The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-08

tlOcS OF the institutions; he said moth
ing about the industries that he ha(
built up. No, his reply to Mr.. Hen
derson's question was: " Have
Been Trying To Make Menu "Tha
sentence" said Mr.. Henderson, with
great feeling. is worthy Of place
among the sayings of the greatest
and uoblest men that ever lived
What greater or more appropriate
compliment could be paid to mortal
man?
Albert Garvin, formerly Warden
OF this Institution. and al present
Superintendent of the Connecticut
Reformatory at Chesire, being in
4roduced to the assem- blege advanced
TO the front and as preliminary
turned to Gov. Eberhart, and. re-
ferring to several men of the orches-
ira, who had served over twenty
years. asked" why don't You pardon
these men?" and then continued
Mr.. President, Ladies and Gentle
men, Boys \ :" That little word
boys" certainly sounded good, for il
informed the orchestra boys that be
was addressing them as well as the
general assemblage. He then went
ON to speak about the changes that
had been made for the better in this
institution and said he was very
glad to see that the night school
which he started over a score OF
years ago had reached such won
derful stage of advancement. He
spoke in glowing terms of the great
work that Warden Wolfer has
done.
Frank L. Randall, formerly sup
erintendent of the St. Cloud refor-
matCry and now chairman of the
Massachusetts prison commission.
was then introduced and spoke with
great humor. He said he had been
wonderfully fed on beans. but
VIII -ther it was an oversight or
carelessness on the part of the man.
agement or not he did not know,
but-they had forgot to serve him
with cod fish," We presume that
coming from Massachusetts he nat
urally associated cod fish with Cape
Cod and. hence the disappointment.
He also dwelt upon the work that
Warden Wolfer has accomplished
and stated the Industries of the
prison were just what the people
had needed. that is as soon as they
were brought to see that they did
need them. His humorous remarks
were well applauded by all.
Senor Demetro Castillo, warden,
National peniteniiary, Habana,
Cuba, was then called upon and
gave short address, stating that he
had attended the Prison Congress
each year for the past eight years,
and that he was we'll acquainted
with Warden Wolfer and his good
work.
Warden Wolfer was then called
forth to speak for himself. He
stated that he had never been in
such an embarrassing position be-
fore, and that he had been in some
tight places at that. He thanked
one and all for their many expires
sions of commentator and said in
regard to his retiring that he want
ed to do few things of personal
concern. but that he would always
be interested in matters pertaining
to prisons and the rehabilitation of
the prisoner. He strongly and with
great feeling endorsed Chas. S.
Reed, who is to be our future war
den, and stated that he knew that
Mr.. Reed was fully competent to
carry OF the work that which he,
Mr.. Wolfer, had begun.
AS we Sat there listening to the
words of praise extended to War
den Wolfer we could not refrain
from comparing our life with his;
he in all the glory of successful
achievement and honor. and we in
our misery. failure and disgrace; he,
we'll spoken of by all who knew
him, and we-spoken of only as a
man beyond redemption hopeless
case. He, well satisfied with what
he has wrought, and We, realizing
that our entire life has been curse.
What a contrast! What would
we not have given to have received
even a part of the praise extended
to our retiring warden? We would
give ten years-aye. life itself-to
know that we were worthy of such
words of commendation. But
spilled milk cannot be gathered up
and regrets are useless. There is a
time coming, however, and when
we are free we are going to remem-
hor Wa rdon WO1for and alfhourh