Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-08-20

One OF the most important coming
events for Oklahoma Is the 1915 Ok
lahoma state Conference for Social
! Welfare. 20 be held in Durant in Dc
tober. AT this cohferencc will be ga
thered together representatives OF
the State penal and charitable ins,i-
7 tutions. OF schools and colleges. OF
I churches. women's clubs. and otner
organizations concerned In makeing
the State better.
The conference is toSbe held under
the direction Of the Oklahoma state
Conference for Social Welfare which
was organized in Oklahoma City last
fall. and which grew out Of the cor
ferences on charities and corrections
1 which were begun by Miss Kate he =
nard during her term OF office as
Commissioner OF Charities and Cor.
rections. AZ the last conference OF
this kind. which was held at Oklaho-
ma City last fall. the members in at
tendance decided 10 widen the scope
OF the work and change the name OF
the organization TO the Oklahoma
state Conference for Social welfars.
The idea was to have a conference
which would bring together represent
I tatives of all the important State or
| carnations which are actively err
I gagged IN promoting the bettermeut
OF the State along social. moral. aa'l
I cultural lines. These organizations
will comprise men and women from
all parts Of the State. and from eyerv
walk OF life. They will include p''h-
lie officials. teachers. preachers. &C.
fessional men. farmers. merchants.
laborers. social and charitable work
ers. and members OF fraternal socic-
ties.
Nearly every commonwealth in IN e
United States now has an annual con
ference on social welfare. similar 10
the one TO be held in Durant. which
serves as a general roundup OF its
social workers II is the means OF
bringing to light the needs OF the
State. and the up TO date ideas in 70
gard to efficiency in public insti'u-
tions ard the improvement OF civic
and social conditions. The proceed
ings Of the annual conferences are
usually printed in book form and
contain articles and addresses Of
very great practical value.
The meeting at Durant will have as
attractions: Governor r. L. Will
Jams, Senator Robert L. Owen. ali
other speakers of conspicuous ahil'
ty. and a record-breaking attendance
is expected. The tentative progrsta
is as follows
Opening Address-"The State as a
Servant OF the People," Governor p.
L. williams
Rural Betterment
The Cosial Center Movement "
Senator r. L. Owen.
Model Farm Houses and Farm
Yards" Prof. jerome Dowd. state
University.
Needed Reform in Rural Educa-
ton" DR.. W. L. Carlyle. A. DE- N
College.
Civic Betterment
''Work of the State Civic Associa-
tion." Mrs Reuel Haskell. Oklahoma
City.
Work of the women's Clubs in
Behalf of Civic Betterment." Mrs
DeRoos Bailey. Muskogee.
Better Care of Public Streets and
Public Buildings" Mrs. Reford Bond
of Chickasha.
TIE Function of oranized Chari
ty in the Town and City" Mrs. f. II
Gould
Social Service Work of the Church
Work Of the Feoeral Council OF
\ Churches OF Christ N America y
Rev. Phil. Baird, Oklahoma City
4 Rural Churches as Social Ger
ter" DR.. ]. w. scroggs. of State I'm
iyersity.
How May the Church Promote
Civic Health. Beauty and Righteors
ness. and Become a More Effective
Educator OF the People?" Rev. c. 5
Bodwen. Oklahoma City.
How Far is the Church Rrspon
sible for the Sins and Crimes7of 80
ciety?" Rev. H. II, Hulten, Oklaho
ma City.
4 Conservation of Health
Lessons From the Statistics OF
Mortality" DR.. c. r., Day, Oklahom:
City.
Municipal Cleanliness, DR.. ]. "