New-York tribune., 1869-05-07
THE SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY
r .t. TO ANIMALS.

The annual meeting of the American society
for tho Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals was heu i
evening at Room No. 49, In tho Cooper Institute AOou'
fifty gentlemen being present President Henry Bergh M
occupied the chair, and made some INTRODUCTORY -
AS Society. said he, we are Just three years
ready old in experience. From the rst moment OF our
creation we have waged war against the enemies Oi
known what t is 20 he In the cradle Of Incidence
our swaddng clothes have been justice and
been soundly spanked and then by the public PoD
ably the youth who addresses you has received as
other subjects or course he thinks he did not deserve
It, but knowledge Of that fact has not lessenea the M
inc of fbe Hageilaton in the least am clearly OF Tue
OPINION however, that judiclous application OF the
stick own race, now and theD, Is n9FS ia ny
though / doubt its efficacy win the l0WeT Ant
mails, for they are always amena6e 10 RIDdhessS,
and blow to them is on 1nH tS iPPtprent'ai
nature. realize the Importance OF the work which has
been achieved; but when on the other manu- ar NV
wanderings through the highways aud bywayS OF uls
vast metropolis am painfully conscious OF the Jper yet
to be performed The remarkable favor with which the
Society Is regarded by the respectable IN every WA VI
from to time announced to and II is subject OF
natural astonishmept that any opposition should De
authority which and paid TO administer the
laws framed in support OF Its merciful purposes And
than three months last Justice Doyng arbitrarily
suspended the operation S the laws @ made FOR the protee
magistrate has just issued amilar order SO far as
sypaSg GaT lesg Win the @ anS secondly
OF certain exceptions hch have vsntured tako TO
some decisions OF his in which uniformly
sustained by the Press and the public. l
At the close Of Mr. Bergs remarks the following reso-
luton was offered by Mr. Nathan Ely and unanimously
Resossd That tbs Society regards with regret the late ocal action
Dowag refusing al eases violation oi tue laws o
Mr.. Leroy c. Partridge Of Seneca Fails and aessrs w
g. Cauldwell, Jonathan ThOrne. ". III. NnttnR :. NJ:
Wright Thomas C. DOremus, and Samuel B GafVih OF
this city, were elected members OF tho society apu e
following officers were chosen by DauOt WITHOUT opPosf
ton for the ensuing year; -,
PrssdentHeury Bergh Vice PsdsutsJehn T. Hdnan Horae
b. Ciaan Henry Bellows Bensnn Hicks Peter CSoFr james
Rro.n Geeeve f. Tssble Aspinwan Moses Fayor Mar
,bal o. Roberta SeereiarYN Hesek IreasusrJ0hs b. huI
rlV Coumittee-John D. WOLF, Frank .e G"nsenu
Harris Charles H. Msrhsl AeL Van hesseT AIMED sc3etme
KeonedJ sokes Nathan Ely Lydg SudAn' Jona'AAn
In the absence Of Dr. Bellows, who was expected to
address the meeting Mr. Bergh called on 10 improve
shooting match The President argued IN repy.
that the exhibition which he had intertered 10 prevent
was demorazing cruel aud useless aud In VIOLATION OF
the State laws against unnecessary kung ana AGAINST
gaming. -. :, 49,. ..,,..oo
The reports the Secretary and Executive Committee
prepared and read by the chief Clerk OF the society r
John Nude interesting, and highly satisfactory 70
the meeting proved that the Society mas perorhea
ardu0ns and benevolent labor. The report OF the
Treasurer r. John b. Murray showed the expenaltnres
OF tho Society during tle year ylstt
closed to have been t6,93s 66, and exhibited
balance I'm his favor OF s3H2 W, beside
Sl u Five Twenty and TenForty bonds
the Treasurer also stated that gentleman on Long
Island signhed his Intention OF bequeathDR tFe0
TO the Society aud that other Dequests ana legaees VI
which notice had been given would raise lhe euhl
which the Society may confidently count 10 nearly