The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-15
HUMANE
SOCIETIES.

Cruelty to Animals and the Society {
Prevention of Cruelty to Childre
were held yesterday and interestin
reports of the years work were presen
ed. The following officers were elect
ed for the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals: President
DIR. Evan G. Shortlidge: secretary
Willard Hall Porter: treasurer, Lind
ley c. Kent; ice-presidents, Ney
Castle County, Edward Andrews
Edward Belts, Judge Edward G
Bradford, Edward Bringhurst, Jr.
William NJ. Candy, Miss Emma Clark
Henry c. Conrad, John c. Corbit
Harlow II. Curtis, DR.. II. p. Ewes
Peter j. Ford, II. r. Cause, Horac,
w. Cause, John c. Higgins, Samue
NJ. Knox. Colonel James c. McComb
DR.. James Il. Mahafrey, Benjamin
Nields, Captain Henry b. Nones,
Willard Hall Porter, Samuel Smith,
and DR.. John p. Wales.
Kent county Nathaniel +. Wilds,
Richard c. Dale, Enoch Clark, Man.
love Hayes, K. r. kenney, Chancellor
John II Nicholson, Judge James Pen.
ncwiIl. Harry A. Richardson, Will
liam Saulabury, stephen Slaughter,
Ex-Governor William Y. Watson and
Governor John Hum.
Sussex county Judge William II.
Boyce, Charles W. Cullen, Charles w.
McFee, Charles L.. Moore John p.
Thompson, Eli l.. Collins, Edward r.
Paynter, David Burton, Ex-Governor
Ebe w. Tunnel, Peter +. Causey,
George W. Emery. Charles Wright
Simon Penncwill, Dr. II. Il. j. Bar
ber.
Board of Managers Mrs. L. r.
Anderson. Edward Andrews, Mrs.
Thomas n. Benson. Edward Bring
hurst, Jr, Bishop Leighton Coleman,
George A. Elliott, Wilmer j. Ellison.
IL. T. Cause. Miss Laura James. Lin
ley {. Kent, Mrs. l.. A. kittinger,
Mrs. William II. Lloyd, Mrs. Benja-
min Nields, Willard Hall Porter,
David j. Reinhardt, DR.. EG Short
lldge, $. X. Smith, William p. Tay-
lor, Mrs John +. Wales and Mrs. A.
u. Warner. :.
Agent Frank Stout. Of the society
made the following report for the
year: Complaints received. 202: ON
agents sight. 1873: Investigations, 33S;
warnings, 1876: beating horses, -:
driving lame horses, 3S; S;working lame
horses: 81; ovcr-working horses, 26:
loading horses. "a: unblanketcd
horses, %; cruelty tohorses, 81: cruel
ty to birds. 23: cruelty to chickens.
2l: cruelty to dogs, 10: cruelty to
cows. :; cruelty to goats, l: cruelty
to pigs. 3: cruelty to cats, 8: horses.
killed, -: arrests and prosecutions.
II: orcr-drving horses, IL.
At the monthly meeting of the
society which was also held yesterday
afternoon, routine business was trans
acted. Agent Stout presented the
following report for December: Nnm-
Der of complaints, >: onagcnt S sight.
10: Investigations. T.: warnings given:
beating horses, l;driving lame horses,
4: working lame horses. ,: working
horses with lame shoulder, |: working
horses with sore back, |; oyer-crowd-
ing chickens in roops. B.
The No'h OF The Society for the
Preven..n It Cruelty to Children
during ID" : Ast year was the lar
gest IN tn history OF the society.
there being 4Jl cases Investigated.
IN which on children were involved.
The following officers were elected:
President. MlndIcy c. Kent: sccre-
tary. David j. Rclnhardt; treas
urer, Samuel Is. Smith; vice prcsi-
drafts, New Castle county Samuel
Bancroft, Jr., Edward Belts, DR..
John J. Black, Edward Brinshuast,
Jr., Henry c. Conrad, Charles |.
duPont, George A. Elliott, II. y.
Cause, Horace W. Cause. f. l..
Giipln. Miss +. B, H,lles, William
S, llI!les. Fraacls II. Ilotfecker.
George X. Hoifccker, Mrs. {. w.
Rowland. Mrs. Job II. Jackson,
Samuel NJ. knox, Colonel William
A. LaMotte. Preston Lea. Chief
Justice Charles b. Lore, Francs
J. McNulty. Mrs. Willard Sauls-
bury, Mrs. Clement b Smylh. Miss
Susan B. Spottsword. Mrs. l. {.
VandesrIn aud Mrs. John p.
Wales.
Kent county II. Frank Alice, II.
W. Cannon, DR.. II. .. Clements,
David J. Cummins, Thomas r.
Dunn, ManIove Hayes. Governor
John Hum, Richard X. kcnney.
Chancellor John X. Nicholson. Judge
James penncwlll. DR.. Nathan
Pratt. Harry y. Richardson. Wm.
Salisbury and Stephen Slaughter.
Sussex county Judge Wm. II.
Bovce, John W. Causcy, Peter f.
Causey, Chas W. Cullen, Secretary
oil state Caleb Il Lavton, Dr. Geo.
". Marshall, Chas. W. McI'ee, SIM
con Pennewill, Franklin c. Mauli
and Ex-Governor EDc w. Tunnell.
Board OF Managers Edwards
Mrs. J. Frank Ball,
Geo. +. Brown. Miss Laura James,
Bishop Leighton Coleman, Francs
4, Gallagher, II, r. Cause, Mrs.
leo. &. Hall, LlIdley G. Kent, Mrs.
l.. A. klttnger. Mrs. William II.
Lloyd, Mis-. Benamin Nelds, Mrs.
VIM. G. Philips, Willard Hall por.
ler, David J. Reinhardt. DR.. L. G.
shori!idpe. Mrs. Clement B. Smyth,
samuel *. Smith aud Mrs. A. ID.
y arncr
Agent Stout presented the follow
ng report 10: tie year: Number Of
received and inyestisa.
ed. lSl; cases OF assault aud bat
cry on children, 40; abandoning"
5; beating aud abusing.
J. rrpaltu and Na,.la., lns,