South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-04
MRS. MILLER To
DISCUSS SAVING
Of CHILDHOOD
South Bend Woman, Repre-
Senting indiana at National
Conference, Will Take Part
in Program Tuesday Evening

Mrs. w. Z. Miller. appointed by
Gov. Ralston to represent the state
of Indiana at the 18th annual National
Conference on Child Labor TO be held
in Washington, D. C. Tuesday and
Wednesday, left for Washington sun
day evening.
Not only has Mrs. Miller been hon
ored by the appointment but she
has also been assigned place on the
program which will be participated in
by people of note from all over the
country. Mrs. Miller's part in the
program comes Tuesday evening when
with Sen. William S. Kenyon from
Iowa. she Will discuss National Con-
servation OF Childhood"
Mrs. Miller will leave Washington
Thursday and return by way of In
dianapolis TO attend a meeting of the
commission on the hours and condi-
tons of working women of the state
She Will arrive in South Bend Sunday
evening probably.
Child Labor a National Problem"
has been assigned as the general
topic for the conference, and this has
been subdivided into several phases Of
the problem for specific discussion at
the several sessions. Many people OF
national note will be present and par
ticipate in the program. Beside SEN
ators and representatives whose states
have been specially concerned with
the child labor question, there will be
present governors of a number of
states, sociological workers of wide
repute, and some of the great manu-
factureTS of the country. All the
meetings will be held in the New Wal
lard hotel
The first session on Tuesday morn
ing Will be given up largely to regis
tratiOn and enrolment and live re-
ports from the field" in which those
with the child labor problem in all
ute experiences"
DIR. Kober to Preside.
Tuesday afternoon the general topic
Will be Immediate Needs in Child
Labor Reform" The meeting will be
presided over by DR.. George NJ. Kober
OF the District Of Columbia Child
Labor committee, and those partici-
pating in the discussion will include
among others: Mrs. Florence Kelley, |
New York secretary Of the National |
Consumers league; DIR. Edward II. |
DevIne, New York school of philan-
thrOpy. DR.. DeWne will speak on
THE European War and American |
Children"
The Federal Child Labor Bill" will |
be the general topic Tuesday evening, |
and DR.. Felix Adler of the National |
Child Labor committee will preside |
and give the annual chairman's ad- |
dress. Hon. A. Mitchell Palmer, rep /
reSentatiYe from Pennsylvania, will /
speak on The Constitutionality Of a /
Federal Child Labor Law" Hon. Will |
liam 5. Kenyon, senator from Iowa,
and Mrs. w. L. Miller Will speak ON
National Conservation of Childhood" /
Henry p. Kendell of the Plimpton
Press, Norwood, Mass, THE Effect of
Uniform Labor Standards on Inter
state Competition" w. II. Swift and
owen r. LOvejoy Will also speak.
To Discuss Charter.
Among those discussing phases of
the subject, Child Labor Today"
which will be the topic for Wednesday
vii be DR.. \. j. McKelway, \
ID. c., southern secretary
of the National Child Labor commit
tee; Hon. NJ. j. Mcmahon, Little Rock.
deputy commissioner of bureau of
labor and statistics of Arkansas; John
Mitchell of New York.
Needed "A National Children's
Charter" will be given 10-minute dis
cussiOns by representatives of organ
ZatiOns and activities for the welfare
Of children. Homer Folks of New
York State Charities Aid association,
presiding.
The closing session Wednesday eve
ming will be a discussion of The
Child, Ward of the Nation" by
lane Adams. Chicago Hull House:
Thomas l. Parkington. New York, leg
slative drafting bureau, Columbia
w. III. Matbie president
Baltimore City club; Julia C. Lathrop,
d. c.; Hon. Victor Muir
lock. representative from Kansas:
Hon. Robert L. owen. senator from
Oklahoma