The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-21
RETURNS FROM
CONFERENCE At
JACKSONVILLE
w. p. CUNNINGHAM REPORTS
THE CHARITIES AND coRREc-
TIoNs CONFERENCE A GRAND
SUCCESS WITH A LARGE NUM-
Der PRESENT.

The first Florida conference of
charities and corrections has passed
INTO history as one of the most sue
cessful gatherings ever held in the
state and one which will mean much
to the state in meeting the problems
of distress and delinquency.
w. p. Cunningham, the only dele
gate from West Florida attending the
conference, speaking of the meeting to
said:
That almost 200 people, over $50
being from without Jacksonville,
should gather together for the pur-
pose of planning constructive pro-
gram for not only relieving Florida S
problems of poverty. disease and
crime, but to get at the causes of these
social evils was in itself an inspira-
ton To meet with all classes of So
c1al workers with human needs writ
ten large upon their hearts and to ex-
change notes was helpful. To Mr.. M.
c. Fagg, superintendent of the Chill
dren's Home Finding Society, for the
origin of the idea of such conference
is due a large debt of gratitude"
On the authority of Mr.. Manning,
secretary of the conference, it is said
that this is the largest attendance
ever present at the initial meeting of
conference of this kind in any state
The conference was made perma =
nent and DR.. w. F. Blackman. of Rol
Inns College, was chosen president, and
V. r. Manning. of the Jacksonville AS
ISOLATED Charities, secretary, for the
ensuing year. The next conference
will be held in November, 1912, prob
ably at Tampa.
Two of the important committees
will have Pensa cola men as chairman,
that of Health and Hygiene" DR.. F.
r. Brink, of the local department of
the State Board of Health, and that
on STANDARD of Living and Labor .
Mr.. ]. H. Sheriff., general secretary OF
the Y. M. c. A.
Prevention. rather than cure was the
keynote of the conference. The tests
of the present social order are found
in it's deal rate, it's human exhaustion
from labor fatigue, and it's influence
upon personal character" declared
DR.. Devine. editor of The Survey
and one of the most noted social
workers in the country. 1.-The problem
of the juvenile delinquent" said
Columbus, Ohio, lis a problem of the
adult delinquent who has neglected
the child or misdirected him.
The great value of the Associated
Charities was illustrated by Miss Pen
dleton of Savannah, Ga, in showing
the injustice of passing dependents
| on to the next town, when they should
| be investigated and sent to the com
| munity to which they properly belong
| If all kindly disposed folks would refer
every application for help to the as
ISOLATED charities the Office would
easily justify itself.
That the work of the Y. NJ. c. A
bears the same relation to the genera
| community that the agricultural ex-
/ pertinent station bears to the genera
work of the farm development of the
| state, was the substance of the ad-
dress of Mr.. Cunningham on "Socia
Service and the Y. NJ. c. A" IN
| demonstrating with small groups Of
| boys and men through successful
methods the association pioneers the
way for later civic action. This il
many cities has led to wider use o.
| schools, evening school work, trade
schools, manual training, school gym
nasiums, Fairgrounds, etc. In train
! ing and enlisting leaders for this worI
| the association renders an expert ser.
vice to the community which more
| than justifies the organization, Will.
| the work with the individual thu.
| touched is of far reaching eonse.
quence."