Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-25
REALLY MANY ORGANIZATIONS
Seven or Eight Large Bodies OF Men
and Women In Social and Philan-
thropIe Work Meet Together With
out Written Laws.
tBy Associated press).

Correction In the thirty-six years OF
it's history will be held here June g.
l6 inclusive. This National Confer
ence, which is really seven or eigat
large bodies OF men and women en-
gagged in as many different lines OF
social and phIlanthropic work in the
United States and Canada. Is one or
the unique institutions of America. IL
mas no constitution or laws, save
few rnwgitten rules which guild its
proceedings; II has never committed
itself by resolution to any particr-
lar idea or program of reform or
progress. but has always remained.
as Its names indicates. a conference.
Out of its discussion from year 70
year have grown important move
ments OF national. and sometimes
world wide. significance. The coun-
try wide effort to- stamp out tuber-
culosis was born in this Conference.
so also was the play ground move
ment, as well as the effort to solve
the problem of overcrowding OF peo-
pie in city tenements, the better
ment OF the national system of jaiis,
almhouses, and other institutions for
dependents. The Conference has al
so proved a common meeting ground
for isociologists. economists, and the
medical profession In developing
those lines OF preventive medicine
and hygiene which are going far 10
improve living conditions among the
the people OF the American states.
Ernest p. BickweIi President.
The president OF the Conference
this year is Mr.. Ernest p. Bicknell.
director OF the American National
Red Cross In washington. Mr. Bick-
nell is one Of the forepost men in
the philanthropic world In America.
He is a graduate of the University OF
Indiana. and was for q number of
years reporter on the Indianapolis
News. He left newspaper work to
become the secretary of the State
Board of Charities OF Indiana, ano
during his administration very many
of the plans and laws. which have
placed that state in the forerank OF
those states which most nearly meet
their responsibility to the dependent.
defective. and delinquent classes.
were laid. In 1898 he resigned this
position to become general superin-
tendent OF the L-icago Bureau OIL
Charities, which he held until about
year ago.
At the time of the San Francisco
disaster. Mr.. Bickne!I was called
from Chicago to that stricken city
to help straighten out the tangles
in the relief work there. His effici-
ency and diplomacy won for him
| national recognition and he was soon
after called 10 Washington to become
the executive head Of the American
National Red Cross. Since that time
he has supervised the work OF RELIEF
in the forest fire region OF the Mort
west, in the southern flood region.
and recently in the earthquake zone
in Italy He has just returned from
the latter field of activity and his
presidential address to the confer
ence here in June will deal MN.
Problems of Relief Growing out of
Great Disasters
Various People and Various Tasks.
As has been indicated above, the
National Conference being composed
Of number Of groups OF people en-
! gagged In different kinds of related
work. the program of it's meetings
ndtufdlr iaifc lsAD ctttlOlc- Antc
year there will be distinct confer
ences on Detectives including in
sane. feeble-minded. fdiotic, and
epiiepic people. Families and
neigh5orhoods, Health and Santa
tion." Press and Publicity" Law
breakers" Statistics State Super
vision and Administration" Chill
drea." On account of the far reach
ing effect Of the recent conference
on dependent children. caiIed by
| former President Roosevelt AZ the
| White House in Washington. the last
| named section OF this Conference
will probably be the most important
and will give color to the entire pro
ceedings for the week
| ice committee on Detectives
viii lay special stress on the treat
ment Of criminal insane and some
very interesting in experiments are
promised by Henry n. Goddard. path.
ologist Of the New Jersey Training
School OF vineland. y. J.. In the
mental and physical examinaticn
Of defective illustrated on the ero-
graph. the psychometer. sense tests,
etc.
The committee on Families and
Neighborhoods.- Of which Robert A.
Woods Of south BEND House. Dos
ton. y the chairman. Is comprised 81
charity. organization workers Of The
country. together with people enraE-
ed in social settlements and allied
activities This se~tion. ~ it, name
indicates. deals with problems Of so
cial services A. they affect the FANNY
and the neirhborhood. Certain mn
uiclpal Problems VIII be discussed BY
Prof. Graham 1aylor of chicago
Paul 4. Kellogg ~ New York. Miss
Mary McDowcIi % Chicago. Dr. l.
n. Gniich Of New York. and others
One 81 the interesting dcvesopucntl
IN social work has been the appiica'
tim of the methods Of organized
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