The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-21
On Child Labor, Detectives,
Hygiene, Juvenile Court
Work and Other Subjects.
REPORT 0N LAWS MADE.
Committees Make Reports and
a Very Wholesome Pro
gram lis Observed.

Wonderfully interesting and in
Structlve addresses on child labor, de-
4 ffectives, hygiene. juvenile court
work, reformatory institutions and
nursing service were delivered ut to-
days sessions OF the second annual
West Virginia Conference OF Charities
and Correction in the Masonic audi
torium. People OF Clarksburg who
have not yet attended these sessions
are missing something worth while
and they should take advantage of
the unusual opportunity presented
and attend the remaining ones.
Tuesday mornings session was
opened with report by Prof. L. M.
Bristol. OF West Virginia University,
on the collection Of laws in West Ntr-
ginia governing children. This was
ordered at last years conference for
publication in pamphlet form. Prof
1 Bristol has compiled the laws and
has the copy ready for the printer.
Committee Reports.
Interesting committee reports were
submitted on child labor by Miss Nola
| Mckinney. OF Fairmont and on de-
fectives BY DR.. Irene Buliard.- or
Wheeling.
Mrs. Bertha @. Cady. Of New York
City, educational field secretary Of
the American Hygiene Association,
made an address on Some Social
and ., e. Economic Developments in Twen-
l.heth Century Home Life
The twentieth century family" !"
said Mrs. Cady. rs developing In
rather a spectacular way. due to con-
tributions from medicine. sociology,
history. woman's entrance into the
economic world and her approaching
entrance into the political world The
question now is what attitude we
shall take. whether we shall look
back into the family OF the past for
an ideal, or look squarely into things
as they are and diagnose the family.
Of today, find out what is the mat
ter with It and Whetherit Is measur-
Ing up to standards OF efficiency.
Vital Questions.
We find certain fundamental con-
dtttons with which we have to deal.
These are the question OF postpone
ment of marriage, the question OF di-
Yorce, the question of reform in mar
riage rather than reform OF divorce
and the question of facing fundamen-
tai difficulties In dealing with family
relations. These are embraced in
the LIQUOR question and In the uues-
t1on# of sex mlsund nderstandings, which
have to&do with maladjustments and
prostitution. We find that we must
face these evils and the best way Of
doing 30 Is by educating our children
for better marriage, the establish
ment of standards by which our
young people may select their mates.
which should be based on health,
mental and social development and
ideals These are the detectives OF
the National Vigilance Society. the
American Hygiene Association, and
similar organizations. These ideals
can only be realized by educating our
children properly In sex hygiene and
thus aboltshtng the eidouble sex stand
ard
O.. ". Williams, director Of the
Children's Welfare Department OIL
the Ohio Board OF State Charities.
gave splendid address on a 'Inpor-
tant Child Welfare Movem ents,..'
synopsis of which ts published else
where In the Telegram.
Round Table Discussion.
a round table discussion was en-
gagged In by the delegates at luncheon
at the Hotel Gore at noon, with A. 10.
Sinks Of Wheeling general secretary
OF the Wheeling Associated Charities.
as the leader.
The. afternoon session Tuesday was
oPenEu Win an auQFeSS ton6fA NurS-s
ing Service for Every Home by Miss
Lois Van Meter, Of Wheeling former
~ in charge Of the Lakewood district
OF Cleveland, o. Pioneer Juvenile
Court Work was discussed by r.. %.
Frazier. probation officer, Of Wheel
ing, which opened discussion Of 4
juvenile court work. Then addresses
on reformatory institutions IN West
Virginia were delivered, n. e. Flesh
or, superintendent OF the State In
dustrial School for Boys at Prunty-
town, treating Of that school and
Miss Elizabeth Rungee, superinten-
dent OF the Florence Crittenden5
Home at Wheeling, dealing with the
.reformatory institutions for girls.
Night Session.
Tuesday nigh t's session, which be-
gins at 8 o'clock In the Masonic au-
ditorfum, where all the sessions are
being held, will include an address
on Community Organization for So
cial Service. by j. NJ. Hanson. gen
eral secretary Of the Charity Organ
ization Society, Of Youngstown, o..
and oneEon The Abolition OF Power
ty,,',' by Prof. J. 2: Haggerty, OF ohioiI
State University at Columbus, o.