, 1893-04-22

SO ~ o POI "OAAos Wv 1917 ~ NAAN @N6F
| would ask your L~adyship after the new
members have been admitted, TO present 70
Solomon Homes, the silver medal, 30 kindly
sent out from England for him some time
ago. by q lady, who through your LadNShlp's
kindness, heard of his having been made II
member of our Band, on account at the care,
and kind treatment, he had been observed To
hestow upon the animals he drove. The
silver medal your Ladyship entrusted TO my
keeping, TO be given TO Solomon Homes, and
my excuse for the delay in SO doing. must be.
that there has through untortunate clrcum
stances, been no meeting at which / enid
have done so, and further | preferred that
this mark of esteem should be %oonferrel
upOn the recipient at the hands Of VouI
Ladyship.
Trusting that cur Fathers blessing may
resi- upon the weak efforts If our Society, to
promote the humane treatment, and protrc.
ton, of the dumb, land helpless creatures, Of
his lower creation. entrusted by Hilu - our
care, as for our use, and with grateful thanks
to your ladyship, ladies of the Committee,
and honorary members of the SorletV f"r
kindly being present an TINS occasiUi. and
to the Revd. II. S. lsaacS for his much ap
preciated. assistance.
sign myself,
Your faithfni Score a!y.
ANNIE LAND.
Gen. Secy Band Of Mercy ES.PCA
March 9Th 1923
Lady Blake said | ain extremely obliged
for this address land more especially 10 Mr.,
Burke for his kindness il allowing the oar
drivers to come here to-day. My husb ND
bega me TO say that though u 'able 10 attend
be has heard the resolution of the men with
the greatest satisfaction and | think II is a
marked stpp in advance thtt you men should
be asked to join this band. There is no
auIer sign Of ignorance and barharism ,hAn
cruelty. Europe when ignorant and
barbarous was cruel. She is noW snak
ing that off. and I hope we III the West
Indies will not be slow in tolio wing her
example,
The Rev. H. II. lIsaacs In thu course Of =
short address to the men said that the objects
Of the Society we're to encourage kind treat
ment OF all animals of oil descriptions.
They especially as cardrivers land conductors
had a great deal of opportunity Of showing
and practising kindness in their treatment of
the animals placed under their control
They might advan 30 the cause of the Society
in many ways.
The men then stood up. with The right
hand upIifted. repeated Ithe following pro-
mise We agree to be kind TO anlmds and
to do all in our power 70 protect them
from cruelty and promote their kin treat
ment."
Mr.. s. c.. Butke said he was exceedingly
pleased that the men should il ave an oppor-
tunity of being present and meeting Lady
Blake who had 40 kindly vt considerable
personal inconvenience CONT for the purpose
ofhaving them enrolled as members Of the
Band of Mercy. Lady Blake had heard that
during the week they oould not leave their
work and be all present t the same time
and was good enough to appoint u Sunday
when they would be free: The Society had
been fer years established in England md
Her Majesty the Queen was a president and
all the members of the Royal Family belong
ed to it. AS they hoped for mercy he
trusted they would be meroiful and when IN
charge Of animals not lose their Iempers and
their control Of themselves. From what no
knew of the men he was sure that they would
carry out the promise which they had just
made and endeavour to get other persons to
Join the band. "'
Lady Blake then presented Sol0ron Honss
with q silver medal, which had been
sent out from England, and said it might
interest them to know that the medal
was designed by the Princess Louise, whe
took a great interest in the work Of the
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