Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-03
SOCIAL INSURANCE
conference TOPIC
Meeting Of Officials Charged
With the Duty of Enforc-
ing Laws.
PRESIDENT WILSON TO TALK

Onicials from many of the states in this
country and from Canada who are
charged with the duty Of enforcing social
insurance laws will be in attendance
Tuesday at the opening of the Conference
on Social Insurance at the Raleigh Hotel
here. The conference is scheduled to end
Saturday. and during its sessions there
will be discussions by experts Of the
merits. dement's. defects and shortcom-
ings of workmen's compensation laws
needed amendments extending the scope
and adequacy of these laws; sickness in
surance. existing and proposed in all its
aspects: invalidity and old-age insur-
ance. pensions and retirement allow
ances: mothers pensions and maternity
benefits: unemployment insurance. and
other matters relating to social insurance.
President Wilson to Speak.
President Wilson is scheduled to adj
dress the body Friday night at meet
ing to be held in the Memorial Con-
tinental Hall of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Secretary Red
field is to preside at this session. at
rotary Wilson of the Department of La
Dor. Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. and
George Pope, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers. The
other sessions of the conference will be
held in the Raleigh Hotel.
The conference will open at 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning, the session to be de-
merits OF the different forms of admin
istration, by ]. ID. Beck. chairman of the
industrial commission of Wisconsin;
Frank j. Donohue, chairman of the in
sets: George B. Chandler, member of
the workmen's compensation commission
Of Connecticut; Harry A. Mackey, chair
man Of the workmens compensation
board Of Pennsylvania; George A. kings
ton, commissioner of the workmen S
compensation board of Ontario, and Wal
lace D. Yaple, chairman of the indus
trial commission of Ohio.
Themes Of Afternoon Meeting.
The afternoon session will be devoted
to papers on the merits and dement's OF
different methods Of carrying WORK
mems compensation insurance. papers
to be contributed by ]. Scofeld ROW.
vice president Aetna Life insurance
Company; Edison S. Lott. president OF
the United States Casualty Company
Dudley r. Kennedy. director OF the Ia
bor department of B. F. Goodrich com
pany, Akron Ohio: Walter S. Bucklln.
president of the MASSACHUSETTS, En-
ployes' Insurance Association: r Spen-
Ger Baldwin. manager OF the Ne" iorh
state insurance fund: T. j. Duny, mem.
her Of the Industrial commission OF
Ohio: william A. Marshall. chairman OF
the industrial accident commission OF
Oregon: E. w. Olson. chairman OF ehs
industrial insurance commission OF
Washington and W. w. Greene. actuary'
Industrial commission of COLORADO inc
reading of the papers Is TO pc ioilo"eq
by a discussion participated IN by T. n
Crownhart. former chairman OF the IN
dustrial commission of Wisconsin: a
L. Allen. assistant manager OF the
Pennsylvania workmen's insurance
fund.
Compensation schedules of awards
and lump sum settlements are to be
discussed at the night session by A );
PfIisbury, chairman of the industriai
accident commission of California; r
Tecumseh Sherman of New York; AL
. bert W. Whitney general manager OF
the national workmen's compensation
service bureau; William G Archer.
deputy commissioner of the New YORK
state bureau of workmen's compensa-
ton, and Robert w. Grandfield. secre-
tary of the industrial accident board
Of Massachusetts.
Speakers at Subsequent Sessions.
Those scheduled to speak at the other
meetings are Walter G. Cowles, vice
president of the Travellers Insurance
Company; Leon S. Senior. manager of the
New York compensation rating board:
David S. Beyer of the Ma achusetts En-
ployes' Insurance Association; VIII j.
French member Of the Industrial accident
commission of California; H. NJ Wilson.
department of inspection and safety
the Associated Companies. Pittsburgh:
safety. industrial commission OF ONO
Lewis T. Bryant, commissioner OF la
hor of New Jersey: Alfred W. Donovan,
chairman of the Massachusetts, board OF
chairman of the workmen's compensa-
tion commission of Connecticut; Fran
els d. Donoghue. medical adviser. in
dustrial accident board of Massa-
United Mine Workers of America; W.
Irving Clark OF Worcester. Mass; w: II.
White, chief medical examiner, indus
trial commission of Ohio: J. w. Sche-
reschewsky:, surgeon United States
man. Fred c. Croxton of the Ohio
Institute for Public Efficiency: Prof
Willard G. Fisher. New York Uni
versity: Prof. John X. Commons.
University of Wisconsin, W. S. Car
ter. president Of the Brotherhood
o. Locomotive Firemen and Engine
men; F. II. Bohlen. consulting attorney
of the Pennsylvania board of labor and
industry, II. Z. Bradbury. counselor AT
law, New York; Charles II. Ner-il!.
United States bureau OF labor statistics.
David L. Edsail. Massachusetts General
Hospital. Boston. Mas; FREDERICK l..
Hoffman, statistician. Prudential In
surance Company. william A Day.
president OF the Equita Bile Life Assur-
ance Society: Edgar Sydeust:!cEer. pub
lie health statistician. United States
public health service: George W. Per
kius. president, Cigarmak-rs' inter
national Union: John p. Frey. editor.
International Molders' Journal, George
A. Ranney. International Harvester
Company: T.. Is. Hunt. Pennsylvania
lsaiiroad Company. Abb Landis Ma
tioaai Frsternal Congress: Robert 7,
Legge. professor of hygiene. Univer-
s!ty Of California: Rufus NJ. Potts. in
sUrance superintendent of Illinois.
Charles +. Nesbit, superintendent Of
Insurance OF Washington. ID, G: John
L. Andrews. secretary American Asso-
citation foI Labor Legislation. Grant
Hamilton. legislative committee. Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor: Frank F..
Dresser. counsel for health commit
Tee, National Association Of Manufac-