Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-15
HU NAME s @ ciETY
Officers Elected at the Twenty fifth Annual
Session.
Growth of the Organization and the
Good Work Accomplished
BeQuest Not Realized.

The members of the Washington Humane
Society convened in twenty-fifth annual
session yesterday afternoon at the Shore
ham. The attendance was encouraging In
size, and the president, Mr.. A. 8. Pratt, in
calling the meeting to order. extended con-
CALCULATIONS to the organization on having
lived prosperously for a quarter of a GEN.
fury. He went on to describe In detail the
good work accomplished by the society
during the past year, advancing as his
opinion that education and the sentiment
of the public have proved a great aid to
the efforts of all societies devoted to hui
name work, but. he added, both need to
be largely increased before kindness to all
creatures shall rule the hearts of all peo-
pie. With this in view, according to Presi-
dent Pratt, the matter of humanity to ami
mails should be included as a study In the
curriculum Of the public schools, as well
as taught to children IN the home. Atten-
ton was called to the great and growing
need of laws to punish bastardy and to
compel parents and guardians to properly
provide for their children and wards.
The report of the executive committee of
the society was then read. 1t detailed
among other things the placing in opera
ton of the fountains donated to the So
ciety by Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt and
Mr.. Crammond Kennedy. The report set
forth that good work had been accomplish
ed by the anti-vivisection committee dur
ing the year. and reviewed the objection
entered by the local society against the
proposition of President Gerry of the New
York Humane Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children that the whipping post
mode of punishment for certain crimes be
revived.
Some Business.
The bequest of 5000 made to the society
by the late John B. Taylor, it was ex-
planned, had not been realized, owing to the
fact that under the will the property can
not be sold until fair price can be real
lied thereon.
Arrangements for the proposed cart
horse parade are being satisfactorily adj
vanced SO the committee in charge re-
ported the cases of 337 children and 9,O52
animals were Investigated. Appropriate
references We're made to the death OF Con-
gresham Cogswell and Miss Maria T.
Stoddard, and the thanks Of the society
were extended to the judges of the courts,
the press and the police department for
assists rendered. Other business trans
acted included the reading of letter from
Rabbi Stern, calling the attention of the
society to the cruelty caused the employees
of certain railroad companies in being
wantonly exposed 20 the weather; a reso-
luton, offered by Capt. Grant, condemning
the action of Turkey in obstructing the
efforts of the Red Cross Society; the draft
ing of resolution of sympathy to Mrs.
Judge Protho on the death of her husband,
and the election of Mr.. Benjamin F. King
to membership.
Officers Elected.
The annual election Of officers was then
proceeded with. 1t resulted as follows:
President, Mr.. A. 8. Pratt; vice presidents,
Judge Arthur Macarthur, Mrs. VIM E.
Chandler, Mrs. A. l.. Barber, Mrs. Flor
ence Murray, Crammond Kennedy, Parker
Mann, H. T. Blount, ]. Il. 7. Upper, Mrs.
E. c. Halliday, Mrs. J. B. Henderson, Miss
H. B. Loring; corresponding secretary,
Parker Mann; recording secretary, w. F.
Stowell; financial secretary, Mrs. H. B. F.
MacFarland; treasurer, Edwin NJ. Truell.
Executive committee-The president, the
treasurer and the secretaries, ex-off1cio;
Mrs. E. c. Halliday, Mrs. A. ]. Chapman,
Miss NJ. A. Poet, ]. B. T. Topper, Mrs.
Florence Murray, Miss Harriet B. Loring,
Mrs. T. b. Hood, Mrs. A. l.. Barber, Mrs.
H. F. Blount, Miss NJ. E. Gale, Mrs. J. B.
Henderson, NJ. H. B. F. MacFarland Miss
Elsa McKeever, John Byrnes, Miss K. b.
Trescott, H. F. Blcrnt B. P. Mimmack,
r. Ross Perry, Mrs. Enoch Totem, Mrs.
F. Cairns, Mrs. Parker Mann, w. c. Mayo,
Mss L. NJ Tiffany, Mrs. VIM. E. Chandler.
Mrs. Crammond Kennedy, Mrs. H. V.
Boynton. Rev. Alex. Mackay-Smith Mrs.
Robert Armour, Mrs. NJ r. Knowlton.
In the list of vice presidents two changes
were made-Rev. Alex. Mackay-Smith, in
place of Rev. r. r. Shipper, and Miss NJ.
A. Peet, in place of Mrs. Hugh McCulloch.