The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-11-01
G. M. Crane Claims Town
ship Trustee Is Most Valu-
able Official But Is Poorly
Paid.
MANY AT ROUND TABLE
Speaker Opposes Compul-
sorry Education and Fights
Against Giving Children
Books Free.

be the most important factor in the
disposition of charity by prominent
speakers of the state during the city
and township charities round table dis
cussion In the East Main Street
Friends church this morning in con-
junction with the annual state confer
ence Of charities and corrections.
George NJ. Crane, secretary of the
state board Of accounts Of Indianap-
oils, said that the trustee was the
most valuable public official In the
state. but was poorly paid while his
duties, were yearly increasing. He
asked that the most abled man in the
community be selected for this office.
Opposes Free Books.
II am opposed to the compulsory
school and educational relief plan" de-
clared Mr.. Carter of Muncie, who led
the discussion which followed Mr..
Cranes address. Some methods
should be instituted to supplant the
present means which are taken. l
don't believe that free school books
should be furnished the pupils"
James F. Jackson, superintendent
Associated Charities of Cleveland. o..
endorsed the statements of Mr.. Crane
relative to the importance OF the
trustee and said that that official
could do all that should be done.
Indiana laws afford excellent op-
portunity for you to do the whole out
door relief job, thoroughly" he said.
Mothers Pensions will certainly
come unless you all get together. You
must win the trustee over" 4
Education Needed.
Rev. Edward G. Mason of Muncie.
presided at the round table which
opened with an address by j. w. Put
nam. Professor Of Sociology In Butler
college. Irvington on Local Social
Welfare Conferences Prof. Putnam
said the local conferences afford
means of discussing purely local needs
and swapping" experiences in ones
own neighborhood.
But the public itself needs to be
reached and is the chief constituency
to be affected by the local confer
.ences." he said. the main purpose of
the conference is to educate public
opinion"
of Bloomington, Mrs. U. o. Cox of
Terre Haute. and Miss Gala kasse-
baum discussed phases of this subject.
1 wi ElId D. nCuICI VI AAuCl ooI,
Mrs. Walter c. Stephens of Muncie.
and Mrs. A. T. Cox told of progress
made in their respective cities In
disease prevention. The need of CO.
operation in matter Of this kind was
emphasized by Mrs. Kehrer who point
led out reasons for the success which
inarked Anderson's celebration.
Mrs. Stephens reviewed the various
forms of education in disease prevent
ion submitted to the children in
Muncie and Mrs. Cox pointed out diff
culties which had to be overcome in
East Chicago, because of the large
foreign-born element there, before con-
crete results in disease prevention
were achieved.
DR.. Alfred Henry, president Of the
Marion county tuberculosis association
at indianapolis had as his subject,
"The Prevention Of Tuberculosis. u
Mrs. w. w. People of Michigan City,
led the discussion.
The city and township round table
discussion was considered one of the
most important of the sub-conferences
held this morning. Innumerable sug
gestions were made all having as their
purpose the most efficient manage
ment of the affairs pertaining to or.
ganized charity.
Extemporaneous speeches were
made. These included talks by Super.
intendent Fitzgibbon of the Columbus
schools and John Melpolder of the
Wayne County Central Charity Bureau
and others. Mr.. Melpolder discussed
the work Of the local bureau and point
out the necessity Of similar organiza
tons being founded in other counties
THE evil practice of unloading
transients on other counties" said Mr.
yMelpolder. has practically been stop
ped. The bureau handles the trans.
lent cases, the township trustees take
care of the incurable cases and both
offices manage the protracted cases. -