, 1879-06-11
.pIJDLIC CHARITIES.
.,:,,s Annual Convention Of the
s''' Various State Boards.
Largo Attendanos Of Delegates from
tho Northern States.
,.,,rtont Papers on Prisons, Hospitals,
''' Jalls, and Rcformasorless
pr,nkerf1off, of Ohio, Elect
u''" ed President.

,.te ~ 0tt, Flort.
.~ ErtlkeTnCllt 0l S4Aloj 6aSSt"
G0"* ed President.
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MORNING oHSoiON'
nm SIXTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
~ =, ,hc limited stotes began lis sea.
W.. At The Grand raciflc Hotel Yesterday
Eons ,.ith a rood attendance. Tho weather
rMhl'Nt 49,, - ao,nuotrs camc In with per-
NJ warm, a'u u' uss -, ..,,, o,,..,as,.t,
tshttou stanang oa Aie'. uo'u ano ,
nssa and the'r ciosaue llap ~ "'ta .1,aaI uIAs s"I
stgs Ratl.on, o. s'eau't , i M h,nor
Tsao 49,.
ashs state' ,,,o .,v+h annual npet.
fls sad this WIS t'o s'1tn a,'nu"' "ee
* o. ~. -. q. .s.sfoba nerotofore had been
ruked that It's ,' esse'o.. .,.,, ~ An,.rtooo
t.Ia IN connection WIN tne Alnee.eA"
San '~'.' .,.,. t+ .o.arrh,ca A n
NJ tbs hfat .1ne' aaos ."",1".,. IT.,
..r,r,te and tndcpenflcnt orGa1lzat'oh' Ho
e'"s, ,h,+ ,,, thts opcaeton they should be-
rafe9eu 'u.s y" s ~ :so,,r,o, ~ .ovs-.j
1ottted Of the preseaeo anu eouuAo! " besesn'
~. 1n1 distinguished gcnt1otnen OF tllnt Asso-
eaaon who hai eeen aceusssen ro's. ~ si I'm. ni
n,n, He could assure taosa 'ptcsons !llnIt u
.,o,sh absent In person, yat In feeling, and
:,ppsshv, a'a In nope los success tney "s.. ..,s.
~ thcn. IIe felt confident, however. t'lnt
~. ~. ~ho rstc present had come llera with
,.'.sm,natton n Inn to do their whole duty In the
nit work not oniy engaging thcir attention,
ts1 .,ton,,on of thni,aantla Of other phflnu-
!a' ns 49, a mi, women tbrn,,pl,o,,t The lo,1.
4s,h,t their i}el,bsrauops would result In
~ ivc. uutcd, efficient efforts to mitigate
EMsn1er;nrs EMs nj b,lI,,anity. Tie work In which
hs5 Fc1n enEn5uos ~ ~ n.rr,o3 M, nnI t,,c
dAtust, tue pianS to % cAlIlG4 outt nuu Wv
su's sey nopet 70 asae1 noa ti,a JpHn eT rh.
.jmInssraton OF our public charities was
.h;nrt NJ vital Importance to our people. Vicw-
iau5s y vi otir from : humanitarian, but from
,.i a. wi sfan,5notnt al Nci, an imperative duty
tom shlch they could not shrink Il they would,
,ai would not II they could. Ho then said:
How 10 adminiatar Them successfully, wisely.
I'D economically u problem not eaaily solved:
Iow 10 slleriate tho su1er!nEs OF our unfortunate
esses 10 sappo ~ ~, ur1,n , ~ p5vp1t
rtHaet *aou ar4Ian ~ hIn III IL,
a;l!e ~ tno sisto and H. Sttun' iow 10
1a ~ psupefs, III crime, snd nssaity, at cs-
..;t7 low Ia lcaseA thu number Vt tl,otr victims,
Re questions Of paramount Importance which
lhuad challenge our earnest and sof1ouR consider"
,iaa. . ,nu.v A..
so'ds mg Efea. piee%aosG % 70 s 1.so, 70 "an5 VIZ as US
Sssasa staca iaess aaansd ii, tho 5enccent work oi
lnellorting ths cpnainon oI ana untastnnate' "
''S XII nnfpose s to meet YOU here IN ts beaut!u,
Gb pf Chicugo, this eroas comnarcisl and mHnu-
i.1ufng metropolis ot the Wsss. situated apen
shofe " ~ H., Ifrtn, ~ y, "S H. s9
n;Ss e.t eonntry On lie rjovc, tho industsy, en-.
t:rpnse, intelligence, and CHARITY OF whoss c!t,-
,sns are unsurpaysed. and whose hospitality has
poloaly become pruyesbIai. but widespread d tbs
sl1on itaelf. 1t n to 1uch clty oh1 such Reo.
ts.t !eel aethoT!xea to e1teho 10 eaea AAo VII o'
Iea tosa'sl ana ns@1'Y "eleome.
LEuT.'ao7. snunASt ~
II Illinois, spoke briefly as f0llow1:
Nh, Puzstptyr. lApEs AND. nESTlkxEs
Thtn the Governor ts ont Ut the State, tho Lieu.
tpin.- -Governor Ia required to act ~ bis official
,atsistnts.. The Governor Is out OF tho State TO-
W, and, slthon9h VIII rot prasumo TO act % hi9
1Atttnta IN this oeeaeon a. fbeecuI Itiiasesr !
~ nETtstheess' appea1 geivre SoHu a. ~ epoio
s ."n mnJ v"s ~ ,ntsn,on n, rctnrn IN ;mn r.
i.nt,,ep, viii IN at iGia iints. Ind Ia tak m
s.on for hls failure to carry out hls Intention o'
fs4ih woaaa nn.g ~, oeoa ngtG Ss ~ IH
1s;th 1 t" s fu,ais u III sI epHnuemonts. en- |'' ""1
isdfes and renllencn. ttlore lY no create, or bet
ufFofk IN iii thss world than Is that in which
,ou are engaged ~ tho maaaKers, axonly. and min
iasn Of Iho public mud private charities of tht
tounttJ. The qnesllon. OF The fapretnton ant
tastOl oi crime. panpstlam. aha Inc III
issasn. y nn,nan ,,n, mns.orthho 'taSn Gne
ssh .ssl rS,iIoness t, est thupht ana ~ otIr