New Britain herald., 1915-02-05
SOCIAL AND CHARITY
 WORKERS TO MEET
National Conference to B; Held 1t
 Baltimore, May l2 to l9.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-The unusual con- ditions which social and charity workers face as result of the European war prompted the early announcement yesterday of arrange ments for the National Conference of Charities and Correction, although the m meeting is still more than three months off The conference will be held in Baltimore May 12 to 19.
 The preliminary program points out that this meeting will be the most important in the forty-two years history of the organization, and prob ably one of the largest and most inn portant conferences of the kind ever held in America, owing to the fact that social and charity workers 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 conditions caused by the European war. These workers" says Secretary William T. Cross, "as we'll as public officials and those priva te citizens who contribute m oney and time to the support of charitable and social agencies, are feeling the necessity of getting to- gether to discuss ways and means that the resources of the country may be made to go as far as possible in the alleviation and prevention of suffer- ing at home"
 To Determine. Remedies.
 The conference will endeavor to de- termine 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 Professor Charles R. Henderson of the Univer- sity of Chicago, who will present report on Outdoor Relief in the United States with the Consideration of Some of the Lessons to be Drawn from European Experiences" The same subject with especial reference tc the rural sections of the country will be discussed by Amos w. Butler of Indianapolis, Ind.
 Will Discuss Issues.
 Dr. Edward T. Devine, professor of social economy of Columbia Univer sity, will discuss ''The Policy of Granting State Subsidies to private Carities'' and Robert w. Kelso of Boston The Polick of Granting State Charters to Private Charities"
 This section of the conference will lay stress upon the increasing magni- tude and importance of public charity work, and the need for effective CO., operation between public and private charities.
 Assume Immediate Importance.
 In view of the extraordinary disar rangements of social relations all over the world during the year 1915, the section of the conference on the fam fly and the community assumes i'm mediate importance and the topic Maintaining Standards of Work in Times of Stress" Is proposed by the American association of Societies for Organizing Charity which will hold it's annual session jointly with the national conference Miss Mary E. Richmond of the Russell Sage found ation will open the question of Case Work Fundame ental in Social Effort.''
 The fact that large numbers of i'm migrant women have come to Ameri- ca following every recent war has prompted the section on social hy- giene to choose the general topic How Shall We Prevent Prostitution ?" Among the speakers will be pr. Kath- erine B. Davis, commissioner or cor rection in New York City, and C. c. Carstens, secretary of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children of Boston.
 To Discuss Toronto Plan.
 The section on corrections will dis cuss the Toronto plan and the parole law affecting prisoners sentenced to county jails. These subjects will be discussed by Warden J. T. Gilmour of the central prison of Toronto, ard Judge J. c. Backus of Milwaukee, 'The Payment of Funds to Prisoners" is to be discussed by K. L. Schreiver of Kansas City; "The Treatment of Inebriety in a State Institution by pr. Erwin H. Neff, superintendent of the Foxborough state hospital of Mas sachusetts, and "Inebriety and Crime" by pr. G. Milton Linthicum of Balti- more.