Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-06
WHAT IT HAS DONE
Humane Society Holds Is Tenth
Annual Meeting
sEutw or IT'S YEARS WORK
Bssia~~s NESTING Freee<t-d ~ short
EaIers2sam~as--n Espo<ss of omcsr<
wm Care Cog Chiidrea

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Humane socisty's ananai msetlns. hstd
Ia al soals rhsrch l@si evening The
ba.sasss a ths nssEInx Ezs psscsied
~ pleasing bat bsisf pfosrsn- ArA
Fr-d Mllls ssnz tso solos and Psui
Dxsi. recilsd . sslsction- The frst
ousine~s % me ssenins s.s the trsasa-
rsrs ssport J. VI. ksssnfhAi. ths treas
ursr. sss not prrseaf and ths report vss
rsad By Secretary A G.. TORY. IL
showed thas thsss had besn received
sszki6 and The dizbarssnscts vsrs
eIsaso. lsaving leo esats on hand Both
The receipts and disbursements eontzin
fAs sam q $50 which - . deposit -
an sndo~ment fund The ssesstArys
report go than read - foiiowss We
have reached tue tsn mils post IN our
sociaty's progress and sgais 30 are a.
seuhled b listen - the annual story OF
hamans xork Humane sdueatioo sas
n0t overlooked a. the worlds TAR add
three days IN October sers devoted TO
az The follosing summary shows the
result u our work al home for the year
just closed
Reprim4nds tor improper shelter. rs,
repriuanis Cor Improper fscdiag. -:
r~primands Tor cruelty. oserloaiing.
nsgleet aud atass. %; rrpnmands Tor
~hippiag add Jerking. -, fepEimsnds
foe nlEhy stables 3: reprimanls Tor fast
driylag. 4. horses shot ssick aud die.
abisd. "a; horses ordered shot. A..
h0Fses blanketed ca streets. 81. horses
seat 10 glue factory. IA: horses pound. ,:
teams ordered doubled on hills an1
bridges. a; loads hghtened. II; horses
ordered OF sfrsets unft for work. IS;
Harnesses a.. ust-d. IA. oEeFchecks let
out. ). suulng tags used. 20;
fast driving stopped. u, for
tsams ordered az excavations. ,; goad
stieks taken from drivers. =; teasas taken
from drunken drivers. ,. dog tight
stopped. /: assistance 20 fallen aud
frightened horses. 81; reported cases Of
gLandsrs reported 10 board Of health. 3.
drivers fsportsd 20 employers for abuse
% teams. 10; cruelty 20 children investi-
gated. ,. arrests Tor cruelty add Inn
proper feeding. >; Convictions Tor same.
,, arrests Zoe fast and over driving. :;
convictions for same. 8. cases investl-
gated la county. ~. cases Investigated
ia city. -, total. $50.
Efforts have becn made 10 extend our
inrGeece into the county. Many have
though. that they we're not allowed 20
operate outside of the city. We have
b@ea Instrumental in having l.. ID.
Biakesleo appointed AZ q sub humane
agent in Lowell AMI his reports shos
that from the day % his appointment
there has been a change IN the care
given % dumb beasts IN that locality.
We are still confrontcd with the diff
Guilty OF getting witnesses when 10 -
Dcccsssry 20 prosecute a case
The most important work has been
the securing ~ the passage u laws By
the last l-gisl sture relative 60 the bet
Ger care % children and providing for
the Formation of societies for the Gu
f0rcemsnt IL those laws IL nov 70
mains Tor those interested in this branch
al humane work b form an organiza-
ton 10 this county. At the last annual
meeting we received our second surprise
Of si5e froul an unknoWn friend. which.
sIth the y. l.. Avery benefit Of 1891,
makes . god foundation 90 which to
build"
The report VAS accepted and adopted.
President Fluhrer read brief adj
dIess in which be rehearsed tho early
struggles OF the society and Of the con
stznt struggle 10 - now maintaining.
Mercy Tor the dumb animal. he said.
Was one % the highest evidences Of hne
moral feelings lie said he considered
the cruelty which tortured fly vas
akin o. the savagiy which drove the
mails through the Sayior's hands and
fseI tie though. the good work done
b. the society would insure IL continu-
ance and perpetuity. A committee vas
appointcd % nominate board 81 direc-
tors and recommended that the old
beard ue reelected Tor the ensuing year.
II Ess dccioed d organize a society
Tor The preseoti0n q cruelty 20 children.
President fiuhrcr called Tor ten voluu.
tesrs o. sign the articles - assoc alton.
bot there not being a sufficient numbeF
q volunteers the matter sas dropped
Dr.. tlahrsr offered resolution thank
ing Mr. DAVIS and Nr@. Mills Tor the en-
t~rtainmeut they had furnished. slso
thai the daily papers be Thanked for
generous notice&