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dency of Albert G. Lawson, during June 5-10. It 

 included the following department congresses : 

 National Temperance Society, Sons of Temper- 

 ance, Catholic Temperance Societies, Woman's 

 Christian Temperance Union. Non- Partisan Na- 

 tional Woman's Christian Temperance Union, 

 Royal Templars of Temperance, Independent 

 Order of Good Templars, American Medical Tem- 

 perance Association, and Vegetarian Congress. 



5. Department of Moral and Social Reform, 

 under the presidency of Mrs. James M. Flower, 

 during June 7-19. It included the International 

 Congress of Charities, Correction, and Philan- 

 thropy, embracing sections on The Public Treat- 

 ment of Pauperism ; The Care of Neglected, Aban- 

 doned, and Dependent Children: The Hospital 

 Care of the Sick, the Training of Nurses, Dis- 

 pensary Work, ami First Aid to the Injured; The 

 Commitment, Detention, Care, and Treatment of 

 the Insane; The Prevention and Repression of 

 Crime and the Punishment and Reformation of 

 Criminals; The Organization and Affiliation of 

 Charities in Countries. States, Cities, Towns, and 

 Villages, and Preventive Work among the Poor: 

 and The Introduction of Sociology as a Special 

 Topic of Investigation and Instruction in Insti- 

 tutions of Learning : also The International Or- 

 der of the King's Daughters and Sons, Nnr>e-' 

 Associations, Humane Associations, and Waif 

 Savers. 



(5. Department of Commerce and Finance, un- 

 der the presidency of Lyman J. Gage, during 

 June 19-24. It included department congr.--. - 

 of Bankers and Financiers, Railway Commerce 

 Congress, Congress of Boards of Trade, Life In- 



surance Congress, Fire Insurance Congress, Mu- 

 tual Life and Accident Underwriters, and Mu- 

 tual Benefit and Assessment Congress. Congress 

 on Mercantile Credits. World's Railway Com- 

 merce Congress, under the presidency of G. R. 

 Blanchard, met from June 19 to June 24. United 

 States League of Local Building and Loan Asso- 

 ciations, under the presidency of Seymour Dex- 

 ter, met from June 27 to June 30. 



7. Department of MUMC. under the presidency 

 of Theodore Thomas, during July 3-10, includ- 

 ing meetings of the American College of Musi- 

 cians. Music Teaclier>' National Association, 

 Woman's Musical ( 'ongress, Illinois Music Teach- 

 ers' Association, with special congresses on mu- 

 sical education, music journalism, Indian and 

 folk song music. 



8. Department of Literature, including Con- 

 gress of Authors, Congress of Historians and 

 Historical Students. CongTOM of Librarians. 

 Congress of Philologists (including American 

 Philological Association and Modern Language 

 Association of America). American Dialect S>- 

 cietv. and Folk-Lore Congress, met during the 

 week U'ginning July 10. 



9. Department of Education, including depart- 

 ment congre.-M". of College and t'liiversity Stu- 

 dents. Manual and Art F.ducat ion. Kindergarten 

 Education. Instructors of the Deaf. Gem-nil Edu- 

 cation. Represent ivt> Youth, I'niversity Exten- 

 sion. Deaf-Slutes. F.ducators of the Blind. Chau- 

 taii(|iian Education. College Fraternities. Social 

 Settlements. Emma Willard Memorial Associa- 

 tion. Stenographers, Higher Education. Women 

 Stenographers, met from July 17 to July 24. Also 



