Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-07-02
PUBLIC CHARITIES.
Proceedings of the Conference of Officials
st Cleveland.

Proceedings of the Conference of Official,
at Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, July AT the morning session
OF the conference of charities, committee report
on insane, followed by paper by DR.. Il. Grun.
dy, superintendent OF the Maryland asylum,
and discussion, after which resolutions were
unanimously adopted that inmates oil insane
hospitals should be furnished greater facilities
Tor useful occupation; that no provision should
De made for portion of the insane at cost
dlsproportional to tho ability of the
puollo TO provide suitably for all in
sane of the State, that the pecuniary
burden may be reduced by seperate provision
Tor Chronic cases; that no insane should be re-
turned where be cannot have adequate medical
supervision and personal attention, and sug-
costing the adVisability of consulting medical
lerds.
In the afternoon, paper by DR.. John G..
SHAW, of Flatbnsh asylum, on the practicability
and value of non-restraint treatment of insane,
was read by DIR. Seguin of the Hudson county.
New York, hospital, who aso pr nted an orig
inal paper on the right of insane to liberty.
DIR. George NJ. Bland of New York. read q pc
per on supervision of lunatic asylums.
Committees for the year were appointed as
follows:
Work of boards of State charities--R. Brink
enhoff. Mansfield, Ohio; Henry w. Lord, De-
troit; Nathan Allen. Lowell Edward G. Dom
nelly, New York; George s. Robinson, Syca
more. Illinois; Andrew Elmore, Wisconsin;
George ]. Chase, Providence; James S. Biddle,
Philadelphia.
Organization of charities in cities.-Oharles
Z. Cadwallader. iPhilsdelphia Joseph Perkins,
Cleveland il Robert Treat Paine Jr., Boston
Miss Louise Lee, Schuyler, New York; Rev. S.
Humphlies Gurtien, Buffalo Levi s. Barbour,
Detroit Rev. G. E., Gordon, Milwaukee; Rev.
Oscar G.. Mcdulloch. Indianapolis Rev. e. R.
Dorsho, Pittsburg.
G. E. MeGonegsl. Rochester; DR.. David Rogers.
Mne1'a, L. l.; E. Henry W. Wheelwright,
New Buryport; @. T. Walker, Detroit; W. A.
Grimshall, Pit,sfeld, ILL.,; j. W. Andrews, Co
lumbnR, Ohio; DR.. Diller Luther, Reading,
Pa. G. S.WatkiLs Davenport, Ia. Dr.. Charles
hoyt' Albany; 4. Randolph Tucker, Vir-
ginis.
Preventive work among cbildren-Jno. Bag
ley, Detroit; VIM. Pletchwortb, Buffalo; Rev.
Charles L. Brace, New York; Mrs. @. K. Low
ell. New York; Mrs. Clara Leonard, Spring
field. Mass. ;; Mrs. John J. Fairbank, Milwau-
kee; John J. Beverage, Evanston. Ill; Rev. A.
G. Byers Columbus. Ohio; Mrs. Juliet @. Dorr.
Rutland; P. Callweu, Louisville
Crimes and Penalties - Francis WsElsnd,
New Haven; S. R. BrockwaY, Elmira, New
York; Rev. Jno. ]. Milligan, Allegheny; Rev.
Frank Russell, Mansfield; R. q. Stanton Mays
Vile, Kentucky; Mrs. A. @. johnson, Boston.
S Imbecilty and Idiocy-Dr. H. B. Wilbur, Sy.
raouse; DR.. Jno. B. Chaplin. New York; DR.. j.
a, Doren, Columbus; DR.. j. N. Kierlin, Me
dia, Pennsylvania; George Tarbell, Boston;
Rev. F. 81. Wines, Springfield, Illinois; Rob.
ert D. McGonegal, Allegheny
Fred. 81. Wines was elected statistical secre.
tary and Dr.. Charles Hayte secretary of the
lmmlgl alton committee.
DR.. Diler Luther read paper on causes and
prevention.