The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-27

with an array of speakers that is remarkable, gathered from all secuons of the east, a program that IS exhaus- tive in its scope and aim for the pet termente of the indigent, unfortunate and miner dependents, the Fourcn Conference of the Connecticut State Charities and Correction Workers be- gan yesterday at Warner hall
 The session. extended throughout to- day and will close late tomorrow night after the election of on1cers ana the appointment of committee heads
 Though today's sessions were held i'm Warner hall, those of Tuesday will spread themselves over the rooms or the F. M. c. A and of South Consre- gational church on Gilbert street will be utilized.
 The city today is filled with dele gates and speakers and many familiar faces are being recosnized.s among whom was that Of Fred Johnson, for mer head of Charities in this city
 It is expected that the influence of the Conference win be felt all over the United States. from the promin- ence of those engaged and the radical recommendations proposed Among the speeches Sunday which were nota- strlict present conditions are those of Bird g. Co1er. Thomas Darlington and Mrs. Josephine Clement.
 In the absence of George E. Eld- war7s the president of the Conferences Schuyler Merritt, presided.
 Mayor Clifford B. Wilson madeythe address of welcome. He spoke Of the great work of the conference. of the wide scope of it's interests, of the pIeasure it afforded the people of Bridgeport to have<ft meet here, how they hoped that it's visit in this city would be a happy one and that it might again be it's meeting place. 7 Mer. Merritt followed the mayor. He mentioried the general regret which was felt because MT. Edwards was un- able to return in time to preside at the conference and went on to tell how glad they all were that this meet ing Is held in this city az not only the city itself but all Fairfield coun- ty is proud of it as the industrial cap itaI of Connecticut. The conference objects Of all are the same. to save the souls or characters of the men with whom they come into contact For this reason various and able speakers have come to the confer encs to whom all will 1isten with open minds and willing hearts to gain in- spiration and Knowledge.
 The Rev. Thomas c. Hall, D. D., of the Union Theological seminary of New York, was introduced as the next speaker pr Hall is an eloquent speaker and his address on ssThe so- ciaI Value of the Church in a Dem ocracy," was splendid effort which held the audience from start to in- fish.
 The next speaker was Mrs. Jo- who told oF the Social Aspect of Mo ton Pictures Mrs Clement is well qualified to talk or this subject, as she was for five years the manager of the Bijou Dream theatre of Boston, which, because of her splendid work there. came to be known throughout the country as the Model Theatre.''
 Mrs Clement says that her object was not 90 much to make this mod eI theatre as it was to, as she put it, give show which l. myself, could stand
 From these five years of experience there has been evolved a definite plan for a model theatre, where the consideration of the comfort of the patrons is of the highest importance, the show good and clean and the price normal Already in two cities plans for such theatres have been made. Mrs Clement declares from her ex- Peffeuces that they are self support ing and yield almost as much revenue and a great deal more satisfaction, to the owner. She hopes to get little groups of influential people in various cities interested in the plan that they may finance and back the movement It is not at all her idea to manage these herself. but rather to show those who are carable of managing them how to do so.
 Personality Mrs. Clement is thor ough1y a woman Of tomorrow, a wo- man of broad ideas and ideals, of wide experience, fearless, hopeful of the future and still a mother. who loves her child with every fiber of her being.
 Her speech was received with en- <husfasm and a number of questions as to how her theatre was run were asked, all of which Mrs Clement gra- <iously explained
 The afternoon session was closed with the benediction given by, the Hsv. stephen F. Sherman, rector of St JShnss Episcopal church
 The committee on public health, of which George E. Hil1. of this city, was chairman. had charge of the evening session of the conference.
 Mfr. HtI made a few introductory remarks and then introduced Bird S. Coler. Ex-ccomptroller of New York city. as the first speaker of the even ing MT. Co1er was scheduled to speak last but because he wished to return to New York on an early train the program was rearranged. His in- zerestzng address on Social Hygiene. wmm we'll received by the audience.
 The nez< speaker was Tolla4han