The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-26
FIRST ANNUAL
SESSION HELD
Meeting Of the Rhode Island
Humane Education Society.
HON. W. II. SWEETLAND PRESIDED
Report Of Work for The First Year Old
Board Of Officers Reelected for The
Ensuing Year.
HON. ". .SWEETLAND PRESIDED

The first annual meeting or the Rhode
Island Humane Education society was
held at s O'Clock last evening at the
Classical High school There was good
sized attendance and without doubt every
person thoroughly enjoyed the evenings
program.
Hon. William II. sweetand. the So
ciety's president. presided and made a
brief address outlining the purposes and
history OF the organization. The report
OF the treasurer Edward p. Metcalf.
In very satisfactory position at the
end OF its first year.
FIRST YEARS WORK.
In part the report read as follows:
1.-The Rhode Island Humane Education
society was Incorporated in April. 1904.
its object being TO promote humane edu-
cation and develop humane sentiment
The charter members were Hon, John II.
Stiness. Hon. William II Sweetland.
Howard o. sturges. Rev. Henry Bassett.
Barton A. Ballou. Alfred Stone. Louis
l. Angel, Miss Sarah j. Eddy. Mrs. Ellen
r. Bartlett and Mrs. John W. Danielson.
The founders Of the society held the very
rational belief that the wide diffusion
OF humane cuuCAtlOn Srl al claSSeS II the
only adequate prevention OF cruelty TO
the helpless. II does not undertake the
active work OF the societies for the pre-
vention of cruelty TO children or animals
but aims TO elevate human sentiment in
the community so that these societies will
find fewer cases of cruelty.
THE active work began in September.
1s0s The committee on membership has
worked faithfully and It's report shows
-. - "a
membership. &c HssuciHte,-fa5 active,
I5s teachers active and 10 Junior mem
berships. OF the 15s teachers. 154 are
Providence teachers The corresponding
secretary. Miss Olney. has visited 3l6
school rooms since last September and
branches OF the society have been formed
among the pupils.
There have been s7s2 leaflets on hu-
name subjects distributed among the
teachers aud pupils of these schools. A
few schools have also been visited in the
towns OF Warwick Cumberland Warren.
Bristol East Providence and Westerly.
and the epdeavor was made To leave with
these teachers some practical facts which
They could impress upon their classes.
A campaign for greater carefulness in
removing nails, broken glass and other
dangerous objects from sidewalks and
streets and preventing such objects being
THE most cordial relations exist wan
both the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals and the Society for
the Prevention Of Cruelty to Children,
and both societies have offered aid in
the furtherance OF the work. Much valu
able aid has been given by a number OF
school officials.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The same officers were reelected for
the ensuing year, as follows:
President, Hon. William III. Sweetland:
vice-presidents, Hon. John H. Stiness,
Alfred Stone Howard O. Sturges Mrs
John r Bartlett, Mrs. John w. Daniel
eon, B. A. Ballou, Walter II. Small Very
Rev. Thomas +. Doran, V. G.. Thomas
Il. Stockwel, Rt. Rev. William n. Me-
vickar, u. d., LII. D.. Rev. James w.
Cofwel, Herbert w. Lull. Valentine
Almy, Frank f. McFee, Charles Ed
ward Glover, Bernon e. Helme. Maurice
J. o'Brien. Charles c. Richardson, Miss
Sarah ID. Barnes, Charles r. Dennis. Jr,
w. III. Holmes, Jr.. Frederick r. Brag- |
don. Herbert ]. Wells. Allen p. Keith, |
John p. Reynolds Wendell A. Mowry, |
Paul NJ. Barber, Mrs. Thomas j. HILL |
Hon. ID. Russell Brown and Gilbert l.. |
Church, treasurer, Edward p. Metcaf; |
auditor. Albert c. Day; secretary, Miss I
Mary f. Eddy: directors. Rev. Henry |
Bassett, Mrs. &. II. L. Slocum and |
Charles c. Mumford. The other dlrec-
tors. whose terms continue. are Louis |
L. Angel. Mrs. A. ID. Smith. Charles s.
Chaplin, Miss Ella J.. Sweeney, Rev. |
Frank Craig and Miss Sarah j. Eddy.
After business was concluded the presi-
dent introduced Henry Turner Bailey. |
editor OF the School Arts Book. and |
lecturer Of note on educational topics.
Mr.. Bailey, in his address. showed how
the home influences develop-the kind
ness and sympathy OF children. or have
detrimental effect on their natures.
He also said this home influences must
be extended in the childs career in
schools He closed by reading a num- |
ber Of actual school compositions that
Indicated the Broadening and softening
effect OF the right kind of training
Two baritone solos were we'll rendered
during the evening by William L. Sweet.
with Miss Cora I. Hudson acting az ac.
compsnist.