The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-09-28
THE SHIP LAUNCHED.
HUMANE SOCIETY Is PERMANENTLY
ORGANIZED.


! The second meeting of the Human
| Society for the prevention of cruelt,
was held in the assembly room of tn
Y. NJ. G. A. Thursday evening, abou
twenty persons being present
The meeting was called to order b,
Mr.. w. N Armstrong who briefly out
lined Its objects. Enough discussion
had been had upon the subject to show
the sentiments of those present. VIVA
was now needed was organization anC
work. He had searched for the article,
of incorporation of the former sociel J
of the same kind, but could find none
and the Minister of the Interior coulC
find no record of it. He had secured
however, a copy of the constitution anC
bylaws of the organization of 1885,
which he thought would meet the re
quirements of the present time. BY re-
quest they were read by Mr.. d. Logar
and after slight amendments, adopted
The next thing in order was the elec
ton of officers. Mr.. Logan presented
sented the name of Miss
Helen Wilder for the Presidency
She was unanimously elected and was
conducted to the chair by Mr.. Arm
strong. Miss Wilder appreciated the
honor conferred upon her, but thought
some one else should have been chosen.
However, she hoped that her perform
ance of the duties devolving upon the
President of the society would prove
satisfactory to the members.
The other officers of the club were
elected as follows: First Vice-President,
William w. Hall: Second Vice.Presi-
dent, George Paris; Secretary, D. W.
Cort EFT; Treasurer, Will j. Forbes;
Veterinary Surgeon, DR.. A. r. Rowat;
executive ofiicers-R. J. Greene and
Miss Carrie Castle.
When the subject of an agent or police
officer of the society came up, Captain
Andrews said that man of discretion
and judgment was needed. He should
be a man who knows what cruelty is,
and at the same time he firm in the dis
charge of his duty.
Mr.. Armstrong agreed with this SEN
timent. We should have a man to de-
vote his whole time to this work, and
pay him well for it. lie should be Il
good man. 1t might be that after the
society had existed and done good
work for year the Government would
assume the payment of the agents
salary. Possibly after a few months
the Government would realize the
amount of good being done and take
some of the burden from the society's
shoulders.
Mr.. Logan remarked that the society
could not appoint an agent, as that was
the duty OF the board of management
(otficers), but it could recommend.
There was a man in the house who had
attended all of the meetings of the
society, was thoroughly acquainted
with animals through many years of
experience with them. and who would
not take a br be from anybody. He
would move that Mr.. X. |. Greene be
endorsed by the society and presented
to the management as the choice of the
membership. The motion passed.
Mr.. j. j. Mcdonald spoke at length
upon the danger of the Society's wui TX
drifting into persecution. It's work
must be strickly philanthropical and
when that policy is overreached the peo-
Pile of Honolulu would, and rightly too,
stamp it out. The agent of the Society
must be a man who will not only arrest
II Chinaman who rides up the pail on a
sore-back mule, but will punish the big
gest planter for acts of cruelty to ami
mails.
Remarks were also make by DIR.
Rowat, r. Jay Greene, Mr.. Hedemann,
W. w. Hall and others, after which the
meeting adjourned.