The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-11
WELFARE OF CHILD
TO Be DISCUSSED
Program Of Approaching Con
ference Prepared by Exccu-
tive Committee.
NOTABLE SPEAKERS COMING
Sectional Gatherings to Be Held
in addition 70 Principal
Meetings.
NOTABLE SPEAKERS COMING

PREPARATION Of tentative program
1of the SPECIAL conference on Conser-
vation OF Child Life. to be hold in
A ms city on May % to %, was corn.
pieted at meeting Of the executive
committee. held yesterday in the as.
sembly room of the state Board OF
Education at the Capitol. While the
program as arranged is subject TO
minor changes. it is assured that IL
Will be perhaps the most important
meeting in the interest of child wei
rarc eyer held in the South. Noted
speakers from all over the country viii
bc present. and the subject In al it3
aspects VIII be discussed By people
who know just what they are talking
about
General meetings are to be held In
the city Auditorium. but a great deal
oil the business or the conference will
be transacted in sectional meetings for
the consideration of special features
Of work among children In this way
those interested in any portion Of the
subject may attend that part
Those In Change.
Those present at Yesterdays meet.
Ing /of the executive committee were
DR.. Roy X. Flanagan, presiding; Rev
j 7. Mastin. DR.. L. c. Levy, Rev A. +,
Phillips. c. b. Cooke. Miss Ada van
stone Harris, Miss Ruth Anderson. Or
j. a. G. Chandler. Miss Hattie Sellers
L. 7. Christian and Air. Saunders
1t was decided, in view of the sho,;
Time before tho date set for the con.
ference, that 1t would be Impossible to
nave as crcditable eHhibits Of child vel
fare work as the Importance of this
feature warrants, and therefore this
aspect OF the conference was deferred
with the Idea that II would be taken
up again In the autumn. perhaps al
the state Fair However, all commit
tees on exhibits We're continued. and
such exhibits as may be gathered by
them viii be displayed as conspicuous
~ as possible. SO that this feature may
not be entirely lost to the conference
The program arranged which
speaks. II was generally believed. elo-
puently of the magnitude OF the topics
and OF the eblity OF the men and wo-
men who viii discuss 1t. is as follows:
Firat Session.
City Auditorium. May %. 7:+5 z. N.
Chldren's chorus Walter MERGERS
Opening of conference. Prayer By
Rev. II. u, c. aIaciachlan.
Brief words by president, Or. Roy X
Flanagan.
Address OF welcome, William Hodges
Mann Governor Of Virginia
"Philanth ropic Aspects Of Child Life
Or. p. S Freeman.
Educational Aspects OF Child Life
Mrs. b. Z. Munford. president OF Rich.
mond Educational Association.
civic Aspects OF Child Life a. J
Montague. former Governor OF Vir-
ginia and Vice president OF Juvenile
protective Association
section Meeting No. 1.
Charles Hutzler presiding, May %,
s:i5 =. NJ.
THE Delinquent Child" tcauscs>-
Dr.. George II Denny, president Wash
ip,-ton and I ec J-niyersity and OF tho
State Board OF Charities. Discussion
The Delinquent Child (cure)-Jas.
Buchanan. secretary Associated Chart
ties Discus ion.
At 1920 adjourn to main auditorium
Section Meeting No. g
DR. H. s. Hedges. health officer OF
Albcmarle county. presiding, $3.50 a. NJ