The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1914-09-26
Convention Held in Connection With
County Commissioners Meeting and
Entire State Well Represented.
PROMINENT PERSONS ATTEND
Much Interest Being Shown in Ex-
hibit Of State Board of Control
Reception This Evening.
TO GIVE DELEGATES OUTING
Entertainment Committee Plans Auto
and Lake Excursions for Visitors
Program Now Complete.

With Adolph o. Eberhart, COVER
nor of Minnesota, and Charles c.
Vasaly, chairman of the state boa.d
of control, as the principal speakers,
the twenty-third Minnesota State
Conference of Charities and Correc-
ton will begin here this evening.
Governor Eberhart's topic this
evening will be-, docs the Invest
ment of Public Funds for the Purpose
of Promoting Industry and Health,
Increase Taxation" while the talk
of Mr.. Vasaly will be his annual ad-
dress as president of the Charities
and Correction Conference.
Mayor to Talk. In.
With the exception Of the recep-
ticn which is to be held in the Ar
mory following this evenings prog
ram, all sessions of the conference
will be held in the City hall, which
has been deliberately decorated by the
women of the Bemidji Associated
Charities. G. D. Backus, president
Of the Bemidji organization, will
open the conference at o'clock this
evening and Rev S. E. P. White will
give the invocation. William Nc
Caig, mayor Of Bemidji, will well
come the delegates and visitors,
Reception to Follow. -
Immediately following the open
ing program there will be an infor-
NAL reception in the Armory. This
feature will be in charge of Mrs. A.
P. White. Arrangements for the re-
ception have been completed and OPP
portunity will be given the delegates
and townspeople to become &C.
Iuainted. g~..-
Interest in Exhibit.
AS had been expected, the exhibit
of the state board of control, which
was gathered at cost of approx
mately $1,000, and includes displays
from thirteen different state institu-
items, is attracting much interest.
Admission to the exhibit which has
been attractively arranged in the
large Armory, is free to the public.
T. J. Burke, chairman Of the en-
tertainment committee, announced
today that delegates will be given
automobile and boat excursions Tues
day afternoon. HeE urges that as
many automobile owners as possible
donate the use of their machines to
visitors and that they report at the
Markham hote! at 1880 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon. a-.= ..e.@s -
Persons of Prominence Here.
Many persons of state and nation
al prominence are attending the con-
ference as delegates, speakers and
guests and the meeting will I'M
doubtedly be the largest and is one
of the most important ever held here.
This evenings program and Sun
days program follow:
Program, Saturday Evening.
Meeting called to order.
G. d. Backus
Chairman Local Committee
Invocation Rev: S. p. P. White
Pastor Presbyterian Church
Address Of Welcome :..:...::......
Hon. William McCuaig, Mayor
i'esp'1ss Mr.. q. A. Franklin.
>0 Hon. A. O. Eberhart
Governor Of Minnesota
Presidents Annual Address ........
C. E. Vasa1y
State Board Of Control
Reception
Sundays Program.
Ten-Thirty o'clock
Special addresses in several churches
by delegates.
Two-Thirty o'clock
Solo ........ Miss Dorothy Torrance. ).
Ad Rabbi Isaac S. Rypins, ST. Paul
! Union Service City Hall.
Eight o'clock
Rev. John j. = Philippe.
Pastor st. Philips Catholic Church.
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Address-H Hospital Social Service Work
Miss Ida M. Cannon
Head Worker, Social Service Dept. Mass.
I General Hospital
Boston
DR., A. c. Rogers, Faribault
! Miss Ru n L. Skies, Minneapolis.
Boys Who Become Tramps
DR.. J. T. Fulton, Superintendent.
State Training School. Red Wing, MINI.
Mr.. H.sK. w. Scott, Supt.,
State Reformatory, St Cloud.
If all the water power in the Unit
ed States were developed electrically
It would save the handling OF 1885,
100000 tons Of coal year.