Committee, or something of the sort, to give the widest possible circulation to the subject matter of such papers as those just read. The Conference adjourned. FOURTH SESSION, THURSDAY EVENING. At 8 o'clock the Conference came to order. Several musical numbers were provided by the Band of the School for Feeble-Minded. Mr. Timothy D. Hurley of Chicago, widely known in work for children, addressed the Conference upon the Juvenile Court. Upon motion of Rev. Mr. Savage, the Conference tendered Judge Hurley a vote of thanks for his helpful line of thought. Rev. Dr. S. G. Smith, of St. Paul, President of the National Conference of Charities and Correction, delivered a brief address upon the principles underlying child-saving work. The Conference adjourned at 9:30 p. m., to attend the reception tendered the delegates and visitors by the Monday Club and the Travellers' Club. A social hour of much enjoyment was spent. FIFTH SESSION, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18. Opened at 10:15. The report of the Committee on Rules presented by Mr. Gutridge was as follows: The Committee on Rules recommend that the section relating to officers be amended so it shall read,-"The officers of the Conference shall be, President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Secretary, Enrolling Secretary, Press Agent, all of whom, with the exception of the Press Agent shall be elected by the Conference, and serve until the next Conference. The Press Agent shall be appointed by the President directly after his election to serve also, until the next Conference. There shall also be an Executive Committee, composed of the President, Secretary, the former Presidents of the Conference, and six members to be elected by the Conference. The Committee shall have general charge of the work from one Conference to the next, and five members shall constitute a quorum." The purpose of introducing this matter, the chairman of the committee said, was to bring the Ex-Presidents of the Conference into the Executive Committee, so that their counsel may be had during the year. The Press Agent was added in response to the feeling yesterday that we should have a Press Committee. The report was adopted. Mr. Cowles from the Committee on Time and Place reported in favor of St. Peter as the next place of meeting, the time to be left to the Executive Committee. The report was adopted. Mr. Faulkner from the Committee upon Organization of the Fourteenth Conference, reported the following nominations: President, Mr. A. W. The report was adopted. Following is the report of the Committee on Resolutions: RESOLVED: That the Members of the Thirteenth Annual Conference of Charities and Correction are appreciative of the kind attentions shown by the Mayor of the City of Faribault, the Committee on Entertainment, the Commercial, Travellers and Monday Clubs, and the people of the city generally, and in this formal but heartfelt way, make acknowledgment for numberless and delightful courtesies and marks of most complete hospitality. With this expression of our thankfullness, we couple an assurance that our work has been furthered and our hearts have been cheered, by our brief but most pleasant contact with the officials, organizations and individuals of the city, and by their co-operation in the purposes of our meeting. RESOLVED: That the presiding officer and Secretary of the Conference having discharged their duties in a thorough and effective and kindly manner are entitled to and they are hereby tendered our thanks for their acceptable service. H. A. TOMLINSON, CHAIRMAN, F. L. RANDALL. A paper was read by Dr. E. T. Towne, Northfield, upon Moral Education as a Factor in Lessening Pauperism and Crime. It was discussed by Mr. Gutridge, Mr. J. J. Dow and Dr. W. A. Schaper. Dr. Alice J. Mott, Faribault, read a paper upon the Need of Settlement Work in Small Cities, and Miss Eleanor Hanson, St. Paul, upon The Opportunity for Such Work. Wm. A. Schaper, Ph. D., Minneapolis, presented a paper upon The Educational Aims of the American Political Science Association. It was discussed by Mr. Faulkner in a paper entitled The Progress of Order in Charity. The following resolutions, introduced by Mr. Faulkner, were adopted: WHEREAS: The Aims of the American Political Science Association, as brought to the notice of this Conference are declared to be the advancement of the scientific study of Politics, Public Law, Administration and Diplomacy, and WHEREAS: Its Sub-Committee on Charities invites the co-operation of interested kindred organizations engaged in the study and administration of Charity; therefore, RESOLVED: That the Minnesota State Conference of Charities and Correction, assembled in its Thirteenth Annual Session, hereby extends greetings to the American Political Science Association, expresses approval of its aims, and commends cooperative effort to promote the objects sought through its organization. RESOLVED SECOND: That the President of this Conference be directed in his discretion, and at his convenience, to designate a committee to consist of three members, who are hereby clothed with power to act in any helpful form of cooperation with the committees appointed by the American Political Science Association, within the restrictions imposed by the constitution and by-laws of this Conference. RESOLVED THIRD: That a copy of these resolutions duly attested by the President and Secretary of the "Conference, be forwarded to Professor W. W. Willoughby, Secretary American Political Science Association Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. The Committee appointed by the President under the terms of this resolution consists of Dr. Wm. A. Shaper, Minneapolis, Hon. John W. Willis, St. Paul, and Capt. C. E. Faulkner, Minneapolis. Telegrams were received from the City Officials and the Commercial Club of Duluth, inviting the Conference to meet in that city in 1905, but they arrived too late for consideration. Mankato also sent an invitation which was received after action had been taken. Mr. R. A. Hoyt, of St. Paul, spoke briefly in the interest of the State Society for the Prevention of Cruelty. The newly elected President, Mr. Gutridge, was introduced and took the chair, acknowledging his appreciation of the honor conferred. The Conference took a recess until 1:00 o'clock. SIXTH SESSION, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The delegates and visitors assembled at the Armory at the hour appointed where they were met by the citizens of Faribault in carriages. A most enjoyable drive was given, furnishing a view of the excellent private and public institutions located there, ending at the State School for the Feeble-Minded, in the beautiful chapel of which a short session was held. A paper prepared by Dr. A. C. Rogers, upon the general subject of The Feeble-Minded, was read by Dr. H. A. LaMoure, who also discussed briefly the details of the work of the Institution. Choice vocal and instrumental music was provided by the children of the School. At the close of which the Conference adjourned without day. Proceedings of the Third Annual Meeting of the State Association of County Commissioners. COUNTY OFFICIALS' SECTION OF THE STATE CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. The Third Annual Meeting of the State Association of County Commissioners was called to order in the Armory, Faribault, Friday, November 18, 1904, at 9:30 a. m., Mr. L. P. Case, the president, in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mr. A. O. Cowles, and approved. The President: Gentlemen,-I have no written report. I read a short paper last year, but this year I think the best thing to do is to try and get some of the new commissioners to express themselves. Everybody knows what the older members think about the various subjects coming up here, so I will not take up much time this morning, but will say that it seems to me that there is no possible way for commissioners to get as much benefit as they would if they turned out to the Charities Conference. They could come here and compare notes and make suggestions, and all of us ought to be able to learn something in our line of business. We certainly have things to do which no one newly elected can possibly understand and he has to learn, especially in regard to taking care of the poor; and when we get together from all parts of the state for such business, although it is intended to be chiefly for charities and correction matters, we can also compare notes on other questions that come before county commissioners. I am sorry we have not a larger attendance here, and I hope that you who are here will make an effort so that next year we may get out a larger attendance of the county commissioners. Now I will call on the chairman of the legislative committee for a report as to what has been done. Mr. Eckstein, Brown County: The legislative committee has very little to report. The committee is composed of Robert Hall, Olmsted; T. F. Martin, Becker; J. J. Sullivan, Traverse; W. F. Chase, Anoka, and myself; and as there has been no meeting of the legislature, nothing has been done that is of any money value to the commissioners. Our efforts have been in the direction of emphasizing the fact that commissioners should receive better remuneration for the work they are doing. There are different laws in different counties, in some counties the commissioners are only allowed pay for 15 days' service for doing all the work-meetings, care of the poor, at tending to roads and bridges, etc. Now, it is impossible that those commissioners can do the work as it should be expected of them for the 15 days' pay; they get $3.00 a day. On this subject, as chairman of the committee, I sent out a circular letter to the chairman of the board of county commissioners of every county of the state, last January, but I had very few replies. I sent out another circular letter later, urging upon commissioners the importance of giving the matter attention, that we might be able to tell the next legislature just what we want. My efforts have been almost fruitless. It is a fact that is rather discouraging to me, that county commissioners take so little interest in the welfare of the county, of the people they represent, and in schooling themselves in what they ought to know. This schooling in some directions they can get to no large extent except at the Charities Conference. The first one I attended was the 1902 Conference at Rochester. The next year I was at the Conference in Minneapolis, and I would not stay away from this year's Conference. The instruction I have had, the help I have received in handling things that the county commissioner cannot escape; in work in general for the poor, especially in regard to jails and poorhouses and many other things which the Conference has taught me, I feel I could not have learned in any other way. Hence I would almost suggest that some effort be made at this meeting to force the county commissioners of the state, if not otherwise, to attend the schooling here at the Charities Conference. As long as they do not give the matter the serious thought that it should have I am afraid they will not do their duty. The matter of the care of the poor has had my special attention during the years that I have had the honor of being a commissioner, and also that of jails. Our County Board has seen fit to send its members out to investigate other counties, their ways of doing, of caring for the poor, etc., and I believe they have gained a great deal as to the needs of the county, and that it has been of great benefit to the property holders and tax payers of the county in which they are stationed. As I have said the committee has very little to report; nothing whatever has been done. The effort to get the commissioners to attend this meeting has not been attended with much success, and I regret very much the attendance is so small. I think it is the intention of the commissioners who are anxious to learn and give their county the benefit of the instruction which they can gain at the Charities Conference, to learn all they can, and therefore I urge on the meeting that a new Legislative Committee be appointed to draft a suitable law and urge its passage by the next Legislature, and my suggestion would be that the 'per diem of the county commissioner be raised all over the State, whether in Minneapolis, Sleepy Eye, Rochester or elsewhere; it should be alike all over the State, because I do not believe that the county commissioner in Minneapolis can do more work than the one out in the country. DISCUSSION. MR. COWLES: I move that there be a new Legislative Committee of five appointed by the President. The motion was seconded. THE PRESIDENT: Why not put in the old committee? They have not had a |