The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-05
WORKERS FOR
CHARITY WILL
GATHER soon
May Conference in Baltimore to
Be Most important in Or
ganization's History.
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CHICAGO, Feb. 5-The unusual
conditions which social and charity
workers face as result of the Eu-
ropean war has prompted the an
Enouncement of arrangementssfo for the.
National Conference OF Charities
and Corrections, although the meet,
ing Is still more than three months
on. The conference viii De held in
Baltimore May 10 to 10.
The preliminary program points
out that the meeting will be the most
important in the forty-two years
history Of the organization. and
probably one of the largest and most
important conferences Of, the kim.
ever held in America, owing to the
fact that social and charity worke,<
throughout the entire United States
are having to face this winter, more
serious questions in relation to the
relief OF restitution, unemployment,
care Of children, public sanitation
and kindred problems, many of which
are incident to Industrial condi-
tons caused by the European war.
These workers" says Secretary
William 7. Cross" '.as wei, as public
officials and those private citizens
who contribute mneoy and time to
the support Of charitable and social
agencies, are feeling the necessity of
getting together to discuss WAYS and
means that the resources Of the
country may be made to go as far as
possible In the alienation and pre-
vention of suffering at home"
Causes Of Unemployment.
The conference will endeavor to
determine some Of the causes and
remedies Of unemployment as they
have appeared throughout the United
States during the present winter.
The function Of free public employ
ment Offices will also be gone into.
as will the Need and Practicability
of Illness Insurance in the United
States.
! One of the most important discus
sions will be opened by Prof. C. R.
Henderson, Of the University Of
l Chicago, who viii present report on
l"outdoor Relief In the United States
with the Consideration OF Some Of
the lessons to Be Drawn from Eu-
ropean Experiences" The same sub.
ject with especial reference to the
rural sections of the country will be
discussed by Amos w. Butler. Of IN
dianapolis, Ind.
DR.. Edward T. DeTine, professor
OF social economy OF Columbia Unit
yersfty, will discuss 1.-THE Policy OF
lGranting State Subsidies to Private
Charities and Robert w. Ke1so. Of
Boston. THE Policy Of Granting
State Subsidies to Private Charities. =
This section Of the conference will
Hay stress upon the. increasing mag
initude and importance OF public char
lily work. and the need for effective
Incorporation between public and pri-
vate charities.
Immigrants Discussed.
In view Of the extraordinary dis
arrangements Of social relations all
over the world during the year OF
1915, the section Of the conference
on The Family and the Community
assumes immediate Importance and
1.-The topic Maintaining Standards of
Work In Times OF Stress, Is proposed
by the American Association of Soci-
Ieties for Organizing Charity, which
vii hold It's annual sessions Jointly
with the National Conference. Miss
Mary E. Richmond, = of the Russell
1Sage Foundation, will open the ques-
tion of Cease Work Fundamental In
Social EHort.
The fact that large numbers or
Immigrant women have come to-
America followi1g every recent war
has prompted the cfi0n OF social
hygiene 10 choose tie general topic.
How Shall We Prevent Rf1stftfs
sion Antops the 81 efs mi be-