4:30 P. M. 4:40 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Discussion Opened. General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. 8:00 P. M. 8:30 P. M. 8:50 P. M. 9:10 P. M. 9:20 P. M. 9:40 P. M. 10:00 P. M. 10:10 P. M. 10:30 P. M. Fourth Session. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 17, 1909. Subject: The Care of Children. General Business of the Conference. Report of the Committee on The Care of Children, by the Chair- Paper, "Former Failures and Present Success in the Institu- General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. Discussion Opened by Hon. James J. McInerney, Judge of the Fifth Session. THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1909. Subject: Social Insurance. 10:00 A. M. General Business of the Conference. 10:30 A. M. 11:10 A. M. Report of the Committee on Social Insurance, by the Chairman, Lee K. Frankel, Ph. D., Manager of the Industrial Department of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. 10:50 A. M. Paper, “The Social Significance and Utility of Insurance," by Miles M. Dawson, Consulting Actuary, New York City. Discussion Opened by Dr. Oscar S. Rogers, Medical Director, New York Life Insurance Company, New York City. General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. Paper, "The Social and Economic Aspect of Fraternal Insurance," by Dr. R. Brodsky, New York City. 11:20 A. M. 11:40 A. M. 12:00 M. 12:10 P. M. 12:30.P. M. Discussion Opened by Mr. C. H. Robinson, Secretary-Treasurer General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. 2:30 P. M. 3:00 P. M. 3:20 P. M. 3:40 P. M. 3:50 P. M. 4:10 P. M. 4:30 P. M. 4:40 P. M. 5:00 P. M. Sixth Session. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 18, 1909. Subject: Coördinating Legislation. General Business of the Conference. Report of the Committee on Coördinating Legislation, by the 66 Paper, Some Financial Problems of our State Institutions," Discussion Opened by Franklin B. Kirkbride, Member of the General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. Seventh Session. THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 18, 1909. Subject: Public Health, Including the Prevention of Tuberculosis. General Business of the Conference. 8:00 P. M. 8:30 P. M. 8:50 P. M. 9:10 P. M. 9:20 P. M. 9:40 P. M. 10:00 P. M. 10:10 P. M. 10:30 P. M. Report of the Committee on Public Health, Including the Paper, The Public Health as Affected by Congestion of Population," by Benjamin C. Marsh, Secretary of the Committee on the Congestion of Population. Discussion Opened by Bailey B. Burritt, Assistant Secretary General Discussion. Speakers limited to five minutes each. Discussion Opened by Dr. Royal S. Copeland, Dean of the Adjournment. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS OF THE TENTH NEW YORK STATE CONFERENCE OF CHARITIES AND CORRECTION. Held in the Senate Chamber, Albany, N. Y., to FIRST SESSION. TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 16, 1909, 8 P. M. PRESIDENT WILLIAMS: Ladies and gentlemen: It has fallen my lot to call this Tenth New York State Conference of Charities and Correction to order. The Right Reverend Thomas M. A. Burke, Bishop of Albany, will lead us in prayer. BISHOP BURKE: In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen. We beseech Thee, Almighty God, look down with favor upon your servants who are here assembled in the great cause of humanity. We beseech Thee to direct the councils of the members of this · Association that they may devise the most efficient means for the relief of suffering humanity,- for the orphans and for . the widow and for the fatherless, the suffering and the infirm; for those whose eyes shall never gaze upon the beauties of the heavens or upon the flowers of the earth, whose ears are sealed against the voice and the loving tones of a mother or the sweet voices of their fellow human beings; for those who through their own fault, by violation of the laws, have incurred punishment, that their punishment may be alleviated, that they may be raised up, and that they may become useful citizens and members of society, in a word, for all and every species of suffering and every species of evils that afflict the human race. We beseech Thee to grant that they may by sufficient means procure for all sufferings, alleviation, and that evils that afflict society may be mitigated, and we ask this favor in the same. prayer that our Divine Father has taught us, and say: Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. PRESIDENT WILLIAMS: We greatly regret that his Excellency, the Governor of the State, is prevented by engagements in another state from being with us, but we have the privilege of having with us the Honorable Edward R. O'Malley, Attorney-General, who will speak words of welcome on behalf of the state. ADDRESS OF WELCOME. EDWARD R. O'MALLEY, Attorney-General of New York: Mr. Chairman, Members of the State Conference of Charities and Correction, ladies and gentlemen: I regard it as a distinguished honor to appear before the Conference of Charities and Correction of the State of New York, and I beg to assure you that it is a supreme pleasure to have an opportunity in the name of the people of this state to welcome you on this occasion to the State Capitol. The women and men gathered here to-night are engaged in a most philanthropic work. You have met here at your annual conference to compare notes of the work that has been done since your last annual Conference. The value of gatherings of this kind is very great, because no matter in what calling in life we may find ourselves and no matter in what department of human endeavor, there is nothing quite equal to meeting our coworkers face to face, taking them by the hand, exchanging our experiences, telling of the difficulties we met, of the victories won; because in so doing, each and every one will return to his and her field of work better equipped to meet the difficulties of the future. My friends, I can conceive of no nobler work than that in which you are engaged and to which you are giving your best efforts. To give assistance to the poor, to help in uplifting the unfortunate or to give of charity in any way is one of the noblest callings in this life. Charity has always been one of the greatest virtues, and the work that you are doing gives a concrete illustration of that term, and must necessarily give to each and every one of us a broader meaning. I think it will go without saying, my friends, that in every department of human activity wonderful progress has been made, and benevolence has not lagged. The same progress has been made in that department that has been made in every other, and I think that to-day we all have a broader comprehension of what our duties to our fellow beings are than in the days that have gone by. Doing charitable work is but obeying a divine precept. In our country, composed as it is of all classes of people, having different beliefs and different racial tendencies, there is being worked out a wonderful problem. Here men meet and conclude that, after all has been said. and done, we are only brothers. And these acts of charity, this noble work that you, ladies and gentlemen, are carrying on is one of the great factors in solving that great proposition. In a democracy like ours we must have contentment and goodwill existing among the people, and if there is any way in the world of reaching men it is through the heart, and it is the work that you people are carrying on throughout this great commonwealth that is doing so much to bring that about. The work that you do supplements the great work which the state is doing, and is a wonderful assistance to the state. I learned, my friends, that the state last year, according to our appropriation bill, spent, in round numbers, about $12,000,000 for charitable purposes, which includes the insane but not the prisoners of the state. The state, together with its civil divisions, spends about $40,000,000 for the same purposes, and last year there were private gifts and bequests running up to $50,000,000. All of which indicates that there is more of charity to-day and more of benevolence than at any time perhaps in the history of the world. Now, my friends, the people of this state are to be congratulated on having so many women and men who, without any VOL. I 21 |
