The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-13
MANY CASES
CARED FOR.

The Delaware Society for the Pre-
venton of Cruelty to Children held its
regular monthly meeting at 4 p. M. yes
terday. The managers are grateful to
the members of the Legislature for the
annual appropriation for 5000, payable
March of each year. This is not an in
crease over former years, but smpltes
matters as the former appropriation was
biennial and subject to change.
1t is the earnest desire of the managers
that an increase in the number of its
membership take place at once. Two
years ago Rhode Islands 8. 7. 9. 9.
had annual support from 800 members.
The local society has list Of but 60 and
that for the entire State. The dues from
these members, added to the $500 voted
by our Legislature, is small sum with
which to do the work SO rapidly increas-
ing. The society with greater revenue
could better its capacity for good, both
to the city and State at large. Calls
come from all parts of Delaware for i'll
vestigations by the agent Of the society
and he is hard pressed many times to
HIS WOIk, btlHS Hecuch Oltth
in several places at the same time.
OF course this shows that the work is
being pushed in many directions and
people generally are aroused to the need
of interference with parents and guard
ians where cruelty and neglect have af-
fected the health and well-being of child
rem under their care. Numerous cases
of revolving cruelty are cited in the an
nual report just published, cases which
have been culled from nearly 5000 re-
ported throughout the State. Anyone
port cannot but think good work is
being accomplished, and yet on small
basis.
The society makes an appeal to those
interested in the welfare Of little child
rem, that they become members Of the
society, by the small payment of 81,
and thereby help those who cannot help
themselves.
The membership committee is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Alfred ID. Warner, Mrs. Geo.
c. Hall, Mrs. Clement b. Smythe, DIR.
Evan G. Shortlidgc, Mrs. William Ii.
Lloyd.
Hc IlHtllHStTS 1T stSltluaS
meeting were: Willard Hall Porter, Lind
ley G. Kent, Edward Andrews, Wilmer
j. Ellison, David j. Reinhardt, DR.. Evan
G. Shortlidge Mrs. A. ID. Warner, Mrs.
John =. Wales, Mrs. J. Frank Ball, Mrs.
l.. A. Kittinger, Mrs. Benjamin Nields
and Miss Laura James.
The report of Special Agent Frank
Stout for the month of February was
as follows: Number of complaints, 43;
Investigations, 4S: white children in
volycd, 20; colored children involved,
Il; total number, 50.
Distribution was made Of children as
follows: Number left with parents, A;
with fathers, = with mothers, 10; with
grandparents, r; with grandmother, 4;
with private families, G; placed in Ferris
Industrial School, 2; Home for Friend
less and Dcstititc Children, 4; Delaware
Orphan Home and Industrial School, 2:
House of the Good Sheppard for White
Girls Baltimore, Nd, 1; returned to
House Of Refuge, boys department, Glen
Mills, Pa, /; total number of children
80.
A meeting of the Delaware Society for
llC itNtilIoh VI tIutliN W hlllIliulS
was also held yesterday afternoon. The
report of Special Agent Frank Stout for
February WAS as follows:
Number of complaints, II; on agents
sight, 20; number of Investigations, 81
warnings, 81.
Different DEMONSTRATING horses, T.
driving horses when lame, g.: driving
horses in poor condition, /; driving horses
with sore shoulders, /; driving horses
with sore back, /; driving horses with
over-draw check-rein, / working horses
when lame, /; working horses in poor
condition, q working horses with sore
shoulders, /; horse suffering with broken
back, 1; allowing horses to stand I'M
blanketed in cold, 10; abusing chickens.
1; oyer-crowding chickens in coops, /:
shooting pigeons, Q; total, 81: number
of horses condemned and Killed, l.
Oysters ty the quart at BeckGtJ's Restau