The evening times., 1897-01-13
HUMANE WORK OF THE YEAR
The Annual Meeting of the Wash
.'@'e", ,ingtOn Humane Society.
All Departments Report Good Work.
-r" Street Fountains EPected-A
Full Attendance.

The nty-sixth annual meeting OF The
| Washington Humane Society was held
yesterday afternoon in the salon Of tho
Shoreham Hotel. ,a.a4u,a
The reports of the executive officers
were full of interesting detail, evidenced
that the agents OF the society had beer
busy during the year, and had succeeded
in accomplishing a great deal. This is
especially true ofthe work OF Agent Wilson
During the year the reports show that
Agents Rabbit and Reiplinger also die
excellent.
Tie meeting was presided over by Presi-
dent A S. Pratt, with Mr. w. +. Stowell
as secretary There was large attend
ancc of those interested in humanitarian
work in the District.
The election of Officers for the ensuing z
year resulted as follows:
President, NJ. A. s. Pratt; vice-preSi-
dents, Mrs Wnliam L. Chandler, Mrs. A.
L. Barber, Mrs Florence Murray, Mr.. Cram
moad Kennedy, Mr.. Parker Mann, Mr.. II.
F. Blount, Mr.. J B. T. Upper, Mrs Hugh
McCulloch, Mrs L. c. Halliday, Mrs. j b.
Henderson, Miss II. b. Loring; correspond
ing and recOrdiDg' secretary, Mr.. W. F.
Stowell. Room 8, sun Building; financial
secretary, Mrs! H. b. F. Macfarland, No.
1916 streeL; treasurer, Mr.. Edwin n
Truell.
Executive committee, the president, the
treasurer, and the secretaries, ex-officio--
Mrs. E. C. Halliday, Mrs. A. j. Chpman,
Miss NJ. A Peet Mr. J. B. T. Tupper,
Mrs. Florence Murray, Miss Harriet B.
Loring, Mrs. L b. Hood, Mrs. A L. Barber
Il IN II Z nj
Nj. E Gale, Mrs j. b. Henderson, Mr..
II. b. F. Mcfarland, Miss Elsa McKeeyer.
Mrs. dep. Randolph Keim, Miss X B.
Trescott. Mr.. Crammond Kennedy, Gen.
Rufus SaxtoD, Mrs. B. p Mimmack Mr.
r. Ross Perry Mrs Euoch Totten, Mrs.
F. Cairns Rev Alex. Mackay-Smith, Mr.
W. C. Mayo, Mrs. Hugh McCuIloch. Mr..
A. ID. Addison, Mrs. William E. Chandler,
Mrs. Crammond Kennedy, Mrs. II. V. Boyn-
ton, Mrs. Robert Armour, Mrs. NJ R,
Knowlion Miss NJ. E. Gwathmey.
In referring to the ''band of mercy work
inaugurated by the society last year, Pres
ident Pratt said that much better results
would have been obtained had the society
been able to employ competent teacher
or superintendent. IL is the general opin-
ion, be said, that the ehorses who have docked
tails are taken out OF the District so as to
avoid the penalty for the offense.
Secretary Stowell stated that report
in detail would be made by the chairman OF
the committee on fountains, and called at
tention that the fountain on Tenth street
just north Of Pennsylvania avenue, which
had been erected by Mr.. Stilson Hutchins,
had been donated by that gentleman to the
society.
In the various departments the number
of cases Investigated were: Children's
branch, MIR. Wilson, superintendent, 26S;
number prosecuted, 8; animals, Rabbit
and Reiplinger, agents, 9,804; number
prosecuted, All; number OF convictions,
429: fines and collateral received from
persons prosecuted, $1,9S9.S5-
Mrs Harriet I.oring OF the committee on
fountains reported that during the past
year six fountains had been built, four in
the northwest and one In the northeast
and one in the south west part of the city.