The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-04-08
ANNUAL MEETING S. p. C. A.
President Pullen Presides and Makes
His Report.

His Report.
The Monhegan Sheep Case Reviewed a,
Length-Report of Agent Perry.
The annual meeting of the Maine State
Society for the Protection Of Animals
occurred yesterday afternoon in the di.
rectors' room in the Union Mutual build.
ing. There were present many members
of the society and among them were sew.
sral from out of town. President Stan.
ley L. Pullen presided.
The following directors were chosen
for the ensuing year; Mrs. A. g. Dewey,
Hon. Il. B. Cleaves, MIR. Alfred Wood
man, Mr.. VIM. Nj. Marks, Mrs. G. j.
Chapman, Mrs. Philip Fl. Brown. Miss
Fannie Chadwick, Hon. E. H. Daveis,
Hon. F. E. Richards, Mrs. Harry Butler,
Mr.. Edward Woodman, Mr.. W. g. Chap
man. Mrs.S 7. Pullen, Mrs. George Burn
ham, Miss Clara S. fash, Mrs. Persis M.
Martin, Hon. Stanley L. Pullen, Mr..
VIM. McAleney, Mrs. NJ. j. Eastburn,
Mrs J. Ii. Baroness, Miss Annie u. Bow
ers, Hon. s. g. Strout, DR.. b. q.
Vaughan, Mrs. J. W. Waterhouse, Mrs.
@. A. Ring, Mr.. II. S. Clay, Miss Alice
g. Wright, Mr.. E. N. Perry, Mr. Roscoe +.
Staples, Mr.. w. MillikeD, Mr.. j. E. War.
rem.
The newly elected directors will meet
this afternoon at o'clock in the Union
Mutual building and will choose officers
and transact such other business as
may come beforelthe meeting.
PRESIDENTS REPORT.
President Pullen presented his report
which was as follows:
1t is my pleasant duty to report that
the work of our society during the past
year shows excellent results, not only In
the vicinity Of Portland. but in distant
parts of the Stnte of Maine In Cum
berland county, the demand for our
active interference has year by year
greatly diminished. or course constant
supervision is still exercised, but the
growth of general humane sentiment and
the certainty that every offence will be
visited with prompt examination have
given us opportunity to bestow more at
tention outside what may be called the
home field. More than at any earlier time
indeed, / am persuaded that We ought to
increase our efforts to carry our forces
andfiDfiuence farther abroad. / believe
that the. ground is we'll prepared, and
that with the exercise of thought and
energy we can greatly improve ths treat
ment and condition Of animals through
out the State. Since in this vicinity,
our agent has been able, by mems of
vigilance and considerable warnings to
raise the tone of pu bile feeling SO that
cases of cruelty aud neglect are COMPARE
lively rare, he has had the opportuD ity to
push the charitable work beyond it's to-
ginnings at home, and finds other com-
ing the case of dun b creatures within
their precincts. Our various agents in
all parts of the State report that there Is
q general disposition to treat animals
well; and that in majority Of the cases
In which they have acted. reproof or
edmonton has suffoed to reotify mat
ters without prosecution. 1t has now
become the regular practice of orr agent
to keep In touch with agents in other
parts of the State and to give them adj
vice, instruction and personal help If
required. Indeed a large part of his
labor consists in answering qestions for
the guidancs.. of his colleages, affording
personal assistance in difficult cases and
providing legal aid when needed. We
munities much hard feeling and many
bitter feuds might arise from the action
of man who should interfere with his
neighbOrs' treatment of their animals,
In all such cases. proceedings are initial
ed from the home Office. Som etimes it
Is necessary that one of our agents visit
other towns and personally act in support
of the local officer. This Is a reason why
/ very earnestly urge that societies in
ntbar saOfiona nf fha Stafa In
Independently of ours, join with us; and
this for cause of o desire for our own
aRgrandizsment. but simply that we
may be able to help them more efficient
ly.
Ths agents report will give the statis-
tics of work done by him and by the
local agents reporting to him. The az
gre9ate ia very large, when it is remem
bered that it doss not include the great
numbers of animals carried by transpor.
tation companies. We have to acknowl-
edge, In reporting the excellent condi.
tions of the process of transporting,
yarding and shipping of the animals
brought to Portland to be sent across the
Atlantic, the hearty cooperation Of the
railroad and steamship companies In our
efforts to make the forced journey of the
living freight as comfortable as may be-
Careful arrangem ents exist for giving
rest, food and water to the animals at
suitable intervals; and on their arrival
here they are placed in u large and con-
venient stock yard and cared for under
supervision of DR.. Huntington. The ad-
vantages, from a mere business ONT of
view, of this thoughtful and wholesome
treatment of animals has not passed I'M
noticed by the dealers on either SHE of
the ocean; ana this, together with other
reasons, has given to Portland first
class fame as shipping port for herses
and cattle. The human action of the
transit comprehension which we do not
at all intend tn claim more than modest
share of the credit-is already very profit
ableIto them and to our city. In so far
as we have been able to secure these bene-
fts for Portland, We congratulate our.
selves. The municipal authorities and
thessrespecta BILE element of ths citizsns
governed by them, have acted with us
for humane reforms; and we may well be
glad If we, though indirectly, have re.
turned the proof of good will.
The sphere Of our labor, which as I
have said. opens SO widely before US,
shows how much more could be done
with additional means; and this cases re-
greet that our income is not considerably
larger, when we can see distinctly how
we'll an increase could be applied. One