The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-01
CONFERENCE Ask
FOR C0-0PERAT|OI
DECLARES MAY MEETING TO A.
CHILD WELFARE WORK WILL
DE GREATEST IN SOUTH.
PROGRAMME is GIVEN
OPENING SESSION WILL BE NEGD
IN JOHN MARSHALL HIGH 81
SCHOOL AUTHORITARIAN
SPEAKERS TO ATTEND. 1

The programme for the Virginia
Child Welfare Conference, has be1n
given out. The conference will be h4td
IN Richmond May 22-s5, and the opsn-
ing session will be held in John Mar
shall high school auditorium.
In connection with tho conferences asf-s
nouncemsnt the following was given
out by the Rev. J. T. Maatin. SATURDAYS:
The state Conference OF Charities.
and Correction in its recent study ~
the agencies at work In Virginia fer
the welfare of the children, has nota6
serious lack of cooperation and
a consequent waste of effort.
Now, there comes to the Conferences
the opportunity to secure for the bene*Is
MT of the public group of the leading
specialists In work for children in this
United States. perhaps in the world.
Among these are:
DIR. II. II. Render. Superintendent
Of the New York Orphan Asylum and
author Of How Two Hundred Children
Live and Learn" which Is one Of the
greatest books ever written on desti-s
tute children and the institution.
"Dr Fl. II. Hart, Director OF thu
Child Helping Department OF the Rus
sell Sage Foundation, the best INFORM
ed man on work for delinquent, defec-
tive and dependent children In Ameft~
ca.
Judge Julian Mack, at one tima
Judge of this Juvenile Court OF Chic
ago, now member of the Court OF
Commerce OF the United States.
DIR. II. Fl. Goddard, Director OF tho
Psychological Department OF the school
for feeble minded at Vineland, N. J.
DR.. ]. w. Schereschewsky. specialist
on infant mortality. detailed by the
Surgeon General Of the United States
Public Health and Marine Hospital
Service to attend this conference
"Banchess Rose Posse, President
Therapeutic Branch American Physical
Education Association. Boston. Mass.
Miss Florence l.. baltimore, Assist
ant Director OF Child Helping d.
partment. Russell Sage Foundation,
last summer made special study Of
the work for destitute and delinquent
children in Virginia.
Furthermore, we have been fortu.
nate in securing the following vir-
e1nians and workers in Virginia: Hon.
William Hodges Mann. Governor OF
Virginia: Hon, A. ]. Montague, Ex-
Governor of Virginia: DIR. l.. T, Roy-
ster. Chairman of the School Board
! in Norfolk. who has recently conducts
ed the most thorough medical exam
| ination of schools ever undertaken IN
the State: DIR. J. A. C. Chandler, SUI
Schools: Miss Ada Van Stona Harris.
Assistant Superintendent Richmond
Public Schools: Mrs. B. B. Munford.
! PEeaident Of Richmond Education Az
ISOLATION. DR.. ]. d. Eggleston, 6taxe
Superintendent of Public 1nstruction.
DIR. Ennion G. Williams, State Health
Commissioner; DR.. Allen Freeman, A.
sistapt State Health Commissions.
DIR. Douglas S. Freeman, state TAx
Commissioner: Mr.. James b. Doherty.
Commissioner OF Labor; DIR. e. g.
Levy. Chief Health Officer Of Rich-
mond; Miss Mary Johnston, the au-
thoress. Hon. John Garland Pollard.
President Children's Home Society 81
| Virginia; Mr.. F. w. Duke. Superintem-
dent Virginia Mechanics Institute: n.
w. +. Drewrv. Superintendent Central
State Hospital: DIR. George Fl, Denny,
President Washington and Lee Uni
versity: DR.. Fl. B. Frissell. PrincipaI
Hampton Normal and Agricultural 1a~
stitute, and others.
| The conference has the endOroo.
ment ad active support Of the Stat1
Board of Public Instruction, Staxa
Board Of Hea1ttl, State Board or Char
tiles and Corrections, the Labor b.
reau, and the Tax Commission.
'"The chiefs OF police OF tho citte1
i mest with the conference. Fsf' ssags
This all goes to make the Child Wal
fare Conference to be held In Rich
u1ond in May the greatest conferamce
Of Ats kind ever held in the South"