Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-02-19
Thirteenth National Conference of Chart
ties and Correction.

We have received from Mrs. Julia G. K.
Dorr of Rutland, who is The correspond
ing secretary for Vermont of the National
conference of Charities and Correction the
following announcement OF its 18th an
nual session. The thirteenth national
conference of Charities and Correction
will meet at St Paul, Minnesota. on
Thursday, July l5 1886, and remain in
session until Wednesday the 2lst inst The
meetings will be held in the hall of the
House of Representatives in the Capitol,
The conference will be welcomed by Gov.
Hubbard of Minnesota, by the mayor of
the city of St. Paul, and the president of
the chamber of commerce. Responses will
be made by distinguished delegates.
The object of the conference is "to OBJ
tain and to diffuse information respecting
benevolent, charitable, penal, and reform
atory work, embracing the care and cure
of the insane the saving and the protec-
ton and reformation of children and
youth the whole subject of prison man
agement and reform the education and
the care of the blind, the deaf and dumb,
and the feeble minded the prevention
and cure of pauperism the management
of work houses and poor houses in fact,
ever means devised for ameliorating the
condition of the defective, dependent and
delinquent classes of our fellow beings.
! Papers on the different topics will be pre-
sented by distinguished men, supposed to
be the best Informed in the country OH the
subjects discussed. Practical men will he
present in large numbers, who have de
voted years, perhaps lifetime, to the
study of a speciality. Theories will be
tested by the light of experience The
best methods are thus discovered. The
mistakes sometimes very costly, of the
older States may thus be avoided by the
new, and every advantage is given to those
DESTROYS of improving existing institu
tions, or founding new ones.
The national conferences have steadily
increased in Importance and usefulness
The twelfth, held in Washington City, D.
c., last year, was attended by 400 dele
gates, and So States were represented
The indications are that the thirteenth
will be still larger.
committee of 20 members have made
and are making, admirable arrangements
for the comfort and convenience of the
delegates. The hotels of st. Paul are eX
cellent, and have made very liberal reduc
ductiOns Negotiations are now being
conducted for favorable railroad arrange
ments throughout the United States. Sew
eral of the governors of the States have
expressed their intention to be present
and to take part in the proceedings. The
governors of all the States are respectfully
invited to attend III person, and also to ap
point Sldle ueleStleS. ne DOdTuS Ol Sldtt
charities, the trustees and totlicers of al
benevolent, charitable, penal and reform
atory institutions throughout the United
States, and all citizens interested in sucl
work are cordially invited to attend.
Reports and papers may be expected
from the committees on State boards o
charities on the insane on feeblemindeC
and idiotic persons; on preventive worl
among children; on organization of char
ity; on labor in prisons and reformatories
on reform schools; on federal prisons anC
prisoners, and other subjects. Addresse
or papers may also be expected from Hon
William p. Letchworth, on Children o
the State :" Hon. Roeliff Brinkerhoff, OF
Progress in Prison Reform - Rt Rev
John Ireland, bishop of Minnesota, OF
1.-The System of Charities in the Catholic
Church !" Hon. q. o. Fay, Hartford
Conn, on Education of the Deaf anC
Dumb :" Hon. Is. b. Huntoon, Louisville
Ky, on Education of the Blind :" Rev
A. G. Byers, NJ. d., secretary of the Ohio
Board of State Charities, on admins
tration of Poorhouses Jails," and others
There is no doubt whatever of the value
of such conferences as these, and we trus
that Gov. Pingree will in due time appoin
some delegates from Vermont and tina
our State may be ably and influentialll
represented in the convention.