The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1897-12-03
MORRIS CO.'S. ,. {. A.
Local Society Plans to Help Chill
dren and Animals.

the work OF loSS-NeW Omcers Chosen-
Robert Van Dyke Co Act as Agent-S1O
Reward for Conviction OF Docking-Ad-
vice on the Care Of Horses. Dogs and
Other Animals
Morris County can certainly boast of
most complete system of charitable or
ganizations, and among the youngest of
these enterprises and by far not the least
in beneficence and usefulness is the So
ciety, which acts to prevent cruelty to
children and anirL9ys. It now enters up
on its sixth yearV work for protecting
animals. The ChiElEen's Committee was
started one year ago. Probably no other
philanthropic cause 10 the County is do
ing as much genefal good, with so little
money. and surely no cause has more
earnest and active orkers. In spite of
much Opposition. mach indifference, few
friends and little money, they seem to
have risen above aese early obstacles
and to have won fof themselves, as a So
ciety, a position which is acknowledged
with approval by 8 very large majority
in this comniunifY In fact there are few
hearts TO-DAY 80 cosd to the distress of
the helpless that fiaey will not now re-
spond with nore e less sympathy to the
suffering of any creature that lives.
The unhappy children must be saved
body and SOU ff0DlEthe harm that threat
ems them; and Wh@t do we not owe to
the faithful be&sfs who bear their bur-
dens more patiently than we do ours,
who are al WAYS So {much more faithful
to us, their o5l5fessbrs, than are some of
us often to onK fellbw beings. This So
ciety annQnHhes 3s intention of going
further than merkly the furnishing of
Offenders for the BRINE of cruelty. 1t
will strive t6 xeakh all the children of
the Community Il to implant in them
the germs iii Kind thoughts for all of
God World ana where pity and gentle
ness 3xe begun t grow there is never
more room for the roots of crime.
CTneIts seems bn in many children,
but if Il is e8EIK properly attacked, it
may be supp zsnts by more tender inn
( pulses. og the more civilized
world. threI h6s England, France and
! the a5ted Ssa specially, there is be-
\ ing circsg h5 a1ion. the pretty
! little sdctffe avery
yodng, and ssis "a gsi psla E..llsls .srrrssd rrsF
books for older people treating of hu-
name subjects in an interesting manner
None but those who are watching this
great literary work, can comprehend its
extent and the value of it. Men and
women, rich and poor, stand up against
every form of crultys Parents and
teachers awaken and train the sympa-
thies in the hearts of the children And
apply the golden rule to every one and
to every thing including the children and
the animals whom we rank among the
helpless, and the world will soon be a
better and a happier place.
The Morris Co., s. P. @, A., has for
the year 1898 elected DR.. Fayette Smith
to be president, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Mabel Ohm
stead on account of ill health. The other
officers are: Mrs. Benz. Nicoll, Mrs.
Robert McCurdy, Mrs. Fayette Smith,
Miss Elliot Smith, and Dr. g. A. Beck
er, vice-presidents. Miss Cooper Lord,
treasurer; Miss Louise Shelton, secre-
tary; and Miss Elsie Whitney, assistant
secretary.
The fifteen places on both Executive
Committees for children and for animals
were also duly filed.
The agent, Robert Van Dyke, may be
found at his desk, 10 Becker building,
where T. Martin has most kindly al
lowed him a space, where he may receive
all complaints. Mr.. Van Dyke will try
to be at this Office from to 12 noon and
from to 5 p. M, unless important cases
have called him away, when orders may
be left upon his slate. He will always
be ready to take any sick, lost or home
less dog or cat to the "Shelter" at #.
Bakers, Speedwell place.
The s. P. G. AS annual report this
year will attempt to show how much
good work it has striven to accomplish
in the past. Only lack of funds has pre-
vented the managers from pushing the
work to greater results. One hundred
and ten cases of animals and eleven con-
cerning children have been investigated
this last year. These announcements
must soon induce people to cease to
question as to the use, and the need of the
society in this district. Reports of the
county work and considerable literature
have been circulated. An effort has been
made to enforce the law upon docking
horses tails; 800 reward offered for
conviction of an offender. Through the
press the boys have been urged to con-
slider the law prohibiting the robbing of
nests and shooting of birds out of season,
and many other efforts have been made
to induce people to consider their duty
to the animal kingdom.
The following is the society's advice on
kindness to animals, and it could be well
adopted at home and in the stable:
FOR every creature of God is good
Kindness to Animals.
E0RSEG