Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-11-19
SOCIAL WELFARE CONFERENCES
CLOSED SESSION SATURDAY


ternoon. after two days OF printable
work. Officers for the ensuing year
were selected as follows: prof F..
Il. Hinshaw. OF Milburn. President;
Dr. J. W. Duke. Guthrie. Prof. w. +.
Carlyle. OF saltwater. DR.. d. w. Grif-
fin. OF Norman. and DR.. chas. q.
Putney. OF Oklahoma city. we're se-
leoted as vice presidents; Miss Jen-
cite Collar. of Oklahoma City. was
reelected secretary-treasurer
The conference was success in
every sense fthe word. and the re-
tiring president. Prof. Jerome Dowd
OF the chair OF sociology and political
economy OF the Oklahoma state I'm
iyersity. stated Saturday Afternoon
that there never had been a more in
teresting or inspiring meeting OF the
Oklahoma Conference. The meet
ings have been well attended by rep
resentatlves fro mall the state AMI
private institutions and organiza-
tions engaged in betterlng the social
conditions of all classes. Many men
OF note. not only in this line OF work
but in other lines. were here and adj
dressed the meetings. and much good
has resulted and will result from the
conference.
One OF TIE most gratifying facts
about the conference. not only TO its
members. but to our own citizens.
was the attendance OF local peole.
Delegates TO this conference, who
have also attended previous confer
ences. say that Durant people attend
ed better and showed more interest
in this line OF work than the citizens
OF any other city where they have
previously met. not excepting Okla
home City last year. or Norman the
year before.
An important phase OF social wel-
fare work was taken up Saturday az
ternoon. when the conservation OF
health was taken up and considered
by the conference. The cooperation
OF county and city officials with or
ganised charity work was discussed
by Miss Novella Gould, superintend-
ent OF the Oklahoma City Provident
Association. Miss Gould told the con-
ference how the city and county Off
cials could assist charity organiza.
tions In the care and treatment OF the
sick and needy. and gave many val
liable pointers.
DR.. ], w. Duke. OF Guthrie, State
COMMISSIONS rof Health. spoke or
Municipal Cleanliness and explained
what could and should be done along
this line.
What We Are Doing and What
We Should Do For The Insane" was
discussed by DIR. d. w Griffin, super.
intendent OF the State Insane Asylum
at Norman. DR.. Griffin explained
the many things that were done for
these unfortunates of the human
family and told his experience OF q
few OF the things that should be done
for them. DR.. Griffin's address wa.
the last OF the conference.
Most OF the delegates who were ir
attendance from this and other o.
the States. departed Saturday after
noon and night for their homes, say
ing that Durant was the most hos
pitable city they had visited in many
days.
AS an evidence that they meant
what they said. we give below th'
resolutions adopted by the confer
ence:
! 1--WE extend our heartiest thank
to Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Hickman, IN,
churches of Durant. and every citi
zen who assisted in making the con
ference a success. To the Southeast
ern State Normal. its school for IL
musical numbers and to the publi
press for their courtesies we express
our thanks.
"The Eighth Annual Conferenc
goes on record as favorlng the at
tempting OF practical legislation look
ing to the relief of rural tenants Il
the matter Of housing and loans.
! "It approves Of the efforts of th
Federation of Churches In Americ
e to concentrate the power of the var
. ious denominations, especially in tn
, ruarl communities, so a sto bring IN