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The report of the Standing Committee on The Work of Boards of State Charities was then read by the chairman of that committee, Bishop G. D. Gillespie, Chairman of the State Board of Corrections and Charities, of Michigan (page 19).

This report was briefly discussed by Hon. D. W. Ingersoll, of Minnesota (page 35); Rev. A. G. Byers, Secretary of the State Board of Charities of Ohio (page 35); Mr. F. B. Sanborn, Inspector of Charities in Massachusetts (page 35); Mr. L. D. Lewelling, of Iowa (page 35); Mr. F. H. Wines, Secretary of the State Board of Charities of Illinois (page 36); Gen. R. Brinkerhoff, of the State Board of Charities of Ohio (page 36); Prof. A. O. Wright, Secretary of the State Board of Charities and Reform of Wisconsin; Mr. Philip C. Garrett, of the State Board of Charities, of Pennsylvania (page 36); and Dr. Chas. S. Hoyt, Secretary of the State Board of Charities of New York (page 37).

The report for the State of Pennsylvania was then presented by Dr. Diller Luther, Secretary of the State Board of Charities (page 37).

The report for the State of Wisconsin was then read by Hon. H. H. Giles, a member of the State Board of Charities and Reform (page 43).

This was discussed by Dr. J. W. Walk, of Pennsylvania (page 47); Gov. Chas. Anderson, of Kentucky (page 47); and Mr W. C. De Pauw, of Indiana.

The report from the State of Rhode Island was presented by Mr. Lewis B. Smith, a member of the Board of State Charities (page 49).

This was briefly discussed by Mrs. J. K. Barney, of Rhode Island; Mr. Stephen R. Weeden, of the State Board of Charities of Rhode Island; and Prof. A. O. Wright, Secretary of the State Board of Charities and Reform of Wisconsin.

A report from the State of Massachusetts was presented by Miss Alzira A. Chevaillier, a State delegate (page-51).

The report from the State of Ohio was then presented by Mr. W. H. Neff, a member of the State Board of Charities (page 53).

This was discussed by Dr. D. Luther, Secretary of the State Board of Charities of Pennsylvania (page 56); Rev. A. G. Byers, Secretary of the State Board of Charities of Ohio; Hon. Richard Vaux, of Pennsylvania (page 56); Rev. J. L. Milligan, of Pennsylvania; Mr. F. B. Sanborn, Inspector of Charities of Massachusetts; and Dr. Chas. R. Putnam, of Massachusetts.

Dr. J. C. Corbus, President of the State Board of Charities of Illinois, moved that a committee of one from each state be appointed to select the time and place of the next meeting. This motion was carried. The President of the Conference requested the several State dele-? gations to present him names for appointment on this Committee.

An invitation was received to visit the American Printing House for the Blind, and one to visit the Baptist Orphans' Home.

The Conference then took a recess till afternoon.

THIRD SESSION.

Tuesday Afternoon, September 25,1883.

The Conference was called to order at 2 P. M.

Reports from States being in order, a brief verbal report from New York was made by Dr. Charles S. Hoyt, Secretary of the State Board of Charities (see page 57)> and discussed by Rev. L. Cooley, of Ohio (page 57), and the Chairman (page 58).

The report from the State of Michigan was presented by Mr. W. J. Baxter, Secretary of the State Board of Corrections and Charities (page 58).

The Report of the Standing Committee on the Organization of Charities in Cities was then read by the Chairman, Rev. O. C. McCulloch, Secretary of the Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis (page 70).

The Committee also presented written reports from the Charity Organization Society of Buffalo (page 73), the Poughkespsie Charity Organization Society (page 76), the Union for Home Work, Pittsfield, Mass. (page 77), the Charity Organization Society of Newport, R. I. (page 78)^ the Charity Organization Society of the City of New York (page 80), the Terre Haute Society for Organizing Charity (page 84), the Syracuse Bureau of Labor and Charities (page 84), the Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis (page 85), the Associated Charities of Boston (page 87).

Appended to these reports was a series of answers to questions submitted to them by the President of the Conference (page 90).

Reports from other societies were then made, as folio ws:

The Associated Charities of Cincinnati, by A. C. Shattuck, Secretary of the Society (page 102).

The Detroit Association of Charities,' by Richard R. Elliot, Secretary of the So'ciety (page 104).

A discussion at this point was participated in by Mr. Levi L. Barbour, of Detroit, a member of the Michigan State Board of Corrections and Charities (page 111), by Bishop C. F. Robertson, of Missouri (page 112), by Rev. O. C. McCulloch, of Indianapolis, Secretary of the Charity Organization Society (page 113), by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of Massachusetts, Inspector of Charities (page 113), and by Dr. C. R. Putnam, of Boston, Vice-President of the Associated Charities (page 113).

The President here suspended the regular order, and introduced United States Senator Z. B. Vance, of North Carolina, who addressed the Conference (page 114).

Keports from societies were then continued as follows:

The District of Columbia Associated Charities, by Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, one of the Board of Managers of that Society (page 117).

The Associated Charities of Milwaukee, by Major "W. J. Dawes, a delegate from that Society (page 120).

The Philadelphia Society for Advancing Charity, by Dr. J. W. Walk, Secretary of that Society (page 121).

A discussion at this point was participated in by Hon. H. H. Giles, of Wisconsin (page 125); by Dr. J. W. Walk; by Rev. Dr. T. P. Haley, of Missouri (page 125); by Mr. L. L. Barbour, of Michigan (page 126); and by Dr. C. R. Putnam, of Massachusetts.

A report was then made by Hon. C. S. Fairchild, of New York, for the Charity Organization Society of New York City (page 126).

This was discussed by Gen. Thomas Taylor, Chief of Police, of Louisville (page 128); by Mr. Philip C. Garrett, of Philadelphia; and by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of Massachusetts.

The Conference then took a recess till evening.

FOURTH SESSION.

Tuesday Evening, September 25,1884.

The report from the State of Indiana was* made by Very Rev. A. Bessonies (page 130).

The report of the State of Missouri was made by Bishop C. F. Robertson '(page 132).

Rev. J. W. Bachman, of Chattanooga, reported for the Associated Charities of that place (page 139).

This was followed by a brief discussion by the President of the Conference (page 140); by Rev. A. G. Byers, of Ohio; by Hon. C. S. Fairchild, of New York; by Mr. J. H. Mills, of North Carolina, and by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of Massachusetts.

In the absence of Rev. S. H. Gurteen of Chicago, who had been advertised to speak upon the subject of Charity Organization in Cities, brief addresses were made as follows:

The Need of Charity Organization, by Dr. J. W. Walk Secretary of the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity (page 141).

The Principles and Methods of Charity Organization, by Mr. Levi L. Barbour, of the Detroit Associated Charities (page 143).

The Value of Registration and Investigation, by Hon. C. S. Fairchild, of the Charity Organization Society of New York (page 144).

This was discussed by Rev. A. G. Byers, of Ohio (page 146); by Rabbi S. H. Sonneschein, of Missouri; by Dr. M. F. Coomes,of Kentucky (page 147); by Gov. Charles Anderson, of Kentucky; by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of Massachusetts (page 147); by Hon. M. D. Follett, of Ohio (page 147).

The Work of District Committees was presented by Rev. O. C. McCulloch, Secretary of the Indianapolis Charity Organization Society (page 148).

This was discussed by Bishop Robertson, of Missouri, and by Mr. C. S. Fairchild, of New York.

The General Results of Charity Organization were presented by Mr. Philip C. Garrett, of the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity (page 149).

This was discussed by Mr. F. B. Sanborn, of Massachusetts; Rabbi S. H. Sonneschein, of Missouri; Dr. J. W. Walk, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. James Matthews, of New York.

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