Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-16

The members of the State Board OF
the West Virginia Humane Society
held their annual meeting at the law
Offices of White and Allen in this city
yesterday and the proceedings were
interesting and profitable. There were
two sessions, one in the morning and
the other in the afternoon and the re-
port of the work that has been accom-
plished in the various districts during
the past year was extremely gratlfy-
ing.
The meeting was attended by Rev.
e. B. Graham, president OF the Wheel-
ing Humane Society, Mrs. John K List,
of Wheeling, president OF the Board
and representative from the First dis
trict, Lee Linganifelter, OF Fairmont,
secretary of the State organization and
representative from the Second dis
trict and Holly G. Armstrong, of jack
son Court House, representative
from the Fourth district.
The resignation Of Mrs. K. w. Strel-
ly, of Princeton, as treasurer of the
Board and representative from the
Third district was read and accepted
with regret and Holly Armstrong was
chosen unanimously to succeed her in
the Office of treasurer. AS the Board
is not vested with authority to select
directors for the district her successor
as representative will be appointed
later by the Governor.
Rev. G. B. Graham opened the meet
ing and the first thing taken up was
the secretary's report of the work for
the year ending March 31st. 1t was
report of the first year of the So
ciety's operations throughout the State
and the members expressed themselves
as being highly pleased with the results
attained. 1t showed that more work
had been accomplished in the First dis
trict than in the rest of the districts
together, and the president, Mrs. John
K. List, was especially commended for
her services in Office during the year.
In substance the report was as follows:
Number of cases acted upon:
Women sent to homes, -.
Women sent to infirmaries, %.
Women given employment, IL.
Women given relief, 118.
Women sent to the asylum for the
insane, 2.
Arrested cases for cruelty, 3.
0IllS III SupIOy IlSlL ISllOfCu llOIu
severe conditions 60.
Girls sent to the industrial school,
18.
Girls sent to private homes, 20.
Boys sent to the reform school, Il.
Minors provided with homes, AZ.
Boys relieved from want and cruel
ty, 159
Horses and other animals relieved
from cruel usage, S78.
Total cases acted upon, 1,401.
Afternoon Session.
In the afternoon the financial state
ment of the organization was taken up
and discussed. While the fun at the
disposal of the Board has been rather
small it has been SO judiciously ex-
pended as to bring about the most sur
prising and satisfactory results. 9th
er business of a routine nature was
transacted and before the Board adj
journed, it was decided to hold the
next quarterly meeting at Martins
burg, the second quarterly meeting at
Charleston, the third quarterly meet
ing at Parkersburg and the next annu-
al meeting in this city in May 1901.
The Board may ask for larger APP
preparation at the next meeting of the
Legislature and it will, no doubt, be
granted.
The Wheeling Humane Society were
in session before the meeting of the
State Board was called to order and
finished up the work held over from
the previous evening. The report of
the acting secretary, c. J. Rawling,
was read and handed over to the Board.
A total of fiftV caSpS which Wara act-
ed upon during the past month were
satisfactorily reported. Other routine
matters were also transacted.