Evening journal., 1905-01-11
HUMANE SOCIETIES
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Reports Read and Officers
Elected for the Ensuing
Year
AGENT STOUT'S WORK COMMENDED

The annual meetings of the Humane
Societies were held yesterday after
noon in the office of Humane Agent
Frank Scout. Reports for the year
were submitted and the members of the
societies were greatly pleased with the
work done. Those present at the
meeting of the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Children were:
Willard Hall Porter, Dr. Evan G.
Shortlidge. Lindley c. Kent, Edward
Andrews. David j. Reinhardt, Mrs. ].
Frank Ball, Mrs John z. Wales. Mrs.
Benjamin Nields and Miss Laura
James.
S. P. C. C. Officers.
The officers of the S. p. c. c. for the
coming year were elected as follows:
president, Lindley C. Kent; secretary.
David j. Reinhardt; treasurer. Samuel
X. Smith; attorney, Willard Hall Por-
ter; special agent, Frank Stout; clerk,
Emma Forrest. The vice presidents
from New Castle county are: Samuel
Bancroft. Jr., Edward Belts. DR.. John
J. Black, Edward Bringhurst Jr,
Henry C. Conrad. r. Coleman Dupont.
George A. Elliott, II. 4. Cause Horace
w. Cause, Ferdinand l.. Gilpin. Miss
e. B. Hilles, Francis H. Hoffecker
George r. Hoffecker Mrs. c. w. How
land, Mrs. Job II. Jackson, Samuel M.
Knox, William A. LaMotte, Preston
Lea, Hon. Charles b. Lore, Francis J..
McNulty, Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Mrs.
Clement 3. Smyth, Miss Susan y.
Spottswood, Mrs. L. c. Vandegrift. Mrs.
John p. Wales; from Kent county, the
Hon. J. +. Alice, DR.. T. o. Clement;
Thomas +. Dunn, ]. Y. Foulk, Mahlove
Hayes, William G. Hill, Hon. John
HUM, Hon. r. r. Kenney. Hon. ]. r.
Nicholson, Hon James Pennewill. DR..
Pratt, Harry A. Richardson, william
/ Saulsbury. the Hon. Stephen Slaugh-
ter; from Sussex county, the Hon.
William II. Boyce, the Hon. John w.
Causey, Peter r. Causey, Charles w.
| Cullen, DR.. Caleb r. Layton, DR.. Geo.
W. Marshall Charles T. Purnell, Hon.
Simeon S. Pennewill. Hon. Franklin
1 II. Maui. Hon. Ebe w. Tunnel.
The board Of managers for the So
olety is as follows: Edward Andrews.
Mrs. j. Frank Ball, George T. Brown,
Miss Laura James, Rt. Rev. Leighton
Coleman. Mrs. +. A. Curtis, Francis f..
/ Gallagher. II. T. Cause, Lindley c..
Kent Mr. L. a. Kittinger. Mrs. VIII
liam II. Lloyd. Mrs. Benjamin Nields.
Willard Hall Porter, Mrs. Willard Hall
! Porter David ]. Reinhardt, Dr. F. G..
/ shortlidge, Mrs. Clement B. Smyta,
Samuel X. Smith, Mrs. Alfred D. War
7er Mrs. Charles f. Wollaston.
President Kent's Report.
The biennial report Of President
1 Kent called attention to the fact that
he society needed more money to
AIRY on It's good work and that Agent
tout should have an assistant. He
aid that the work of the society ex-
ending as IL does over the entire state.
vas too much for one man to attend
o and that assistance will soon be
aeeded. In conclusion President Kent
fays:
Il desire to mention on behalf Of
lur managers our sincere acknowl-
'1gement Of the willing notices given
IS by the public press. and the cordial
assistance by the Municipal Court,
thief Of Police. his efficient officers,
md the Justices Of the Peace through
)ut the State and to express our APP
probation Of the excellent and con-
scientious work OF our Special Agent,
Frank Stout"
Agent stouFs Report.
The report Of Agent Stout for the
month of December was as follows:
Number Of complaints "a; number OF
investigations, "a; white children in
volved, So; colored children involved
4; total number of children involved
70; number Of children left with par
ents, 16; left with fathers. 81 with
mothers, 6; with grandmother, 4; with
relatives, q left with private families
3; returned to parents, 2; placed in
private families, 2; placed in the Fer
ris Industrial School, 1 placed In the
Home for Friendless and Destitute
Children, 2; placed in the workhouse, 1;
in st. Peters Female Orphan Asylum
3; total, AZ.
Meeting Of the S. p. C. A.
The Society for the Prevention Of