Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-12
TRUSTEES AND4ExECUT|vES
Maine STATE INSTITUTIONS
IN SEmI-ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Fine Addresses Given by Prominent Men Of SateProtlems
Talked in Informal Way Discussions Prove Most
Pro6table-Permanent Organization Formed under Name
Maine Conference of Trustees and Executive Officers Of
State Welfare Institutions and Departments

State Welfare Institutions al
The trustees and executive officers
of Maine State Institutions held
their semi-annual conference We'd
nesday at the Augusta State hospi-,
tai and formed a permanent organ
ization under the name of Maine
Conference Of Trustees and Exec
utive Officers of State Welfare In
situations. and Departments. The
constitution was adopted and officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
1t was a most interesting confer
ence, the program Of which had
been prepared by the conference
committee consisting Of Hon. Albert
]. Stearns Of Norway. Hon. Frank
H. Hargraves Of Buxton. and Mrs.
George F. Franch of Pennington.
Fine addresses were, given, che prob
lens of the trustees and executive
officers were talked over in an in
formal way and the discussions
proved most profitable. Among the
speakers were: Governor Carl E.
Milliken. whose subject was "Co-or-
dination of Effort; State Commits
sioner of Health L. d. Bristol. who
spoke upon Progress in Public
Health Organization in Maine; and
Ashley D. Leavitt, D. D.. Of Portland.
whose address was upon The out
posts of Democracy
The first session of the conference
was called to order shortly after
o'clock by Mr.. Stearns. chairman of the
conference committee. There was
good attendance. After the report OF
the former conferences had been read by
the secretary. Mrs Louise Staples. Bath
Orphan Asylum, and had been accepte-
ed, the first business was that OF or
ganizing. The constitution as prepared
by the conference committee was adopt
ed article by article. with certain
changes.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President. Hon. Ed
Ward W. Wheeler of Brunswick, chair
man of the State Prison Commission:
vice presidents. Ira Fitz of Auburn.
trustee Of the tuberculosis sanitor1Sm
at Hebron. and Mrs. Charles F. Flasg
of Portland. chairman of juvenile in
stitut:ons: secretary. James F. Bagley
of Augusta. secretary Of the State
Board of Charities and Corrections:
treasurer. Or. Carl ]. Hedin. superin-
tendent of the Maine School for Feeble
Minded at Pownal. Conference COM
nittee. Hon. Herbert 7. Whitehouse Of
Portland. chairman of the State Board
of Charities and Corrections; DR. For
yAov toN of
Augusta State hospital; and Mrs. Ger
trude Wight. superintendent of the
woman's reformatory at Skowhegan.
The constitution states that the OBJ
ject of the organization is to raise the
, standard of department work by the
comparison of ideals and methods. The
annual meeting is TO be held in June
and the semi-annual meeting in Deem
Der. The conference committee is n
charge of the time, the place and the
program of meetings.
The following were elected to hon.
orary membership: Ex-Governors
Frederick w. Plaisted, Oakley G..
Curtis, William T. Cobb and Bert
! NJ. Fernald; and also Hon. Clifford
E. McGlauf1in. judge of the Portland
municipal court.
Speakers at Afternoon Session
The first speaker at the afternoon
session was State Health Commits
sioner l.. D. Bristol. who spoke upon
the subject, Progress in Public
Health Organization in Maine He
spoke particularly of the progress
sive bill passed by the Maine Legis-
Iol Of inb Tot, IN, ~,
front ranks in the creation of a
State pertinent of Health, and of
the law providing for the employ
! ment of local health officers in the
towns. cities and unorganized plan
tations in the State.
Governor Carl e. MiiIiken
Governor Miliken in opening his
talk pointed out that his subject
Generalization of Effort meant in
brief team work that it is the
team that works together that wins.
And he suggested the following top
les for discussion in the matter of
obtaining better team work: Cash
discounts the question of a system
Of inventories. the question of ac-
counting for income. These topics
as we'll as others along similar lines
were given broad discussion at the
evening session.
Mrs. Charles T. Flagg
The last speaker of the afternoon
was Mrs. Charles F. Flagg of Port
land. chairman of juvenile institu-
tions. whose subject was The Hope
fulness of State Care" She point
ed out that the hopefulness lies in
the fact that so many cases turn
out for the good, and she spoke of
many cases of children who have
been reformed.
Evening Session
At $50 the trustees and executive Off.
GERS had supper in the officials dining
room at the hospital and all did justice
to delicious meal served under the
direction of the management of the
State hospital, DR.. Forrest c. Tyson
superintendent
Governor Milliken. Councillors George
W. Norton Of Portland and c. A. Pow
ers of Fort Fairfield. and State Au-
ditor Roy L. Wardwell were among
those present. and the matters of in
terest and importance to the officials of
State institutions were given free dis
cussion. The speakers of the evening
were Judge Clifford E. McGlaufln of