Show r It Is thin tho 01 a 11 Fight that La I lr Years New York New World Worl says BUrS today T r Gerr Gerry founder o of the Society for tor th the Prevention o of Cruelty to Children or the I nest l 1 years lit at Its beau he resigned u as ot of the organization Vernon M 1 Davis DaI forner Cormer ilIa dl triet attorney hu hise been named lamell II by the board ot of directors ot of the socIety as 18 tir Ir successor Mr Ir resIgnation Is III the aLien atlon ot of II a lIght which hiss lasted for Cor years In time the legislatures antI and courts be between between tween Mr 11 Our Gerry the state board o of charities and the New York city It was Mr lr claim that while hi his sO society lpt got an Annual from tI tile state Stale lit of It was Wat 1 a secret organization not subject to state I Inspection The retirement ot of Mr Ir Gerry was wal nn an flounced 1 at a meeting of oC the fifteen III di directors rectors ot of the held several days ago It was agreed to keep the matter as secret as possible D O 0 Mills says 1188 that Mr Ir o Gerry err reo ze signed because ot of the hard work vork In Involved In th the presIdency He Hc hail had to devote All ot of his hili attention to It and In Inso so III doing hall had to neglect hula hIs personal affaIrs Mr Ir Davis said that he did not know whether he would accept the po or not |