Evening journal., 1922-01-11
IS. P. c. A. KEEPS
OLD OFFICERS
Forty-third Annual Meet
ing Hears of Years Work
And Reflects Officials
212 COMPLAINTS
AND II PROSECUTIONS

The Delaware Society for Proven
ton OF Cruelty to Animals held its
forty-third annual meeting in its
offices at the PPublic Building
this morning and elected Off
GERS for the ensuing year. Re
ports for the past years work
were read. Mrs. william s. Hnles,
chairman OF the board OF managers.
presided.
Colonel George A. Elliott was re-
elected president as were also G..
Dare Hopkins. attorney for the So
ciety, and Miss Emma c. Forrest,
secretary and treasurer. Miss For
rest has occupied this last named
position for nineteen years. Miss
Agnes V. Forkum was reelected
corresponding secretary and George
Kopp was again chosen as special
agent.
Mrs. Louisa r. Holcomb was
/ elected acting vice-president-at-
large, and the following vice-presi-
/ dents were chosen for the three
counties:
New Castle county-William f.
kurtz, Wilmington; Judge Hugh NJ.
Morris, Wilmington; Daniel w Cor
bit, Odessa; Alexander P. Corbit
Odessa; Herbert K. Watson. Holly
Oak; DR. II. p. Ewes, Wilmington:
DR.. Jos. P. wales. Wilmington Miss
Amy DUPONT, Wilmington; Judge
William S. Prickett. Wilmington;
Mrs. Hollyday S. Needs. Whining
ton; II. T. Cause, Wilmington:
J IA dge Daniel o. Hastings.
Wilmington; John c. Higgins. Della
ware City; Mrs. f. e. Rogers, New
Castle: Mrs. Job H. Jackson. Will
mington; DR.. James r. Mahany
Wilmington; Leonard W. Lovett
Newark; Samuel X. Smith, Whining
ton; Richard S. Rodney. New Cas-
tie; Mrs. H. Rodney Sharpe, Will
mington; Hon. Charles NJ Curtis
Wilmington; Peter ]. Ford.
Kent County-Henry f. Anthony
smyrna, S. J. Reynolds, Smyrna
J. r. Clements. Claytont Eldad l.
Clark, Dover; Hon. william Fl
Boyce, Dover; Robert d. Hoffecker
Smyrna; Mrs. Mary S. Martin, Do.
yer; Hon. James Pennewill. Dover
Harry A. Richardson, Dover; Mis-
Elizabeth Conwell, Wyoming; Henr,
Ridgely, Dover; Hon. John HUM
. Wyoming; DIR. James Martin, Dover
Sussex County-Daniel ]. Layton
Georgetown; Charles w. Cullen
, Georgetown; Frank NJ. Jones
Georgetown; Hon. John C. Towns
end, Selbyville; Eli L. Collins. Mil
ton; Hon. Henry c. Conrad, George
town; Woodburn Martin. George
town; David Burton. Lewes; Sam
uel Fl. Messick, Bridgeville; Theo
I dore Townsend. Milford; Charlie
! Wright seaford; Hon. Simeon s
PennewiH, Greenwood: william A
=, Warrington, Georgetown.
- The Board Of Managers wa
elected as follows: Mrs. william s
Hilles. Mrs e. e. Rogers, Miss Am
! DUPONT, Mrs. Benjamin Nields. @
Dare Hopkins, Mrs A. d. Warner
Miss Elizabeth B. Wales, George A
!. Elliott, Mrs. J. Ernest Phillips, Johi
/. p. Hyatt. Mrs. Andrew Gloninger
Mrs James Martin, Mrs. Louisa r
= Holcomb, L. 1. Handy. Mrs. L. A
/ NANAAnbtAf MIS- MAY JdnNAtIt NIT
John p. Wales, Samuel X. Smith
Mrs. Townsend w. Miller.
Special agent Kopp presented hi
! report for the past year. as follows
/ number OF complaints, 112; o
. agents sight, 100; number OF inves
= legations, 212; number of arrests an
Z prosecutions. IL; number of war;
= ings. 101.
, After agent Kopp's report ha
been read. Mrs. James Martin, {
y Dover. submitted the report of Chi,
OF Police. Edwin 1. Lane, agent fC
e Dover.
.s Mrs. Martin stated that owing I
agent Lanes duties he is necessary
y limited 10 his district in Dover, e,
l. cept when he may go outside
pursuit of his duties as Town Office
e She also said that open abuse
is animals had ceased in Dover and 1
ID immediate vicinity. except (and tn
is a great evil in lower Delawar,
the starving Of horses.