The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-14

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children Meets.

to Children Meets.
The Rhode Island Society for the Pre-
ven tion OF Cruelty to Children held il,
l1th annual meeting at Grace church
chapel yesterday afternoon. The retir
ing president. johns II. Congdon, opened
the business OF the day and Secretary
Charles III. Thurber read the minute, oi
the last meeting. President Congdon
presented short report embodying the
essential features of the past years work
and bespoke for the future OF the soclety Y
a still more successful record
General AGENT Charles III. Thurber In
his report for the wear outlined the gen
eral work of the society in the betteriny =
OF the helpless and abandoned conditions
among poor children. He reported 992
new cases investigated. involving 1855
children: 20 old cases. involving 234 cail.
dren; 702 children have been taken from
homes of squalor anc placed In hospitals,
institutions and private homes. There
have been only 100 cases in court, and
during the past decade only one case has
been lost; $50 families have been reform ed
and family relations restored during the
past wear.
Mr. Thurber places great stress on tho
necessity of addi ional State laws to as.
sist the s1ciety in the prosecution of lis
work. Mr.. Fanning moved that the
work OF obtaining further ) ats Law rec
ognition be left to ths board OF direc-
tors.
The report of Mrs. Emma +. Fenner.
chairman OF the home committee, was
read by the secretary, showing that
thirty-nine children had been cared for
during the year; the greatest number in
volved at one time was ninteon, the small
lest number, two. The prevalence of
wnooping cough had somewhat retarded
the ork during the summer months.
A letter was read from Jerome Ken
nedy, accompanied by check of $50 for
life membership. stating that business
cares necessitated his resignation from
the board OF officers
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Tanning ordering the board Of directors
to petition the Legislature to make legal
provision for children under 4 years of
axe When they are ineli ssible TO the state
home and cannot be c;ommodated at
the nursery.
A committee OF five was appointed to
nominate officers for the ensuing year.
aud the following were subsequently,
elected; President. Johns IL. Congdon
vice presidents, Mrs; q. B. Knight, Gen.
win; board OF directors, the governor.
with the chairman OF the com nittees on
finance blouse aud Senatc). ami Judi |
,iary blouse and Senate). ex-ofli 10 j. |
seph ii. Fanning, Rt. Rev. Matthew |
Rev. Augustus NJ. Lord, Rev. |
Henry w. Rugg. ID. d., Rev. Charles
a. babcock, ID. D., DIR. f. NJ Eaton,
Dr.: + l.. Day, Charles w. Jeucks, |
Johns III. Congdon, Howard o. Sturyes,
zen, r isha II. Rhodes. Col. II. II. |. God.
lard, A. L. Ordway. Charles 4. Carpen-
er, Mrs. Walter A. Peck, Mrs. Johns Al.
Jongdon, Mrs. Frederick Grnnell, Mrs. |
Henry V. A. Joslin. Henry Pearce, Dan
el A Pierce. Mrs. Hiram Kendall, Mrs.
". w. Brown, Jr., Mrs. II. n. Fenner,
.irs. Charles Briggs. Miss Sarah w,
Goodwin, Mrs. L. b. Knight, Mrs.
Jeffrey Hazard, Mrs. John Nc
Auslan, Mrs. Roscoe S. Washburn, Mrs.
'nadrack Mantou, Mrs. Ellery IL. Will
on, Mrs. James l.. Wheaton, Mrs.
,harles Matteson, Mrs. H. l.. Baliou,
frs James >. Aborn, Mrs. Alien A.
'resbrey, Mrs. Albert q. Durfee, Mrs.
William .. Blaming, Miss Aida
prague, David Baker (Wickford) treas
rer. Howard o. Sturses; secretary.
.har,es H. Thuroer; attorney, Robert
V. Burbank.