The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-14
CRUELTY TO CHILDREN.
Meeting Of Prevention Society in
Grace Church Chapel.
Mr.. Thurbsr Makes Earnest Pea in Favor
Of Adoption Of CuIfew Law.


Island Society for the Prevention pf
Cruelty 10 children was held AZ Grace
church yesterday afternoon. Rev. =.
q. Wesley. vice president of the soci-
city. presided in the absence on the
president, Howard O. Sturges. The re-
ports were read by Secretary OF the So
ciety Charles H. Thurber. After refer
ing To the laws i'm regard 10 baby farln-
ing Mr. Thurber made an earnest pea
for the enactment OF Curfew Law and
declared IL 90 be his conviction that iof
Young girls 10 so out bicycling alone
with young men late i'm the evening
was not conducive To safe conduct tie
also urged the passage OF law 10 com
pei parents To support children taken
I'm charge by the society. His report
showed that 'in the year 1855 we m
vestigated ~ cases, involving - chill
drcn. That was our first year In
1898. our 18th year, we investigated 2o9
cases, involving il5 children, the great
est number I'm any one year OF our ms
tory The total OF new cases inNeSt-
gated during the 10 years is 1897, In
volvng 3GG2 children. or more IMAM
three times the number of soldiers in
the present Rhode Island Volunteer
Regiment.
"Of this total number 1i52 had intem-
perste fathers. 1865 intemperate moth
ers, SIS had no fathers living, 40 no
mCthtIs .lO4 u step-fathcr IL step
maiher. 9aa had a parent IN prIsuh q,
Lu,.Hau apWlutad. therc Mefr sl1h IL
i,' ritsHaly chaLien. 1903 children tf2nF
feried 20 Dther nome public or private,
I a. ddd cases were Investigated, inVoly-
ing 40 children
During the entire period under, re-
vit,v there were brought before the
courts COS cases, 80 applications 20 board
children were investigated by Tho gen
eral agent. and II children were re-
moved from the stage, the two latter
items being for 1897 and 1898, or sine
the laws covering such cases We're en-
acted. Under the Juvenile Offenders
law. i'm force only since last June. III
cases were attended To by me as agent
of this society
That we have bettered the condition
of 3662 children I'm II years with our
rather limited means both as TO cash
and to law, strikes me as good record
--one OF which we should not be
ashamed.
THE Working Boys Home establish
ed during the past year by the ST. Vim
cent de Paul society at a. Park street
and i'm charge of William j. Wallace.
has proved of much benefit 90 many
young lads without proper homes or
guardianship, and has also been Of
much benefit 90 this society, in placing
many boys too old for the Orphan Asy-
lums and not guilty OF any misdem-
eanor.
The nominating committee, Mrs.
Charles Matteson, Mrs. Samuel S.Dur-
Fee Mrs. Walter y Peck, Mrs. j. Rus
sell Bartlett and Rev. Augustus Nj.
Lord recommended the election of the
former Board of Directors. with addi-
tions, making the list comprise: The
Governor, Chairman of the Senate IL
nance committee, Chairman Of the
House finance committee, Chairman of
the Senate judiciary committee. ex-of-
ncio; Howard O. Sturges. Joseph IL.
flaming, Rev. Augustus Nj. Lord. Hon.
William G. Baker. Albert l.. Anthony,
Bacon, Charles Oh
DR. Parnold Fisher, DR.. Edward >.
Bacon. Charles W. Jencks, James Rich
ardson. Aaron l.. Ordway, Charles r..
Carpenter, Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins,
Rev. W. G. SelIeck Rev. Ernest g..
Wesley. Mrs. Albert l.. An
thony Mrs. Charles Briggs. Mrs. II. L..
Ballou Mrs. David :. Baker, Mrs. Will
liam G. Baker. Mrs. j. Russell Bart
lett, Mrs. ID. Russell Brown, Mrs.
Charles A. Boyd, Mrs. +. Il. Capron,
Mrs. John II. Congd.on Mrs. Samuel
:. Durfee, Mrs. Herbert n. Fenner,
Mrs. Henry Il. Gardiner, Miss Sarah
w. Goodwin, Mrs. &. r.. Longley. Mrs.
T.. NJ. Mathewson, Mrs. Charles Matte
son. Mrs r. :. Manton. Mrs stephen o.
Metcalf, Mrs, G.. L. G. Ornsbee. Mrs.
Walter A. Peck. Mrs. Henry Pearce.
Mrs. Edward Pearce Mrs. Daniel a.
Pierce Mrs. Nancy \. Sackctt, Mrs.
John Shepard, Jr.. Mrs. George H..
Smith. Mrs. Roscoe $. Washburn. Mrs.
Ellery IA. Wilson. Capt John II. Bart
lctt.i Mrs william G.. Rocker William
y. Crandall The list az reported was
adopted and those named We're elected.
ON motion of Rev. AUGUSTUS M. Lord
the time OF meeting OF directors was
changed from the second Monday in
the month To the second Thursday and
notice was given that the new board
would meet at noon Thursday FOR or
ganiZation