St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16

the relief society, speaking of 'investi- !
gations," advised careful respect for
the feelings and independence OF the
unfortunate. Eugene Fay, Of Mime
apolis, preferred TO investigate always,
if possible, under the guiSe of being a
friend and not an agent for any society,
while j. J. Jackson added some CONF
ments upon the absolute necessity OF
investigation.
use-to-house begging. said II. Il. ,
Hart, could be altogether stopped II
people would investigate all appllca-
tons through the associated charities.
Mrs. George b. Young being absent,
F. F. Lewis, agent of the state public
school at OWatonna, presided over the
meeting of the committee on dependent
children.
Mrs. Z. J. A. Morris, OF st. Paul, de-
scribed, in the first paper read, the be-
neficent work of the Protestant orphan
asylum, by which over 1000 children
have been cared for, and about 200 pro.
vided with homes.
The Preventive Method.
A most intelligent exposition was
then given by Miss Jean Macarthur. OF
Minneapolis, Of The kindergarten as
Preventive OF Crime" She maintained
that children, being born with natural
love for virtue, have simply need OF
FroebePS sympathetic education to
bring out all their best qualities and
prevent their becoming criminals.
Mrs. A. V. McCurdy, of Minneapolis,
discussed the subject of industrial
Schools for the Children of Working
Women" These schools ought to teach
cooking, dresSmaking, sewing, etc, to
girls, and all the manual trades to boys;
and would do great WORK among the
children between the ages OF ten and
eighteen.
AT the afternoon session Of the COM
mitIee on public relief of the poor DR..
| L. G. CLARK, of Saltwater, approved the
minnesota Poor Law" in that its oper-
ations substituted Self-help for lax and
inefficient public giving. But county
commissioners should, he thought, be
empowered to give work. A general
discussion was then INDUCED i'll upon
The Management of County Poor~
houses" ard "The Boarding Out of
PauperS in Private Families"
Before the section on the adminiStra-
ton Of state institutions, john f. Nor
IRISH. Of the board Of managers Of the
state prison; j. Costello. Of the Red
Wing reform school; r. A. Mott. Of the
Faribault schools; w. Z. Lee, of the
ST. Cloud reformatory, and II. A. Tom
| linsOn, superintendent Of the st. Peter
| hospital, agreed, after lengthy inter-
| change Of views, that the authority of a
| superintendent should be co-eXtensive
with his responsibility, but that differ
ent conditions surrounding different
| institutions make it necessary to vary
! the details of management. The final
question taken up was whether super
inf tfN in
side of the institution which he man
ages; and it was the general opinion
that a residence on the outside would
be productive OF the best results.
TOday's Programme.
Business Meeting-Report of commit
| tee on time and place.
$50 d. m.-C0mmittee on Juvenile
reformatOries. chairman. Rt Rev. James
quents," by the chairman.
IL a. m.-Committee on dependent
children, chairman, Mrs. George b.
Young, st. Paul. 1.-The Street Boy
Considered From Legal Standpoint
Hon. e. D. Kerr, St. Paul; The Work
Test as Applied to Boys" Rev. d. Nor
gan, ST. Paul; Institutional Care of
Children" Rev. p. r. Hebron, d. d.,
st. Paul.
Sp. m.-Business meeting; report of
the committee Oh resolutions and the
committee on organization Of the next
conference; committee on ADULT reform
atories, prisons, jails and lockupS, chair
man, Warden Henry Wolfer, Saltwater;
The Management OF ReformatOries,"
Supt. W. E. Lee, st. Cloud; GLOW to
! Manage County Jails," Sheriff Charles
Chapel, ST. Paul; The Work of the
Jail Matron," by Miss Julia Akers,
matron of the Ramsey county Jail.
9p. m.-Committee on private chart
ties, chairman, Rev. John Paul Egbert,
ID. d., st. Paul. Opening remarks. by
| the chairman. "Loaning as Method
of Charity" E. w. Peet, ST. Paul. The
| Relative Value of Public and Private
Charities" Rev. John j. Lawler, ID. d.,
ST.. Paul.
Section l. Private Charities, 2 p. m.-
Are there any better methods of rails
| ing money for our charities than those
! now In use" GAY "Canvassng," Rev. II.
z. Nichols, Minneapolis; ~ entertain
mentS, etc; "What can Ue done to im-
prove the home life of the poor?' (a)
Gould trained nurses be used profit
ably in city charity?" ~ Mothers
meetings; (c) us there need for free
laundries and public baths in the cities
and towns of minnesota"
Sec. 2. Dependent Children, p. NJ.
The Duluth Home Society,"" Mrs. o..
Ii. Simonds. Duluth; 1.-The Work of the
State in Placing and Supervising Chill
dren," Frank Lewis, Owatonna; The
Work of the Children's Home Society
i'll Placing and Supervising Children"
See. 5. Jails and LockupS-"How to
Keep County Jail;" Care of Insane
Prisoners While i'll the Custody Of the
Sheriff." The Jail Matron;" ''Protec-
ton of Prison Oflicers;" The Village
| Marshal"
EVENING SESSION.