New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-02
aim TO SIMPLIFY
PRISON METHODS
Women of Civic Federation
Working for Success of
Conferences Here.
WANT SING SING
REPLACED BY FARMS
GIynn. Governor West of Oregon
and DR.. J. T. GilmOur, OF
Toronto, Speak.

Two points especially Will he consld-
cred a. the conferences and mass meeting
in behalf Of prison reform, which will
take place in this city on March and =
and for the success OF which Miss Anne
Morgan. Mrs Francis Mcneil Bacon and
other members OF the woman's depart
ment OF the National Civic Federation are
working hard. This organization. or the
METROPOLITAN section 81 II, got up the az
fair. but other organizations, such as the
Women's Prison Association, arc cooper
atinr by having parlor meetings 10 rouse
public sentiment In the matter
The conferences will be held at the
Hotel Astor on Friday afternoon at ?
o'clock and Saturday morning a lot3O
o'clock The mass meeting, at which Gov
ernor Glynn will preside and Governor
oswald West % oregon. Or. J. T. Gilmour.
OF Toronto. Dr. Frank Moore. OF RAILWAY.
y. j; John Manning OF the Garment
Workers Union, and Thomas Mott Os-
born. will speak, will be at Carnegie Hail
on Friday evening. And the two points
which. ~ IL hoped, can be at least partly
cleared UP at these gatherings are t1rst'
How speedily can Sing Sing be replaced
by prison farms and turned Itself into a
receiving station for the convicted and
laboratory for their examination, and.
second. How can the various state
ters he co-ordinated?
The second point is as important as
the other" Mrs Gilbert Montague. OF the
civic Federation. said yesterday. II Won
der how many people realize that when
YOU want TO do anything about Sing Sing
there are nine different boards or agencies
all appointed rs the Governor. that nave
10 be consulted There Is the State SUI
perirtendent Of Prisons, there arc the
Board of Paroles. the New York Commits
sion on Prison Reform, the New York Com
mission OF Prisons. the Boards or Man
ayers. the State Board OF Charities, the
Fiscal Supervision Of state Charities. the
BOARD OF Classification and the Commis-
sion on New Prisons And. OF course
there IS endless duplication, and II IL all
awkward and expensive. II Is hoped mat
At the Saturday morning conference. after
everybody has told their troubles at the
earlier one. a plan can be worked out for
simplifying the machnery."
The speakers at the conferences VIII be
Commissioner Katharine Il. Davis. Mrs.
Martha Falconer. Mr. Osborne, Dr. q. ?.
Lewis. Dean Kirchwsy and f. stasg
Within. The speakers for the mass meet
ing have been chosen with View to the
presentation Of the prison problem from
every side Or. Gilmour will tell or the
model prison farm near Toronto. Gov
ernor West will describe what has been
done IN oregon 10 improve conditions. and
how the road camps for conyicts have
been cleaned UP. Or Moore will talk or
the up-to-date methods I'm the reforma
tory he heads at Railway. and John Man
Ming Will DISCUSS prison labor from the
union labor point Of view.
Among the box holders at the meeting
ara Mrs Martin r. Glynn. Mrs. August
Belmont. Miss Morgan. Mis-. Caroline =.
Alexander. Mrs Charles + Senr. Mrs
Louis Slade. ogden Chisholm and Mrs
simon GugCenheim.