Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-01-10
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Annual Meeting of the Delaware s. p. c
C.---Work of the Year---Election o
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Annual Meeting of the Delaware s. r. q.
C.---york of the Year---Electlon of
Officers.
The annual meeting of the Delaware
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children was held Tuesday afternoon
and the proceedings were OF very inter
esting character.
President Willard Hall Porter addressed
the meeting, giving his report Of the work
done during the past year, saying that
Agent Stout had investigated 22l COM
plants, involving 306 white children and
l04 colored. Forty-tive arrests have been
made, with Sc trials and 30 convictions.
The number of children placed i'll tho
various homes, on account Of woll founded
complaints in regard to their treatment
was Us follows:
dren, - st. Michaels Day Nursery, y;
Delaware City Catholic Protectory, 8;
House of the Good Shepherd, Phiiadel-
phia, 9; Girls' Industrial School, 2; 1t.
Peters Female Orphanage, 2; New Castle
County Almsheuse, o. Delaware lnsAno
Hospital. 3 Ferris Industrial School, 10;
st. Joseph's Home, Baltimore, l., Homeno-
pathic Hospital, 2; eturned 70 the Phiia-
delphia 5. +. G. G., 2; returned TO the New
York, s. p. Q. T., 9; returned to parents,
"a; furnished with homes, %; sent to the
Asylum for the Blind, Philadelphia, /; ST.
vinccnts Home, Philadelphia, /; Father
Leo's Home, Wilmington, 8; making Il
total OF lis.
After adopting new set of bylaws the
election of officers took place. President
Willard Hail Porter who has served several
terms. rendered his resignation, being sue
ceeded by Lindley q. Kent. David Y.
Reid was elected secretary, and s. K.Smith
treasurer, for the ensuing year. George I.
Brown, who has been attorney for the
society for number of years, formally
resigned and was rendered tho thanks of
the society for his work in connection
Herewith. Willard Hall Porter was
unanimously elected to take his place.
The board Of managers elected is as fol-
lows: A. q. Wilson, William Candy, L.
| G.. Kent, Bishop Coleman, Mrs. Nields,
| Mrs. Eli Mendinhail, Mrs. A. d. Warner,
| N. X, Benson, Willard Hall Porter, George
T. Brown, Miss Anne Semple, Mrs. J. X.
| degrift, II. +. Cause, David G. Reid, 5. X.
Smith. Miss Hilles, Miss Rowland, Mrs.
Vice-presidents for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: New Castle county
William Candy. Austin Harrington,
Edward Belts, George A. Elliott, 9. W.
Rowland. Samuel Bancroft. Jr., II. c.
sBayard, Jr., c. /. du Pont, W.. ). Hilles,
Col. La Motto, w. H. Porter, Miss E.'B.
Hilles, Mrs. C. B. Smythe, Mrs. l.. q.
yandegrift. IL. I. Cause, Miss Anne
Seniple, Mrs. q. w. Rowland, Mrs. J. +.
Wales, f. II. Hoffecker, Il. Bringhurst,
Mrs Sarah Bringhurst, +. l.. Gilpin, Pres
ton Lea.
Kent county-Manlove Hayes, ]. r.
Clements. John b. Pennington, X. X.
Kenny, II. w. Cannon, G. V. Massey,
w. A. Cummins. William salisbury,
Ezekiel r. Cooper. George P. Fisher. ]. r
Lohand, James Pennewill, Rev. II. H.
Sussex county-C. w. McFee L. L
Martin, James Ponder, Or. Mustard. CIV
Cullen, DIR. CIV, Marshall. Simeon Penne
will, e. Z. stockley, w. H. Boyce, p. f
Causey.
Votes OF thanks were passed to the CHIEF
of police. Judge Ball of the municipa
court, and the various squires in the city
for the uniform courtesy and valuabl,
assistance rendered to the societys officer
in their work during the past year.