The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-04-19
DUMB ANIMALS.

Second Annual Meeting of the w. II, @,
s. +. II. r. o. Cs II, A.
This noon the second annual meeting of the
Women's Branch of the Pennsylvania Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was
held in Mercantile Library Hall There was a
large attendance of ladies, and few gentlemen
dispersed about the room. Mayor Fox, George
7. Angel, President of the Massachusetts, So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Colonel Charles j. Bidde, DR.. H. j. Boardman
and DIR; Morton were on the stage.
The President Mrs. Caroline e. White, called the
meeting TO order, when the minutes OF preceding
meetings were read.
The treasurer reported that there were e1b32S6 in
the treasury The society has received during the
past year, including the s25O0 from the city,
$1,000 $50 that" says the report, "our finances are
in q somewhat more nouTiShlng condition than they
s which ~ y was held s and PS bS bGTg & 10 our
after all our expenses were paid, about S4iO0."
The report Of the President stated Zone OF the
most important parts OF our work. the education of
the children in the public schools, and indeed In all
other schools, must of necessity be almost entirely
neglected, because we cannot distribute our publi
cations among them. We have neither money to
issue new publications nor buy those which are
already in print We are not able to take anything
like the number we desire OF the excellent paper
published by the Massachusetts, society, entitled
Our Dumb 1ni1nals. This paper ought to be circu-
lated wherever there are men having the charge of
animals, or in schools where there are boys 1t
ought to be sent to the hospitals, the prisons, and
the warehouses;.
During the last year our agents have made
seventyfve arrests (our or five OF them In connec-
in fifty four Of which fine was imposed, and six
was held TO bail to appear in court. The ohenses
were principally severely beating driving CALLED
horses. The report also states that an auxiliary
society had teen established In Pittsburg gave the
present process Of putting dogs to DEATH and gave
the reasons why the society should receive the
hearty support OF the public. The report further
sets forth that conference held with the Pre-
sdents Of the various city street railroads. relative
to an agreement limiting the number OF passengers
to each car in order to tighten the terrible labor OF
the horses, but was without any OF the wished for
results" The report was accepted.
Mayor Fox was then called upon, and having re-
ferred appropriately to the report just read and
that he felt that in this good work great progress
had been made rehearsing at this point the manner
in which CouQcis came to recognize the society and
voted 1t money to be used in its humane purposes.
The authorities OF Philadelphia now look upon this
society as an institution worthy Of their respect He
declared that the manner OF putting dogs to death
now was great advance beyond the old and bar
barous mode. There is no power equal to that which
a.woman can WELD in prosecuting good
and humane works. In his official capa-
city the Mayor had learned that the greatest
evil we have to fear is the prevailing spirit OF mis-
chief among the youth OF the city. II they could
be impressed through just suchsagences as these,
the result would be the most remarkable and the
boys and girls Of the community would be reared
up inspired with the most humane feelings towards
the brute creation.
Other addresses were made by Messrs. Angel,
Boardman, ands Morton, when the meeting ad-
ourned.