The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-04-04
ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Animals.

The seventh annual meeting of the above 80.
ciety was held at Reception Hall last evening.
After calling the meeting to order the Presi-
| dent, Judge Clea7es, made few remarks upon
the success of the society and the good it
was doing, He paid handsome compliment
to the newspapers for the aid they had given
| the society since it started. He recommended
| the printing of ths agents report and the
names of the members and donors.
The Treasurer, Miss Octavia Carroll, report
ed that the sum of $1,591 03 had been received
the past year. There has been deposited in the
Portland Savings Bank $65445. From life
membership and two fines $404.3 has been re-
ceived, which with % cents, the balance on
hand, makes total of $1,O59O6, now the
funds of the society,"
The agent, A. M, Sawyer, made his annual
report, from which we make the following ex-
tracts: There have been 221 complaints made
for the following causes Overlooking horses
75 overdriving 5, starving horses So, left ex.
posed on the street 10, working old lame and
disabled horses 30, starving cattle 2, exposing
ID, beating or abusing cattle l, dog fighting 1,
cruelty coping fowls 8. fighting fowls 1, abus-
ing fowls 6, abusing calves 4.
The following list shows what was done with
these cases; Offenders not found Is, exagger-
ated or malicious complaints 60, warrants issued
119, corrected on notice lao, horses mercfully
killed 80, prosecuted and convicted 2, $50 cases
were investigated without complaint, making
372 cases attended to in ALL
The number of complaints is diminishing
each year. showing that the public is becoming
educated to the Importance of taking better
care of their animals.
The report contains several important sug-
gestions, one of which was that check reins be
abolished in many instances. He said that it
was great mistake that only drunken men
abused their animals, as some of the most re-
liable men in the city had obliged him to look
after them. He spoke of the manner in which
cattle are slaughtered, and advised some action
to improve the ondtion of the slaughter
houses Complaint was made of the conditions
of the streets about the freight depots of the
several railroads.
The election of officers resulted as follows:
President-Nathan Cleaves.
Vice Presdents-Henrv Bugh, 1. Wash
bnrn, John B. Brown, ]. w. Waterhouse, Or.
s; Fl Tswksbnry, A. W. q. Clapp, Elbridge
". y.
P. Baxter, j. II. McMullen and j. B. Tolford.
Secretary aud Treasurer-Octavia @. Car.
roll
Agent-A. M. Sawyer.
S;a,se VI Wste M., S,o Mrs
Quimby, Mrs. 81. I. Robinson, Mrs. j. E.
Palmer, Mrs. W. I. Thorn, Miss Louise Tit |
comb, Mr.. J. NJ. Adams, Miss Helen Spring,
Mr.. 7. @ Hersey, Mr.. M. G. Palmer, Mr.. VIM. |
McAllaney, Mr.. Nathan Cleayes, M. Leroy A. |
Airs r. Al Ma. II III IT,
len, Mrs. w. II. Fem, Mrs. DR.. S. 81. Tewks-
bury, and Mr.. T. B. Tolford.
The President was requested and agreed to
act as attorney for the society.
Relief Society of Portland Fire Depart
ment
The annual meeting Of the Relief Society of |
the Portland Fire Department was held last
evening, and was largely attended. The an
nual reports were read, showing S1O.619 OS on
hand $4O0 has been paid out for benefits, and
there are $1l2 81 more in funds this year than
last Toe following wers chosen as trustees
for the ensuing year: Nahum Littlefed, G. |
a. Cloyes, j. n. Russell, G. d. Skillings, |
Jerre Il-ley, E. H. Sargent, R. a. Ball, A. F. |
Griffin, r. 81. Murphy, B. L. Sawyer, J. N. |
Long, R. S. Rand, A. j. Cummings, VIM. |
Hennessey, A. s. Mitchell, A. L. Chase.
The board organized as follows:
President-Henry Fox.
Vice President-Nahum Littlefeld.
Treasurer-John G. Tewsbury.
Secretary Fl. RUSSELL
Committee on Finance-G. 81. Cloyes, A f.
Grifia, j. N. Long.
Committee on Relef-N. Littlefeld, r. H.
Murphy, B. L. Sawyer, j. Ilsley and j. Il.
Russell.
The Treasurer's salary was placed at $40 and |
the Secretary's at $40.
Youag Mems Christian Association. |
At the annual meeting held at the rooms |
last evening the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
President-T. L. Hierlihy.
Vice Fresdents-John Higgins, B. T. Kinds,
G. B. Murch, K Mcdonald.
Corresponding Secretary-H. W. Shaylor.
Recording Secretary and Treasurer w. FL.
Hobbs.
Librarian-N. A. McAnlay.
Managers-A. E. Soule, S. T. Robinson, Jas.
McWhinnie, j. D. Merrill, Jr., Chas. S. Per-
kns, Edward P Gardner, Chas J. Clark, J.
w. Munger, Fl. S. Colby, Asa Dalton, f. Per-
ry, G. E. Taylor.