Evening journal., 1902-01-15
HUMANE SOCIRTIEN
HOLD MEETINGS
Present Interesting Reports
and Elect Officers and
Manager


Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and
the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children, which We're held
yesterday The following officers also
were elected for the S. p. G. A.:
President, Dr. Evan c. Shortlldge;
secretary, Willard Hall Porter. treas
urer, Lindley G. Kent; vice-presldents.
New Castle county, Edward Andrews,
Edward Belts. Judge Edward G.. Brad
ford, Edward Bringhurst, Jr. William
NJ. Candy, Miss Emma Clark. Henry c.
Conrad, John G. Corbit Harlow II.
Curtis, DR., H. p. Ewes, Peter J. Ford.
H. t. Cause. Horace w Cause. John
G. Higgins. Samuel NJ Knox. Colonel
James c. McComb. Dir. James r. Ma
hany, Benjamin Nields, Captain Henry
! b. NOnes, Willard Hall Porter. Samuel
X Smith and Dr. John F. Wales.
Kent cOunty-Nauhanie T.. Wilds.
Richard G. Dale, EnOch Clark. ManlOye
Hayes, r. r. Kenney Chancellor John
X. Nicholson, Judge James Pennewill.
Harry A. Richardson William Sauls-
bury. Stephen Slaughter. Ex-Governor
William T. Watson and Governor John
Hunn
Sussex county-Judge William IT.
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. Tunnell Peter +. CauBey,
George w. Emery, Charles Wright,
Simeon Pennewill Dr. r. T. ]. Barber
Board Of managers-Alrs. e. r. An
derson, Edward Andrews, Mrs. Thomas
/ N. Benson, Edward Bringhurst, Jr..
Bishop Leighton Coleman George A.
Elliott, Wilmer ]. Ellison, H. T. Cause.
Miss Laura James, Lndley c. Kent.
Mrs. l. A. Kittinger. Mrs. William II.
Lloyd, Mrs. Benjamin Nields, Willard
Hall Porter. David j. Reinhardt, DR..
+. G. Shortlidge, S. X. Smith. William
p. Taylor, Mrs John p. Wales and
Mrs. A. d. Warner.
Agent Frank Stout, of the society
made the following report for the year:
Complaints received. 205; on agents
sight, 1888; Investigations. 33S: warn
ings. 1886; beating horses. 19; driving
lame horses. 38; working lame horses.
81; over-wOrking horses, 26; over
loading horses, "a: unblanketed horses
22; cruelty to horses. S5; cruelty to
birds, %; cruelty to chickens. 2l:
cruelty to dogs. 10; cruelty to cows z:
cruelty TO goats. / cruelty to pigs, 8,
cruelty to cats, s; horses killed, Is; ar
rests and prosecutions p: over-driv-
ding horses, II.
AT the monthly meeting of the so
lciety, which was also held yesterday
! afternoon, routine business was trans.
lacted. Agent Stout presented the fol.
: lowing report for December: Number
lof complaints. 2; on agents sight, 10;
! investigations, l2; warnings given. l2,
beating horses /; driving lame horses
ia; working lame horses. Q; working
horses with sore shoulders. 1; working
horses with sore back, 1; overcrowdina
chickens in coops, 8.
cHiLDRENs SOCIETY
The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Children has investigated
l43l cases, in which 677 children were
involved. The following named offi-
GERS were elected:
1 President, Lindley G.. Kent; secre-
| tary, David j. Reinhardt; treasurer
! Samuel X. Smith; yioe-presidents. New
Castle county-Samuel Bancroft, Jr.
b Edward Belts, DR. John j. Black Ed
| ward Bringhurst Jr. Henry G. Con
! rad, Charles /. DUPONT George A. El.
b lott. II. T. Cause, Horace W. Cause
/ F. l.. Gilpin, Miss g. b. Hilles, William
is. Hilles, Francis II. Hoffecker, George
3 r. Hoffecker, Mrs. c. w. Howland. Mrs
E Job II. Jackson, Samuel M. Knox, Colo.
{ mel William A. IaMOtte, Preston Lea
p Chief Justice Charles b. Lore, FTancis
! -. McNuly, Mrs. Willard Salisbury
Mrs Clement B. Smybh, Miss Susan b
/ i SpOutswOOd Mrs. i. C. Vandegrift ant
e Mrs. John p. Wales.
Kent county. Frank Alice, H. w
Cannon, DR.. T. o. Clements, David j
Cummins, Thomas f. Dunn, Richard r
Kenney, Chancellor John r. Nicholson
ManlOve Hayes, Governor john HUM
B Judge James Pennewill, Dr. Nathan
Pratt, Harry A. Richardson, William
salisbury and Stephen Slaughter.
= Sussex county-Judge William II
r Boyce, John W. Causey, Peter +
, Causey, Charles w. Cullen, Secretar-
of State Caleb r. layton, DR.. Georg'
= w. Marshall, Charles w. McFee, Sim
con Pennewill, Franklin c. Maull ant
: Ex-Governor Ebe w. Tunnel.
i, Board of managers-Edward An
drews, Mrs. j. Frank Ball, George 7
I, Brown, Miss Laura James, Bishol
y Leighton Coleman, Francis b. Gala
CHER, H. T. Cause, Mrs. George c. Hal
. Iindley c. Kent, Mrs. L. A Kittingei
! Mrs. William H. Lloyd, Mrs. Benja
4 min Nields, Mrs. William c. Phillips
Willard Hall Porter, David J. Rein
lhardt, DR.. e. G. Shortidge, Mrs Glen
\ ent B. Smyth, Samuel X. Smith an
q Mrs. A. ID. Warner.
L Following is the report of Agen
a. Stout for the year:
N Number Of complaints received and in
/. vestigated, 431; cases Of assault and BAT
q terry on children 40; abandoning children
: 8; beating and abusing, p; cruelty an
y neglect, 10S; begging on the street, 2; eI
!, ticing minOrs for immoral purposes, q
- runaway and incorrigible children. IA
% children with no home, 3; poverty an
destitution, 8; not sustained upon invest
cation, 76.
The following disposition of childre
was made: Number of children involve,
c. 677; white 53S: colored, 139; returned
s. left with parents. 341; returned to father