The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-24
S. P. &C. NAMES
E. A. SUMNER AS
new PRESIDENT
+. ID. Taylor Retires Acter ii
Years of Splendid Service as
Head of Organization
WORK OF SOCIETY TO BE
GREATLY BROADENED
New Employees Added to Staff
and Budget of $4,000 Is
Authorized

Frank ID. Taylor. for IA years pres
ident OF the Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty TO Children, announced his
, retirement in meeting OF the board
or directors. Thursday. The announce.
ment, while not unexpected, brought
expressions OF regret from every mem.
Der OF the board. and many OF the
trustees spoke OF the development OF
the society's work and aims under
Mr.. Taylor's direction.
The directors refused absolutely TO
allow Mr.. Taylor's retirement to be
complete. They created the position
OF honorary president. and elected him
70 that office. The society will there
by continue to have the benefit of his
experience and advice, while Mr.. Thy
Tor is relieved Of the care OF admin
istration.
EDWARD A Sumner, one of the early
presidents OF the Board OF Commerce,
now secretary and treasurer Of the
American Radiator Co. OF Michigan,
and prominent for many years in
charity work In Detroit, was elected
president OF the society, to succeed
Mr.. Taylor. Other officers were
chosen as follows: First vicepresi-
dent. David 8. Carter, secretary. Phil
ip H. Gray, reelected: treasurer,
Philip Breitmeyer, reelected chair
man OF the executive committee, A. A..
Higginson: counsel, James A. Cul.
len and Hal II. Smith.
The following honorary yicepresi-
dents were named; Henry NJ Lee
land, r. H. Weber, Jere c. Hutchins,
Mrs. Tracy w. McGregor. Francis G..
McMath. Miss Stella d. Ford, Norval
A. Hawkins. Joseph Boyer, Henry
Ford, and Milton A. McRae.
The officers, In conjunction with the
legislative committee. will work for
the enactment OF domestic relations
court act for Detroit, and for the pass
age OF the mothers compensation bill
The treasurers report showed the
society out OF debt. The 1912 budget
amounted to $1,000 The board OF
directors authorized an expenditure Of
$4,000 during the current year The
finance committee consists OF David
Gray, Abner E. Larned, John r. Rus
sci, Walter Brooks and @. Hayward
Murphy. They Will at once institute
campaign for funds, and hope TO
raise the entire amount within 80
days. Over $4,000 has already been
subscribed The increased budget was
made necessary largely by the So
cietys program Of increasing the
number of children boarded in private
homes, rather than In INSTITUTIONAL
policy inaugurated by the society sew
eral years ago. and found so success
ful that Ira w. Jayne. attorney for the
society, has advocated its continuance
and has practiced It whenever pos
sible.
The society has decided TO add two
workers TO its staff c. r. Tanner,
graduate OF the University OF Chicago
and OF the Harvard Law school. has
already been employed. He has had
experience With juvenile court work
In Chicago und:r Judge Mack. A
woman visitor Will be added to the
staff. to look after neglected families.
The society mas materially in
creased it's efficiency during the past
for making its We rk still more effec-
tive" says President Sumner. THE
welfare OF children appeals most
strongly TO all II Is generally con-
coded that environment has the great
est influence on character and devel-
opment. II Is to the Improvement OF
environment that the S. p. c. c. di.
reefs It's principal effort
That the people OF Detroit are
showing increased confidence in this
kind OF social service Is shown by an
increase of 81 per cent In the total
amount contributed last year. There
were 625 individual contributors In
1912, OF whom 494 gave SIS or over.
THAT the field for the society is
properly that of childrens aid So
ciety Is confirmed by the advice of
number OF New York experts, by the
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania S. p.
c. c., although these two societies
have not considered 1t necessary to
change the name under which they in
corporated.
I'VE have strong board OF active
men who do not slight what they un-
dertake, so l am confident that the
people Of Detroit will be glad TO back
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