The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-04-22
COMMITTEE MEETS
WITH BIG SUCCESS
Final Details of Entertainment of
State Conferences of Charities
Here Next Week.

The Finance committee, in charge
of raising the funds to defray the ex-
.penses of the state conference of char
tiles and corrections here next week.
has been meeting with grand success.
They now have about 5000 on hand
and with the subscriptions of several
prominent men,. whom the committee
has not yet called on, it is thought
the necessary amount will be raised.
The committee today reported that the
Elks lodge had given them 800, to
help pay the expenses of the confer
ences. This shows the B. P. O. e. is
loyal to Vinita and their cardinal prin-
eipal-charity This makes 5000 the
Elks have given to charity within the
last week.
The other committees in charge of
preparations for the conference are
also having great success.
An extensive programme has been
drawn for this the fourth annual con
ference of the state charities and cor
rections. The first general meeting
will convene at 2 D. M, next Thurs
day, and State Senator Colville of Ed
mond will make the response to the
address of welcome DR. ]. II. Stol-
per, the general secretary, will read
the minutes of the last conference, and
Hobart Huson of the state department
of charities and correction will read
the presidents address.
Reports of delegates to the last ma
tional conference will be made by Mrs.
j. A. Templeton of Muskogee; Judge
Joseph H. Gill Of Vinita, ]. T. Haw-
kins Of Oklahoma City, Jess Bruen OF
Krebs, V. L. Richards of Miami and
DR.. William Fowler of Ardmore. Miss
Kate Bernard, state commissioner Of
charities and corrections, will make
an address upon state problems, other
duuIehheS D6lng,
Dependent Children and Family
Homes" Hon. George L. Sehon. Louis
Vile, KY; Institutional Care of Chill
dren,v A. L. Malone, superintendent
state home at Pryor Creek; Industrial
Training of Girls" Mrs. Alice Curtice,
Shawnee; Hospital Care Of the In
sane" DR. ID. w. Grimm, superintend-
ent insane asylum at Norman, and
Hospital Management, DR.. e. H.
Troy Of the Mercy Hospital, McAles-
ter.
Ex-Governor Charles N. Haskell of
Muskogee will make an address on
Friday, April 2S, on Reformation Of
Criminals Other addresses will be:
big Brother Movement f. A. Garri-
son, Oklahoma City. general secretary
Y. NJ. c., A.; "The Real Boys as
Found Them" Judge N. NJ. Williams.
is 1t Well With the Child?
The State Must Answer Judge Ross
Lockridge, Shawnee; "The Bay Scout
Movement; How II May Become ali
Effective Correction c. II. Fersten-
macher, Muskogee, and Sanitation of
Cities" DR.. J. c. Mahr, state health
commissioner.
Sectional meetings will also be held
Effective Institutional Work. vii! be
discussed by DR. G. w Bruce, super.
intendent of the state school for the
blind; DR.. Frank p. Davis, Oklahoma
School for Feeble Minded; Professor
&. B. Nelson, State Training School
for Boys; Miss Annie Witteman, Home
of Redeeming Love; Miss Matte Nal
lory, Oklahoma orphanage; A. L. Ma
lone, State Home for Orphans 4'The
Best Form of Practical Relief viii be,
a topic discussed by Mrs. H. A. Coley,
Rev. William Chancellor.
McAlester; Mrs. Phil Brown, Eufaula;
Mrs. Lilah D. Lindsay, Tulsa, and Mrs
N. M. Pearl of Oklahoma City.
Another sectional meeting will
handle Protection OF the Child" dis
cussed by Judge N, NJ Williams of
Judge N. ]. Gubser. Tulsa;
Judge S. F. Parks, Vinita; Judge w
A. Huser, 0kemah; Judge w. A. Cor
ley Westville; Hon. J. Smelzer. Bart
lesville; Hon. q. ]. streeter, Oklaho-
ma City.