New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
At CITY HALL
Acting Mayor Mitchell Welcomes
Members of Prison Congress.
PRAISES CITY INSTITUTIONS
Tells Visitors They VIII Find in
New York an Unparalleled
Field for Study.

a About one hundred delegates TO the Inter
national Prison Congress gathered in the
reception room of the Mayors offee yes
terday afternoon and were received by
Acting Mayor Mitchell.
Frederick H Mills financial secretary OF
the International Prison Association ana
representative of the American association
as Well as OF the federal government IN
troduced the visitors TO the acting Mayor
NJ Mitchell then said:
In the absence of the Mayor of New YORK.
necessitated by his temporary dlsaDAllS
following the dastardly attack upon ms
life. Of when you all know. II IS my FeLZ
grateful duty TO BID you welcome ~ -
name of the first city OF the InlteG states
You are here. as / understand II. to STUDY
the correctional institutions OF ms couHtII,
with the direct purpose OF deVlSlIS. tl-!ousiti
examination and comparison. better neth--
DDS Of treatment and administrator dIIe
the means whereby the condllon OF tI1e
unforrunaJeS who become pubic charges ~
these institutions may De ll!PtO,..TIu - ~
they themselves brought more raploiE 70 d
state which VIII Justify the community IN
receiving them once more INTO lis NE d.
good and useful citizens 49,, 60.
Here in this great city INTO WL1cl no" ,
an ever. increasing stream Of Immigrants
from the Old World: in this city, whlcn must
assir1iiata in its citizenship elements LIoHI
averv civilized nation of the earth; where
the extremes of wealth and poverty are 10
be found side by size. ana Where lle pLoo-
lem of congestion presents Itself IN It's most
er.Ilra form YOU will find a field for your
studies which 1 do not hesitate 10 Sd3 -
You viii ind here. too, a city whose pee
pie have ever been ready ooth through
their governmental institutions ana theIr
private DhilanthTOpieS. to pour out fuIlus
for the relief and advancement OF the IN
fortunate and repeliious OF the co!nniulllt NJ
You will find diversity Of institutions anu
range of philanthropic endeaVoT OF a
correctional nature which If may venture
the opinion, would justify the expenditure
a4gTfr
In the name Of New York thank you
for the honor Of your presence. New ! OH
throws the doors Of her institutions open
10 YOU and invites YOUR inspection since
you cannot spend all your time with US
we are glad that the frst DAYS OF !oI 3 Nl3la
find YOU here and Hope that you VIII TAKE
awas- with YOU 4 sense of the hospitality Oh
his CITY and lasting impl essi0n OF the
Eenuineness of the welcome when IL no"
extends
NIr Mills then introduced Professor
Charles r. Henderson, OF Chicago Uni
versity who made brief address in reply,
and presented Professor Won der IA, of
Holland: who. in fauitIess English. eX-
dressed the appreciation felt by himself
and his associates for courtesies extended
Professor Won der "A said that New
York was a wonderful city and spoke
Of the beauties of the harbor, of the parks
OF tho city and its Riverside Drive OF the
eitv's slxyscrapers he said many were
beautiful and that the delegates had
decided since arriving in New York that
all that they had heard had been far from
full presentation Of New Yorks many
attractions.
After shaking hands With he delegates
Acting Mayor Mitchell was photographed
with them on the steps of the City Hall
The delegates who are in New York City
held 4 meeting. before calling at the City
Hall, at the Herald Square Hotel. to for
mally organize the prison congress, in
order that their visit TO the acting Mayor
should have an official character. Fred
er3ck A. Watson, secretary general Of the
Depa rtI7lent of Justice OF Norway, pre-
sided Governor Albert ". Cilchrist Of
Florida, new arrival among the dele
gates 10 the congress who are in this city,
was in the party that called on AIr. Mitchell.