Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-12
EN RELIGIOUS SERVICES
HELD IN ALMSHOusEs
300 Boys Turned Over to Proba-
ton Officers, Few We're Ever
In Sunday Schools.
!. MAsTIN MAKES ADDRESS
Pills Sunday School Convention
"Wrccking Grew" Is Needed to
Save Boys and Girls OF Virginia.
Convention Elects Officers.

WIN the exception of an address by
" George W. Crabtrcc, the pro-
am OF yesterday closing the con-
htion OF tho Virginia Sunday School
isociation in tho First Baptist
'urch was carried out to the most
mute detail. Mr.. Crabtrcc wired the
INVENTION Of his unavoida bic deten-
N and expressed regrets in not bcin.
lie 10 he present. state Superinten
mt OF Charities and Corrections j. +.
.astin spoke briefly in his stead
Tho meeting opened promptly at $3.50
f:lock yesterday morning with the
gistrar's report, which showed that
delegates were attending from ont
town and forty counties were repre-
nted. Owing to tie severe weather
Q attendance OF tho city aid not come
D TO expectations. Resolutions were
cscnted and adopted rendering
anks 10 the church. the Presbyterian
l,mmittcc OF Publication, Boy Scouts
I'd others who had assisted in making
convention the success IL was.
LEDGE SUPPORT TO
FOOD CONSERVATION
One OF tho features OF the morning
ssion was the address of l.. Is.
rooks on the necessity Of food con-
frvation, and aroused his hearers 10
brward the following kilograms 10
ashington. the first 10 President
ilson and the second to Food Ad-
Illustrator Herbert Hoover:
we arc holc-heartcdly with you
our country's great struggle. We
ledge ourselves TO produce and con-
frve food. We respectfully petition
fou to use your Influence TO stop tho
Re Of all food material in the making
/ all alcoholic beverages
We are sQuarcly behind you In the
hoic program OF food conservation
hd especially for the saving OF wheat
Foducts."
Thcse messages were sent by Mr..
|rooks on behalf of the convention
Rev. w. r. Hudson. OF stanton.
poke for some time on "Ach'cviuE
large Things lie emphasized tho
|cccssity OF giving every ono in tho
indaY School something definite 10
p and it results were small the
cubic should be found ont and the
|>ncdy applied.
EASY ALMsHoUSES
WITHOUT RELIGIOUS SERVICES
Superintendent Mastin. OF The state
GARD OF Charities and Corrections,
billed attention TO the fact that out
ircc were never visited by ministers
nd no religious exercises were at any
me held within their walls. This do
lcrablc situation Was the immediate
esul; OF considerable discussion hy
arious members. pr. Mastin also
hated in this connection that tho
nurchos had led tho fight for the
establishment OF the juvenile courts
az s'atis,ics were road showing that
II 500 boys turned OVER TO tho proba
Oh officer very fcw had over had any
ssoc.ation with Sunday school ~
rocking crew" he said. "should 10
cor boys aud girls"
Rev. Cccil V. Cook. OF Charlottcs-
lie. spoke oh The Home Department
iclpinG." saying that good homes
ould lie maintained w!thou, Il pastor,
u, that IN. greatest service would
c performed b. full cooperation Of
hc home with tho chcrch. -Four in
crmsl conferences or department
;orkc.s were held simultaneously fol-
owing pr. Cooks address. The home
apartment was conducted by Rev.
ohm Lee Allison, or Alexandria.
:. J.. CARnUTHERs Is
ELECTED PRESIDENT
The afternoon session was devoted
o conferences and the consideration
+ business matters. Officers Of the
ssoc!ation were elected as follows:
J. l.. Carruthers, OF the University
Z Virginia. president: DR.. Y. 4. Miller
I Harrisonburs, vice president: l.. Il.
pencer. OF Richmond. reelected secre-
arg: 81. f. Church. OF Fairfax. re-
lected member of the international
commission, with Frank r. Crump al
ornate member.
T. G. digs. OF Richmond, was elect
d general secretary Of the departing Mt
( field workers by the executive COM
littce; Miss Catherine Groh. OF Hcrn-
on. elementary superintendent; Mrs.
:. 4. Isreal and Frank 7. Isreal, OF
'airfa1. Respectively secondary and
dult supcrintendents: Mrs. L. NJ.
'ouns!ll, OF Richmond, homo depart
ient superintendent; and DR.. T. Is.
Brooks. OF Randolph Macon Woman's
College, Lynchburg. teacher training
The next annual convention will be
cid IN Court Street Methodist Church,
.ynchburg. February &c 10 IS, inclu-
i've. The convention came to con-
fusion by an address by CIV r. A.
Waite. OF Chicago, whose subject was
AS Others See Us"