The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-11-22
Conference Charities and Correction.


Greenwood, Nov. -, 1910.
The second annual session of the
South Carolina Conference Of Charl-
ties and Correction will be held at
Florence, S. c., Thursday land Fri
day, Dec. SO next. 1t is earnestly de-
sired that all persons interested in
work of charity, correction, reform,
child care and other related problems
will plan to attend the conference.
The sessions will all be open to the
public, and all may attend who will.
The conference exists to discuss the
problems of charity and correction, to
disseminate information and promote
reforms. It will be held in the Flor
ence City auditorium, upon invitation
extended the body a year ago.
The headquarters Of the executive
committee will be at the Hotel Flor
ence, and provision has also been
made att this hotel for any committee
meetings that may be held during the
sessions of the conference. Persons
who wish boarding house accommoda-
tions should write Mr.. H. NJ. Aver,
Florence.
The executive committee has united
in an endeavor to provide a program
that would be practical, and has
sought to present topics that concern
our people at the present time. Per-
sons announced on the program have
all definitely accepted places thereon
as we'll as the topics assigned.
! It is hoped that physicians, clergy
men, legislators, charity workers,
! county supervisors, probate judges,
students and teachers of social ques-
tions, child saving workers, officers of
penal and correctional institutions,
State and city officials will respond to
| this call.
A. T. Jamison, Greenwood, presi-
dent.
Prof. D. D. Wallace, Spartanburg,
vice-president.
Mrs. c. D. Stanley, Columbia, Sec
retary:
Walter B Wilbur, Esq, Charleston,
treasurer.
Jos. A. Mccullough, Esq, Green
vile.
Deaconess Mary T. Gadsden, York
Vile.
Howard Lee Jones, D. D., Charles
lesion, executive committee.
Program.
Thursday, Dec. s, $50 P. VI.
1. Session called to order.
2. Prayer by the Rev. Richard Gil
lespie.
8. Words of welcome by the mayor
Of the city of Florence.
4. Response by the Hon. Jos. A. Nc
Cullough, Of Greenville, on behalf of
the executive committee
5. Review of the work of the year,
and a forecast for the future, by the
president of the conference.
6. Address upon the need of a State
board of charities in South Co, c!ina,
Miss E. McClintock, Columbia.
I. Announcements and adjournment
Friday, Dec. 8, $50 A. N.
l. Prayer.
2. Topic: "The Whole Duty of the
Physician to the School Child"-Dr.
Edgar A. Hines, Seneca.
3. Address: ''Is the. Management of
Our County Alms-houses all that
Could be Desired?" ?"-August Kohn,
Columbia
4. Business session.
5. Adjourn to visit and inspect the
South Carolina Industrial School
Transportation provided by the cit
izens of Florence.)
8. P. III.
L. dyG G1 ny Tie RcF. w. D. Ol1PSl,
D. D.
2. Address: "Child Labor Conditions
in South Carolina" John Porter Hol-
lis, Esq, Rock Hill.
3. Topic: "The Juvenile Court-Do
We Need it in South Carolina ?"-Wal-
ter B. Wilbur, Esq, Charleston.
f. Business session for election Of
officers and to hear reports of COM
mittees.
s 2. NJ.
I. Prayer by the Rev Harold Thom-
as.
2. Paper: 'Illiteracy and the Future
Citizenship of the State" Prof. W. H.
Hand, Columbia.
8. Address: "Some of the Funda
mentals in Charity Work." the Rev.
P. L. Duffy, LID, Charleston.
4. Announcement and adjournment.
EnTTHE