The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-22
CHOSEN
PRESIDENT AGA IN
of the West Virginia Confer.
ence of Charities and Cor
reCtionS at Final Meeting.

with Tic AuppLlOI apLjgl5 ~ N WpTk4HS
program for the ensuing year and the
election OF officers. the second annual
West Virginia Conference OF Chart
ties md Correction adjourned after
Ea long session Wednesday, To meet
next November at Fairmont.
The following officers were chosen:
President r. H Vlckers. Morgan
town.
Secretary A. r.. Sinks. Wheeling.
Treasurer Mrs. j. @. Watson,
Fairmont.
Vice president q, WA Dudderar.
CIarksburg.
Vice president-The Rev r. Cary
Montague. Elkins
Executive committeeT'r Professor
t.. M. Bristol, NIorg antown; Miss Alice
Chesney. Charleston; Rabbi a. H.
Silver, Wheeling: Mrs. u It. Waddell.
Huntington; II. X. Richards, Clarks-
burg; Mrs FL. IA. Ritz, B1uetiGld Miss
Minnie W. Taylor Martlnsburg; II. o..
Flesher, PruntytoWn: S. u, Richards.
Weston.
Plans for Year.
The working program for the en-
suing year is as follows:
The purpose Of the state confer
Eence of charities and correction as
set forth in the constitution Is to.
discuss the problems or charity. corr
reGtlOn and prevention. and To fur
ther disseminate Information and.
promote reforms rhat we may
have data as the basis for Intelligent
discussion and Information concern
ing social problems and conditions In
West Virginia, to disseminate, we rec
ommend
The continuance OF the commit
tee on collection OF laws governing
children in West Virginia with the
request that this collection be pub
lished for distribution as soon as pos
sible and further that tile commit
tee seek suggestions from experts In
other states as TO changes adYisab BILE.
We recommend also the continuance
or the committees on child labor.
Juvenile courts: children Iii institu-
lions, and detectives. with the sug-
gestion to the last named committee
that 1T endeaYor to cooperate with
the national committee for the pre-
vention Of feeble-nfnd edness, the
state bureau Of health and the state
department 0f education, in gather
Ing data concerning the extent Of
mental effectiveness in certain sec
lions OF tile state.
Under the second purpose OF This
organization, namely. to promote re-
forms, we recommend
Vital Statistics.
First, that our state bureau of health
secure such mod ffcation of our pres
cnt laws concerning the egistration Of
births and deaths or such ADM nistra-
ton Of our present laws as shall put
ours state in the registrati on area;
Second that we hear ly endorse the
recomm endatiOnE of the state boaru4 81
control. superintendent Of the boys
industrial school and Of other officials
that provision be made at once for a
separate institu ton for the care and
training Of The feeble -lnindcd;
Third, that efforts be mad to rem
5cdy any defects In the laws concern
ing desertlon end that any funds nee
Sessary for their administer ton be
made available to- the end that the de-
5serter be obliged ADEQUATE ly to sup
port his family;
State Board Wanted.
Fourth, that efforts be made to Sc
cure the passage OF a Law creating q
non-par ttsan, unpaid state board of
charities and corrections with nm ex=
pert secretary arDointed by the board
on q civil service basis, this board to
have full power To investigate and re-
porto the governor On Ill state, cOun-
Ety, 4 ocal and private institute onssh av-
ing the care Of depend nts and de-