St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-13
IN AID OF The POOR
Annual Meeting Of the Relief
Society--Tbe Officers
Elected.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
Secretary Hutchins Makes an
Interesting Report OF
Work Done.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT
HIS COMPARATIVE FIGURES
Showing Cases Reported Dur
ing the Past Three
Years.


afternoon at the society's quarters
at Relief hall, President T. A. Alb
bolt presiding. A feature of the
meeting was the presidents adj
dress. 1t began by submitting
brief review Of the society's achieve
ments. During the eight years of it's
existence the society has investi-
gated, Mr. Abbott said, 1,1SS cases.
The greatest number-205-aros in
1890. During the past year but 1873
cases were investigated. During
the term Of its existence S2,950.16 was
raised for the society. In this con-
nection, President Abbott said:
while these figures represent in a
general way the amount of work of
our association, [ feel that much
more has been accomplished than is
shown by the number of cases of
cruelty reported to investigate. It
seems to me there has been a con-
slant increase in the education of
the community to our work, so that
we are now much better known. 1
think the work is much better re-
spected than it was at the begin
ming of our active operations. The
work done through our humane edu-
cation in the schools has been very
great, and while it is difficult to
measure it correctly, [ have no
doubt it represents the best return
for the labor expended, and l believe
it is along this line that we shall be
able in the future to do the greatest
good to the community.
while the cases of cruelty to chill
dren are but little more than half as
great in number as are those of cruelty
to dumb animals, presume that we all
feel that they are the most important,
and I am happy to say that there has
been a constant decrease of these for
the last five years, and we hope the
time is not far distant when the num-
Der will be still more reduced. Yet, so
long as ignorance and vice exist, there
will be need always of constant super
vision exercised over those unfortunate
beings who are the victims of neglect
and wanton cruelty.
1.-THE work OF humane education i'll
the schools and in the community, [
We have the hearty cooperation of our
superintendent of schools and his able
assistants and teachers, who have at
different times expressed a willingness
to do all in their power to inculcate
humane ideas in the minds of the ris-
ing generation.
1.-THE thanks of this society are now,
as ever, due to our efficient secretary,
y1,0 hoe i,-;, III 70
Investigate and relieve the numerous
cases reported to him. We are to be
congratulated on having the active CO.
opera ton of the mayor and chief of
police in our work, and d willingness
on behalf Of the different county and
city officers to aid US in every way pos
sible.''
In concluding, President Abbott tend
cred his resignation, requesting that n
successor be chosen who would be able
to devote more time to the duties de-
volving upon the office of president
Treasurer Jellett reported that the re-
ceipts for the year were $57o.52, and dis
bursements s43639, leaving an unex-
pended balance Of $139.13 on hand.
The annual report of Secretary
Hutchins was most interesting, espe-
CIdliy DTieI GCCOull Ol several par
ticularly deplorable cases very recently
investigated. His report gives the fol-
lowing comparative figures for the past
three years:
ported ~ 1892. 1893. 1891.
Animals. $1,000. ............ 15s So rs
TOtalS...... ............ Zl5 133 go
Number of prosecu-
tons
Children. ........ /
Animals. 80. 5 5
Totals. ........ ..... 5 6 Al
Children taken from the
streets
Number sent to school,. 70 so a.
Number placed at work. 20 II Is
Number placed at state
School OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL 1O
Number placed at other
institutions. ....... 2 2
Totals...... .......... 100 80 70
Continuing, the report says:
I'm 1892 our work consisted largely
of taking from the street poor, neg
lected beggar children, both male and
female, for, l am sorry to say, at that
time young girls were allowed on our
streets selling papers, and it was a