New Britain herald., 1916-04-21
STATE CONFERENCE
 IN NORWICH SOON
Charities and Correction to be Dis
 Cussed April 30-May2

The sixth conference of the Con-
 necticut States Conference of Char
 ities and Correction will be formally
 opened by President Leonard o.
 Smith of Norwich at o'clock the
 night of April 30 at the Broadway
 welcom Is to be given by Mayor T.
 c. Murphy of Norwich. Two ad- dresses are to be given at this ses- sion, one by Graham Taylor. head worker of Chicago Commons and formerly president of the National Conference of Charities and Correc- of Peoples Institute, New York City.
 At 9:30 o'clock the following morning there will be public hear ing on proposed legislation in the form of an open meeting for discus sion of new legislation to be en- dorsed by the conference. The rest of the morning will be taken up in visits to various institutions in Nor which and vicinity.
 Monday afternoons session will be at 2 o'clock in charge of the com mittee on the family and the com- of which Rev. J. MacL Rich ardson of Bridgeport, pastor of the First Presbyterian church and for mer commissioner of public charities in that city, is chairman. General Secretary Fred R. Johnson of Bos- toms Associated Charities, formerly of Bridgeport's de- partment of public charities, will speak on program of legislation for Connecticut especially with reference to settlement laws and Mrs. William H. Lothrop, Newtonville, Mass, will discuss Ideals of Charity Organiza- ton Work" Between 4 and o'clock there will be a reception at the homo of President Leonard o. Smith of the conference.
 The evening session will be at 8 o'clock in charge of committee on children with Mrs. Frank A. Nit chell of Norwich, member of the i state board of charities as chairman. There will be a report of the com nittee on children by Superintendent ! Eugene Van Why of the William Gil- ] pert home, Winsted, it's secretary. | Mrs. Mitchell will explain the county | nome system, including the placins ,ut of dependent children. Miss Lima ohipps of the New Haven Orphan asylum will outline the work of the private charities of the state in the 'lacing out of dependent children and General Secretary c. c. Garstens of Society for the Prevention of Cruelty o Children, Boston, will advance sug- ,estions for improvement in the
 resent practice of caring for de- endent children.
 Talk on St. Agnes Home.
 Round table discussions will com rise the program for Tuesday morn lg, beginning at g o'clock. Tn the ection under the head of children here will be two addresses, one by Tiss Marjorie Cheney of South Man. hester and the other by Rev. Father ohn T. Ryan of Hartford Miss ,heney will review the situation with egard to the public care of children nder four years of age and Father syan will review the situation relat- ng to the care of children under four y private institutions, especially St. -gnes' home.
 General Secretary Francis H. Mo- .ean of the American association of ocieties for Organizing Charity will cad the section in charge of the ommittee on the family and the community. The discussion will be n organized charity work and con- erning the establishment of juvenile ourts in Connecticut and improve lent of non-support and desertion avs. The same topic will be dis ussed by Mrs. Rosemary Anderson of lew London.
 In the round table discussion on he section on correctional work there i'll be two addresses one by Pro- ate Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin of hartford, on "The Treatment of In briety" and by Police Court Judge