The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-28
CHARITY
WORKERS
TO CONFER
FIRST ANNUAI MEETING
OPENS HERE ON
WEDNESDAY
INTERESTING PRO-
GRAM OF ADDRESSES
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Prepared By Charity Com
missioner Barnard
The Exercises

The first annual state conference of
charities and corrections win open
here tomorrow at The Brooks lheater.
and continue over until Thursday. A
large number OF prominen, charity
workers viii he present Speaking of
The conference, Miss Kate Ba.pard
state charity commissioner. said 10
day:
we have worked very hard to
make this conference "A success and
We hope the city OF Guthrie viii ap.
preciate same We have done All we
can TO bring t0gmher tha greatest
thinkers and tho most intellectual
people that have ever gathered to.
gether at any one time or place In
Oklahoma. Such gatherings as this II
well attended and extended the prOli-
Ter welcome on the part OF your eli.
zcns cannot fail TO benefit Guthrie aA
wen as the whole state We see daily
chronicled in The newspapers large
head lines containing accounts of muir
ders, suicides, honifying accidents
and various other items which demon
strale that the management of The
great human family IS not yet com.
plete. When the government Of our
country has reduced The management
Of the nation 10 the same scientific
and systematic routine that good
mother has in her home. much benefit
viii have been accomplished for nu-
manity As long as Che human family
is inflicted with crime. poverty, and
carelessness in The care and treat.
mcpt OF children the house WIN nescr
be SET in order, and il is for ne pur
pose OF considering The state wide
housekeeping along scientific plans
that this conference Is called together
In The building of new common.
wealth. the students of human activ.
lily and moulders ol public thought
should strain every nerve and bond
their every effort 40 see nat tLe
forces for good are early marshalicd
Together for the purpose OF concerted
faction and concentration ON a definite
plan for combating those national
levils which have crcpt into all Older
commonwealth and which constitute
the state problems of today
Every civilization OF the past has
mad its problem OF poverty; rs prob
Hem OF crime; los problem OF public
Health; It's child problem and be-
cause ON forcfathers solved these
lproblems badly, or neglected them lor
the business struggle OF their day they
lbequcathed them as an aggravated
lproblem TO present civilization OF
which Oklahomn must bear her share
and carry her full part OF The load
One OF he first duties then, OF Ok
lahoma citizens is 10 help solve these
weiahty Problems right the great.
est purpose OF lie Is usefulness. ANA
thai man Is most useful who renders
the best service TO tbc grraicsf cause
which entered into the public life OF
his time. Tho greatest form OF ere
alton being human life--tlle greatest
problem OF our age nEst be the hu-
man probcm-and Il Is these human
problems which are confronting Okla.
hOma today-problcms which II un-
wisely solved. viii curse pOsterfy and
render US OdiousWho live anu have
being today pr0blrins which II solved
wisely and iudicloualy viii mark as
as empire builders whose humanity
made our lilework an epoch in hu
man progress. and the social uplift
POI our age
Therefore deem u wise and cS-
pedien tO cail together in conyen.
lion me MOST able, conscientious aud
consecrmed workers for human go0d
1.-The students phianthropisis phit
osOphers and active lnouldrrs Of pub
lic thought OF the new state for the
purpose Of studying he state proh
lens. or state evils. which confront