St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-14
SIGHS FOR PYTHAGORAS.
First Annual Meeting OF the s. p.
G.. G. and A.


Yesterday afternoon the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
and Animals met in the board of trade
rooms, reviewed the work of the society
for the six months during which it has
been in active existence, land elected Off
GERS. The meeting was noteworthy one
from the fact that 1t was the first annual
meeting of the society ever held in Min
neapolis. The organization has existed
here, but in cOmatOSe condition.
Never until within the past six months
has there been an actual organization
with an agent whose whole attention
was given to the work.
In his address, President William
Cheney dwelt upon these phases OF the
organizations life and in general way
treated or the good work done by the
society with but limited means. He
spoke of the society's work as an edu
Gator of the people, it being his opinion
that the cruel treatment of animals re-
suits from thoughtlessness. 1t is the
aim of the society to educate the people
and prevent cruelty, rather than to pun
iSh Mr.. Cheney regretted that some
thing like the PYthagorean theory of
the transmigration of souls does not
.
dumb animals. He, on behalf of the
society, thanked Mrs. Cause and Mrs.
Meiser for what they had done in estab-
\ fishing the society.
The report of John Day Smith, the
treasurer, showed the receipts of the
society to have been 1915, 1869 of which
was collected by Mrs. Cause and Mrs.
Meiser when they were here last sum-
mer. The bulk of the expenditures
have been for salary of the agent.
There is now about $500 on hand.
The report of w. w. Tatro, the agent,
includes work done between Aug. IL
and Jan. l. as follows:
Complaints investigated, 113; neglected
children looked after and conditions re-
lieved. 81: children sent to state school, 4;
abandoned horses unfit for service-shot 20;
starved horses looked after and conditions
relieved, %; reproved and warned for cruel
" beating horses, 10; horses sheltered from
storm, IL; reproved and warned for neglect
and improper care of horses, Sc; over
checked horses relieved, z; lame horses laid
I'D from work. SO; sick horses taken from
streets, 3: reproved and warned for turning
horses out in street to die, i :; horses on the
street blanketed by agents, Cd; warning tags
used for neglect of horses, 6; reproved and
warned street car bosses for all wing lame
horses to be used, q: reproved and warned
teamsters for overlooking, Ga; starved dogs
looked after and relieved, 8; reproyed and
warned for dog fighting, g.; starved and
neglected COWS looked after, l: fowls taken
from overcrowded and low coops, 646; ar
rests made 6; convictions, 5.
In commenting on the work OF the
society Mr.. Tatro said:
"We acknowledge with great pleas
ure the prompt and efficient assistance
which has been rendered us in the
necessary prosecution of our work by
the city police force. Capt. Ness and
Capt. Day have aided US materially,
and for their ready and sym pathetic
help, and that of many of their subor
dinates. we extend our sincere thanks.
We hope during the coming year the
entire police force may appreciate the
peculiar character of our work and be
ready to cooperate more fully than be-
fore"
The following officers were elected,
the board of directors being new: Pres
ident, William Cheney; vice presidents,
G. A. Pillsbury, Thomas Wilson, Frank
Crowell; secretary and special agent,
w. w. Tatro; corresponding secretary,
Miss Abbie Judson; treasurer, John
Day Smith; board of directors, Messrs.
A. Fl. Bea, f. III. Forbes, Ii. s. Chase,
George r. MammOns, Charles e.
Young, M. A. Stevens and S. b. Will
Jams; Revs. Nj. F. Gjertsen, Samuel
Marks. DR.. d. L. Kordup. Miss f. M.
Stanchfeld and Mrs. Ida Davis Turner.