Evening journal., 1911-12-05
CONFERENCE ON
UPLIFT WORK
Two Day Meeting Here to be
Addressed by Welfare
Advocates
HAVE GENERAL PLAN
FOR HELPING NEEDY

n The Delaware State Conference on
s. Social Welfare Work which will be
&beld at the New Century Club on
n "Wednesday. and in the Temple Of
Il Truth Thursday will be addressed by
*prominent social workers from other
#cities. The meeting is under the au-
*spices of the social service committee
MOI the New Century Club, the He
Ebrew Charities and the Associated
#Charities. The present body is not
Eorganized, but an organization may
#be formed at the meeting.
The program that has been arrang
Ned provides for two sessions daily
Nand is as follows:
4 Wednesday, December 6. 2.30 p. m.
New Century Club. prayer. the Rev.
5C. A. Henderson; greetings from
4chairman. Miss NJ. A. Sherman; re-
Aport of conditions of deaf and de-
4fcient children in Delaware. Dr..
4 Howard Grifiins, Pennsylvania Insti-
tute for the Deaf. Mt Airy: care and
3training of feeble minded children,
H.. Frank Macumber. State Training
ASchool, Vineland. n. j.; successful
results at Hope Farm. Miss Emily p.
n Bissell; work OF school nurses inI
philadelphia. Henry r. Edmunds,
4president Board of Education.
s p. m.-New Century Club. Hon.
. Harrison w. Howell, NJ D., presid-
3 ling: prayer. the Rev. r. l.. Jackson;
\ addresses. the Juvenile Court. James
NV. Lattomus. Judge Juvenile Court,
4 Wilmington; probation work. what
S il is and what it accomplishes Z.
Ross Farra probation officer forI
Wilmington; child conservation. the
Estates duty, II. H. Hart. director De-
lpartment CT Child Helping. Russell
Sage Foundation. n. Y.
Thursday. Dec. To 30 p. m.--Tem-
Iple Beth Emeth. DR.. NJ. J. S. Abels.
presiding: prayer. Rev. Robert Watt;
address. cooperation in charitable or
ganizations, Howard Coward. mana
ger Baron de Hirsch Fund, Philadel-
phia: cooperation of church chari-
tiles Rev. Thomas p. Holloway; CEN
i Itral registration a step toward effec-
Tive cooperation, Miss Rupert, as
|eistant secretary Philadelphia Charity
Organization Society; public outdoor
|relief. Dr. John Ball, trustee of poor
New Castle county
500 m.-Temple Beth Emeth,
George b. Miller. presiding; prayer,
Rev. d. NJ Cleland Wilmington sur
vey. sanitary condition of homes. Rev.
Hubert w Wells; remedial loans,
Caleb T. Burchenal men. women
land children in industry, Dr. A. J.
McKelway, Washington. d c.. South
ern secretary National Child Labor
Committee.
Henry r. Edmunds, who speaks on
Wednesday afternoon. has been presi-
dent of the Philadelphia Board OF
Education for "a years. and is prom
inent lawyer of that city. He will ex-
plain the work of the school nurses in
Philadelphia.
! Another Wednesday afternoon speak
or is J. Frank Macumber If the state
Training School. Vineland, y. J. That
evening will be doN oted to sp aeches on
the care of children Mayor rioweli
will preside. Juvenile Court Judge
James w Lattomus and Chief Prota-
tion officer e. Ross Fa-Ta will be
among the speakers II. H. Hart,
Wednesday night speaker is director
ii the Chilu Heipng Department of
tht Russell Sage Foundation in New
Work and has been identified with char
Atehlc work in tat city for many
years.
A Thursday afternoon speaker Is
Miss Rupert. assistant secretary Of
the Philadelphia Charity Organiza-
'tiOn Society who has for years been |
lin charge of work of great RESPONSE |
bility in Philadelphia. Thursday even
ing will he especially interesting, as
.Dr. A. J. McKelway, Southern Secre-
Harry of the National Child Labor Com |
mittee, Washington, d. c.. will speak |
On wOrkmans compensation laws /
conditions and limited hours Of labor |
FOR women and children. George B. |
Miller will preside Thursday evening. |
Howard Coward, manager Of rhe |
Baron de Hirsch fund speaks On |
Thursday AFTERNOON. Wilmington will !
be interested in the report. on We'd |
|pesday afternoon, of DR.. Howard irif- /
On, Pennsylvania Institute for the |
beaf, who was appointed by the Del
hware Commission for the Blind, to |
gather statistics with regard to de-
.fcient children throughout this State, |
1unds for the purpose being obtained |
from the increased appropriation given !
'the Commission by the last Legisla- |
jure. DR.. Griffin has made a careful /
tind thorough investigation.