The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-03
In Closing Hours, State Con-
ference Of Charities, Cele-
brates Birthday Of City's
Noted Philanthropist.
RECALL LONG SERVICE
Attendance of 1900 Dele
gates During Session
Smashes Records of An
nual State Charity Meeting

Marked by the largest attendance
OF any convention. 1900 people in all
500 out-of.town delegates and visitors
the annual Indiana State Conference
sof Charities and Corrections adjourn
ed last night after three days session
in the East Main Street Friends
church.
Addresses by Miss Julia C. Lathrop
chief Of the Children's Bureau OF
{ Washington, D. c., and Rabbi Morris
NJ Feuerlicht Of Indianapolis. chair
man Of the conference committee on
child welfare which are printed else
where, were delivered and the adopt
ion OF the reports of the organization
and resolutions committees.
The exodus OF the delegates began
yesterday afternoon after visits had
been made to Wayne county's various
institutions, but many remained fol
the session last night and approxi
matefy 500 people were In attendance
when the last meeting opened.
/ Pay Homage to Nicholson.
Timothy Nicholson, known as the
,~father Of prison reform in Indiana
and first president of the state con
! ference Of charities and corrections
celebrated the eighty-seventh ami
versary of his birth yesterday and az
testimonial of the high esteem in
which he is held by conference mem
bers, a dinner was served in his honor
iat the Westcott Hotel about o'clock
last night.
Amos w. Butler. secretary Of the
state board Of charities, and retiring
president Of the conference, presided
~ q
and secretaries OF the organization at
tended the dinner. each one paying
high praise to Mr.. Nicholson for the
yoeman service rendered by him to the
state during the nineteen years he
state charities of which he was a
charter member.
Nicholson Replies.
Among those who expressed trib
ute of respect and admiration for Mr.
Nicholson during the dinner we're Mr.
Votaw, w. c. Ball. Father Gavisck
. Miss Wilson Of Indianapolis, Thomas
Elliston and Alexander Johnson OF
Philadelphia.
II wish I had the language to ex
press even in small way my feelings
for the friendship you have shown
toward me-" said Mr.. Nicholson in re
plying to the remarks of his friends
II feel that I must not let an oppor
! tunity go by without expressing some
appreciation. This arrangement and
what you have said touches me very
closely. There is only one regret
have and that is I feel that / am not
worthy of all that you have done fol
me-"
Miss Lathrop was the guest Of honor
for short time at supper given by
the members of the Domestic Science
association late yesterday afternoon
She informed her hostesses that she
was not discouraged by the prospect
i've defeat of woman suffrage in New
J York. The next time we will win,
she remarked.
Miss Lathrop said Indiana was back
ward in taking up the question Of
votes for women. But when the
Indiana people get their eyes opened"
she remarked. suffrage for women
will be provided as promptly and ef-
fectively as intelligent and compre-
hensive legislation for the manage
ment Of your state institutions was
prnvfded sovora1 wars apO"