Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-12-31
HUMANE SOCIETY
DOING GOOD WORK
fnrfew Law Being Rigidly Enforced
by III. III. Robb. Officer ier the
Organization.
EEAs CHILDREN Or STREETS
Abuses TO Dumb Animals Corrected
City and County GiTe Financial
Assistance.

County Humane society for 1915.
through the careful attention given it
by Humane Officer H. H Robh, em-
phasizes the fact that generous sup
port should be extended by citizens
to this excellent organization. 1t fills
q large need in the community, not
only in the matter OF preventing cruel
ty to animals, but in keeping boys and
girls Of tender years Off the streets
late at night and away from harmful
influences. The law Of the city re-
quires that children under II years
shall be In their homes by $40
o'clock at night during the winter
months and at o'clock during the
summer,
Mr.. Robb has rightly Interpreted
this provision of the curfew law as
bearing directly upon child welfare
and during the year he has taken Al
boys off the streets at night and sent
them home.
Quiet Bnt Effective Work.
The Humane society does it's work
quietly and in the case Of animals the
aim is to correct existing evils by ad-
monition, resorting to prosecution only
when owners and drivers prove to be
unreasonable The Humane officer has
found that this rule works best In
most cases. This year he has investi-
gated several complaints made from
the country districts that old; broken
down horses had been turned adrift, to
live as best they could In some of
these cases, where horses had fallen
by the wayside, he has had the animals
put out Of their misery.
Mr.. Robb has examined $40 horses
during the year and investigated $50
complaints made to him. In child well
fare work Il boys have been sent home
from the street, and in four cases chill
dren were reported to the police ma
iron. He has reprimanded 100 owners
and drivers Of horses that were being
mistreated, and has sent two horses
to livery stable for proper care.
Eighteen were temporarily laid off
from work Thirteen horses and six
small animals have been put to death.
Efforts made by the society to in
terest the colored people in humane
work have met with gratifying sue
cess during the year. Through the
society's methods they have shown a
keen desire to know more about its
aims and teachings. IN the fall a very
successful bazaar was held by the col
ored people for the benefit Of the work.
In June Of this year the state con-
vention OF Humane societies was held
at Quincy. Rock Island county was
represented at this meeting by Mrs
| Belle Jones and Mrs. G. NJ Elliott.
City and County Give Cash.
For this year, as was the case in
1914, the Rock Island commissioners
and the board Of supervisors each ap-
propriated 5000 as an aid in the sup
port of the Humane society The la
dies auxiliary to the society has
helped in many ways and each month
| it contributes SIS to the expense Of
management. Appropriation such as
mentioned, the membership fees and
contributions Of friends are the means
by which the work is carried on.
Humane Officer Robb devotes his
time to the work in Rock Island, Mo
line and the county at large, and COM
plants made to him are promptly
looked after and the proper steps tax
en- to correct abuses wherever they
exist Frequently horses temporarily
| laid off work die while under the
care of a veterinary. which shows that
the animals were unfit for service
During the stormy and icy weather MIR.
Robb often has to assist horses that
have been improperly shod,. and he is
constantly on the watch for animals
that have been left standing on the
streets or unblanketed. In these lat
ter cases he reprimands the drivers
and insists that the horses be properly
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