Wichita eagle., 1890-01-18
HE HUMANE SOCIETY
Promises to Get Into Working Order in the
Near Future--Outstde Help Eouchsafed.

Wichita is blessed with great number
| OF societies organized for the purposes OF
the mutual improvement of their MEM
| bers, society and pleasure. Quite a mum
Der of the prominent members of these
! organizations have been discussing the ex-
| pediency of making them useful as well as
| ornamental. 1t has been suggested that
as soon as the Humane society gets down
| to business and begins to exist, in fact as
in name, that all these various societies
which have provided for themselves in
| every particular except SO far as work is
concerned. will supplement the Humane
society. This strong moral support, COM
ing as it will from not only the
heart of the city, but every suburb,
will give the Humane society prestige at
the outset which it could not otherwise
have acquired until its membership
| had reached a number that includ-
ed every part of the city. The
general knowledge that in every part
of the city the Humane society had allies,
would naturally prevent many species OF
cruelty that are now practiced with impu-
nifty. To bring about such a state of
affairs it would only be necessary for each
society to pass resolution endorsing the
work of the Humane society and pledging
each member to render any assistance
that he or she might find it convenient to
do. This would obligate member to
simply report any case coming to his or
her notice to the proper officer, who will
be known as soon as the Humane society
is organized. The report could be sent by
telephone and each one might possibly be
called upon to act once year. The name
of the sender would meyer be known, as
the proper officer would at once fully in
vestigate the matter for himself befor e
taking any steps.
One society has volunteered to forego its
little supper and deposit the money in a
charity box. which will be emptied every
quarter Bnd turned over to the Humane
society to use for charitable purposes.
When this suggestion was made to Cap
tain Mathewson he said the idea was just
right and it would act as spur to the HUI
name society. He for one was anxious to
get to work as soon as practicable.
Mr.. Douglas was delighted with the idea
and said he would see Captain Mathewson
and Mr.. Stanley on Saturday or Monday at
the latest, He said a lady came to his Of
hSC y-oCVAtoJ Win a IilOoO
case and he regretted the society was not
thoroughly organized at the moment.
Mr.. Stanley became quite enthusiastic
over the matter as soon as he learned that
some of the societies would supplement
the humane work. He said he would meet
Mr.. Douglas and Captain Mathewson at
the savings bank on Monday afternoon
sure to discuss the preliminary arrange
ments.
1t is intended that the organizing meet
ing shall be large one and
if necessary the Crawford opera
house will be secured for the
purpose. ARRANGEMENTS are being made
to secure the attendance of the most
prominent humane men In the state and
an enthusiastic meeting may be expected.
The membership roll will be in readiness
for signatures at this meeting and one
thousand names are what the organization
wants to start out with to be effective.
The second steps will be the organization
of auxiliary societies and all will CO.
operate with other societies throughout
the state effectually perfecting a state
organization. All these gentlemen re-
ferred to are thoroughly IN earnest and
intend that this meeting shall be one of the
largest and most interesting ever held in
the state for this purpose. On Monday
the preliminary arrangements for the pro-
gram will be discussed and in all proba-
bilitY nearly concluded