Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1923-01-11
DELAWARE S.P. &C.
IN ANNUAL MEETING
Report 462 Children Benefited ;
Miss Emily p. Bissell is
Elected President.

The annual meeting Of the Delaware
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
10 Children was held AZ the offices of
the society, lil2 King street. Tues
day. There We're present Miss Emily
y. R,sseil. Mrs William :. Hilles. Miss
Mario lockwood. Miss II. E,helda Null
len, Miss Elizabeth Black. Mrs. Leo
7. I.vlngcr. Mrs. T.. Gertrude Rose,
Mrs. a. II. Warner and Mrs. Cornelius
Mundy.
M,s~ Mac Mahon. the director. gave
a report of the years work, which
showed that ia families were re-
f.rr.J 20 the society during 1922 and
that n total OF 462 children benefited.
In the case 90 ga children. the home
conditions were so improved by the
efforts 81 the society that the children
could be allowed TO remain in safety.
Tho society's chief efforts are cNpend-
ed in making Chlldrcn's own homes
llv,hle for them. FOR IL Is felt that this
IA "A far better course as long as there
a. ANY chance ~ building up suitable
conditions instead ~ taking children
away Immediately upon finding that
conditions are not 81 the best.
months before conditions So improve
that "a IL felt that the child IL safe.
Miss MacMahcn said. In number oi
cases conditions were 80 bad that chill
dram had To be removed. Nine were
placed with reliable relatives. twelve
were placed ia good family homes
through she Chlldr,n's Bureau. Sin
M.rc transferred TO the care OF the
Juvcni. Court. one Child was plac ed
with the Philadelphia Children's Blu
r,au: one with the baltimore authori-
lies. ono with the COlorcd Babies
hospital. one with the White Babies
Hospital. ono with the Girls Indus
trial school. \ number of others We're
referred without removal from their
own homes 20 other societies such as
tho Mothers Pension. Six investisa-
Ions were made Tor societies and
other states. requests coming from as
tar as Montreal. Canada. Within tho
state. requests FOR aid not preventing
roglr,t came from SO different sources
ncluding citizens the Police Depart
mont. school teachers. physicians
lawyers. mayors az ncighbOrins towns
ttr.
Tho Delaware Society COR the Pre-
Nentiun 90 Cruelty 10 Children. Miss
MacMahon pointed out. Shows no dis
Nnction 90 race or creed. IL Is inter
r.ilng 10 note that % the 3sS children
referred FOR the first time during 1922
$50 were native born American stock
-n were native born negroes. OF
hungarian parcntage. German.
Irish. n Italian. Jewish. = IAthuau-
ian. a. Polish. : spanish. G unknown
gst were 90 Protestant faith and io'
catholic.
Miss Ma Mahon presented a budget
for 1888 ~ aprroSimatelv $3.50 q
month Of this s. .iss = already as
snred from hank balance and interest
N sndow1ucnts. amounting 20 s6eS
The balance 90 se.-O2 will have 20 b;
talsrd though private subscriptions
a VAS said
Legislative plans were discussed
ana % va. aeclded that the Dalawsr'
Society FOR IN. Prevention % Cruelty
90 children should request the Legs
laturc 60 appoint an unpaid commits
.ion to study laws relating 20 children
and prepare a ohildren's code 10 pre-
cent to the Legislature two years from
now,
The following officers were elected
go of'ice for ono year Miss Emily j
Rissell. president. Mrs William ;
TITLES. first vice president. Miss j
Eth.lda Mullen. secretary: Mrs
Cornelius Mundy. treasurer. hoard q
managers. Miss Emily =. BisseN. Mr.
William : Tfnies. Miss Marie Lock
wood. Miss r. Ethelda Mullen. Mis-
Elizabeth Black Mrs. lee J. levingei
MR. = Gertrude Rose Mrs. A. I
Warner. Mrs. Cornelius Mundy. Mr.
T.. a. Kittinger and Mrs. A. I. d
pcnt. Mrs. benjamin Nields. who Ia
for many years been a member OF IN
board % ma nagers. was elected a
honorary member OF the board.