The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18
PRISON DELEGATES ORGANIZE
THIN tDJOI ~ ron ELCOME
70 THE IITi.
NctmE Mayer NitchrI ReEreis Mayor
GaNnOr'S NbseRer and ENtols the
It,s PhiIanthropies Pref. Van De
Va Pays Tribute to New NOrk.


7na members II the International
rr.-nu ,ommission nos IN the city not
.nIy found time yesterday formally tn
... game their congress which - In CON
,,ue az Washington, hut also Ia gather
...ura more notes on American penal
'.arr,ris, mad" cal on Acting Mayor
Mitchell learn Tammany methods from
,uugrr-sman ban Rnrdan. scatter for
cuu"r. and wind up the ddy or night
W'h visit Ia the Hippodroms.
The Fuan,IAl director % th" International
Prison t.pminlssIDn Frederick n Mills.
who has had tho foreign delegates from
more than a score Of countries In his
,ndrge sine. their arrival. spent yes
'rrIay acting a. guide for the visitors.
,rruuE the nifty ar more who made up
i.a group that visited the Acting Mayor
o.. 'he city Hall Yesterday afternoon
..a.nrei The tall figure % Gov. Albert W.
I, hrs; NJ Florida
4 . first formal meeting ~ the dele
ga.s- took place at O'Clock yesterday
sra'r,on A. the Herald square Hotel
= -o.la'lck - woEen - Christiania
Nr.ray. vho = secretary general II the
department of Justice and chief az mat
t.-S relating - prisons there. and who
T. ai-n treasurer of the Commission.
,re,ldad A. tho session The session
80 hrlef. With no formal speeches.
Nrc.tor Mills took the delegates down
T. me ,Itv Hall immediately after the
meeting and cd them TO Mr.
Nr.n. The acting Mayor in his brief
.los.r # welcome expressed regrets
'..r NtNor Gaynor could not be present
.. ..r-"n 10 greet them and he then told
..,.u bow Welcome the delegates are to
.fv
In 'hs congested city Mr. Mitchell
t.1 ms visitors. you will mud a field
'.. ynr.r studies which - Nithout parallel
l".s viii lind too = city whose people
r.." over been ready. both through
C.''ruw"ntal institutions and private
.nfhropIeS. to pour out funds for the
.. = and adv anCeinrnt of the Unfortunate
ems ~ch"lhous Of the community You
md a div er-lty 81 institutions and
.. .HuthroptC endeavor or a correctional
r...~" OhIch,if may vent, 70 the opinion.
n...t Ilstlfy tn" expenditure of your
..'..' time IN th"ir study
T.of simon IAN der IA. royal COM
p. sooner of the University of Groningen
.nl head IT TN" Holland delegation. made
'.' r"sponSe Tor the Nlsito~s. Prof van
GO, VI who Knows English well thanked
OIL" acting Mayor for his good wishes
smi New ! orr for her hospitality
W" sadly mss our regretted former
Ir,-iien' NJ Narrows- continued Prof
az der Ma with special pleasure We
lave mot several ~ tho Prominent men
Of Won't CITY. Judges and others who
~" welcomed ~ and v no have also & ~ en
= allat'l.' 80 imInplogIca and SOC ologICa ]
-JEce-tIon~ W. haNe seen also a great
s"aI 81 THIS nusf important place m tho
r uted States WIN VISION ha~sd on
Snoran,o w. had shaken our heads
1'redulously over many things We had
Hcart about New NuT. lat nov that
80 have seen Thorn W. frankly acknow T.
rdgs that We were wrIng We have
been inspired with admiration and Ne
hardly know What ~ appreciate most.
II has had a particular charm ~ SOC
~ no old paTt- IT Z, vn especially m
BROOKLYN. the now nearly quaint looking
humes - former tir1e which remind
~ 80 much " HOLLAND and IN passing
Rowling Green 10 r"rrenIb-r that there
ono the Duirhnan Peer Block built the
h'si &C such house u Manhattan.
Prot van der As corCludei with thanks
~ n" Uainc 1T IN" delegates for Mr.
Nu,heI- Welcome AID an expression ~
r"Srs' fpr N" IN ..rIas visited upon Mayor
tayurr
W. NN's r,rcs"rN ~ each d-legat"
90 Tho ayf'"E Nayur rh"n Trpf van der Va
had hnt-h"H --'akuE bIrnE 'hi- go"
mony Nr Nn'S Ea," , good d"rnon-tI
lion ~ rsuli n-h memory sNsv,i-s~
uvt To- mpn'Irn exceptional shilrv -
uronouno" prppe- names from alrrOsr
~ fa-i - tho de - gates could pass alonG
m una VIZ NIlk presented them with
name ilfl-s and ,uunirv on tongue 'iT
after the tu.rpSiuCi ions Mr. Mitchell
and the delcEatsz posed for a pilot ograrh
on no civ Han steps