Evening journal., 1894-05-16
A PERPLEXING PROBLEM
Humanitarians Are at Logger
heads on Amalgamation.
HUMANE SOCIETY WANTS CONTROL

There will be a meeting of peculiar
interest TO humanitsrians Of Delaware
held in the rooms Of the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
in this city, on next Tuesday,
at o'clock in the afternoon. IL
will probably determine whether or not
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children and the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty 20 Animals shall be
subject to the control and direction of
the Humane Society of Delaware.
The matter has been In controversy
for some time. A number of meetings
have been held, but no satisfactory con
clusion could be reached by reason Of
autagonism to the movement willard
Hall Porter and William Candy have
issued the following circular letter to
the members of the societies interested
1t is self explanatory
The more conservative members be
lieve in letting matters remain as they
are Mrs j Frank Ball is one Of the
most pronounced opponents of Humane
Society control
To the Members S. P. c c. and S. P.
CA:
"At meeting of the members Of the
S. P. c. G. and 5. P. c. A. about Febru-
airy 90 1898. a resolution was adopted to
merge both societies into one corporate
body, to be named The Humane Society
of Delaware. This committee on closer
examination, found some practical, legal
difficulties in the way, and made a re
port to the jsint meeting of the societies
held April B. 1894, explaining these
difficulties, and stating that upon a
suggestion to the committee, it had
caused a charter to be obtained for an
association to be called The Humane
Association of Delaware. The plan
suggested for carrying into operation
this charter, which was in lieu of the
proposed merger, was about as follows:
That the membership of the said
association should consist of the repre-
sentative societies as entities, and It's
staff of officers should properly be con-
posed of the same persons as held cor.
responding Offices in the organization Of
the two societies; in order that the
meeting of the board of managers of The
Humane Association, by being composed
practically Of the same persons who were
already managers of the two societies,
should transact the business pertaining to
the various departments of humane work
Of tue state, and that the central super
{ vising body thus created should be able
to direct all branches OF such work
; thereby saving time and probable expense
20 the respective societies.
THE theory Of the scheme was stated
TO be that Of the organization OF the
United States Government, in that The
: Humane Association would correspond
2 with the general government, the indi
vldual societies as members would cor
respond with the states of the Union,
and the individual members of each so
ciety, would correspond with the citizens
Of such states. The object of the asso
citation would be to unity all branches of
- humane work throughout the state, and
' to form a general organization under
which any society. by being brought
into touch with other organizations,
l. having common aims, might derive the
. benefit of such aid and co operation
mo change whatever in the existing
L laws governing the S p G @. and P
c. A. wss contemplated as these laws
we're ample and satisfactory Neither
/. was it proposed that the working func-
tions Of such societies should be inter-
- fered with in the least by The Humane
Society, since each society must rem all
y an active legal agent as at present, in
= order to retain its powers and privileges,
and enjoy the benefits and bequests past
and to come. The main object suggested
of coming together as members of com
It mon association was TO obtain the ad
m vantages aceruing from confederation
II and unihcation of work, and simplifca
tion Of management Any new societie:
formed in the state hereafter might com,
in and Join as members of the associa
q tion in the same manner as those al
x. ready existing. The general localiza
j., ton and concentration of these allie,
n interests would, it was further sug
e. gested, tend to advance the humane oh
iects sought, and induce more libers
n. support Of, and sympathy with tn
Il. work
The same dues as now would still b
E. paid to the respective societies, and eRc
n. society would retain its own list Of mem
"a bership, aud an agent common to botl
societies would still be in charge, an
all practical and legal work would
m conducted upon the same lines as 8
ID. present
ct. ION the other hand It was urged tina
this was altogether too complex; Cha
this new society known as The Human
Association, would have no power to prol
~ ecute cases, and instead Of simplifyil
the work By making the number less,
bringing TO the others any strength
which they do not now have, aud furthe
that while other societies as members {
this new organization might, at hrs
, agree to the election of the same oticei
as might be selected for The Human
Association, there could be no assuran'
. that they would always so agree.
"Such in general outline is the matt
3 for the consideration of each membe
p which is TO be acted upon at speci
meeting of the societies, TO be held {
Tuesday, the 22nd instant, at o'clo'
p. M, and it is desirable, by reason
the Importance of the subject, that yC
. should be present
J. yours respectfully,
/. "WILLABD HALL PORTER,
President p U G..
civilian CANBY,
President P. @. A. "
Investigating Layman's Dismissal.
Councilmen Stats aud Wainwrig
i Al - .rT a.