The record-union., 1896-05-15
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN.
A Society Formed at Last to Look After
Little Ones.
One Child Removed Yesterday to
the Orphan Asylum-Work
Ahead.

The Sacramento County Humane So
ciety met in Judge Henry's office last
evening, President George II. Smith in
the chair The main purpose of the
meeting was to consider the advlsa-
bility of organizing a society under the
law for the prevention of cruelty to
children. After the disposition of some
routine business, the Humane Society
took a recess, and those present organ
lied as a meeting for the purpose indi-
Gated.
There was a large attendance,
goodly number of ladies being on one
side of the room. F. M. Woodson, Sec
retary of the Humane Society-the
work of which is confined under the law
to prevention of cruelty to animals
reported that he and many members
and officers had been appealed to many
times to act in case of cruelty to chill
dren. The humane officers could not do
so under their badges, but only as ans
citizens might do. That very evening
a complaint had been lodged at the
office of the society that three-year-
old child of a woman named Cogar, or
something of that sound, living in the
alley, L and M, Fifth and Sixth streets,
was neglected, left for long periods, day
and night, without proper care; some
times locked in a room alone, and
without sufficient food, while the
mother was off among dissolute COM
panions in the tenderloin district.
1t was represented that it was cruel to
leave the child thus unattended, and that
neighbors were outraged by the case,
and often had to supply the little ones
wants and look out for it. He had
h. I4
ing satisfied from what he saw and the
testimony of the people in the tenement
house that it was a case appealing
strongly to humanity, and that the
child was cruelty neglected, he had
assisted by Others taken the little one
and, by consent of the officers of the Or
phan asylum, placed in that institution.
To-day legal steps would be taken in
its behalf.
His action was unanimously approved
by the meeting.
The Chair called upon persons pres
ent to express thmselves relative to the
formation of a children's society, and
there were short and earnest remarks
in response from Mrs. Clara Parsons,
r. NJ. Clarken, G. T. Jones, Mrs. NJ E.
Mumford Mrs. A. J. Johnston, Mrs
Mayor Hubbard, Mrs. Cushman, Mr.
Woodson, Rev. A. c.. Herrick, Mrs.
Buckminster, G. H. Smith, J. H Dolan
and others.
Incidentally, the question was dis
cussed as to the policy of acting
through the agency of the State soci-
ETY. in San Francisco. Letters We're
read from the Secretary Of the Alameda
organization and of the San Francisco
society," and the law was read by Mr.
Woodson concerning the matter
Mr. Clarken explained, by request, the
status of the claim of the District At
torney's office that fines laid for cru
city should be paid into the County
Treasury, instead of to the societies,
and the matter, it was stated, would
be soon tested at law
Mr.. Clarken moved that it be declared
the sense of the meeting that it would
organize as Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Children under the law of
the State, and it was so ordered after
the reasons had been set forth by sew
eral for such action and the value of
the deterrent influence of such an as
sociation had been debated
The following persons then gave in
their names as proposed members: Mrs
Mayor Hubbard, Mrs. NJ E. Mumford,
1SNi sc II. soiiIllll, u l. JULES, MIS-. IL,
Buckminster, Mrs. NJ. E. Cushman,
Mrs. a. j. Johnston, Mrs. James l. Fell
ter, Rev. a. c. Herrick, j. H. Younger,
George II. Wheeler, Isador Schadd,
John Clauss, J. A. Woodson, J. H. Do
Ian, James O'Neill, F. NJ. Woodson, J.
n. Payne, Mrs. w. H. Prouty, A. J.
Bronner, and the name of Rev. NJ. D.
Buck was added by a friend.
A committee, with c. T. Jones as
Chairman, was named to prepare by
laws, and r. NJ. Clarken was appointed
to prepare papers Of incorporation.
The meeting then adjourned for one
week, each pledging himself and her
self to be present and to bring one or
more persons along as new members.
During the evening several instances
were related showing the need of such
an association. A teacher said she had
long felt the need for such organiza-
ton and the necessity for some lawful
force behind her in work of relief she
and other teachers had extended in
cruelty cases.
1t was also pointed out that the law
relative to giving and selling of liquor