The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-28
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tContinued from Page 1.s cities and they told of the wonderful 1nproEements they have made in the. past couple of years
 WON3ERFUL STRIDES
 MADE BY UPLIIETERS
 Wealthy womens who are spending their time and their money for ths beftrment of the classes told the com Terence how this money was expend- ed, and they told of the wonder strides made by the poorer and uI1-. 6er# or1d classes since they started theif shpvement for the uplifr+ by ed uca3f6h But they told the conferences that alth ough great strides have been made in the past. there is great room for and great need of timme ediate lnn- provefnent.
 Never before in the history of the. city has such a large number of peo-. pie, celebrated, in philanthropy and uplift rongregated here.s
 The session was divided into rive separhte meetings In Warner nall the k6fsncipal speakers of the cay a1a- <irezzset5s a large nunber1of delegates,
 Iii two small rooms and at the south Eongre egat1ona1 -efrureh, small bodies of delegates interested in spe- c1af subjects discussed inc nleanss of bettering conditions
 The hoasine, problem VAS the sub-t dect of several speeches in Warner Hall It was in charge of the Com nittee on Social Servicevof which Da- wld g. Day. president of the Bridge port Housing Association " as acting chairman
 In the chapel of the South Congre- gatfonal church committee on law breakers held a discussion. Q. M. Thompson of Ha5;tford was <aEting chairman The H1ernb spe c5adzsds on probation for those conf ne on minor charges in our jails.
 The Committee on Detectives plan ned for the betterment of these un- Eortupates in the central parlora of tf.e church George Blumers dean Of Yale -f-1 Al WarrsSEs IA iis Miss udetta D. Brown otsrSssz a 6 Tx 1ectlrred c rls k,xv fo Ascertain the Housing conditIpns of Our City, M Tn ere was very large number present and the addr ess was delivered in such an interesting gs laasaIlss ner, that the need of new hOlisingF lzewz was made cleariy y evident. 2
 She dweIt on the necessity of naaIs ing complete survey, and .essplaiffe6s
 HOW FOREIGNERs LIVE l..si
 s'The Practical Enforcem ent of the Housing Laws and Regula ton ss was the subject of the ad dress by Eugene Kerner. He dwelt on the difficulty oE Reaching the foreigners even the simplest sanitary laws, advoca ting leg isiation to better conditions among the poor.
 He explained the existing laws In Hartford since it's passage in lsif- Up to that time he declared that the conditions 5al the tenement sections of the city were frightful.
 Rut not only does the difficulty lie with the owner but the tenant is a f1Ifficsi3t problem. Many of them have not the first idea of cleanliness Tn many cases they never bathe ir, Che winter time. because they are fearful of catching cold Tn the meantime the bath tubs are used as a storage place for vegetables; food. and other things that are not in i'm siderable persuasionso on the part of the health AuthorIties before they bathe.
 while conditions are greatly inn proved he declared that. the city has much room for improvement. The agent and the absent owner is another difficult matter to com bat
 Ventilation is another matter that IS very dif1cul1 to teach the foreign CTS. Large number sleep in one rooIr { without ventilation.
 Hall lights are also 3 difficulty of the health worker. These are very seldom compiled with and in ease o1 I d fire it would besdangerous for the inmates.
 He suggested that the city give a series of lectures under the auspices of the health board. in which all the necessary health precautions are talk tzsesaEeasonzza md he dangers from InoneompIiance- These lectures should be accompanied by forceful8ss pictures on the subject
 The Rev. E. deFs Miel who was to have addressed the conference on Education of Public Opinion to the Need of Housing Reform was not present owing to illness which confin- ed him to his home in Hartford.
 MODEL HOUSES.
 motfef Houses were described to the audience by Mrs. Henry Wade Rogers Of New Haven. She told the conference of the steps taken in the old country for the proper housing and care of the working man. This prob1en1 she said was of widespread interest and at the present time this country has been backward in the way
 Tenemeuts she explained are moi model housing. hut are a necessary evil which the larger cities cannot remedy However, she said in a city Of the size of Bridgeport sufficient room for the spreading out of the homes with very little difficulty could be secured.
 She declared that the two great problems of the working man were a&effEf szzzsz=sr2'' and Where shall T. live :zzsss
 She declared that after living here a short time, these people demand bet ter accommodations. They want te live in a higher sphere, but that the high rents of the better class neigh borhoods hold them to the slums, SC that they have to remain, although bettering their mode of life She. said 4r.~ f 7az must ztEi11k for these ignorant peo- ple and solve the problem.
 Mrs Rogers was asked if she thought that the time to secure proper 1egis- 1atidfr was af hand. SES dec1ared thai before strfnEen4 IegfslatioTf could be