Telegram-herald., 1889-11-27
HCAlSE SOCIETY'S lNAUM.
The Or1eers' Reports Submitted
and Directors Elected
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-MisceIlaaeoas Business


Tie sixth annual meeting Of g
Kent County Humane Society vas held
last evening ia the p4rlors Of the PARK
Congregational Church Owing % the
stormy weather the Attendance vas
somewhat limited
Rev Charles Fiuhrer opened the ses-
son and reviewed tne E0fk II the so
eety a. some length. and IN bis usua-
feLclL0us manner.
e.. " Calklns presented The treas
lEers report, Waicl showed 4 eOnsplc-
u0us need OF funds tO meet increased
expenses arlslng from larger neid OF
acton and a more vigorous warfare
against those who abuse the brute ere
atom.
A. q. T0rey read.the secretary : re.
port, which showed that the society had
obtained good results The follow lug
j. a summary OF the agent work dur
mg the past year: Horses ordered
on the streets. 46. horses ordered
re-shOd, As; horses killed, sex or
manned. 80, horses blauketed, 81 har-
uesses read lusted, 8 teams doubled on
the nils, s.. loads llgnlened, ~ run
aNays caught, ~, fast dnylng stopped f,
II, livery taken from drunken drivers
and returned 20 barns. s.; horses and
COWS neglected, 10; reprlmands Tor
neglect and abuse. Z0, COWS relieved Ot
o. tx, IA, goats relieved az Adams Ex-
press. =, slng-shOts taken from boys,
= dogs killed, lame or sex, 7; dOgs
cared for, .; Oyerchecks letOut, z; cock
ngnts stopped, 3; arrests and convic-
tOus Tor cruelty, = arrests and cOnvic-
tl0ns for dog fighting, o. arrests and
convictions IS spectators or same,
arrests and convictions Tor fast driving
IL. other cases investigated, 6o total
OF 438 showing an increase OF 2l0 eases
over the report OF last year. Humane
literature nas been furnished every
Sundav--chOOl IN the city 10 interest
the children m Humane work, and en-
cuiars have alsO been sent presenting
the aims and needs OF the sOc ETY., and
asking Tor contributions from the
scholars. Favorable responses were re-
ceIved from the FOuuLiln-street Bap-
t.st, 81. Marks, Iuyer,alst, First Il
formed, Park Congregational, smith
Memorial, Holland Christian, Alpine
Tvenuei IN all 80 Is.
The matter OF drinking fountains has
received considerable attention, and
one has been established on Coitave
by Mss Rehecca l.. Richmond, ~ mem
Ory Oi her dog and pony. other tOun-
talns were about 10 be established. one
OF the drawbacks the board has On
meet 3 the raising of the necessary
funds % carry On the work. Addition a.
annual memberships, voluntary dOua
uQus and subscriptions. are needed q
meet the expense OF agents. salary. etc
Miss Grace COnkl.u, charming little
mss, favored the members with two
recitatlOus, and a committee consisting
OF Bishop Gillespie, Rev. \. X. Merriam
and Mr.. DAVIS. presented the following
names for the board of directors for the
ensuing year: Rev. Charles Fluhrer
John Patton, Jr.. 4. ". CalkIns, A. 4,
TOrrey, Mrs. ". /. LamOreaux, Mrs
II Grnnel. and Miss Helen Cutler.
The secretary was instructed 70 cast
the ballot TOR the board as recommend
ed by the committee.
A number of new members were
added, after which the meeting adj
Jourued.
The board OF directors VIII meet tC
elect officers the second Monday IN De
cember.