Norwich bulletin., 1916-04-06
CHARITIES AND CORRECTIONS
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Visits to Institutions and Addresses by
Noted Speakers Will Be Features.

The sixth conference Of the Con-
necticut State Conference of Charities
and Corrections will be held in this
city, April 80. May 1 and 3
The programme of the conference
is as follows:
Sunday, April so, $50 p. m. Gener-
al session. Brief address by the pres
ident, L. o. Smith. Address OF well
come, T. C. Murphy, mayor of Nor
yyfch. Address, Graham Taylor. presi-
dent of Chicago Commons and ex-
president of the National Conference
Of Charities and Corrections.
Monday, May l, $50 a. m: Public
hearing on proposed legislation Gan
open meeting for the discussion of new
legislation to be endorsed by the
conference). Visits 20 institutions lat
or in the morning.
Afternoon section at p. m Cen
eral session. Committee on the fam
lily and the community; chairman,
Rev. ]. MacL- Richardson. First Pres
byterian church. Bridgeport Pro-
gramme of legislation for Connecticut
especially with reference to settle
ment laws. by Fred r. Johnson. gen.
eral secretary of Associated Charities
of Boston. Mass. Ideals of Charity
Organization Work. Mrs. William II.
Lothrop, Newtonville, Mass. to s
p. m. reception at the home Of L. o.
Smith, president of the conference.
Evening session: Committee on
Children, chairman. Mrs. Frank A.
Mitchell. member of the state board
of charities, Norwich.
Report of this committee, by its
secretary. Eugene Van Why. superin-
tendent of the William Gilbert home
Winsted Conn. The County Home
System, including the placing out of
| children, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell Out
| line Of the work OF the private chari-
ties Of the state in the placing out OF
1av III
| New Haven Orphan asylum, New Ha-
ven. Suggestions for improvement in
the present practice of caring for de-
| pendent children in Connecticut, c.
| G. Narstens, general secretary of the
| Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
/ to Children. Boston. Mass.
| Tuesday, May 2, 9 a. m: Round Ia
| bic Of the Section on Children. Stu
/ alton with regard to the public care
\ Of children under four years OF age
Miss Marjorie Cheney. South Man
| chester. Situations with regard "a
the care Of children under four By
private institutions, especially st
Agnes home, Rev. Father John T
Ryan, Hartford. Discussion.
Round Table of the Section on the
Family and Community. Discussion
| regarding Organized Charity worl
Of Juvenile courts in Connecticut and
| improvement Of Non-Support and De.
sertion Laws, Francis II. Mclean
general secretary OF the American as.
ISOLATION Of Societies for Organized
Charity will lead in this discussion
followed by Mrs. Rosemary Anderson
New London.
Round Table Of the Section on Cor.
rectional Work. Discussion on Treat.
ment Of Inebriety, by Hon L. p. Wal.
do Marvin, Judge OF probate court o.
| Hartford. Discussion OF County Jai
System by Hon. z. L. Steele, Judge o.
police court, Hartford.
Round Table OF the section on Men.
tai Detectives.
1o45 a. m. General session. Com.
mittee on Mental Detectives: chair.
| man, DR.. Henry Pollock, supt of the
state Hospital for the Insane, Nor.
witch. Care OF the Predetermined, By
DIR. Charles T. LnMoure, Buperintend.
ent OF Connecticut School for Imbe.
Giles. LnkeYille. Care Of Mentally De.
superintendent Of Craig Colony for
| Epileptics, Mansfield. Insane, by DIR
Hayiland, superintendent Of the Con.
neoticut Hospital for the Insane. a
Middletown.
Afternoon general session, 2 D, m
Committee on Reformatory and Cor.
reotionai Work; chairman, Charles II
Johnson, superintendent of the Con.
necticut Reformatory, Cheshire. The
| Need OF Woman's Reformatory Mrs
| martina r. Falconer. superintendent OF
| Girls school, Darling, Pa Discussion
opened by Prof, William B, Bailey, OF
New Haven. Probation, Hon, T. @. II
Grain, Judge of general sessions, New
York city. Discussion opened by O
n. Thompson, SECRETARY ConaeetIout
Prison asaooiatiop, Hartford, Newer
Ideals in Prisons, Charles II, John.
son, superintendent Connecticut Re.
torTnatpry, Cheshire, Discussion open.
ed by Rsv, DR.. Rockwell II. Potter, Of
Hartford. business meeting of con,
ference, Election Of officers and
executive committee,
The officers OF the conference fei
/ 1916 are as foIlowsI
| President, Leonard o, Smith, Nor,
WITCH, Yics presidents, Frederick q
Plat, New BFftaipI DR., y. Il, Brad,
street, MeridenI George s, Palmer
New LondonI George II, Edwards
Bridgeport Edgar II. Wagner, Put.
MANI p, Kent Hubbard, JF., Made
town. Henry d. Brtdgman, Norfolk
treasurer, Henry nJJohnson. Norwich
secretary, Edward d. B. Lynde, New
London,
Executive eommitteel Rev, John II
Frederick, NarWiGAi Mrs. Frank A
| Mitchell lfeE&iehT Mrs, George p