Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-18
Annual Meeting of Marshall
County Humane Society
Held Monday Evening.
MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED IN YEAR
Several Addresses Made and Reports
of Officers and Committee Show
Satisfactory Progress Made-Board
Of Directors Elected for Ensuing
Year-somethins of the Work.


meeting Monday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sandoe. Each
member was privileged to bring a
friend interested in the work and there
were in attendance in the neighbor-
hood of 1875 people.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. Flora Powell Stone,
who delivered her annual address. The
| plans for the evening were announced
as somewhat of departure from the
usual custom, and instead OF devoting
the entire session to business, numbers
! forming a program of music were IN
| terspersed thruout the evening
The report of the secretary, DR.. Rosa
Liebig, was read, showing member
ship of 125 at present, as compared TO
seyenty-seven upon the occasion OF the
| last annual meeting. The treasurer
report showed $19.77 balance on nana.
Mr.. Hans Ericsson, chairman OF the
committee on cruelty, announced thal
Twenty cases had been reported to MN
during the year. Two of the nuinpeL
ha could not locate, and appeared to
| have been eroundless Others had been
| investigated and the cruelty abolished
without arrest. The Shiyeiy family,
which had been assisted by the assoct-
ated charities and humane society from
| time to time, was reported as naV1na
| been sent out of the state to frlends,
and homes found for several OF the
children.
Mr. Henry Pappe reported the finan-
ces of the society as being the weakest
part of its makeup, and made a strong
appeal for new members and money.
Mr.. Pappe called the society's atten-
ton that the only way efficient work
could be done was to employ an omcer,
to be known as humane officer, who
would look after the society's interests
at all times. He hoped that the time
was not far distant but that one could
bs employed.
Mr.. Roy r. Waterbury talked upon
Humane Education" and thought the
stronghold of the society lay In the
influence it might bring to bear on
the children by bands of mercy, hui
name literature, ETC., and cited as an
example the case of the San Francisco
Band of Mercy, comprising 31,40o boys
and girls, who have signed the pledge:
Il will try to be kind to all living
creatures"
Mr.. C. e. Patterson then sang when
the Heart is Young" which was very
greatly enjoyed, and responded to an
encore Several new names We're re-
ported for membership, as follows. DR.
lie. H Stull, Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Nichols
Mrs. A. S. Burnell, Mrs. r. M. Cole
man, Mr.. f. e. North, Mr. w. /. Crane.
Mr.. L. C. Abbott and Mrs. Christine
Will.
The nominating committee, of three,
then reported the following board of
directors. which was elected: Mrs. W.
S. Mcbride, Mrs. Emil H. Keller, Mrs.
Emma Pappe. Mrs. Minnie North, Mrs.
Grace Putzel. Mrs. Anna w. Brown,
Mrs. Viola Stanton, Mrs. III. =. Sloan,
Mrs. Martha Greene, Mrs. Henry Stone,
Mrs. Anna Elwell. Mrs. John D. Vail,
DIR. Rosa Liebig, Mrs. O. l.. Binford,
Mrs. Joseph Holmes, Mrs. /. S. Willard.
Mrs. A. e. Wilbur, Mrs. II. III. Bea-
man. Mrs. William A. Sandoe, Mr.. II.
II. Beaman, Mr.. e. Fl. Keller, Mr.. w. !.
Crane, Mr.. T. S. Willard, Mr.. J. B. Clas-
sen, Mr.. w. r. Moninger, Mr.. Hans
Ericsson, Mr.. Roy r. Waterbury, Mr..
w. ]. Fort, Mr.. Henry Pappe, Mr.. John
d. Vail, Mr.. Joseph Holmes, Mr.. Henry
Stone Mr.. " e. Liebig, Mr.. F. L.
Meeker, Mr.. A. E. Wilbur and Mr. w
A. Sandoe The board will meet at
the call of the president within a week,
when officers will be elected.
After the directors were elected Mrs.
John D. Vail read a paper on THE
Working of the Juvenile Probation
System in ST Louis" which contained
many things worthy of consideration
The Society's work was to look after
juveniles in the Jail and to separate
them from the older inmates and mora
hardened criminals. From this grew the
law that was later passed by the
Missouri legislature. entitled: "An act
to establish probation system for
Juvenile offenders in certain cities"
Mr.. Joseph Holmes read paper on
Needed Legislation for Iowa, and was
followed by Superintendent William /.
Crane, of the city schools, who i'm
pressed his listeners as being thorough
ly in sympathy with the society's work,
especially among the children. Mr..
Cranes talk, dealing largely with in
stances that have come under his
personal observation in Marshalltown.
was very interesting. and gave the So
clety many phases to think about that
had not been before considered.
Mrs. George McGill closed the meet
ing with vocal solo, For This" and
responded to an encore.
The members of the society feel very
much encouraged as the result of the
meeting of Monday night The So
clety has enjoyed wonderful growth
and with the new members Just taken
In the membership will be nearly 15o
When 1t IS considered that it started
with twenty-five members in less mar
two years ago, and has doubled its
membership within a year the ont,oo,,
is indeed encouraging.
WILL SOON ACCEPT BUILDING