Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-07
ILLINOIS HUMANE
SOCIETY MEETING
IS OPENED HERE
Score of Members from Various
Cities Attend the Morn
ing Session.
MORE In THE AFTERNOON.
Speakers Tell of the Manner In Which
the Work is Conducted In
Other Places.

The Illinois Humane society opened
its fifth annual convention this morn
ing in the auditorium of the Rock Is
land Y. NJ. c. A. with about score
members present. William S. Parks,
president of the Rock Island County
Humane society, called the convention
to order at go o'clock. G. A. H. Scott,
secretary of the state organization,
was made presiding officer.
Rev. II. w. Reed. pastor of the First
Baptist church, gave the invocation
and Mayor Harry NJ. Schriver follow
ed in the address of welcome. Communi-
cations were read after which Mrs.
Belle Jones of Rock Island was named
to look after registration and Mrs. 5.
Demuth, of Alton, to head commit
tee on resolutions and general informa-
ton.
Miss Rose B. Jolly of Macomb. secre-
tary of the McDonough County HUI
name society, was the first speaker
on a call for. reports from societies.
She told of the establishment OF an
orphanage in the county five years
ago. The first year the county super
visors voted $500 toward its mainten-
ance. 1t started with the care OF 30
children. For three years past Miss
Jolly said the orphanage had housed
6S children, whose parents were finan-
cially, mentally or physically unable
to care for them. She stated that the
children were not kept after reach
ing the age of 16.
Last year "a children were returned
to their parents after being at the
orphanage. The first year the orphan
age was opened the directors raised
$1,000. The second year $1,000 was
subscribed. Finally the property, val
ued at $500 was cleared of debt.
Later a $4,000 addition was built. The
county supervisors are now appro-
priating $500 a year for the orphan
age and Miss jolly said it would be
eventually self-sustaining. Three wills,
aggregating requests of $4,000, are
said to be drawn in favor of the home.
Talks Of Visiting Nurses.
School and visiting nurse work was
discussed by Miss Matte ID. Haverhill,
secretary of the Canton Humane So
ciety. She told of work being done in
the slums. The taking of girl from a
house of i'll fame, changing her en-
vironment. and later preparing her to
become a nurse, was described. The
greatest trouble We have in Canton is
the desertion of husbands. Husbands
desert far oftener than the wives" she
said.
Child Welfare Work in Madison
County" was the subject of an address
by Mrs. S. Demuth. of Alton. She has
been in charitable work at Alton for
% years. Much of her experience was
gained as police matron. I'm good
friend of the fellows on the rock pile,
she said. There is a home for depend
ent children in Madison county erected
at a cost of $4,000. Mrs. Demuth urged
all Juvenile probation officers and po-
lice matrons to have their hearts in
their work.
Mrs. NJ. F. Eshbaugh, of Evanston,
who was to have given an address,
could not attend the meeting. She for
warded a paper to be read by Mr..
Scott. "Some Thoughts on Humane
Problems" was her subject. She urged
moral suasion , in rendering humani-
tartan service.
Men Are Heard.
Most of the speakers at this after
Moons session were men, there being
a considerably larger attendance than
at the morning meeting. Late this aft
ernoon the visitors were taken for an
auto ride. at $3.50 the delegates will
be entertained by the ladies' auxiliary
of the Rock Island county society and
this evening the meeting VIII close
with a program of addresses and
music, also given at the Y. M. c. A.
was served at o'clock with covers |