Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-01-19
TWO WORTHY SOCIETIES.
Annual Meetings of the S. P. C. C,
and 8. p. G. A.
Officers EIerted---The Reports of Agent
Stout, showing tho Good Work Ac-
complished During the Past Year.


Officers Eiected---The Reports of Agent
Stout, showing tho Good work Ac-
complished During the Past Year.
The annual meeting Of the Delaware
Society Tor the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Children was held Tuesday afternoon at
No. 60Bl Market street, this city. Officers
for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows President, Willard Hall Porter
Secretary, ID. e. Reid; Treasurer, Samuel
X. smith; Attorney, George 7. Brown;
Agent Frank Stout.
Managers--The Rev T. Gardiner Littel!
u. d., Andrew G. Wilson, Nathaniel K.
Benson, II. 7. Cause, Miss Annie Semple,
Miss Margaret Hilcs, S. X. Smith, Wiliinm
Candy, Willard Hall Porter, Miss Rachel
), Rowland, Mrs, Walter y, Bush, Mrs A.
y. Warner L. c. Kent Mrs. Benjamin
Nields, james l.; De You, Miss Helen
Clarkson, Joseph w. Caley, Mrs. Eli Men
dinhall, Mrs. j. Frank Ball, Joseph w. II.
Watson of Newport.
Vice presidents benjamin 4, Biggs,
Manlove Hayes, Il. &. Dale. y. y. SmitheFs,
George L. Fisher, r. X. Kcnney, T. Il.
Coursey, J. II, Bateman, 2, Barnett, II.
ltidgely, Eli salisbury, George ". Massey,
James Pennewill, j. r.. Lohand, ?, !.
Cansey, j. II. fooks, Benjamin Burton, 9.
c. Stockley, II. Maston, u. 4. Marvel, Il.
9. Hazard, \. ID. WEIGH. ID. ]. FOokS, J.
w. Causcy, Daniel Burton, J. NJ. Coates,
l.. w. Allaband. Robert ]. Reynolds. James
Williams, Ebe w. Tunnel. Charles Hous-
ton, Chief Justice Joseph 2. Gomegys,
Judge lgnatius G. Grubb, Judge John W.
Houston, Judge Charles NJ. Cullen, Judge
Leonard y. Wales, ]. l.. Thompson, >.
MinOt Curtis, John Filling, the Rev. 7. Il.
Lightner, ii. II. Curtis, Or. ID. Black, j..
7. Cause, Joseph Pyle William L. Porter,
George W. Bush, William n. Gregg, DR..
James A. Draper, D. q. Reid.
Agent Stouts report for the year showed
that the total number Of complaints was
2iS, all Of which were investigated There
were 4ol children involved. seventeen
arrests were made. There were brought to
trial II cases, in each OF which there was n
conviction, fines imposed. SlS5; collected,
800; total number Of children dealt with.
q; white, 81; colored, Isl cases outside the
State, 2
Children placed in homes as follows
Home for Frendless and Destitute Chill
dren, Riverview, &; st. Peters Orrhanage,
Sixth and West, 3, Delaware City Catholic
Proteetory, 2; Ferris Reform school, 2;
county almshouse 49, House of the Good
Shepherd, Philadelphia, 2; Magdalene
Home, Philadelphia, .. Twelve children
were provided with homes by the society.
Two were sent to the Homeopathic Hos
pital for treatment. Twenty-Five children
were provided with homes temporarily
CARING FOR DUMB ANIMALS.
An hour later, at tine same place. the an
nual meeting Of the Delaware Society for
| the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
| held. These officers were elected
| President, William Candy; Secretary and
| Attorney, Willard Hall Porter; Treasurer;
| Miss Annie Semple; Special Agent, Frank
Stout Managers, Edward Bringhurst, Mrs.
| Sarah Bringhurst, 5. K. Smith. William
I ,I.,r Apa A psnI, ,-l
Gibbons, Miss Annie Semple, Mrs. vii
liam U. Spruance Lewis Q. Nandegrift,
| Mrs. C. g. Smyth, Lindley C. Kent, Mrs.
Benjamin Nieds, Willard Hall Porter,
| Mrs. Thomas Benson, Harry T. Cause,
Austin Huntington, Mrs. Albert w. Smith,
Mrs. Harry L. Cause, Mrs. JohE T. Wales,
| William NJ. Candy.
George H. Bates Edward Belts, Benjamin
| I. Biggs, Edward g.. Bradford, William
NJ. Candy. Henry z. Conrad, William
du Pont, Horace w. Cause. Harry T.
Cause, Austin HARRINGTON, ". u. Gregg
DR.. I. i. Bradford, Charles d. Lore, Georg,
G. Lobdell, James c. McComb, Dr.. d. w
Maull, Benjamin Nields, Willard Hal
ford, James l.. DeYou, John CoTbitt.
kent-Alanlove Hayes, George +. Fisher
George V. Massey, James X. Clements
John b. Pennington, Robert p. BradforC
and John Il. Nicholson of Dover; W. 4
Cummins, smyrna; J. I. Smith, I. u
Coursey, James X Lohand Milford; John
7. Jakes, Wyoming; Richard c. Dale
| Harrington.
Susstx-Charles w. McFee David T
Marvel William A. Gum, Charles G
StUckley and Alfred p. Robinson. George
town; James Ponder, p. II. Causey, Milton
Milford, DR.. Hugh Martin. l.. +. Martin
Seatord, David Burton, IIarbeson Hick
man; Lewes, Isaac Sirman, Dr. X. G. Haz
zard Simeon Pennewill.
Agent Stout reported 2i2 complaints
warnings, 3Ol; arrests, 81; convictions, u
fines imposed, Sl55, collected, 800; horse
killed, u; cases held up, I; horses unit 10
work and stopped working, ~.