The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-20
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for the sessions Of the Jewish confer.
cnce on Tuesday and Wednesday, with
number of speakers who are experts
in charitable work. Among these Will b,
DR. Jacob II. Hollandcr, Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore. president of the
Federation Of Jewish Charities Of Bal
timore: DR.. Emil c. I1irsch. rabbi Sinai
mes. rabbi Temple Emmanuel. New
York City; Mr.. Milton u. Marcuse
president of the Virginia State Peni-
Tertiary Board. Richmond. Va; Mr..
Louis Marshall. of the law firm OF Mar
shall &. Untermycr. of New York City,
director of the Educational Alliance
and Jewish Protectory of New York
City: Judge Julian w. Mack OF the
Associated .Tcwisl, Charities, Chicago.
Ill, and many others. Mr. l.. 2. Norris.
Of Richmond, is chairman of the local
reception committee.
The Gren. Meeting.
Following these two distinguished
church bodies. whose discussions
are limited to the various forms
OF benevolence and charitable en-
deavor within the bounds Of their
own communion. comes the thirty-hfth
annual meeting Of the National Con-
ference Of Charities and Corrections,
broadening the scope of the topics
treated, and making an assemblage OF
from 1000 to 1900 people. which In its
representation is truly national in char
acter.
Beginning with great opening
meeting on the evening of Wednesday,
May 9th. held In the Second Presby-
terrain Church. on Fifth Street near
Main. building that has probably
the largest seating capacity Of any
house of worship In Richmond, the con-
ference will hold each night for week
public session in this church, when
special topics OF unusual interest will
be considered. For greater convent
ence the sessions Of the morning and
afternoon will be divided into
five or six sections and meetings will
be held simultaneously In the hall of
the Mechanics Institute, the House of
Delegates and the Senate Chamber in
the State Capitol, the basement of st.
Paul's Church. the City Council Cham
Der. and possibly other nearby halls.
committees on each of the sub
divisions have been arranged, with
definite programs and reports on vari-
GUS phases of the subjects entrusted to
them. A list of these subcommittee
gives some conception of the wide
range of study which is being given
~ Viz pIODlelll OF cIl6TltN and COrreC-
ton by this conference.
The conference sermon will be de-
livered on Sunday afternoon. May 10th.
in st. Paurs Episcopal Church, by the
Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones, d. D., pastor of
the First Baptist Church of Columbus,
Ga, former Richmonder. and son
OF The Rev. j. William Jones, D. D.
Distinguished Members.
Though all of those who take part in
the discussions OF the Charities and Cor
rections Conference are men of note,
some will be persons of more than
local reputation, whose names NAV
be taken as an index OF the
character of the gathering. The
Hon. Thomas NJ. Mulry is presi-
dent of the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections, and also the
president of the Society of st. Vincent
de Paul. While actively engaged in
many lines of charitable work in his
city and State of New York. Mr.. Mulry
Is president of a savings bank having
on deposit over hundred million dol
lars, and has other and varied business
interests.
one OF the unique and striking fig
ures of the conference will be Judge
Ben Lindsey. the Father of the
Juvenile Court" Although his own
state. Colorado, did not legally recog-
nize the principle Of the children's
court until after Illinois had done so,
Judge Lindsay was, in fact. running a
special court for children's cases. in
Denver. Col. prior to the enactment
OF the Juvenile court law in that State.
lie simply believed that the State
mad certain definite rights in the
ne OF the child. and under GER
tain conditions a right prior to the
right of the parent. This principle has
since been recognized by many States
and several foreign governments.
Judge Lindsay has been an active
figure in the Conference on Charities
and Corrections since 1908
Hon. Charles p. Netll United States
commissioner of Labor at Washington
VIII be In attendance on the Confer
ehee. Tie commissioner is ALWAYS
s'uu!lnS the problems OF labor anc
capital and also shows great interest
III inc problems confronting the char
liable workers and the prison admins
traitors of the country.
Have Done Good Work.
one of the speakers whose address
VIII be looked forward to with unusual
interest will be Hon. Homer Folks a
member of the Executive Committee
~ we National Conference of Chari
lies and Corrections. He is also the
general secretary of the State Chart
tles Ald Society of New York, and dur
ihs me administration of Mayor Seth
Low was the Commissioner of Chart
ties of New York City.
DR.. Jacob II. Hollander. Professor q,
Economics at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sltS, Will be one of the striking figures
OF me gathering. He is second vice
president Of the National Conference
Oh Charities and Corrections and q
prominent member of the National Con
terence of Jewish Charities. Dr. uol-
lander is also member of the Com
ml'tee on Statistics OF the Nationa
conference. His especial interest a.
an economist is in the field of finance
where his best work has been done