Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-26
PREPARATIONS FOR
CONFERENCE OF
CHARITIES
Thifty-fifth Annual Meet lnBuf-
falo Expected to Be Most
Successful in History OF
Beneyolence,

,...o,o, pi,patch to the Morning journal ]
p,ffslo \. z, May 23.-The work
- nrnnaration for the thiity-siNth an
.,,,l conference Of Charities and Cor
,tnn is now veil advanced, ana II
M cxaggeration TO state mat al
done Indicate that the meeting TO ps
~ IN this city from h 9th TO TIE
'ct -. next month, will be n OF me
,.os, successful. If not the most sue
ccssful in the history of organized be-
neyoIence in America. F.,
word has been received at locai
h~,,aouarters that several of the larger
ana more active cities Will SEND biS
DELEGATIONS by special train. othei
towns will send large parties by ran
and boat route, especially from the
uo.t Nid-June is the loveliest time
tho vear in these regions. Buffalo
WIN he cool and radiant in fresh green
ana many colored flowers, n Mag
y Ealls is only a few miles away.
rne injuries that are coming In by
egorv mail show that large crowds OF
VISITORS are planning to make a ho!i-
dav-time as well as 4 work time OF the
conference. About 1000 delegates
from All oyer the United States ana
conadn are expected TO attend the SEES
eions. listen to the papers, and part"
inotc in the ensuing discussions, ana
enioy the entertainments which nos
pltable Buffalo will provide.
The men and women in charge or
tho conference are anxious that its
nurpose and spirit shall be understood
throughout the length and breadth oil
the land. They want it known tfat
the conference is pureply public ir IT'S
nature and entirely phi~lanthropic IN
its objects. Everybody who is inter
ested in the relief of the unfortunate,
and in the encouragement of denn-
Wient men and women to become soo1
citizens. is htriee welcome to attend
Nv simply attending they become part
of the conference.
The Conference of Charities and
Correction nay be concisely described
as a clearing House OF Ideas in Ph'-
lanthropy." No legislation is recon-
mended and no systems are endorsed
Those who read papers and make adj
dresses give the results of their pest
thought and closest observation for
the consideration and possible benefit
Of others.
The president of the conference is
Ernest p. Bicknell. general agent of
the National Red Cross, who has been
in Italy working for the relief q the
earthquake sufferers, but who will be
here for the June meeting. Miss Jare
Adams, the famous head of HUI
House. is in charge of h section
which will lea with the needs OF inn
migrants, and particularly with insur-
ing a square DEAF to the immigrant
J. b. Mon. en- Of .Coldwater'
Michigan, Jun Court Judges De
Lacey and Nj .4r ler Folks, of New
York. and others, will discuss juvenile
courts. Bishop Samuel Fallows, of
Chicago, is chairman Of the section on
lawbreakers, which will deal with the
reformation of criminals, and the re-
lief of needy families.
The section on Families and
Ncighborhoods" is under the chair
manship of Robert A. WOODS, head
worker OF South End House, Boston
1t Is a great misfortune to have a fam
lily brkcn up. II is also a very dan
ecrous thing to bring up children un-
der OWL example and influence. What
is the solution? This section Will dis
cuss the question.
Child labor. the care Of the defec-
tive and the insane. sanitation in ten
ements. the prevention of the spread
of Observation-Disclosures are some of the
other topics that will come up for dis
cussion at the conference. What lit
tie has been said will denote the pur-
pose of the great meeting in June.