The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-10-23
MORAL REfORMERS
BEGIN CONVENTION
Workers for Humanity Start
Sessions at Columbus,
Ohio, Today.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 23-Promi
nent moral reformers from all ports of
the country are attending the Sixth
International Purity Congress. which
opened here today and will remain in
session for five days. Delegates are
here by the scores. They include rep
Of every law and order
league, every society for suppression
of vice, every temperance society. ev-
cry moral reform association, and. in
short, every organization in the United
States and Canada that is working for
the betterment of moral and social
conditions.
The American Purity Federation was
the continent-wide organization to pro-
traffic and to direct it's forces against
the evil. and through it's literature,
public meetings. national congresses,
and international tours of workers, it
has been a leading factor in arousing
the country to the enormity of this
traffic and in securing the needed leg
islation which will result in it's sup
preston. On the official staff of the
federation are some of the leading ed
ucational and reform men and women
of the two counties, which insures the
success and saneness of all work un-
dertaken.
Some Of Questions.
Three leading phases of the work
which will be prominent in the discus
sions of the congress-: % The White
Slave Traffic, which will be discussed
by Hon. Cliffard G.. Roe Of Chicago,
Hon. James Bronson Reynolds of New
York, Ernest A. Bell of Chicago and
Hon. James H. Patten of Washington,
D. c. ca Legislation now Needed for
the Suppression of the Social Evil.
This topic will be centered largely in
the consideration of Iowa's injunction
and abatement law, and ex-Attorney
General Byers and John B. Hammond
of Des Moines, Iowa, will speak on the
question. 90 Instruction in Sex Hy-
giene. A number of leading medical
men and women will discuss this
topic, among them being DR.. Winfield
Scott Hall of Chicago, DR.. Zenner of
Cincinnati, Dr. Harrington of Milwau-
kee, DR.. Muncie of Brooklyn. DR.. Emma
F. A. Drake of Denver and DR.. Annie
Blount of Chicago.
Other leading speakers include: Mr..
Anthony Comstock, New York City;
Mrs. B. F. Carroll, Des Moines, Iowa;
Mr.. Harry E. Moore, Seattle, Wash;
Rev. DR.. Gordon, Winnipeg, Canada;
Hon. John L. Burnett, Alabama; Mrs.
Kate Waller Barrett, Washington, D..
c.; Bishop John w. Hamilton, Boston;
Mr.. Arthur Burrage Farwell, Chicago;
Mr.. ]. Frank Chase, Boston; Rev. T.
Albert Moore, D. D., Toronto; Rev.
Madison C. Peters, BROOKLYN; Rev.
Robert Watson, D. D., Cincinnati; Rev.
Wilbur F. Crafts, Washington, D. c.;
Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Washington,
D. c.; Miss Marie C. Brehm, Pitts
burg; Mr.. Fred Gernert, Louisville,
KY; Rev. S. A. Dyke, Auburndale,
Mass: Mr.. George l.. Sehon, Louis
vile, Ky; DR.. H. c. Sharp, Indiana;
Mrs. Leonora Lake, St. Louis; Mrs.
Lulu Shepard, Salt Lake City; Miss
Lucy Hall, Chicago; Rev. DR.. Lansing,
Boston; Hans G. Preece, New York
City; Miss Mable F. Dedrick, Chicago;
Mr.. w. L. Clark, bennington. Ontario;
DR.. c. c. Ross, Columbus; Mrs. Eliza
beth Grannis, New York City.
All addresses except those on the
evening programs will be followed by
open discussion, and time will be de-
voted to conferences on ways and
means for future work. Special time
will be given to presenting methods OF
local reform campaigns for the benefit
of delegates having such work to un-
dertake. Vice commission reports will
receive attention. and the recommen-
dations made thoroughly considered.