The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-29
E. H. DILLON & co.

full investigation and from the boy himself. that he had a real home.
 He said that the present system is essentially wrong and that the time is at hand for newer and more progress sive legislation.
 He was followed by James A Fee. MT. Fee gave very interesting de- scription of the system employed in Boston. This system was adopted from Europe where it has been used for many years with great success
 CHEAP EUROPEAN PLAN.
 The charge for the upkeep of the children, he declares, is small The majority are boarded out. Respecta- ble families. for a small sum weekly. feed, c1otae, and look out for the boy, and he, in return, does many of the chores about the house. These fant- lies are selected after careful investi-9 gation, and, wherever 9. boy is used as drudge, no more will be boarded there. |
 Many of the children received at the orphanage are of poor mental char acter, he declared, and some suffering from dread diseases. These children are sent to the state hospitals for treatment and are not boarded out until they are in full health. At the present time, women bearing illegitimate children in the state of l Massachusetts are compelled to care for their offspring. In this way, MT. Fee stated, the women were kept from a life of i'll fame, and learn useful trades so that they may care for their children in a proper manner. The meeting was then adjourned until the evening session
 VISITING NURSES MHET.
 In the afternoon the meeting of the State Association of Visiting Nurses l was held in the South Congregational church in conjunction with the con- ference Miss Henrietta Van Cleft of LakevilIe, president of the association presided.
 Mrs. J. B. F. Parranore, visiting housekeeper of Hartford. read a. very interesting paper describing the work and the manner in which it was car ried out.
 Mrs. Parranore declared that the foreign element of that city co-operat- ed with her to a great extent, and that she had very little difficulty in teaching the women the proper meth cd of cooking American food. for the family in their new surroundings. She explained that, under the changed conditions in which these people found themselves in this country, they were unable to provide the proper food for the infants, and, because of this, there is very large mortality record among them. However, they learn easily, and, after a little instruction, are per fectly willing to provide the suggested diet for the little ones.
 She was followed eby Miss Bige1ow of New Haven who has charge of the anti bucu1ar work in New Haven.
 She told of the work of segregation there, and of the difficulties met with where the patient is of foreign birth
 Various means for the furtherance of laws in the state to broaden the duties of the Visiting Nurses Associa- ton was then discussed. It was de-. cided that the next meeting of the as- sociation would be held the last week in October at Bristol. At this. time 1t would be determined whether the association should meet once or twice during the year.
 With an attendance that filled War ner hall to capacity, and many speak CTS noted on prison matters, the sixth and final session of the Connecticut State conference was held last night.
 The conference was one of the most successful ever held and the body passed a resolution Of thanks to the people of Bridgeport, to the press, and to the speakers who did much to make it a success.
 At the sixth session held last night where many noted prison reformers spoke the following reforms were de- clared necessary:
 A hospital for the inebriate, where a drunkard is cured, not a prison where thirst Is damned
 A state reformatory for women, where they can be reformed. and not sent out in a month to go back into life of prostitution.
 Reforms in the state penitentiary so that the man is made human and not criminal on his release.
 Morris G. Osborne. editor or the New Haven Journal and Courier. and director of the Connecticut State prison, spoke on -Prison Labor"
 GUARD CONNECTS HEALTH
 Afr. Osborne told the conference con- .ditions at the present time were. among the best to be found in any borne was careful to explain to his hearers that the health of the convict is carefully guarded. He is allowed to work on the contract system only so long as his health permits.
 He scored some u1 enabers Of Con- gress who are endeavoring to pass law forbidding the transmission of convict goods from one state to an other He declared that the proposed federal law seeks to do in an indirect manner what cannot be done Tn a d1- rect manner.
 There are 600 to TOO convtcts in the Wethersfield prison. employed in the manufacture of coarse grades of shoes and shirts. The conditions under which they work are good, the shops clean, and the hours of employ ment short.
 Practically three-quarters of the state income from the convicts come from this form of labor. he declared The remainder is appropriated by. the state If this law was passed the means of sustaining the convict would be thrown upon the taxpayer
 1t would be necessary for the state to find some form of employment for it's convicts Any useful employment would necessarily be in competition to l the workingTnan. He scored the sys-z tenn by which tae men were placed