Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-05
ebbi Louis Witt Tells of
 !onditions in Little Rock l Since District Closed.
FATE CHARITIES
 1 CONFERENCE OPENS
! Rsion at First Presbyterian Church Last Night Proves Interesting to Large Number Of Pine Bluff People.
EVice saCpression" was the sut

rVice ssCpression" was the sub-
 c. of general discussion at the
 eht sesso nlast night of the con-
 hti0n of the State Association of karities and Corrections, at the
 fst p1esbyte rian church, followirg g
 e present aticn of stated addresses
 the same subject by the speakers
 the program, and that the matter
 live issue was indicated by the
 inner in which local people parti- bated in the discussion.
 The convention opened with a ses- bn during the forenoon at the as-
 mbly hall of the chamber Of com krce, and these in attendance gavo aications of great interest in the FerSi addresses on the program. bbbi Joseph Jasin Of this city pre- led, and the session was devoted to Church and Social Service" :" Ear addressss of welcome by Con-
 essman Sam Taylor and Prof.
 nius Jordan, and a response by brand Whipplee of Little Rock.
 The morning session was in charge
 Rev. James Thomas as chairman
 that section. The addresses and
 talks were most interesting, those
 the program, in addition to Dr. lcnas. being Miss Helen Riddick of bth Rock and Miss Eva Reichardt
 Little Rock. The attendance of he Bluff people at this sesslon, as
 ll az at the afternoon session, was bsnpolntingly small. but there were
 nuuber of other meetings of inn rtance to local women, which had E effect of keeping many from the Invention session.
 At the afternoon session, Mrs. Min- e U Rutherford of Magazine served
 chairman of the section, the dis pssion being on Public Charities d Welfare" Again the discussions Ere most interesting, each of the leakers appearing determined to |lk of acknowledged and proved |cts, rather than generalities.
 |J. c. Clary, state commissioner of DOT. who was on the program for
 paper on Minimum Wage Law Ps unable to be in attendance, snl Fv. Marion Nelson Waldrip, pastor the Lakeside Methodist church, fcupied his time, with telling talk the Relation of Alcohol to Pov- Ety."
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 |Othors who spoke during the after Pon session were Mrs. Rutherford A. Auerbach of Little Rock. Mrs. Darnell of Little Rock.
 Crowd Present at Night.
 |rhe evening session proved t3e PS interesting and the best attenc'
 Of the first day of the convention. ecause large attendance had been Fpectea at the night sessions, these gre. arranged to be held at the |rst Presbyterian church, and the |pectations of the arrangements |mnlttee were borne out In this re- pect. The church was well filled M nen the night session was opened ath an invocation by R,av. B. R leele of the First Methodist church. Rev. Hay Watson Smith of Little cck, widely known. throughout tne ate as a worker for the supprss- oh Of vice. was the chairman of tn, 'ctlon, which discussed "Vice Sup Fesslon' in spirited manner. After ' smith had made his talG, which llcluded a report on the anti-vict bilatlor, it was announced that abbi Louis Witt would speak on th' iects in Little Rock of the sup 'ession of the restricted district. in le absence of Mayor Charles E ssyi'r, unable to be present, but no will De here today.
 Res*:is aN Little Rock.
 Rabbi Witt. who is a member of 'e wee suppression commission in ltVlle Rock, knew his subject wei la discussed it's various phases in <aguages that wa sclearly under.