The Washington times., 1895-06-26
KIND TO ALL CREATURES
That Pledge Is Taken by the
Bands of Mercy.
CHILDREN EAGER TO JOIN
Already One Hundred and Sixty-Four
ofTheseSocieties Have BeenFormed
In Washington With Membership
of Over Seven Thousa nd-Au Sec
tions of the City Represented.

Although quite a new feature in the
field of labor, the organization OF Bands
OF Mercy under the Influence and auspices
| OF the Humane Society Of this CITY. has
met with ready and enthusiastic respon-
| ses from the children in all sections, and
| already lG4 bands with member
ship OF more than 900, have been formed.
The object of these organizations is
best defined by the following pledge, to
which the members subscribe:
II VIII be kind TO all living creatures
and try to protect them from cruel usage"
| IhGt the members shall not forget OF
/ disregard the pledge they have made one
| OF the first things required of them at
! each meeting is 10 repeat this obligation
Each "band' has a regular corps of Of
fIcers interested in this special work, and
at The meetings the children are taught
the force and mea ming of true humanity
! by reading lessons ana interesting stories.
Literature especially adapted to this kind
/ o1 teaching Is furnished each of the
bands" by Hon. George T. lhlgell. presi-
! dent OF the Humane Society OF Aiassa-
!. chusetts.
! The work OF organization is in charge OF
Mrs A. NJ Hamilton, ofthe humane education
committee OF the local society.
! The complete list OF the bands" already
/ formed. theiTpresidents, and numberofmen-
| bers, is: Lincoln Band Reform School.
| Mrs. g. a StIlenberger. 200: Friends
| Band, Friends Select school, Thomas w
/ L!dweu, 100; WynkoOp Band, Western
Presbyterian Church, Mrs Robert Armour,
| SO; George I. Angel, { j Payne. ~;
L0hgtellow, Miss 1 K. Ripple, 81; Long
| fellow, X. c. Wheeler, %: Emerson. 4 l.
/ CDStlu ''T'lI
! summer, Miss N. l. Washington, 30; EN-
| erson, Miss II NJ Orme, 80; sumner School
! Grant NJ Lucas, 30; Helpers, VI E Barney
/ ~; Jones, a. L. Brooks, As; Lincoln, c g.
/ Jones, 40.
Jones School: Happy, Daisy C. AIburne,
/ 30; Goodwin, ii. L. Broshaban, 80: Sun
/ shine Miss like, 50.
/ Blair School Golden Rule, Il. E. Barton,
( 30; Washington, E. W Meloy, 30; + Zee, j.
( l. Cayanaugh 80; Helping Miss Susie Pur-
( cell, 30; Kindness, Miss Al i Ennis. so:
/ Bayly. MargaTetH. Bayiy SO; Defenders, b
NJ. Pearson, 80; Robins, o A Ebert, 40:
| Gales, X. 7 Brown, 50; Crusaders. Hiss
/ Mamie ke0Sb, Is; star, A. ; Tucker,
7 81; Patterson, +. n Moore, 81
! Gales S@Aool: Busy Bee, NJ. D Jack, go;
! Blair annex, NJ X. O'Bricn, 80; Blair
/ Miss Alice NJ Clayton, 38; Golden NJ
! c. Brosnahan, Sc; Columbus, E Devlin,
/ 80; Washington, Miss Gertrude E Phil
Z lIbcr Op, Ju htIIlits NJ. DilluDH, Op.
! Blair School; Golden Rule, Miss N. T.
/ BurrelI, IS; Longfeuow, H a Hebbran,
! SO; Douglas, j. r. Baldwin
Jones school: Willing Workers, Miss
/ Emily Schrivener, 50; Lily, Miss Grace L.
! De Land. II; Washington, Miss Annie E.
Burlingame, 4G; Morse, Miss Sadie F.
| Drown, 50: Lincoln, Miss NJ W Cameron,
| 81; Louise Alcott, NJ r. Syddane, 50;
| Whittier, Miss NJ King.
Morse School: Louise Alcott, Miss
| Louise c. Pierce, AZ; Bright star, Miss Kate
/ Hozel, 20; kellogg, Miss Morceila Emess,
| 50: Lee, orphan Asylum, Miss Abbe
/ Dublin. 81; In His Name" Mrs. H. C. Hobbs,
| Circle, Miss Alice H. Young, 80; Cousin
/ Violet, Mis-. John T. Paret, AZ; Epiphany
Mission, Miss o. B. Camp, IS; MlnoI Miss
! Lucy E Moten, 35.
Normal Scheol, a s. Pratt. Miss Clara
! stowen, 50; Stafford, Sister Ignatia, 10;
/ Dollar, Sister Beuedicta, 33; st. Vincent,
/ Sister Joachim, SO; st. Francis De Sales,
/ Sister De Sales. SO; st. Joseph's, Sister n.
/ Joseph, sc; Father MCGee, F3ister Angelo,
| Sc
st. Vincent Academy: Immaculate Con
ception. Sister Mary, 80; ST. Vincent, Sis
| ter GonZaga, 46; st. Joseph. Sister Eliza
beth, 35: Ryan, Sister Agnes, "a; Infant
! Jesus, Sister Veronica, "A
! Academy of Immaculate Conception:
| Lincoln, Miss F. Martin Al; Sumner, Miss
| NJ. L. Washington, So; Harriet Beccher
| Stowe, Miss +. S Bruce, IL; Emerson, Miss
NJ NJ Orme, 80; IN Try" SO; Helpful,
Mrs. John F. Paret, so: Sister Alice, Miss
Virginia b. Camp, 80; Earnest Protectors,
Miss Martha F. Tiifey, SO; Golden Rule,
| Bertha A. Caron. Al: > delaide Davis, Miss
May, 81 Hamilton, E.CoIon 3S.
Twining School: Sewell, j W. Crom-
well, 90; Longfellow, Miss Dorsey y.
Coleman. SO; Cromwell, Nj. j. Hill. 40;
Whittier, NJ. ]. Alston, SO; Garnet, Miss
R L. Moton. 80: Pratt, E. l. Lewis, 33;
Alice Carr, Miss f. Davis, 33.
Garnet School: Webster, E. A. Chase,
45; st. Bernard, C. L. Chase. 45; Whittier,
s. J. Janlfer, 40; Douglas, R. K. Marten.
Al: Slater, F. r. Clarke. Al; Sumner, j.
Kismers, As; Gale, \. E. C. T. Beall, AZ;
Golden Star, E. A Gunberry, 80.
Slater School: Lincoln, NJ P. Shadd,
50; Gibbons, A V Thompkins, 27; Doug
las, j. j. Russell, 81; Crummell, A. E.
Alexander; Cook. R. S. Lee, 81; Sumner,
X. H Slade, 50: Golden Rule E. Bruce,
"a: Kindness, NJ V. Martin. 80.
Lincoln School: Thoreau, Miss Davis;
Lucy Larcomb, Miss Sarah E. White, 50;
Longfellow, NJ. j. Turmage; Roger VIII
liams. A NJ Getschell. "a; Whittier, Miss
Flora Reeves, 40: Davis, Clara Chapman;
| Golden Rule, Bertha Carom; Hamilton,
E. Cation.
Twiuiug school: Kindness, II. Draper.
Carroll, T NJ Crew; Kennedy, Miss G. G.
| Hickey; Hamilton, NJ V. Morgan; Sun
4shine, Miss May McWilliams, Sc; Pratt
| s. F Sparks; Golden Rule, NJ. I. Sherman;
Berret. Miss McGilI.
Berret School: Armour, Miss B. L.
Patton, 40; Young Protectors, j. s.
| Campbell, 40; Defenders, f. j Riley, 40;
Audubon, NJ. E Sheads; Golden Rule, G.
C. Anderson, 63; Remembrance, L. NJ
! McEifresh, 54; United, L. F Sparkman, 46'
| Charles Reade, w. B. Murch, 80; Band OF
Truth A G. Getty, 51; Watchful, F. 5.
| Farley. 40; oscar, Miss May Hoover, 30
Force School: Miller, X. r. Mcqueen,
81: Protective, N. Nj. Lovcjoy, 80; Little
! Defenders, NJ l. Davenport, 3G; Long
fellow, Miss Helen NJ. Lamb, 81; Clara Bar
ton, Miss Clara Baker, 3S: Golden Rule,
b. R TeeL 40; Brownie, Miss NJ. Smith, 80;
Whittier, Cecil P Dulin, 80.
Adams School: Martin, Josie Burke,
26: Audubon, Miss Jennie Hodges, 33;
| Longfellow, L. NJ Bishop, so; Hans An
dnrson, r. Stutz. 81; Excelsior. NJ. Lig-
CONS. 50: Protection, Miss M. Taylor;
| Whatsoever, NJ S. Faneil, 80.
Harrison School: Franklin, H. Q. Bruce,
| 81: Kindly Feeling NJ. Lewis, 40; Kind
ness, Miss Dora f. Smith, 40: Briggs. A. F..
Walker, AT; Merritt, f. j. Hawkins, 80;
Sunshine, NJ. E Clarke; Sympathetic, Miss
E d. Barries: Golden Rule, Nj. E. Bur
rall, 80; LongfellOw, II. A. Hebbran, SO;
and Douglas, r. j. Baldwin, 81. Bannoker
School.
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