Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-20
CRUELTY TO 4NIWALS.
Annual Meeting of the State and CT
Society.


Society.
The annual meeting of the State Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
D. R. Noyes, Esq, presiding. Minutes were
read and approved.
Treasurer's report, showing receipts
$2O2.s3; expenditure $174.34, leaving a
balance OIL hand of $28,49, was read and
adopted.
The secretary's report was read. It said {:
Gas we enter upon the work of another
year, we think of nothing that will be more
encouraging than to recall the struggles in
cident to the early history of the society.
1t was not our privilege to make one of
the number who took part in securing the
necessary legislation to enable the society to
enter upon its humane work, but we well re-
member being present at their earlier meet
ings, and listening with interest to the re-
marks of Drs. McMasters, Brown and
others, some of whom are now present, and
we were not little surprised to hear them
speak of the ridicuie and opposition with
which they had to contend. But thanks to
their adherence to duty, and we may
add the judicious management of those
who have followed them, the society
has published and distributed throughout
the State thousands of reports, papers and
other reading matter, so that now, wherever
you go, you find the people posted and in
structed in the cause.
"Aside from this, as most of you know, we
have agents in every city of any considerable
Importance throughout the State, with
| authority and instructions to see that the
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with.
''After the many fruitless efforts of the
| society to induce the friends of the cause in
Minneapolis to establish branch or auxil-
airy society. you will be glad to learn that
they have recently organized one there.
''As this is the first one of the kind, and is
likely to be followed by others, think we
would do well to profit by the experience of
parent societies in other States, and while
we grant them all the privileges and immu-
mites we enjoy ourselves under the law, that
we should at the same time provide against
being held liable for the acts of any society
| but our own.
| The people are very anxious that more
| fountains should be erected in different
parts fthe city, and are depending upon our
! society to do it. [ collected about forty dol
lars for that purpose by standing for few
hours one day last summer at the fountain
on Robert street, and doubt not a like
amount could have been collected at the
other on Fort street, which, together with
what could be procured from those in the
locality where it was thought best to erect
| another, would doubtless cover the entire
| expenses.
The society is also pledged to provide
some suitable watering place in West St.
Paul, which should be done at the earliest
practical moment.
Agreeable to your instructions have uni
for1nly notified those against wllc.n com
plants have been made. of the purpose of
the society, to see that violations of the law
were punished, if persisted in. and it is
gratifying to say that our warning has been
needed in every case, as far as we know,
without having recourse to tho law.
After the reading of the report, a general
discussion ensued upon the practice of allow
ing cattle to stand in open sheds-often
knee deep i'll mud without bedding to lie on,
without water and without food Dr. Mint
yer was requested to look into the matter and
report
The election of officers for the year was
then proceeded with and resulted as follows:
President-Daniel r. Noyes
Vice Presidents-Albert B. Ovitt, w. L..
Wilson, Rev. David r. Breed, D. G. Bell,
Judge HI. r. Brill
ManaeDs-D. w. Ingersoll, George A.
Bracket, Dr.. G. II. Boardman, E. F. War
ner, George B. Bradbury, w. Il. Marshall,
Il. P. Upham, J. G. Quimby, I. G. Sseleye.
Secretary-E. w. Chase
Treasurer-Jas. II. Walsh.