Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-07
Commission Selects Next Meeting
Place and Nominates Officers.
LONDON CHOSEN, IT IS SAID
General Assembly Probably Will
Elect Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise
to the Presidency.

viewed the resolutions adopted by the
convention. selected the next meeting
place and nominated new officers.
While the result will not be made
public until the closing meeting Of the
general assembly tomorrow. it is un-
officially learned that the congress will
meet in London in 1915 and that Sir
Evelyn Ruggles-Brise will be elected
president.
1t has been many years since such
an imposing array of foreigners came
to Washington. and the deliberations
and recommendations OF the congress
have marked a new epoch in the his
tory of prison reform. This organiza-
ton. which has. according to scientists.
become the greatest deliberative body
Of the world in the study of crime
problems. has given its stamp OF ap-
proval to modern methods OF penology
which had their inception in America.
Although some OF the foreign visitors
left Washington today, there were many
who accepted the invitation Of the local
committee and visited the various penal
and charitable institutions in and about
Washington. A number Of the delegates
went to OccoQuan to inspect the new
workhouse being erected by District pris-
oners. Others visited the Fairgrounds
under the guidance Of James E. West.
Members Of Commission.
The commissioners who attended to-
days executive session were Prof. Charles
r. Henderson. United States: DR.. Gull
laume. Switzerland; NJ. Rickl de Bellye.
Hungary; Victor AlmQuist. Sweden: Fred
Woxen, Norway; DR.. Etienne Khroulefr.
Russia; Sir Evelyn Ruggles- -Briss. Great
Britain; NJ. A. Schrameck, France; DR..
Simon Won der Aa, Holland Senior DIR.
Don Eugenio Silvela Corral, Spain
DIR. Eugene Borel. Switzerland; Senor DR..
Don Fernando Cadalso. Spain.
OF itself the commission has no direct
power, but as 1t is composed of official
delegates from the principal nations, and
especially as these delegates are noted
in the realm of Jurisprudence and prison
administration, Its conclusions have a
quasi official effect
There is no meeting of the congress
set for this afternoon or evening, but
the final session will begin at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning at the Bureau OF
American Republics. Following the NOM
ination and election of new officers and
other routine business, DR.. Henderson
will deliver his farewell speech as pres
ident. and the president-elect then will
be introduced to the general assembly
and make his address.
This afternoon at o'clock the execu-
of charities and corrections will meet
at the New Willard and arrange plans
for the next convention, which meets
In Boston in June, 1911. Homer Folks
of New York will preside.
Delegates Guests an Banquet.
AS guests of the United States govern
ment the delegates to the International
Prison Congress and the officers of the
American Prison Association were enter
tained at a banquet at the New Willard
last evening. Attorney General Wicker
sham, representing President Taft, acted
as toastmaser. Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Nagel and Secretary of Agri-
culture Wilson also were present.
A number of the addresses of the for
egners reflected the triumph which has
come to American prison methods by the
adoption of the principle of the indeter-
inmate sentence yesterday afternoon.
Kimpah T. King of the supreme court
of justice, Peking China, and Shigejiro
Ogawa of Japan acknowledged the debt
the orient owes America for the improve
ment of penal methods.
DR.. Eugenio Silvela Of Spain declared
the prison system in the United States is
strong and that it's force is felt around
the world. He said the trip of the dele
gates in this country had been inspiring.
On behalf Of the Canadian delegation, j.
T. Gilmor, warden of the central prison
of Toronto, expressed qualification, say
ing, I'VE have greatly enjoyed our visit
to Washington and the congress has been
a success"
II hope as long as the sun shines in
Rome the flowers will bloom in the
American garden said Senior Augusta
Pierontoni, professor of the University Of
Rome. He made brief address in
French, Italian and English.
Presidents Address.
Following an address by Albert Garvin,
superintendent of the state prison at
WetheIBfield, Conn.,, Prof. Charles r.
Henderson. president Of the congress.
was introduced for the concluding speech
of the evening. He said in part:
1.-THE punishment of crime is impor-
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