Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-05
MAIN TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION At
ANNUAL MEETING OF CHAR
tiles CONFERENCE.
CONVENTION AT FORT
DODGE, NOV. is TO II
Program for Sixteenth Annual Meeting
Is lssued-Speakers of National
Prominence Secured Two Entire
Sessions to Be C4veted to Juvenile
Court and Delinquent Children.
Special to Times-Repub:ican.

Special to Tines Republican.
Iowa City, Nov. 5.-Prof. Paul S.
Pierce. Of Iowa University. secretary OF
the Iowa State Conference of Charities
and Correction. today announced That
the coming convention in Fort Dodge
will lay especial emphasis upon the
child problem. and the speakers at this
sixteenth meeting. Nov. 15-17. Will
treat the many phases of that problem
in detail Two sessions Will be devoted
exclusively to the Juvenile court, de-
linquent children. etc.
The sessions open Sunday. Nov. Is.
with members of the conference occu-
plying the pulpits of Fort Dodge
churches. In the evening, Alexander
Johnson. director of extension in the
training school. vineland. n. J.. viii
give an illustrated lecture on The
Weakest Child OF the Mother State"
Monday morning there will take
place the conference on detectives and
insane with DR.. George Donohoe,
chairman Those who will be on the
program are: ]. II. McConlogue,
l.. r Siiwell, assistant superintendent.
Iowa school for feeble minded, and DR..
NJ y. Voldeng. superintendent Of the
state hospital at Cherokee. In the at
ternoon W. l.. kuser will he chairman,
and the following are on the program:
Rev. Fl. L. Houghton. Sioux City:
Rabbi Eugene Mannheimer, Des
Moines; CHAPLAIN Felix Il. p!ckwnrth.
Anamosa: Mrs. Lucy NJ. Sickles. Mitch
ellville: Rev. Charles Parsons, Des
Moines. and Judge 9. S. Robinson.
Spirit Lake. In the afternoon Miss
Bessie McClenahan, of the extension
division of the University of Iowa, Will
be chairman. The following will speak:
Hon. Hugh Brennan. Judge of the dis
trict court Des Moines, and judge of
the Juvenile court of Polk county: y.
o. Hubbard. secretary OF the Com
munity Y. NJ c. A. Mason City: Miss
Charlotte Golf, state agent. Iowa Sol
diers and Orphans Home. Davenport;
Mrs. Sam Weinstock, superintendent
Federated Jewish Charities. Des
Moines: Miss Hoilyce %. Brown. gen
eral secretary Social Service League.
overseer of poor. and school attendance
officer. Oskaloosa.
On Monday evening there VIII be
mass meeting a; which w. T. Cross.
general secretary OF the National Con-
ference OF Charities and Corrections.
VIII speak. .s,g L. 20
Will Discuss Labor Problems.
Tuesday, the. last dax nf the conyen-
ton. Will find the opening session inI
charge Of Prof. Paul s Pierce. of the
University of Iowa. This conference
viii be devoted TO Labor problems. and
the following will speak: Hon. War
rem Garst, state, industrial commission
er. Des Noines: MI Herschel II. Jones.
OF the national child labor committee,
New York City. and 4. L. Trick, state
commissioner of labor. Des Moines.
Prof G. p. Wyckoff. of Grinneli, will
be chairman of the conference on the
scientific study of social problems and
the following VIII appear on the pro-
gram: Prof, E. f. Lewis. of the Uni
versity Of Iowa: Prof. r II. Sylves
ter of the University of Iowa. and John
L. Briggs. of the research department
Of the Iowa State horticultural Soci-
ETY.
On Tuesday afternoon there will be