The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-24
GOVERNORS OF
 THIRTY STATES
 IN CONFERENCE E

Boston, Aug. 24.-Govenors and former Governors representing more than thirty states were here today to attend the opening of the Gov ernors' Conference, which is to be in session for four days. Besides the re- gular meetings, at which papers up- on vital topics will be read and dis made to entertain the visitors and to give them a comprehensive view of the resources of New England. Preparedness against war is one of the matters to be considered. On the closing day of thei conference Sec retary of War Garrison will deliver an address and Governor Fielder of New Jersey will read paper on .sIhe States Duty in the Matter of Nation al Defense.'' Secretary of the Navy Daniels has sent a part of the At 1antic fleet to Boston for inspection by the Governors and will himself be present. Governor Walsh has ar ranged a mobilization of the state militia for the third day of the Con ference.
 Among the papers to be read are the following: Possibilities of the Governors Conference,'' Former Gov ernor Emmet O'Neal of Alabama; "State or National Control of Water Sites Governor George A. Carlson of
 
 Governor R. l.. Williams of Oklaho- ma; "The Duty and Responsibility of the Governor in Dealing With Prison ers,' Former Governor Cole L.. Blease of South Carolina; Economy and Effi- ciency in the State,' Governor W. &. Governor H. c. Stuart of Virginia; i; and "Conservation of Mankind and of Natural Resources former Governor John A. Dix of New York.
 A public reception will be rendered the Governors at the State House to- ght. A steamer trip along the coast of Massa chusetts Bay and automo- bile drives through the Metropolitan park system, to the North Shore and to Concord and Lexington are includ- ed in the program of entertainment.
 The Governors have been invited to attnd the conference Of the Society for the Promotion of Training for arranged for the same dates as the gathering of executives.
 1 This is the eighth annual meeting of Governors. The first was held in
 Washington in 1908, upon invitation l of President Roosevelt, to consider the feasibility of uniform state action
 for the conservation of natural re- sources. As a result of that gath ering the Governors Conference was made a permanent organization, and
 has met annually in different states. This year Governor Walsh is chair man.
 Those who have accepted the invi- tation to this years Conference are: Governors George A. Carlson of Colo trado Marcus H. sHoIcomb of Connec- ticut, Charles R. Miller of Delaware. Moses Alexander of Idaho, Edward F. Dunne of Illinois, Oakley c. Curtis of Maine, w. s. Hammond of Minneso- ta, Elliott w. Major-of Missouri, S. V. Stewart of Montana, Roland H. lSpauIding of New Hampshire, James F. F'eilder of New Jersey. Charles S.
 Whitman of New York, l.. B. Hanna of North Dakota, Frank B. Willis of Ohio, R. L. Williams of Oklahoma, R. L. Beeckman of Rhode Island, Richard I. Manning of South Caroli- na, Frank M Byrne of South Dakota,
 William Spry of Utah, Charles WI qates of Vermont. Henry c. Stuart of Virginia, Ernest Lister of Washing I ton, and former Governors Emmet lO'Nea1 of Alabama. Elias M.- -Ammons
 of Colorado, Ava Adams of Colorado, Albert w. Gnchrist of Florida, Adolph l O. Eberhard of Minnesota John Franklin Fort of New Jersey, John A. Dix of New York, Cole L. Blease of South Carolina and William Hodges Mann of Virginia.