Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-13
OFFICERS ELECTED BY
HUMANE SOCIETIES
Annual Meetings Of Societies for
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children
and Animals.

The annual meeting Of the Delaware
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children and for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals was held yesterday,
when officers and members of the board
of managers of both organizations were
elected to serve for the ensuing year. The
following officers were elected by the
S. Z. G. G.:
President, Mrs s. s. Dcemer; secretary
and attorney, Clifford V. Mannering;
treasurer, Clifford V. Manncrng; special
agent, Frank Stout; assistant, IIalleck s.
Ray; bookkeeper, Emma &. Forrest cor
responding secretary, Esther +. Stout
Vice-presidents: New Castle county
Joseph Bancroft, George A. Elliott, Fer
dinand l.. Gilpin, William s. IIiIlcs. [.
Pusey Wickershan, Mrs. Job III. jackson,
Josiah o. Wolcott, Robert II. Richards,
Esther +. Stout Robert NJ. Burns, L.
Coleman du Pont, Harry T. Cause,
Horace W. Cause, William T. kurts, Will
liam G. Phillips, Daniel O. Hastings, Mrs.
Willard Salisbury. John H. Wright Mrs.
John i. Wales. all of Wilmington; James
g. Shaw and the Rev =. Beattie Wylie,
New Castle; George r. UoIIecker, Mar
shallton; Daniel W Stevens. Middlctnwn;
Leonard W Lovett, Newark. Kent county
J. +. Alice, William IL Boyce, +. G.
Bancroft. r. Il. kenncy, William SauIs-
bury, Arley Il. Magce, Edwin L. Wood,
James NJ Sattcriield, James Pennewlll,
Harry A. Richardson, Stephen Slaughter,
all OF Dover John liunn, Wyoming; W.
A. Truitt, Milford; William H. Till and
Mrs. j. IL. Speakman, Smyrna. Sussex
county-Andrew Marvel, Henry G. Con-
rad, Sudlcr Richards, Charles W Cullen,
y. II l. 1 all
of Georgetown; John r. Steel, Rehoboth;
Hon. Simeon S. pcnnewill Greenwood;
George H. ltynson, Milford; ). il. Mes
sick Bridgevllle
Board of Managers Mrs. l.. A Kit
finger. Mrs. J. Frank Ball. Mrs. Peter /.
Wright, Mrs John : Scott, Mrs Benja-
min Nlelds, Mrs s. :. Dccmer, Mrs.
Alfred ID Warner, Clifford ID Mannering,
Miss Marie i Lockwood, Mrs. Willard
T. Jackson, Mrs Willard Hall Porter, Mrs.
J. Montcith jackson. Mrs Clement W.
Miller, Miss Esther +. Stout, Samuel Is.
Smith, Dr. John Palmer, Ir., Frank Stout,
John T. Armstrong, DIR + ) l1dsall
For the ;. T. & \ these officers were
elected for the ensuing term
President, Frank Turner; secretary and
attorney. Clifford v Mamncring, treas
urcr, Clifford V Nannering; SPECIAL agent,
Frank Stout. assistant, lallcck >. Raw
Emma G. Forrest. corrc-
spending secretary, Esther f. Stout
Vice -presidcnts New Castle county
William T. kurtz. Hon l.. & Bradford,
Or Hiram T. Ewes. DIR Joseph T. Wales. |
Hon William \ Prickctt, Miss AMY |
IN Pont, II I Cause Daniel Q Hastings. |
Mrs job H. jackson, Dr James X Ma |
laffv. Samuel X Smith. Hon Charles VI |
'urtis and Potter J Ford. all Of Whining |
on; Daniel " Corhit and Alexander = |
orbit. Odessa Herbert * Watson Holly |
Oak James G Bragdon Mlddletown; Dr |
samuel C. Mitchell and Leonard " |
Lovett, Newark, John {. Higgins and |
H. G. Clark. Delaware City; Richard \ |
Rodney and Mrs Pauline Rogers New |
'aStlc kcnt county Henry Il Anthony. |
:. J Reynolds, Robert ID Hoffccker. |
smyrna; Miss Elizabeth Cdnwcll and !
Ton. John HUM, Wyoming; Hon James |
'ennewIll. James 4 Coadv, Enoch Clark. |
Ion William II Bovce, Harry A. Richard |
on. Henry Ridgcly. DIR James Martin, all /
# Dover: Sussex county Daniel J. Lay
on. Charles W Cullen. Frank NJ Jones. |
Ion Henry G. Conrad, all Of Georgetown, !
Ion John c. Townsend. Jr. Sclhyvlllc, /
I'll l. Collins Milton. Samuel ] NcsSick.
bTfUGGNilit. htOflbEC ! oNllNf4ltl, VI IiiIpFl.
'harlcs Wright, ~eafori: Hon Simeon : |
'enncwil. Greenwood; David Burton and
.cwis Mustard, Lewes.
Board Of Managers Mrs. William :
lilies, Miss Pauline Rogers. Frank Stout,
Miss AMY du Pont Mrs ; ; Decmer
\lrs benjamin Nlclds, Clifford ' Man
lering, Mrs. Alfred ID Warner, Miss
Elizabeth b Wales. John p Armstrong,
Mrs Louisa Holcomb, Miss Laura James.
frank Turner. Mrs l.. \ kittingcr, Mss
dina TAYLOR. Mrs Mary Janvicr. Mrs
Iohn + Wales, Mrs Joha ;. Scott, Samuel
<. smith. Mrs. Townsend ". Miller
The annual reports OF Frank Stout
pecial agent for both societies. were sub
nitted and read The work done by the
z. c c during the year 1917 was sum
narized as follows: Complaints $50; in
-estigations. 696: white children involved,
.279; colored children. 225: total, ,50i.
Disposition made Of children: left with
elatives. $40: with private families, 2l
ot found. / returned TO relatives. :;
laced with relatives. 24; placed with
'rivate families. i; placed in institutions,
Is. total 504
Special Agent Stout submitted the fol-
pwing report Of the work for the year by
he :. T. c. A.: Complaints, 442: on
gent sight, 4S9; investigations, 93l ar