The New York herald., 1875-12-14
BROOKLYN HUMANITARIANS.
OF SOCIETY FOR THE pREvEN-

ORGANIZATION OF A SOCIETY FOR THE PREvEN-
TIoN OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
A large meeting OF ladies and gentlemen held at
the Brooklyn Academy OF Music last evening" for the
purpose of organizing society for the prevention OF
cruelty to animals. Mr.. Henry Bergh presided, and
MI. G. w. Johnston was secretary. Mr. Bergh stated
the object of the gathering Animals, he said, were
useful, and should afford them every protection
against i'll treatment We were very much indebted to
them There are in this country al present about
600 animals who daily aboring for profit
In 1860 the In the United States furnished
600 600 pounds OF cheese and butter 800
$100 600 900 worth of wool AT that time there
9600 600 horses and oxen whose services fty
per annum The most valuable animal was
the horse, and ii the animal most
abused MI Bergh gave history of his abors in this
cause and the difficulties he had encountered. The op
position to the enforcement Of the laws forbidding
cruelty to ANNALS the speaker thought at
rbutabe TO thoughtlessness than any desire for the
abuse OF the poor helpless creatures The society had
extended into thirty States and the Legislatures Of
those States had eancted laws similar TO those which
had been passed in New York Mr. Bergh expressed
regret that the cause had prospered in Brooklyn
No community could bo considered truly religious who
neglected to show mercy to the animals He had
objection TO the hunting killing OF an animal for any
proper purpose, but the killing for fun wicked As
they now had thirty States he hoped that by the 4h Of
July all the States Of the Union would have joined
the humane confederacy He had applied for stall
the Centennial that in addition TO the prog
of the country the moral progress might be repre-
sented. Mr.. Bergh then referred TO
SwILL MILK ABUSES,
which he characterized q despotism In that very
city they surrounded Dy stables where were
kept Some years ago he had made effort TO remedy
the evil but had not been perfectly successful The
impure milk obtained from this killed at least
800 children a year. He called upon them again. as
they valued their lives and their childrens lives to
fight the fatal evil of swl milk. He then spoke Of
HUNTING
which he understood was about to be introduced in
Brooklyn. He mad heard that ladies were invited to
participate How tar II consistent with their
characters to do he would leave tor them decide
but IL seemed to him that the needle and the piano
moro suitable for them than pistols double
barreed shot-gunS
Hon Eldridge T. Gerry then introduced. He
narrated his experiences while acting counsel for the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty Animals and
said the results Of his abors had in
very encouraging. Mr. Gerry thought the society
would be OF immense use In Brooklyn The lady mem
bers could inculcate in the minds OF their friends les
sons of humanity and bo very instrumental In pro-
noting the object of the society.
Mr. Horace B. Catin, being called upon, expressed
the hope that the new society would abide permanently
in Brooklyn. A former attempt to establish similar
organization had failed more through careessness than
anything else He believed the efforts the ladies' and
gentlemen present would be seconded by the respect
able and intelligent portion OF the community
After the reading and adoption OF the constitution
and bylaws the following officers elected :-Presi-
dent, John W. De Graw; Vice Presidents, Mayor John
w. Hunter James s. Gillen, A. L. Masters, Samuel
Mclean c. W. Russell John Greenwood and Henry 4.
Nosmith; Treasurer, j. H. rockingham; Secretary G.
w. Johnston; Veterinary Surgeon, DR.. Delsser; Ex-
ecutive Committee, H. b. Cahin George Cary Eggles-
ton, H. Fl. Hull, w. L. Burke and Cyrus r. Smith. The
meeting then adjourned.