONS" from another State. 1t
tis generally admitted that such claims,
}althouGh valid against a county within
1.-THE State. cannot be collected from
1county of another State.
I Case in Court.
| Some years ago the intirmary direc-
Etors of a county of Ohio bordering upon
kthe Indiana line attempted by suit to
icollect a claim for relief of family
(which had recently come from Indiana.
|The court rejected the attempt to
prosecute the case. on the ground that
the infirmary directors of one State had
mo power to prosecute such a claim
tRgainst another State. In State In
(which there are number of large
scities upon the border line, this situa-
ton becomes very complex Too often
the method employed is to purchase a
ticket place the dependent upon the
FIRST train leaving the city. and send
him across the State line, leaving
further solution of the problem to the
Officials of the city of his destination.
}uch cases, as this conference has many
hines placed itself on record against
such methods, and has already pro-
Sided for telegraphic code, whereby
fapid correspondence can be had with
earties at the point of destination.
What TO Do.
There still remains the question of
what to do in case of persons who have
lbecome injured or sick or otherwise
I'm condition demanding relief, but
lwho are not residents of the commun-
tttS and state in which the relief is
given. These persons cannot, because
/ of their physical condition, he trans
( ported to their legal residence. and
expense Is necessary to relieve them
but there should be some way Of com.
pulsory collection from the proper au-
thorities who ought to pay.
III is known fact that no State can
legislate in affairs beyond its borders
Ut seems that the only solution is ethel
through some method to be devia,d hy
The national government or that tho
States provide for reciprocity agree
mentc.
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