The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-28

tsocfate.d c,I,a rites Of Waterbury. was the first to enter into xhe discussion that followed the address. He de-. clared that even while the situation during the past winter and the pres enf yeafx were abnormal the chari-. ties, both public and private, had not done suff1cient for the relief of those in need. HUMANE ELEMENT FORGOTTEN
 The human element he declared was forgotten by all charitable organiza- tipne both public and private. The only way was possible to do away with poverty and the need of charity was to educate the people to their own needs, and the only possible way to do this was to study these people form their own standpoint, and not Nto give temporary relief alone, but help them until they become Independent members of society
 that at the present time the public and private charitable organizations were working hand in hand flor the betterment aof the poor. That any in- formation secured by the public char ities was turned over to the private organizations, and vica versa. He de- clared if these organizations eontin- ued to progress in the future as they have in the past, poverty will no longer be found.
 s-ControlIed Anusenents'' was the subject Of an exceedingly well deIiv- cred address by Miss Julia Schoen- field Of the National Playground asso- cIation of New York Miss Schoen- field is considered one of the greatest authorities on the dance and pool hall regulations, and as her investigations have led her to nearly every city in the country, she is especially adapted for this line of uplift movement.
 
 Rev MT Richardson declared as far as he has seen in the city of Bridge port that these evils, such as the i'm. moral dance hall gambling in pool rooms, and vulgar and violent moving pictures were still prevalent and that it is a necessity for the churches to work for it's control and supervision.
 Mrs. Upham, industrial secretary of the r. W. CA, declared that her in vestigations have disclosed the prev Salence of the immoral public dance hall. The city, she declared, has many dance halls that need investiga- ton, but the police were not given the authority to close up these places, when conditions warranting this step are found.
 In these dance halls, she declares liquor is sold to the young people that attend them. It is not an uncommon sight to see young boys and girls coming IEOL LneSo plaCES at a late hour Of the night in an intoxicated condition. She declares that the law forbidding minors to attend these places was not enforced, and that police supervision was given to only those who requested and paid for it.
 NO SAFE HALL FOR GIRLS.
 She said that her attention had first been drawn to these conditions by the working girls of the city. They ap- pealed to her, Is there was no hall in the city where they could feel safe to attend. They declared that they could not go to these dance halls because they were insulted on every hand by the hoodlums that were allowed ad- mittance.
 She said that a petition circulated among the factory and other working girls of the city within the past cou- pie of weeks, had brought in six hun dred signatures demanding better dance hall regulations from them This petition she said would be for warded to the common council in the near future, with the proposed orli-