The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14
ANIMALS FRIENDS.
Meeting of r. |. Society for Preven-
tiOn OF Cruelty.
Election OF Officers and Reports OF Treas
urcr and Agent.

The 9th annual meeting of the Rhode
Island Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals was held yesterday afternoon
at Tillnghast's and the following officers
were elected President Honorable John
Carter Brown Woods; Vice presidents, RI.
Rev. Thomas March Clark, Rt.
Rev. Mathew Harkins, Rev. Il. Benjamin
Andrews, Rev. j. q. Nose, Hon. ID. Rus
sell Brown, Charles Il. Carpenter John
NJ Danielson, Honorable Thomas Durfee,
Gen. Elisha Dyer. Charles Fletcher,
Ratnbono Gardner, Col. II. H.. Goddard,
ID. l.. ID. Granger, Hon. Frank Il. Olney,
Joseph kendrck. Hon. Herbert w. Ladd,
George W. II. Mattcson, Henry q. Russell.
Mrs. George Ii. Corliss, Annie w. Hunt
NJ. d., William Blakelly, Mrs. John, H.
Bartlett Mrs. B. B. Hammond, Mrs
Thomas j. Hill. Mrs. Charles O'Leary,
Mrs Adnah Sackott, Providence; Hon
Olney Arnold, Hezekiah Conant Hon.
Fred w. Easton, Hon. Henry Is. MetcalR
Francis Pratt, Pawtucket; Rev William
Sheafe Chase, Rev. Charles j. White, WOon-
socket; Rev. George j. Magill, Rev.
George Herbert Patterson, Hon. George
Peabody Wetmorc Mrs. Edward II. Whar-
ton, Newport; Hon. w. L. G. Wardwell,
Bristol: Lucian Sharpe, Hon. Arthur l..
Brown, j. Herbert Shedd, Providence;
Executive Committee, John w. Angel,
stephen Brownell, freeman p.
Litrle, Rev. Henry Bassett Lycurgus
p. Miller Jr, Sarah j. Eddy,
Sarah W. Arnold Providence; F.
B. Smith, Nj. D., Washington, II. l.
Mrs. Il. w. 4. Smith, Providence; James
NJ Southwick, George X. Il. Weston,
Lucian Sharpe. Jr., Oren Wostcott COM
mittee on finance, stephen Brownell
John w. Angel, Oren Westcott; secre-
Inh nht, Ina
Sharpe, Jr. auditor, Albert Babcock;
counsellor Lycurgus Sayles.
Tho annual statement of the treasurer,
Charles W Bowen was rs follows:
Balance en- hand April l. 1896 s3G95;
from members, Sl269; in
-crest and dividends, s6l7W: state APP
Sl2b0 fines, sS27; killing
animals, SIG 70; donations, Grace Church
end others, 800. ~, associate life member
ship, s5o; repaid by estate of latc general
agent, $50; miscellaneous, Sl.0S; total,
s42O9. 46. Disbursements, salaries ex-
penses Of agents, Office expenses and
others, ss0Sl. 80; cash on hand, Sl2S l6;
total, si209. AZ
Permanent funds, March s, 1S97-Par
value, Sl4, Ss1. 40; cost, Sl4, 5Sl. 81.
Special funds-Newport branch fund,
$3.50. ~; ambulance fund, for purchase
of an ambulance, $5i2. 02; fund for main
tenance of an ambulance, S92
The statistics for the year ending March
81 1897, as shown by the report of the
general agent, Lewis Dexter are: 1883
persons admitted, 1909 cases cruelty TO
animals investigated, 1904 cases cruelty To
horses, 90 cases cruelty To cattle, cases
cruelty to sheep, IL cases cruelty to
swine, 81 cases cruelty to fowls, 53S horses
'ound unfit for labor, 1858 horses disabled
5aken from work. 1876 horses disabled past
recovery humanely killed, 50S smaller
animals disabled past recovery or home
less humanely killed, 96 cases prosecuted
In the courts, in 50 Of which the parties
were convicted, AZ cases of CHAMBERS and
of tuberculosis were reported to the state
board of agriculture.