Announcement. IRattonal Conference of Charities an6 Correction, Chicago, III., June 8=11, 1893. Bn Ibtstoncal Conference. Twentieth Anniversary of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. TO BE HELD IN THE Permanent Memorial Art Palace, Lake Front Park. OFFICERS OF THE CONFERENCE. President—H. H. Hart, St. Paul, Minn. Vice Presidents—J. C. Appel, Colorado; Mrs. Jas. S. Spear, Jr., California; Alexander John- son, Indiana; A. L. Welch, Colorado; Mrs. A. B. Richardson, Massachusetts Rabbi J. L. Leucht, Louisiana; Peter Walrath, New York. Secretaries—L. C. Storrs, Michigan; Rev. W. H. Brodhead, Colorado; Walter Lindley. M. D. California. Treasurer—John M. Glenn, No. 12 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, Md. Executive Committee—H. H. Hart, Chairman; Mrs. J. M. Flowers, Illinois; Laban Pratt Massachusetts; Levi L. Barbour, Michigan; John M. Glenn, Mary- land; all Ex-Presidents; L. C. Storrs, Secretary, Ex-Officio. Official Reporter—Mrs. Isabel C. Barrows, Boston, Mass. 1893. The Twentieth National Conference of Charities and Correction will be held in Chicago, June 8 to 11 inclusive. The proceedings will vary from the usual plan. The Conference being of an anniversary and historical character, its proceedings will be devoted to a survey of the progress made and the reforms accomplished in the field of charities and correction during the past twenty years. 1 he president's annual address will be a review of the work of the National Conference and the rela- tions to the important changes which have taken place in the methods of dealing with the depen- dent, delinquent and defective classes. The committees’ reports will present comparisons of present conditions with those of twenty years ago. The reports from States and Territories will compare present systems of charities and correction with those of twenty years ago. 1 here will be no section work, and no discussion of papers in the meetings of the National Conference. The International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy, which will fol- low immediately the National Conference, has provided in its program for section work and discus- sions. and all such work has been transferred to it. The Meetings of the Conference will be held in the Permanent Memorial Art Palace erected on the Lake Front Park, through the co-operation of the Art Institute of Chicago, the city of Chicago and the Directory of the World’s Columbian Exposition. PLACE OF MEETING. No special rates have been made for delegates attending the conference, other than those provided for all persons attending the Columbian Exposition. RAILROAD RATES. The committee on hotel accommodations makes the following announcement: For the accommodation of delegates to the Twentieth National Conference of Charities and Correction (June 8 to ii) and to the International Congress of Charities, Correction and Philanthropy (June 12 to 18) the committee of organization of the latter body has arranged for hotel headquarters in the heart of the city and in the vicinity of the Exposition. The City Headquarters will be the Great Northern Fire Proof Hotel, at the corner of Jackson and Dearborn streets, foui squares from the Art Institute where both conventions will meet, and three squares from the Illinois Central Railroad, the most rapid means of transportation to the exposition. The proprietors of the Great Northern Hotel announce the following rate for the Congresses : For a room sufficiently large to accommodate two persons, from four to ten dollars per day according to size, whether the room be occupied by one or two persons. Rooms for which the charge is six dollars or more have bath room attached. The price asked does not include board. There are excellent restaurants in the hotel. The Exposition Headquarters will be the Pullman Hotel located in the block bounded by Washington and Madison ave- nues and Fifty-fifth street, about five minutes’ walk from the north entrance to the Exposition grounds and forty minutes by train from the Art Institute. The proprietor of this hotel announces the following rates: For a single room for one person from $2 to $3 per day, for a double room for one or two persons $4 to $5 pei day. These prices do not include board. There is an excellent restaurant in the hotel. Other Accommodations. Delegates who desire lower priced accommodations than those here offered may obtain them at from seventy-five cents a day upward by addressing the Bureau of Public Comfort of the World s Columbian Exposition, Rand, McNally Building, Chicago. The bureau is operated under the direct auspices of the Exposition and is reliable and responsible. Reservation of Rooms. Accomodations in both these hotels will be reserved only until April fifth. If you desire a room fill out the enclosed blank and mail it immediately accompanied by a draft on New York, or postal or express order payable to N. S. Rosenau, Secretary, for ten dollars, which sum you are obliged to deposit with the hotel proprietor to insure him against loss through your failure to come, and which will be deducted from the amount of your bill. The committee of organization can ..secure no promise of rooms for any persons who do not reserve them before April fifth. HOTELS, ETC. RAILWAY STATIONS. The Great Northern Hotel is convenient to all the main stations of the railways entering Chicago. If you intend to stay at the Pullman Hotel and come to Chicago by the Illinois Central; the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis (Big Four), the Michigan Central or the Chicago and West Michigan railways, leave your train at Hyde Park Station which is but a few squares from the hotel. Delegates arriving on any other railways than these will find it most convenient to go to the main stations and then take a suburban train on the Illinois Central railway to South Park Station which is about five minutes’ walk from the hotel. The following are eligible as voting members of the Conference : Ex-officers of the Conference, members and officers of boards of State charities, trustees of public and private charitable and correctional institutions or societies, members of boards and societies for the relief or improvement of the poor, and persons designated by State or municipal authorities, or by the local i committee where the conference is held. While such only are entitled to the privilege of voting, any person interested in the work of the Conference may be enrolled as a member, and may share in the discussions without the power to vote. At the Denver meeting, held in June, 1892, an annual membership fee of two dollars was established, which fee will also entitle the member to a copy of the proceedings and publications of the Conference. A list of all members will appeal in the proceedings, with asterisks marking those in attendance on the Conference. Applications for membership may be sent to the treasurer, Mr. John M. Glenn, Baltimore, Md. (See enclosed “Membership for 1893. ) MEMBERSHIP. PROGRAM. ne 8, 9 lo 12 A. M. and 7 to 8 P. M., Secretaries will be at Conference Hall to record delegates and issue badges.) Thursday, June 8, 8:oo P. M. Prayer. 8:05 p. m. Welcome, -------- Mrs. J. M. Flowers 8 : 20 p. m. Response, ------ Hon. Andrew E. Elmore, of Wisconsin. 8 : 35 p. M. President’s Address. 9 :15 p. m. Report of Committee on Reports of States, - * - A. O. Wright, of Wisconsin, Chairman 9 ; 45 to 10 :00 p. m. State delegations will meet to nominate members of Committees on Organization and Time and Place. SECOND SESSION. Friday, June 9, 10:00 A. M. Prayer. 10 : 05 A m. Report of Committee on History of State Boards, - Hon. Oscar Craig, of New York, Chairman 10:30 A. m. Reports from States : Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Canada, (Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec), Colorado. 11 : 20 a. m. Report of Committee on History of Immigration, - Dr. Chas. S. Hoyt, of New York, Chairman 11:45-12:35. Reports from States: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois. THIRD SESSION. Friday, June 9, 8:00 P. M. Report of Committee on History of Treatment of Insane, - Dr. C. E. Riggs, of Minnesota, Chairman. 8:30 P.M. Reports from States: Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. 9: 10 p. m. Report of Committee on Treatment of Feeble Minded, Dr. W. E. Fernald, of Massachusetts, Chairman. 9 :40 p. m. Reports from States : Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts. FOURTH SESSION. Saturday, June 10, 10 :00 A. M. Prayer. 1 10 :o5 A m. Report of the Committee on History of Public and Private Indoor and Outdoor Relief, - - - Rev. C. G. Truesdell, of Illinois, Chairman. 10 :30 A. m. Reports from States: Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hamp- shire, New Jersey. 11:20 a. m. Reports of the Committee on Organization of the Twenty-first Conference and the Committee on Time and Place. 11:45A.M. Reports from States: New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. FIFTH SESSION. Saturday, June 10, 8 :00 P. M. Report of Committee on History of Reformatories, Chaplain J. H. Nutting, of Rhode Island, Chairman. 8:30?. m. Reports from States: South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah. 9 : 10 p. m. Report of the Committee on History of Prisons, - Gen. R. Brinkerhoff, of Ohio, Chairman. 9:40 p. m. Reports from States: Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Sunday, June 11, 11 :00 A. M. Conference Sermon, - Rev. Washington Gladden, D. D SIXTH SESSION. Sunday, June 11, 8 :00 P. M. Music and Prayer. 8 : 15 p. m. Report of the Committee on History of Child Saving Work, Hon. C. D. Randall, of Michigan, Chairman 8 : 45 p. m. Report of the Committee on History of Charity Organization, Charles D. Kellogg, of New York, Chairman. 9 : J5-9 : 3° p- M- Closing Address. Introduction of the President Elect. FIRST SESSION State Corresponding Secretaries. Alaska—Rev. Sheldon Jackson, Bureau of Education, Alaska Division. Washington, D. C. Alabama—Miss Julia S. Tutwiler, Livingston. Arizona—Geo. W. Cheney, Tombstone. California—W. E. Hale, San Quentin. Colorado—Rev. Thos. Uzzell, Denver. Connecticut—Prof. J. W. McCook, Hartford. Delaware—Mrs. A. D. Warner, Wilmington. District of Columbia—A. G. Warner, Ph. D., Washington. Georgia—Col. Geo. H. Jones, Atlanta. Idaho—Dr. John W. Givens, Blackfoot. Illinois—John W. Whipp, Springfield. Indiana—Alexander Johnson, Indianapolis. Indian Territory— Rev. R. W. Hill, D. D., Muskogee. Iowa—Miss M. E. Starr, Burlington. Kansas—Frank A. Betton, Topeka. Louisiana -Alfred E. Clay, 120 Common St., New Orleans. Maine—Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, Portland. Maryland—Jeffrey R. Brackett, 11 Madison St., Baltimore. Massachusetts—Col. Henry Stone, State House, Boston. Michigan—L. C. Storrs, Lansing. Minnesota—J. W. Willis, St. Paul. Missouri—Miss Mary E. Perry, 18 Vandeventer Place, St. Louis. Montana—Mrs. E. D. W. Hatch, Big Timber. Nebraska—Rev. A. W. Clark, Omaha. Nevada—Hon. E. D. Van DuLeith, Carson. New Hampshire—Dr. Irving A. Watson, Concord. New Jersey—Dr. Ezra N. Hunt, Trenton. New York—Miss Julia S. Hoag, Albany. North Carolina—Rev. W. C. Wilson, Mocksville. North Dakota—Rev. J. R. McConnehy, Fargo. Ohio—Jos. P. Byers, Columbus. Oregon—Thos. M. Strong, Portland. Pennsylvania—Cadwalader Biddle, Philadelphia. Rhode Island—Rev. Jas. H. Nutting, Providence. South Dakota—Z. Richey, Sioux Falls. South Carolina—Edward N. Fuller, Charleston. Tennessee—Hon. R. R. Caldwell, Nashville. Texas—Benj. E. McColloch, 2004 Whites Ave., Austin. Utah—Mrs. Cornelia G. Paddock, Salt Lake City. West Virginia—Rev. S. H. Day, Morgantown. Wisconsin—Gustav Frelson, 416 Milwaukee St., Milwaukee. Wyoming— S. T. Farwell, Chyenne. Ontario—Dr. A. M. Rosebrugh, 137 Church St., Toronto. Quebec—Geo. Hague, Esq. Montreal. Manitoba and West Canada—Hon. John W. Sifton, Winnipeg, Washington—Thos. P. Westendorf, Chehalis. New Mexico—Rev. Geo. C. Smith, Santa Fe. Mr. N. S. ROSENAU, Corresponding Secretary, \ 214 Home Insurance Bld’g, Chicago, III. Please reserve for me in the hotel rooms at $ fier day for a term beginning- yune. 18 gj. and ending iSg Tours truly, ( Nam o')... ( Address).