The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-01-25
ANNUAL
MEETING
Of an Important Society MAX
ing for the Betterment
Of Morris County.
PROMINENT CITIZENS ENGAGED

kNNl'Al1SLAN4 N41lLELsS EItUAUEU
The reports made at the annual
meeting Of the Norris County Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Child
ren and Animals showed fine work
accomplished in 1909 and a balance in
the treasury. The secretary reported
most successful results from the ex-
pertinent made to raise money in an
nual subscriptions to employ Agent
Welsh on a salary that would keep
him entirely for the society's work.
! The necessary sum by subscriptions
and donations was obtained, and our
agent made $50 visits in response to
complaints received. His services
have been invaluable, and there is no
one working more continuously than
he, days and evenings, while he has Of
ten to make trip on Sundays. We
permitted his appointment as city
oyerseer-of- the-poor because he had
heretofore done much of the overseer's
work without the pay. He was made
state agent of the S. p. G. A. III order
that he may act beyond the county
line in emergencies, and he has done
some good work in assisting Agent
Johnston who is working alone for
animals in Warren and Sussex co1n-
ties. Our agent has also spent much
time trying to keep track of the worth
less fathers who wilfully fail to pro-
vide for their families. His aim is to
bring the man before Justice and to
force him to give support to his wife
and children or else go to jail. The
agent has likewise been able to help
number Of young girls to get justice in
breach of promise cases, where there
is an infant to support. He has count
less opportunities tolearn of and to
investigate cases of poverty and
through the kindness of several law
yers, yyerss, physicians, and other friends III
co-operation with us, to render valua-
BILE assistance to the unfortunate
ones and all this in addition to the
actual cases Of cruelty to children and
animals 2
| The report showed that the child
rem s cases handled affected 232 child
ren, and in the animal work 625 ami
mails were concerned. But when it is
! said that a certain number ofchildren
J or animals were benefited by the
agents visits it can never be known
! how many more helpless ones, un-
known to us, may have found life
! more comfortable because the agents
, purpose has been finally understood in
their vicinity. AS an example there
was cited the incident of Mr.. Welshss
visit to d certain locality where anti
cruelty work had never before been
introduced. The conditions among
horses were bad over large section of
country, and he made several arrests
with fines, as. examples, and to make
an impression. Shortly after our
agent was informed by local veter-
mary that the S. p. G. A. had been
the cause Of giving him almost more
work than he could attend to, that
most of the farmers and contractors
in that locality had summoned him to
improve their animals.
The managers passed resolutions on
the death of the late Thomas w.
Cauldwell, who at their last annual
meeting made most beautiful adj
dress, expressing his deep sympathy
for the cause of the abused who can
not speak for themselves.
The secretary's report closed with
expressions of gratitude to the legal
advisors, physicians, and veterinarians,
and others whose charges are so very
small: also for the invaluable assist
ance rendered privately by co-opera-
tors in various county towns, as well
as to the many faithful subscribers
whose generous financial assistance
makes all this work possible from year
to year.
All the old officers were reelected,
and are as follows President, Edward
Q. Keasbey; vice-presidents, Rev. p.
f. Sturges, Rev. B. P. Tyler, Frederic
X. Kellogg, Mrs. Benjamin Nieoll,
Mrs. R. Fl. McCurdy, Mrs. f. R. Kel-
logg, and Mrs. Elliot Smith chair
man of children's committee, Mrs. T..
w. Cauldwell chairman of animals
committee, Mrs. e. Fayette Smith /;
treasurer, Augustus L. Revere secre-
! tary, Miss Louise Shelton.
The annual meeting was held at the
residence of Mrs. f. r. Kellogg on
January 18th.