The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-12
ANNUAL
MEETING
OF S.P.C.A.

The annual meeting az the Rhode Island
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO
Animals was held at 27 Exchange street
yesterday. President Samuel s. Durfee in
the chair
The annual report of the secretary and
general agent. James n Smith. disclosed
that 4s6s cases were reported and in
vestigated during the year. The number
OF animals involved in these cases were
1920. including horses. 1867; cattle. $50.
swine, 49, dogs. 81; cats. 3s4; fowl. l49
and mules, 2.
There were s6 cases prosecuted In the
district courts. OF these cases there
were "A convictions. and in IL cases the
respondents were adjudged not guilty.
In three cases before sentence was i'm
posed the attorney for respondents raised
a constitutional question Of the law in
rela ton 10 cruelty 10 animals and those
cases were certified to the appellate divis-
ion OF the supreme court.
The total fines imposed by the district
courts was $i25i. In addition one re-
spondent was sentenced to six months and
another to eleven months in Providence
county i'm jail
In the last annual report were Is ap-
pealed cases in the common pleas division
Of the supreme court or these ~ have
been disposed OF nine having paid the
fines and costs that were imposed by the
district courts and three were found not
guilty by jury. In the cases prosecuted
during the year is appealed so at the
present time there are 2s appealed cases.
Five local agents were appointed. two
commissions were revoked during the
year and there are now 9s local agents.
In September Miss Sarah j Eddy ten
dered her resignation ss chairman OF the
humane education committee, as the
work formerly done by that committee
would hereafter be performed by Rhode
Island Humane Education society, 1ncor-
porated
During the year the society lost by
death Is members: Henry W Cooke,
John Johnston, Mrs. Hilda Knutson r.
L. Lafreniere Thomas McMurrough.
George G. Newell. A. O. Nichols. Miss
8. w Rathbone, j n. Remington. Will
liam Wnsor Robert r. Chambers Cayles
Waling. George F. keene, NJ n, Frank
lin =. owen Miss Amey A. Smith, Henry
O. Russell. Alexander Grant and Will
liam L. whipple.
A gift of 5000 from the executor Of
the estate of Alfred Metcalf and a be-
quest OF 800 from the estate OF A. d.
Vose was received and placed in the per-
manent found
BY direction of the executive commit
tee. horse and carriage were purchased
in December for the use Of the society's
agents
The report OF the treasurer, Albert Bah
cock. showed receipts for the year of
se3S5.6s srv~ Expenditures Of ss1s7 N. leav-
ing balance Of SlisSS The falling of
I'm receipts from the previous year was
s21i7, OF which slo43bo II accounted FOR by
the reduction IN the amount Of fines The
general permanent fund April 10 1906 was
go, 90. The condition OF the special
funds was as follows: Newport fund.
s233l 1s; Anna IL Man fund s10. 600: Sarah
a. Gardner fund, s25,7S7.oi; ambulance
purchase fund. S1i527. ambulance main
tenance fund. 70: total permanent
general and special funds. s61 .2s The
report was received and placed on file
The following list of officers was re-
ported by the nominating committee and
elected without counter ton:
President. Samuel s. Durfee: vice presi-
dents. Rt Rev. William ~. McVickar,
RI Rev Matthew Harkins. Colonel r. ".
/ Goddard. Hon. u. l.. D. Granger. Ell
bridge T Gerry. Annie W Hunt VI d.
James Coats ESQ. Mrs John r Bart
lett Rev Charles j White Hon w. T.
G. wardwell. executive committee. ste
phen Brownell, James B Paine. Rev
Henry Bassett Herbert G. Calef. Henry
A. Grinnwood Miss Sarah J. Eddy. James
A. Pirce. James G. Collins Jr. John w.
Angel. william A Blakeiv. Mrs f. w
r Smith. r u. Smith NJ D.. Christie
pher l.. Holden Benjamin r. Arnold
William Oscar Cornell: committee on
finance. stephen Brownell. James r.
Paine John W. Angel. secretary. James
n Smith: auditor Preston H. Gardner:
treasurer, Albert Babcock