The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-11-19
PROF. FOLwELL SAYS THE RE-
FORMATORY SHOULD BE
WIPED OUT.
SYSTEM is TOO SEVERE.
SECRETARY JACKSON MAKES RE-
PORT ON ASSOCIATED CHAR
TIES IN ST. PAUL.
CONFERENCE WORK AT RED WING
Days Session Calls Forth Many In
teresting Discussions as to
Care of Criminals.

Special to the Globe.
RED WING, Mimi, Nov 18-A royal
welcome was given the guests to the
meeting of the Minnesota conference
of charities and corrections yesterday
After the close of the mornings ses-
sion, general invitation was extended
the delegates to visit the new and old
Jail buildings. After an inspection of
the two jails, which was a lesson in
the advancemeEs Of the age, many of
the guests were taken to the state
training school by the superintendent,
j. Fl. Brown. During the afternoon
a general reception was held in the
training school, which was decorated
with countless flowers and beautiful
plants raised in the green houses of
the institution. large supper was
given at o'clock to the guests, and fol-
lowing there was a delightful enter
tainment by the children of the insti-
tuition and the training school band. A
chorus of voices was one Of the feat
ures of the programme great surprise
being manifested by the guests at the
quality of the children's voices and
the excellent training displayed. The
stage was very bower of trees. with
their autumn foliage still clinging TO
them, the decoration having been done
by the boys of the school.
The second days session of the state
conference of the charities and correc-
t1ons was held in the rooms of the
commercial club. The session bv the
associated charities was held in the
le1t hand parlor, reports being heard
from Duluth, Fergus Falls. ST. Paul
and Minneapolis. The report from ST
Paul was given by Secretary Jackson
and read as follows:
ST. PAUL CHARITIES.
.Ihls Ihls paper is expected to speak briefly Of
workings of the st. Paul Charities which
nave occurred since similar report was
i.naoe, twelve months ago. The most notable
teauuTe ha IN mat report was the fact that three
nospitalS, the city, st. Lukes and ST. Jo-
seph $, mad been enlarged and equipped in
Ihe most approved manner. The largest i'm
piovement this year was in Bethesda hos
pltaI under the management of the Swedish
Lutheran conference. Its capacity has been
increased from 80 to 65 beds. and now
IL, loo, 100, is thoroughly modernzed in every par
tlcular IhuS st. Paul has four frst-cTass
hospitals, which afford unusual facilities for
out-of-town patients.
Inc other interesting events In medical
charities were the admission of honoeonotbio
physicians to practice in the city hospitaI
and the entire reorganization of the govern
ing board of the free dispensary. of which
James j. Hill is now the head.
The Home for the Friendless seems tn he
gradually becoming home for convalescent
women, though it is none the less a home
LOTT Ior Ir1endless gentlemen and for stranded
people, who find there a temporary refuge
Many wards of the Women's Christian
nome and other institutions are non-resi-
oehts, ana part of the cost of their care
should be borne by the counties where thew
belong; it is too common to ship to the city
those in need of assistance
Ihe orphan asylums and other institutions
nave performed their several important func-
lions without marked change of eouipment
or plan. A third institution for neglected
and destitute infants was established on
Martin street. under the charge of Sister
Annette. 1t is the second institution caIIed
the Babies home
The well known and strongly. established
!hte helef society reports no material change in
its methods; the secretary considers their
Free Employment Bureau" as perhaps the
most helpful feature of it's work The dav
nursery has completed the first wear in its
convenient quarters. The location In the Re-
lief building is mutual convenience to the
patrons OF the nursery, and to those of the
1ree employment bureau. The conduct of the
nursery, under the new regime, is we'll illus
trated by the children, who speak of "going
nome to the nursery" The MANAGEMENT are
looking forward to the (ultimate) establish
of the city
Last winter the Friendly Inn woodward of
the city provided work for the applicants to
those societies, which would purchase their
fuel from the inn. This plan provided q
good work test and was a boon to the in
dustrious The chief patron was the board
OF coTSrol, which distributes public relief
me Bethel workroom provides secondhand
clothing to the needy at low price, or in
exchange for work. The superintendent re-
ports an increased willingness among the
unfortunate to nnadQd
awakening feeling among benefactors that true
charity is to help others to help themselves
She looks forward to the establishment of
classes where shall be taught all kinds of
housekeeping, especially how to produce good
results with modest resources.
The various conferences of the Society of
St. Vincent de Paul are carrying on their
work as usual. The same is substantially
true Of the Kings Daughters Aid society,
and of other societies.
The Ramsey county branch of the Mime
sofa Prison association. established last
spring, continues under. the new name the
preventive and rescue work which D. T.
wellington has been persistently doing for
delinquent and neglected children.
The work of friendly visiting, under the
auspices of the associated charities has dem
onsrated its usefulness to the fortunate and
to the unfortunate. Improvidence laws such
burdens on all charities as to necessitate
action by the associated charities. The best
antldote is the development of the habit of
saving. This can be done by utilizing the
St. Paul provident fund, recently established
for this especial purpose. This, like the post
al savings in foreign countries, utilize the
stamp system Provision is made for the
sale of these receipt stamps by a collector
employed by the associated charities also by
the following named subtreasQries: The
Bethel, the Kings Daughters Aid society
the st. Paul Commons and the PeopIes s
church industrial school. These use the fund
as an assistant in their educational work.
Others will soon avail themselves of the
opportunity, and l expect arrangements
could easily be made to establish subtreas
MILL CITY REPORT
Mrs. M. L. Parker; investigator AS
sociated Charities of Minneapolis. gave
the report from Minneapolis and said
that while the hard times had made the
demand upon them somewhat hard
still there had been no increase of de-
mands and that the demand this year
would probably be lower than the year
before. She spoke of the work of the
free kindergarten association which
has at present 500 children in atten-
dance and of the employment bureau
which has furnished 1908 persons with
temporary aid, and 7S1 with permanent
positions. She said that the charities
are trying to open a working mems
home and mission for the benefit of
tranlps. A letter was read from Fer
gus Falls, saying that there has been
a great falling off in demands for re-
lief which is considered a result of the
system they have instituted there and
the good wheat crop of last year. Fer
gus Falls is trying the township sys-
tenn for caring for the DOOR The towr,