The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-09
ITS FIRST YEARS WORK.
ANIMAL MEETING OF THE sEArrLE
HUNaxE SOCIETY.
Lack of Funds Has Only served to
cali Forth Greater Individual
Enors-f'raestcal Work In th~

TIE FIRST annual meeting Of The Seattle
Humane Society was held in she CAame>r
q Commerce rooms last evening. judge
Greene president ~ tse society. presided.
There was f&lr attendance az members.
Mrs Laurence Cronluas. secretary, re-
ported that The lack OF funds had called
forth noFe iRlssisisaal energy GA The part
of The officers. with good results. II had
held regular nsathly meetings since ns
formation. II had secured tire pasxaxe IL
= humane ordinance through the city CaaEss
cli- and bad had copies printed and wide
y dlsirisais5 throughout the city. they
sAaa also SECURED the services af an *
perieaeVd humane officer. and had opened
an oisice Tor she reception of complaints -
tae Burke block.
y wotl-merltsl tribute was paid tho
president and AIR. Jerome C.a;hn for the,r
devoted services in the cause Of the socts
.E. The thanks 81 the society were sem
OFed TIE press al tire csfy Far kindly no.
tees OF the meetings and affairs Of tho
society. y special Vote Of thanks was ex-
tended Mrs. Laurence Groniuna for her
onweaTied Efforts toward the promotions
Of humane sentiment in this city ard stata.
Tse following were elected officers OF the
soGlsfy Far the ensuing year; President.
ssSStA - tsEt%tfSs Wee fefG%sNeafN, heN. w.
II. q. Temple Dir James r. Criehsoas
treasurer, Jerome Cailin: secretary, Mrs.
Laurence Gronlund.
The society VAS gratisled al the re-
Spouse Now being made 20 It's appsas for
funds TO maintain il in a state II greater
usefulness
Special Agent Smith then delivered the
following address:
The work az humane society Is nom
seeiaglan IN its Character. With US al
mankind can meet GA a common platform
without regard TO race or creed, ana
should excite aud cali forth the sympathy
ana cooperation Of every friend OF hue
,nanity and mercy. 1t Il one OF tho no.
blsst Of charities, It's object being 10 care
fer helpless cl.iidren and dumb sn.mais--
lhQsc who cannot defend themselves. And
i: addition 10 the results 10 he accomplish
cd, the mora3 Influence OF the society cam
not De ovesessimated. Children are res
cgea from the corrupt atmosphere by
which they are surrounded and placed i'm
homes under good influences. 10 he trained
in the habits Of virtue and lifted fer this
nobler ranks OF life. Neglected and shus-
ei animals are protected, their prupen
treatment demanded and enforced. Per-
sons brought up without any eonstdara-
si9n Of or Kindness TO animals are warn
ed 10 DE more gentle and humane. but IL
should he remembered that these societies.
organized for the prevention af cruelty.
should apply a legal remedy only when
an investigation OF the facts proves the
necessity for snch "A punishment. HUI
nans officers are instructed TO advise.
warn and demonstrate when such means
viii answer, and resort to legal measures
only when the abuse Is wlnfui and OF such
a nature that the law must hs invoked 10
teach, By Its remedy. a valuable lesson tor
the offender Nine-.snths OF ouT lahorerD
are embraced In the meaning OF the word
huma nifty. \ simple caution prefer nf
assistance s. kind word spoken, remedies
many an abuse and leads 70 the formation
nj n public opinion whieh nolseiessly and
III secret steals through the popuace, and
by It's Invisible power has more potsnee
IN depressing the vice we condemn than alb
the engines OF law.
Our mercifnl and humane people viii
always wonder how any ere can needless
ly give pain to any creature God has
made Why thouglstlessly indulge Ia =
wholesale slaughter of beautiful birds de-
signed and calculated 10 give us pleasursf
How desoiatc the earth would be Without
them, How vacant che air IL they cid not
wiBnow Il with their wings and turn it
into songs and serenades.
Suppose wa throw aside all mercy for
dumb animals. suppose there was no law
10 project them. no penalty for their abuse
no redress for them ia this world and no
tary. financial and moral considerations
stu, IL you claim 10 he "a good citizen, &c
you regard the future wsifara OF your
country. You must provide for the humans
education OF its children. and that IL the
graniest feature Of oar work. There ara
neglected boys and girls ID every town
who must IN some Way be Reached. We
hops 10 gather them together for the pgr-
pose OF telling them stories, reading 20
them poems and exhibiting 10 them hui
name pictures ali tending 10 create In
their little hearts that beautiful sentiment.
or. in other words, To educate them In hui
mainly. TO form them into Juvenile bands
Of mercy. and TO distribute among them
sgch humane literature az will he suifahia
10 their age and IN Our power 70 obtain.
We can mold them now II we viii. 1t -
simply a question OF education. You may
put into a boys hands as first toys ships
and guns and swords, or you may teach
him. as the Quaker do. that war and cri-
city are crimes Yoa may teach him 70
shoot the little song bird IN spring time.
lsaving its nest fun Of young 20 die OK
starvation. or you may teach him TO feed
she bird and spare the nest. You may go
into the schools now with book, picture
song and story. and make thoughtless and
neglected boys inerelftIl and kind, or you
may let them drift until men they have
become sufficiently iawiess and cruel 10
throw your rsjiroa0d trains or the track.
rob your stores and dwelling houses. tor
ture ard abuse and MAIN and inturs your
stock and animals. We must assume then
that Kindness in this age Is largely depend
ant upon education. and that example ID
the BEST educator in this important affair.
Then OF what vital consequences IL prac-
sscal Kindness 30 the rising general sonaf
Children should be reared IN the doHain OK
Essntlg neNs. where harsh voices ard unkind
words are never heard. The details Of
cruelty should be kept from their mind4
eso1naehs against Yiraisut poisoBs. With
such training 8e Nay confidently look for
ward 70 q genera ton ~ men and women
who will do no cruel or evil thing. but who
VIII be active IN good work. and who all
employ themselves In humane EFFORT Until
the last tear Is wiped from suffering hu-
mainly and the last siEn asra pes from thA
.fssa haas If lad