Evening star., 1898-12-16
H UNI ANE ASSOCIATION
Choice Of oficers and Selection of Place for
Next Meeting.
Papers Read Before the Society at
the Several SesstOns-Fina1 Adj
jOurnment Ordered.

noon. the Following officers, and finally ad-
journed at o'clock: President. John G..
Shortan of Chicago: secretary, Francis H
Rowley, Fall River. Mass; treasurer E. C.
Parmelee, Cleveland, Ohio; all, reelected.
Vacancies in the list of vice presidents will
be hlied during the coming year by the
sub-executive committee.
The first paper of this mornings session
was read by Mr.. Charles H. Thurber, secre-
tary Of the Rhode Island Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty to Children, and was
! on the subject of The Separate Trials of
Children ani All Circumstances Attending
the Same" Mr.. Thurber said that after
eight years work the Rhode Island legfsla-
tGre has passed act providing that any
minor under sixteen years of age brought
before any court in the counties of Prov-
dence and Newport shall be arragned and
tired separately and apart from the ar
ralgnment and trial of other cases.
The act does not apply, however, to
minors jointly charged or in any way con-
nected with older person in the commits
sion of crime.
Juvenile Offenders.
The courts designate suitable times for
the trial of such cases. called the session
of juvenile offenders" In cases against
Juvenile offenders no court fees are allowed
or taxed, and no child under thirteen years
OF age can be committed to jail for any
offense not punishable by life imprson-
ment
Mrs Elizabeth Morris of the Morris
Refuge, Philadelphia, submitted report
of the history and methods of the insttu-
ton sne represents, which was read by
Secretary Rowley. Cats and dogs are re-
ceived at the refuge and boarded, paced
In homes or humanely put to death by
asphyXiation, as the case may be. Nearly
5000 animals were received at the refuge
during the past year.
a n1I,tin
Of the secretary of the national associa-
ton at $500 yearly.
Place of Next Meeting.
1t was moved, and the motion carried,
that it was the sense of the association
that the next convention be held at Column
bus, Ohio, a cordial invitation having been
received from that city.
Mrs. Crammond Kennedy of the Wash
ingten Humane Society spoke of the work
of the local society.
The committee resolutions submitted
its report and the several resolutions intro
duced during the convention and noted
were adopted
President Pratt of the local society in
troduced a resolution providing that the
society present medals to individuals for
acts of heroism in saving the lives of per-
sons and animals and for other acts that
would entitie them to the gift This was
amended by striking out the word per
sons and substituting Children In turn
the resolution was again amended provid-
ing that medals be presented for special
acts of heroism within the scope of the OBJ
jects of the association. 1t was then
adopted.
Papers Read Yesterday.
At yesterdays sessions of the association
numerous papers read, mainly refer
ring to vivisection and local humane work.
Mrs Mary F. Lowell of the Women's Penn
sylvania 8. z. c. A. pleaded for the estab-
ishment of bands of mercy among children
in the schools here: Mrs. A l.. Barber of
this city doubted the wisdom of excluding
men from the women's societies; Mrs. Caro-
line Earle White of Philadelphia offered two
resolutions seeking better and more Uniform
protection for the millions of animals in
transit throughout this country, and re-
questing the President to direct the mill
tary governors to prohibit bull fighting and
similar sports in our new possessions.
A paper by President Benjamin e. Smith
of the Ohio Humane Society advocated
lege. control of animals by humane soci-
cites, the licensing of them and the humane
destruction of the homeless and hopSlessiy
sick ones.
At the afternoon session number of pa
+ pers were read and talks given. President
Shertali read an opinion on what consti-
tateS fameneSS in horses, by Dr. {. II. Da.-
rymple of Baton Rouge, La; r. J. Wikin
of Brooklyn spoke informally on the evils
of baby Farming; +. c. Parmalee OF C.eve-
land, Ohio, discussed care of babies and
young children; K. j. Wilkin, in the ab-
sence of DR.. William O. Stillman of Albany,
read the latter's paper on Live Birds as
Targets" James Brown of Toledo, Ohio,
gave a general talk on the work III hand,
| and Mrs. NJ. L. Schaffter of New Orleans
read paper The Evil Results of Wei
meant But lll-advised Interference
Humane Work in schools.
Mr.. W. B. Powell, superintendent of the
jStr lot 10 .nb luct
ings session of Humane Work in the
Schools" and presented Margaret Baker,
Helen Williams and Frederick Haut, school
children, whose essays on kindness to ami
mails were chosen from those written by the
pupils of the public schools to be given be-
fore the association.
The chidrYn read their essays. which re-
ceived close attention.
Miss Elizabeth ". Olney of Providence,
+. l., read paper on the humane educa-
ton of children in the public schools of
Rhode Island. Mr.. Powell was invited to
say few words on the subject. He said,
in part:
I'VE have no SIT time for teaching hu-
manity. 1t is one of those things like
pa atriotism, which, We believe, ought to be
constantly kept before the children. but not
given in the way of lessons. We try to
teach altruism every day in the public
schools"
Mrs. Caroline Earle White and Miss Oh
ney said they could not agree with Mr..
Powell in the matter remarking that the
il-treatment of animals was often due 20
thoughtlessness or ignorance, which needed
to be corrected by some regular and def
mite Instruction.
I'VE teach children about animals" con-
tinued Mr.. Powell, from which they nat
urally come to love them. We can't givs
lessons in everything. The humane folks
want us to give lessons on humanity, the
temperance folks want us to give lessons
on temperance, the Sons Of the Revolution
want to give lessons on patriotism, and
if we followed the wishes of everybody we
wouldn't have time to teach anything but
specalties.
STUDY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE.