The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-12
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
WILL Be STUDIED
Governor Hooper Calls Great
Congress of Thinkers From
the South.

knoxville. Tenn, February ll.-Gov-
ernor b W. Hope! has issued call
addressed TO the Governors OF sixteen
southern States. for Southern socio.
logical congress to be held In Nash
Vile May 7-lo. 1912. for the study and
discussion OF social problems, The
Governor says in his call.
For thirty-s six years annual meet
ings OF the National Conference Of
Charities ana Corrections have been
held, the benefits OF which have large
~ gone to the Northern States. for the
reason that the Conferences have
usually been held in tho North have
heen attended principally by Northern
people, and have been devoted TO the
discussion Of questions from North
ern viewpoint.
Aor long period subsequent TO
the C!vil War the South was engaged
shock OF war, and regain her feet.
When the period OF recovery had
passed the South entered upon the
present wonderful era OF material de-
veiopment, the zenith of which will
not be reached for many years. Neith-
er this condition OF poverty and de-
preston nor tho sweeping material ad-
vancement now in progress have been
conducive 10 tine maintenance of thu
society. evertheless. every state in
the South mas been bravely graphing
with her sociological problems. winch
are admittedly moro dlnicuIt than those
in other sections OF tho nation.
while the South's financial, indus.
trial and agricultural development is
now being emphasized By her great
leaders in those lines III the Southern
Commercial Congress, questions OF hui
development Is To be symmetrical
I'm view CT the foregoing consid-
erations, l am calling the Southern So
Geological Congress for the Study OF
Social. Civic and Economic Problems
to be composed OF delegates from the
sixteen Southern States, 10 meet in
Nashville. Tenn. May 71o. 1912.
The Governor OF each Southern State
Is requested TO appoint not less than
100 delegates. and is cordially invited
to attend In person.
The following institutions and or
ganizations are also requested 10 5 End
one or more delegates:
Penal institutions. state and county
reformatories and juvenile courts: chile
helping institutions. such as orphan.
ages. day nurseries and child h,lping
societies; asylums for the insane, fee
BILE minded. deaf and dumb. blind, poot
and aged; hospitals and schools for
nurses; medical associations, State anG
county; boards OF health State and 10.
cal; antituberculosis leagues and other
health organizations; vice commissions
housing organizations, public libraries
colleges and universities, bar associa-
lions, state and county womcn's clubs,
State and local; fraternal orders and
other societies. lodges and associations
which engage In benevolent work; tenn
perance organizations, social settlement
and institutional churches. newspapers
and magazines"
The committees in charge OF the pre-
liminary arrangements ars laying their
plans deep ard broad for great gath
eTing of Southern thinkers. whose de-
lebrations VIII prouucc far-reachins
results in the bcttermcnt of humanity
by the adoption of improved methods
for circulating the purpose of organ,
i1ed society