The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-11
THEIR GOOD WORK
WHAT THE HUMANE SOCIETY HAS
DONE IN WICHITA RECENTLY.
Hundreds of Poor People Have Been
Fed and Many others PROVIDED
With Warm Clothing During the
Cold Weather-Account of Funds
Received and Their Disposal

While the Humane society is only one
Of the many benevolent institutions doing
efficient work in Wichita their report Tor
line winter of 1884 shows that many
bodies in need were warmed and fed.
many hearts were made lighter, many
homes were made brighter by the thirty or
sorty Christian men and women engaged
Ia this work 1t is well to remember that
these workers not only supplied the wants
Of the body but spent much time in caring
for and helping the sick and suffering. ana
did much to bring comfort and good cheer
aud encouragement to the unfortunate,
secured work for the UNEMPLOYED aud
Taught many how to help themselves
The society is expecting that greater de-
mands will be made upon them than ever
before Wichita beinga commercial and
railroad center and partial failure In crops
tn many parts of the country around US Will
compel many 20 ask help. They appeal TO
The good, kind-hesrted people Of Wichita
TO aid them in every way possible. The
society will need clothing, shoes, provis-
Ions money and earnest, sincere, kind
hearted workers. Let each one VINO READS
this determine for himself and herself
when, how much and in what way to and
this work, The directors remember with
gratitude the cheerful and generous glyers
of last winter, especially Mrs. Walden and
her co-workrrs who turned over TO our
treasurer $500 at one time
Persons making donations may leave
: the same at Gebrne's drug store, OZane
& Dyer's drug store and l.. NJ. Garyer's
office.
AT the last meeting of the directory of
the society resolutions of thanks were
passed, thanking Mrs. Walden and her CO.
.aborers for the funds raised from the
charity concert, Mrs. Dreschaux Tor the
school children's fund, Mrs. Walden and
the fire department, the police force, the
Ladies' Columbia club, DIR. Hoss and ali
contributors as we'll the county COM
missioners for the use of their rooms IN
The county building.
Mrs + g. Robertson's report for the
year IL ~ follows:
The Kansas Humane society commenced
work for the winter of 1898 aud 1894 with
Lhe following officers and boar0 of direc-
tors: President, DIR. George Lewis: vice
president, Rev. j. W. Love; secretary,
Mrs. +. @. Robertson. Directors: DR.
George Lewis, Hon. George i. Douglass.
Rev J. w. Love, DR. ID. w. Smith, Mr.
VI. l.. Carver. Mrs T.. kirkwood and Mrs.
j.. q. Robertson.
In the removal from the CITY of our eff
Gent vice president Rev. !. w. Love and
Mr.. NJ. L. Carver were elected To fill the
vacancy of vice president, and Mr. James
Allison WAS elected "A mem Der of the board.
Owing TO the stringency of the times
which has been felt everywhere, many
have been the calls for aid from those who
never before lave had help given TO them
and the work of the society has been pru-
cipslly i'll investigating and relieving the
immediate wants of the famil :, provid-
ing clothing, shoes, coal and provisions
for their Immediate needs, and then refer
ring them TO the county commissioners for
weekly aid.
The society has also furnished a large
number OF individuals with temporary aid
from time to time who could not under the
rules of the county commissioners be
helped by them unless they went to the
poor farm. There were many instances
where aid WAS given 10 families who had
never received aid before, but who were
out of work and needed aid to tide them
over for a week or two, and thus enable
them TO retain their ambition for sell sup
port and prevented them from being a
public charge:
The number of personal investigations
by the committees of the society,". oil
The humber of children represented in
these families. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 425
Number of single individuals helped. IS
Number of families not helped by
county commissioners. .............. 81
Number of families to whom coal was
given. 43
Number OF families shoes was given. 40
Number of families clothing was given. l59
Number of famIlIeg provisions was
4i'eD'--. ---.--- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90
Number of new pairs of shoes bought
by society. Observation-Disclosures. 800, oil |
Number OF under garments ....... 40 |
We have also bought ninety-one yards |
of new calico or gingham, eighty-five |
yards of muslin, ninety-One yards of cotton |
flannel. thirly-two yards of wool flannel |
and liz yards of dress goods
The society has also extended aid to the |
Salvation Army soup house and to the |
Shelter Home in the south part of the CITY
where many homeless ones were sheltered. |
The work of the society under the de |
partmenJ of cruelty TO animals has been
carried on under the supervision of the |
humane officer, Mr.. Slower. aud his assist |
ants.
The work reported by him is as follows:
Number of horses taken from the
streets and Cared for...... 81 |
Number of cattle cared for Il |
Number OF horses condemned and killed % |
Number of injured horses cared for : /
Number reprimanded for abuse, no ar
test -: ...',. Observation-Disclosures. Il |
Number OF children provided with
homes through the humane officer
an" 'Le soclets OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Is |
Here would like to relate one insranc. |
that came under our observation concern /
ing two children who Were taken from a |
home of immoral surroundings and taken
TO home OF AN uncle OF theirs When the
old gentleman and lady came To Wichita |
to take charge of the little ones.
be made the remark TO one a
the board That If he lived
TO raise these children L would |
max" fourteen children he had raised. they
having had no children of their own. Sure
ly their reward will be great.
In addition TO the aid furnished by the
society directly. the county commissioners
have heartily co-cpersted with us and hy
80 doing clothing and shoes have been pro-
Sided 10 those helped by the commission
Frs.
They report as follows:
Number OF families who received aid
from the coun Y through the agency
OF the Humane society .......... 100 1
Number of families who were assisted
by county through personal appica-
Aid extended by poor fund of the police
department Observation-Disclosures. lS2
The success Of the Humane society dur
ing the rast winter il largely due TO the
efforts OF Mrs. Walden aud 10 those who
80 efhciently assisted her in giving the
Charity concert. the donations of the fire
men and the collections of tbe school cnil- |
dren That WAS originated 10y Mr.. Dres
ch"nN. from which our fund was enlarged
hy sou, rs large as this sum seems To
many, there has been but few dollar.
spent In each family, aud rs the commit
tees were helping these families they Offer
wished for many more dollars TO make rs |
Of We lave no doubt that those who viii
have charge OF the work this coming year
will wish that fund could De increased al
least ten fold
1t would be impossible to enumerate the
many Instances where aid was received
from our merchants, and from individual.
all over our city. 80 cheerfully given. nor