The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-13
NATIONAL MEETING
Children's Home Society Convention
to Be Held in S. Falls.
PROGRAM FOR TWoDAYs OF WORK
Workers From Illinois, Kentucky,
"r Kansas and Distant States 81
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Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Sioux Falls, S. D., May 13.-Prepara-
lions are being completed for the annual
convention of the National Children's
Home society, to. be held in Sioux Falls
On Wednesday, and Thursday, June 10 and
49, The meeting will be an important
one, as it will bring together a large num-
Der of workers in the cause of the home
less, and friendless children of the United
States. - re ,>''F r." ~. -
= The opening session of the convention
will be called to order at 2:30 in the af-
ternoon of June 10. Devotional exercises
will be led by Rev. B. H. Breasted Of
North Dakota. Then will come the an
nual reports of the state superintendent
During the afternoon Mrs. P. Quiyey of
Nebraska will read paper on THE Best
Method of Managing Our Older Girls"
Discussion on this subject will be opened
by Rev. w. H. Thompson, D. D., of Phil
adelphia. O. A. Wright, United States in
spector of Indian schools. will read a
paper on How Can We, Make the So
-ciety a National Power?'' -~,'s ...
- Wednesday evening, June 10, an address
Of welcome will be delivered by Right Rev
w. H. Hare, Episcopal bishop of South
Dakota A response will be made by Rev
w. H. Slingerland, D. D., of Iowa. The
evening session will close with the read
ing of a paper on The New Philan-
thrcpy, by Rev. H. H. Hart, LII. D., of
Illinois. .:: -. 49,. e. . =.
At the commencement of the session on
Thursday morning, June 10, Rev. W. D.
Comstock Of West Virginia will lead the
devotional exercises. Rev. Q. S. Morrow
OF Kansas will read a paper what
Should be the Relations of the Society
to Existing Child-saving Organizations?'
The, discussion ON this subject will be
opened by Rev. J. P. Dysart of Wiscon-
sin. Rev e. P. Savage of Minnesota will
give his views on what legislation is
needed as to the adoption of children
as to the supervision of children placed
as to children placed in other states. The
discussion will be opened by DR.. F. H.
Darby of Ohio. VIZ
Rev. F. NJ. Elliott of Indiana will pre-
sent his views on uniformity in national
children's home society principles and
methods DR.. Amos Barlow of Michigan
will open the discussion on this subject
Rev. H. H. Hart, LII. D., Of Illinois. will
address the gathering on the subject of
how best to impress on the courts that
habeas corpus proceedings are not the
proper procedure for the recovery of the
pos session of children. who have been sur
rendered to the society by an instrument
of writing. 80
/. Thursday afternoon, June 10, will he
devoted to the district workers. The de-
votionals exercises will be led by Miss
Clara Lunibeck of Iowa. The Sphere and
Duties of Local Advisory Boards" is the
title of a paper to be read by Mrs. L. D
Carhart of Iowa. At AIS business
meeting will be held, and officers for the
ensuing year will be elected
The two-days' convention will close
Thursday evening by the reading of pa :
per on The Mount aineers Of Kentucky
by George L. Schon of Kentucky