The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-11-13
TOEffeCt organization
For Worthy Charity
and Against Hobo.

Jacksonville. Fla, .Ioy. r.
Everything is in readiness for the
opening here Thursday night OF the
first Florida Conference on Charities
and Correction. Indications point
to this being the biggest gathering
Of the kind that has ever been held
In Florida. In every city and town
Of the state the idea of the fOrma-
ton of the conference has been re-
eeived with favor.
All the state colleges have recog-
nixed the value and Importance OF
the meeting by the appointment OF
one or more official representatives
who will attend and make reports
after the meeting. Rollins COlle3e at
Winter Park will send delegation
OF male and female students who are
engaged in the study OF sociology to
hear the addresses Friday evening.
One of the most interesting and en-
tertaining speakers will be DR.. w. F.
Blackman. president of Rollins,
whose topic is THE Child Problem
In Florida" Judge Samuel Black,
Of Columbus, Ohio, who presides Ov-
.r one of the most useful and success
f,il Juvenile courts, as well as one of
the oldest, will also speak on this
occasion. Dr. Blackman was pro-
lessor OF sociology at Yale for nine
years, during which time he was a
member of the National Conference
on Charities and Correction. and
has been engaged in the study OF the
problems for more than fifteen years.
Another phase Of the conference
which is interesting Florida is the
section which will be devoted to the
study OF the problem OF the home
less man--the hobo" II you please.
One o, the speakers for this section
Is Miss Helen u. PendletOn. secre-
tary OF the Associated Charities at
Savannah, whose subject is THE
Passing On Evil" Miss Pendleton
has come to be a recognized author
ity, and her observations will be
valuable TO all towns and cities.
The town of Sanford, realizing
that the state will soon be filling up
with its usual winter crop OF wand
erers and public charges who come
down to escape the rigors of north
ern winters at the expense Of the
Florida people, has appointed q spe-
cial delegate to attend this section
Of the conference and report to the
city council. All municipalities In
Florida have been asked to have OFF,
rial representatives present. and it
Is expected that the boards Of county
commissioners Of most of the coun-
ties Of the state will be represented
1t is declared that never before
has Florida had such an opportunity
to take advantage O.. the knowledge
aud observation Of experts. as the
conference will offer. Practically
every philanthropic and charitable
organization of the state will be OFF,
cially represented by one or more
delegates. The purpose of the meet
ing will be to provide the smaller
towns with the same type of organ
ization as is maintained in all the
larger cities. In this way they will
he protected against professional
mcndicants and will be able to more
fully serve the purpose OF charity.
Only in the larger towns is il advisa
BILE or practicable to maintain paid
Va fduiLdtioiS, nut tut SWdlttSt NOtiU
follow the methods employed by the
Associated Charities of Jacksonville.
Tampa and other large cities through
out the country These methods
will be placed at the disposal of the
small municipalities. and all the
powerful machinery of great Or
ganization rcquisitions for the assist
ance of each town in the state.
The conference will begin Thurs
day evening. with an address by Dr.
Edward T. Devine. one of the
worlds most eminent authorities on
social work. After this address
there will be reception by the
State Federation of Women's clubs
gnd the reception committee of II,
Conference. Saturday afternoon the
visitors will be taken for an autcmc.
bile ride over the city. and probabi,
for a river trip also. Indications arr
that there will no nearly Thousand