Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-19
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON HOMES FOR CHILDREN
Meeting OF Far-Reaching Importance
Opens in Seventh Street Christian
Church Tonight.
WILL DISCUSS CUsToD1AL CARE
Officers Placing-Out Societies, Asy-
lums and Organizations for Pre-
ventiOn Of Cruelty to Children TO
Take Part in Debates.

The annual conference Of the Ma
tional Childrens Home Society will be-
Sin here tonight at o'clock. In the
seventh Street Christian Church.
where all the sessions VIII be held. An
address of welcome will be delivered
on behalf Of the city by Mayor Aims
lie. and the address Of welcome on be-
half of the Virginia Children's Homo
Society Will be delivered by Attorney
General John Garland Pollard. Cover
nor Stuart will welcome the delegates
on behalf of the state Response will
be made by Rev. J. p. Dysart. d. D.,
president Of the National Children's
nome Society. and AN address on The
Value of Child" will be delivered by
Rev. T. a. Smoot D. d.
The conference VIII continue through
frlnay, and many addresses concerned
with child welfare will be delivered
Among the speakers will be G. g. Car
stems. secretary Of the Massachusetts
society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Childrcn: John l.. Green. superIntend-
cht or the Mississippi Children's Home
society; Robert b. McCord. of Georgia:
Marcus FasS. Of Florida: a. T Bur
nell of Iowa; Rev. c. G. Stahman, OF
Missouri; Rcv. 4. H. Stoneman. of
n,
nesota: Frank D. Hall. of North Da-
kota. and Rev. J. T. Mastin. D. D.. sec
relary Of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections of Virginia.
PROGRAM FOR
IO-MoRRoW,s SESSION
The program for tomorrow follows:
Devotions.
Sectional Mecting-Presided over by
Dr, j. p Dysart, president National
children's Home Society
Closer Cooperation Between All Child
Saving Aeenc!es-C. c. Carstens. secre-
tary Massachusetts, Society Prevention
of Cruelty to Children, Boston.
Round Table Discussion.
a:45 a. M.-"Policics in Acceptin.; the
Should Societies Actively Seek for
Children" (b) What Investigation
should be Made Before Accepting a
Child? tc) Should Any Type of Child
be Rejected? II SO, What Types"
400 y. M-Rev. w. Henry Thomp-
SON D. D. Pittsburgh. Pa. Discussion
led bT Mr.. p. r Shirk. superintendent
Kansas Children's Home Society.
i2:l5 +. M.-"1deals and Methods in
inc Treatment of Children During the
Period Between Receiving and Placing
,al The Receiving Institution" tb)
Free Temporary Care In Families"
co Paid Boarding Home" ID, "Medi-
cal and Surgical Care" A. y. Stuch-
man. superintendent South Dakota
Children's Home Society Discussion
led by W. 5. Reynolds. superintendent
Illinois Children's Home and Aid
Society
i:%' p. M.-Adjournmcnt
500 r. M.-"The Southern Outlook"
. John l., Green. superintendent Missis-
| sippi Children's Home Society: Robert
| b. McCord, superintendent Georgia
! chi!dren's Home Society; Marcus Fagg,
superintendent Florida Children's Home
society.
| 400 p. M.-Reports from states.
500 p. M.-"Problems of Supervision
in Foster Homes" (a) ITO What Age
should Supervision Continue?" (b)
| Relation Of Child to Natural Parent
and Relatives" Cc) "Communica lions
Between Children and Parents After
Adoption or OF Legal Age" td) Chill
dren Who Have Been Successful" a. T.
Burnel!. superintendent Iowa ChiIdren's
Home Society. Discussion led by Rev.
{. c. Stahnan. superintendent Missouri
Childrcn's Home Society.
500 p. M-Devotions. Address-"The
Dependent Child" Rev. j. 7. Mastin.
secretary OF the State Board of Chart
ties and Corrections. Address-"rhe
Mission of the Children's Home So
c;ety.'' Or. II. II. Hart, New York City.
Discussion.