Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-03-23
=. p. G. c. AND S. r. c. a.


OF January AMI Februsry.
At the meeting of the S. L. Y. y.
Tuesday week Agent Stout made the
following report for the months oil Janu-
airy and February; q,
January. Number of complaints y;
number of investigations, Y; number
of white children involved, u numper
of colored children involved, ~; total
children involved, 81.
Disposition made of children Num-
her left with parents, II with mothers,
5: with father and step-mother, y:
with private families, 3: with rela.,
tiyes, .; returned to parents, /; placed
in Ferris Industrial School, 2; placed
with private family, /; total, 81.
For February Number Of com
plants, "a: number of Investigations,
IA number of white children involved,
50: number Of colored children in
yolved, 10; total children involved, g.
DISPOSITION made Of children Num-
Der left with parents, 20; with father,
o: with mother, q; with father and
step mother, /; with grandmother, i
with relatives, /; with private family,
8; returned to parents, /; returned TO
father, /; placed in Training School,
Elwyn, Pa. l; placed with parents, L /;
placed with private family, | placed
| in Ferris Industrial School, 3: placed
in Home for Friendless Children, 81;
total 81.
The S. P. C. A. also met on the
same day and Agent Stout made the
following report:
january: Number Of complaints, ls;
on agents sight, 15 number OF IN
| designations, 63: warnings, 63.
Different offences, beating horses, !;
driving lame horses, 2; working lame
horse, /; driving horses in poor con-
dition, q: driving horses with sore
backs, 2; working horse with sore
back, /; working horses not properly
shod, 81; driving horses not properly
shod, Is; overlooking horses, 9; allow
ing horses to stand unblanketed in
cold, s; causing COWS to be exposed To
storm and cold, 3: causing steer to be
exposed to storm and cold, |; causing
colt to be exposed to storm and cold.
/; manning dogs, 2; overcrowding
chickens in coops, l; number OF horses
killed, /; total, 63.
For February. number of complaints,
o.; on agents sight, %: number of in
vestigations, 81 E, warnings, 81.
Different offences: Beating horses
9; driving lame horses, 2; driving
horse with sore shoulder, /; driving
horses in poor condition, /; driving
horses not properly shod, o; working
lame horses, l; overlooking horses, A
causing horses 10 be exposed to storm
and cold, 2; causing horses to stanC
unblanketed in cold, 2; manning dogs
L; beating cats, 2; overcrowdini
chicken coops, /; total, 81.
AS can be seen from the reports tn
societies are doing effective work
Financial aid is needed to enable tn
work to be still more effective. TIL
annual expenses of the S. p. c. @
amount to 81, 100, even with the utnos
economy exerted, and the society ]
often hampered by lack of funds in il
efforts for ameliorating the conditio
of cases brought to its notice throug
the State. The appropriation by tn
Legislature of S1,S00 for the two year
to come is help that has come j
time of need, as the treasury was empty
During the meeting, on motion {
Bishop Coleman, the thanks OF tn
society were extended to its attorney
Willard Hall Porter, and the member
of the General Assembly who were il
strumental in securing the approprit
! | ton,