New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-23
Big Convention
Plans Arranged
NEW ULM PROVES RIGHT TO
HAVE CORRECTIONS CONFER
ENCE MEET.
COMMITTEE GUARANTEES $500. 90
FUND TO TAKE CARE OF
EXPENSES.

Altho the annual meeting of the con-
ference of Corrections & Charities held
at Bemidji in September voted to hold
the next meeting in New Ulm, it was
not definitely decided that such would
i be done until Monday afternoon when
Otto H. Davis of Minneapolis, Secre-
tary of the Conference was in the city
and satisfied himself personally not only
that New Ulm had the facilities to take
care of the convention, but that the
necessary backing would be forthcoming
to help defray the expense that will
necessarily have to be incurred in
handling meeting of such magnitude.
Mr.. Davies was one of the Owatonna
supporters and came here prejudiced
against New Ulm, feeling that a big
mistake had been made in deciding
j upon New Ulm as the next convention
city. He changed his mind very quickly
however, when he saw the city and met
the Commercial Club committee which
had been appointed to make the con-
vention a success. Pres. Ottomeyer
was also present at this meeting. The
committee assured Mr.. Davis that they
would experience no trouble in raising
the sum of $500 which is deemed sufficient
to take care of the financial end of the
convention. Mr.. Davis saw the hotels
to satisfy himself that their accommo-
dations were ample and was shown
Turner Hall and the Armory now in
process of construction to convince him
that the meeting rooms will be ample
for all needs of the convention.
In addition to the meeting rooms,
the committee will have to provide for
large room to accommodate the
exhibits. A room fully as large as the
Turner Hall gym will be required to be
able to show the different kinds of work
done in the state institutions. This
is work done by the inmates of the
Hospitals for the Insane, by the deaf,
dumb and blind and also by the in
mates of the penal institutions. In
addition to this the local committee will
have to see to it that the Conference
is given due publicity not only before
but during it's sessions and to contribute
toward the expense of securing speakers
of exceptional Importance from outside
the state. Altho these speakers do
mot charge anything for their time,
their railroad fare and hotel expenses
must be met.
It is now planned to hold the con-
vention in the latt er part of September.
1t will cover four days and will be held
on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday and
Monday. On Sunday speakers will be
assigned to the various pulpits in the
city and in the afternoon and evening
union meetings will be held at the
convention hall. At the meetings during
these four days there will be constant
discussion of social topics, charities and
social conditions.
It is expected that not only will the
citizens of New Ulm, but the Taxpayers
in the County generally take an interest
in this Conference and attend the meet
ings. About ITS delegates are expected
to be present. Before he left, Mi.
Davis stated that the meeting at Bemidji
was a very successful one and the i'm
pressions that he carried away from
New Ulm made him feel that fully as
good q meeting, if not even better one,
would be held here in September.
The committee in charge of this
ference meeting is F. w. johnson, Henry
N. Somsen, Ferd. Crone, ,Wd. Eibner,
r. II. Retzlaff and Co: Aud. Vogel and
Herman Polkow, ex. officio members.