Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-16
S. 2. c. c. AND S. 2. c. A.


Humane Societies of the state Have Their
Annual Meetings Good Reports.
The annual meatings Of the Society for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children and
the Society tor the Prevention OF Cruelty TO
Animals were held Tuesday afternoon.
Frank Stout was reelected special agent OF
DO h societies,
Tho work Of the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children during the past year
was the largest in the history OF the society,
there being 43l cases Investigated, in which
81 children were involved. The following
officers were elected; President, LindleY o.
Kent; Secretary, David j. Reinhardt;
Treasurer, Samuel X Smith; Vice Presi .
dents, New Castle county, Samuel Bancroft,
Jr., Edward Belts, DIR. John j. Black,
Edward Bringhurst, Jr., Henry @. Conrad,
Charles !. du Point, George A. Elliott, H.
I. Cause, Horace w. Gauss, Il. L. Gilpin,
Miss e. b. Hilles. William s. Hilles, Francis
II. Hoitecker, George X. Hoilecker, Mrs. G.
| W. Howlnrd, Mrs lob II. jackson. Sltnuel
NJ. Knox. Col. William A. LaMotse, Preston
Len, Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, Francis
j. McNulty, Mrs. Willard salisbury, Mrs.
Clement b. Smyth, Miss Susan B. Srotts-
wood, Mrs. L. q. Vandegrift and Mrs. John
y. Wales.
Rent county,. Frank Alice, II. W.
Cannon, DIR. Z. O. Clements David j.
Coy. John Hunn, Richard X. kenney, Chan
celor John X. Nicholson, Judge James
| Pennewill. DIR. Nathan Pratt. Harry A.
| Richardson, William Salisbury and stephen
| Slaughter.
sussex county Judge William II. Boyce,
! ". Cullen, Secretary OF State Caleb H.
| layton. DIR. George W. Marshall, Charles
| W. Melee, Simeon Pennewill, Franklin 9.
Maui and ex-Gov. Ebe W. Tunnel,
Mrs. ]. Frank Ball, George I. Brown,
Miss Laura james, Bishop leighton Cole
man, trnncis +. Gallagher, H. L. Cause,
| Mrs. George G. Hall. l.indey @. Kent,
Mrs. L.. A. Kittinger,. Mrs. William H..
Lloyd, Mrs, benjamin. Neds, Mrs. William
q. Philips, Willard Hall Porter, David j..
Reinhardt DR.. T.. @. Sh9rtlidge Mrs.
| Clement B. Suyth, Samuel 4. Smith and
| Mrs. A. ID. Warmer
Agent Stout presented the following report
for the year: Number of complaints received
| and Investigated, i3l cases of assault anu
| battery on children, 40; abandoning chill
| dren, 3; beating ana abusing, %; cruelty
and neglect, los; begging on the street, 2;
/ enticing minors for immoral purposes, 26;
runaway aud incorrgibe children, las
children with no home, 6; poverty and des-
titution, III not sustained upon investiga-
tiun, rs.
The following disposition of children was
made: Number of children involved. 677
white, 53S; colored, 1873; returned or left
with parents. 81 returned to fathers, 35
rsturnedfto mothers, 142; left with private
fumiies or relatives, 20; placed in Della
ware City Protectorate, 2; Industrial School
for Girls, IL; Ferris Industrial School, 10
Home for Friendiess and Destitute Children,
Is; St Peters orphanage, 1; House Of
Good Shepherd at GernantowD, Pa, b
House of Good Shepherd, at Baltimore foi
White Persons, / House of Good Shepherd
At Philadelphia, q; 81. Mary's Industrial
School for Boys at Baltimore / !; House oil
Refuge, Baltimore, Il; Delaware Industrial
School and Orphan Home. Z; Pennsylvania
Institute for the Blind al Overlook, Pa,
House OF Refuge at Glen Riddle, Pa,
4; ST.. Mary's Asylum, Buffalo, a; st,
Joseph's Home for Colored Boys, 2; Della
ware Hospital l; with the Pennsylvania
5. +. q. O., not found, !.
The monthly report of the s. +. @. G. Il
as follows; Number of complaints, 20; in
designations, 20; white children involved
90; oolored children involved. 2; children
lett with parents, 6; lett with fathers. 4
left with mothers, Z; left with mother anC
father 3; left with grandmother, 2; lef
with reatiyes, | returned to parents,
placed in Delaware Industrial School fol
Girls, placed in st. Joseph's Home fo
Colored Orphan Boys 9; placed in St
Mary Asylum, Buffalo, 4.
The following officers were elected for thu
Society for tho Prevention Of Cruelty t,
Animals: President; Pr. Evan q. Short
Treasurer, Lindley Q. Kent; Vice. Presi
dents. New Castle county, Edward
Andrews, Edward Retts, Judge Edward q
Bradford Edward Hrtnghulst, jr.. william
NJ. Candy, Miss Emma CLARK, Henry G
Conrad, John G. Corbit, Hnrlow II. Curtis
Cause, Horace W. Cause, John G. Higgins
Samuel Nj. KNOX,. Col. James G. McComb
DIR. James H. Mahatfy, Beninmin Nields
Capt Henry B. Nones, Willard Hall Porter
Samuel X. Smith und DR.. John =. Wales.
| KN., Ia.
g. Dale. Enoch Clark, Msnlove Rayes, r
X. kenney Chancellor John r. Nicholson
Judge James Pennewill, Harry A. Richard
son. William Salisbury, Stephen Slaughter
ex-iov. William L. Watson and Gov. Johl
Hum.
Sussex cuuuty-Judgs William H. Boyce
Charles W. Cullen, Charles W. Melee
: Charles L. Moore, John r.. THOMPSON, III
, J.. Collins, Edward Il. Faynter, Dnvi
Burton, ex.iov. Ebe w. Tunnel, Peter +
Causey, George v. Emery. Charles Wright
Simeon pennewill, DIR. K. Il. j. Barber.
Board of Managers--Mrs. Il. r. Anderson
Edward Andrews Mrs. Thomas N. Ber son
l Edward Bringhurst, Jr. Bishop Leighto
, Coleman George A. Elliott, Wilmer
Ellison: Il. I. Clause, Miss Laura Jane:
Lindley @. Kent, Mis-. l., A. kittingei
, Mrs. William H. Lloyd, Mrs. Beniami
, Nields, Willard Hall Porter, David j. Rein
hRrdt DIR. Il. q. Shortlidge, S. X. Smith
9 William 7. Taylor, Mrs. John Z. Wales an
| Mrs. a. ID. Warner.
. Agent Frank Stout of the society, mad
the following report for the year: Con
] plants Received. 205; on agents sight, 49,
r investigations. 1893; warnings, 33R; beatin
horses, ~; driving lame horses, SO; worE
7 ing lame horses, 81 oyer-working horse
I rs; over.luading horses, 81; unblankete
horses, 70; cruelty to liprsrs S5; cruelty I
birds, %; cruelty to chickens, 81; cruelty I
8 dogs 10;s. cruelty to cows, z; cruelty I
8 gents, l i; cruelty to pigs, B: cruelty to cat
=; horses killed, Is; arrests and prosect
: tions. -; oyer-driying horses, II.
q At the monthly meeting of the societ
9 Agent Stout presented the following repo
!, for December; Number of complaints,
: on agents sight, le; Investigations, ]:
# warnings given u; beating horses. Il tiri,
# ing lame horses, 4; working lame horses. .
working horses with sore shoulder, worl
ing horses with sore back, 1; oyercrowdin
y chicEens in coops, 3.