The times., 1899-01-11
THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
Gmcers Elected and II Report Rem
dered by President Pratt.

Gmcers Elected and u Report Rem
dered by President Pratt.
At the annual election OF officers for the
Humane Society OF Washington. held last
evening in the parlors Of the Shoreham,
A. s. Pratt was Reelected president for
the twentieth consecutive term. Mr..
Pratt has given many years service to the
society and of late has repeatedly asked
TO be relieved from the presidency, but the
request has always been answered with a
unanimous reelection and the refusal OF
the members to accept his resignation.
In his annual report, Mr.. Pratt gave
brief review of the work Of the local So
ciety and also referred to the formation
OF the first organization of the kinG In the
United States. In this connection. he
stated that, while the number CT societies
is now very great. the Washington branch
is No. Il, showing that II was among the
earliest organized.
Miss Harriet b. Loring OF the commit
tee on public fountains, reported that
there is great need for more fountains in
Anacostia and also in certain parts Of
Washington. In connection with her re-
port. Miss Loring stated that in other
cities the municipal authorities erected the
fountains and here they were supplied by
the Humane Society. the water Depart
IHent hllluiy
with the public mains.
The dog pound was also discussed, and
it was the consensus of opinion that it
should be under the management and SUI
pervision CT the Society for the Preven-
tion Of Cruelty to Animals.
Another matter which is giving the
members of the Humane Society much
concern is the large number OF poor and
crippled horses which are being used in
the city, especially in the ash cart busi-
ness. The evil has its origin in the fact.
it is believed, that the ash carts are not
licensed. On this account it is, in many
instances, impossible for the agents TO
find the party really responsible for work
ing an animal unfit for use. These cir
cumstances, it is stated. create a market in
Washington for all the poor crippled and
broken down horses and mules in the
neighboring counties of Maryland and Viz
ginia.
The number of agents of the society has
been increased from two to four. Chester
A. Snow paying the whole salary OF one OF
the extra agents.
The other officers chosen by the society
are: Vice Presidents, ]. B. Tupper Cram
mond Kennedy. II. +. Blount. Mrs. 4. L.
Barber, Mrs. Florence Murray. Mrs. Hugh
McCulloch. Mrs. Z. c. Halliday and Mrs. J.
B. Henderson, the Rev. Alexander Mackay-
SnlltH anu NiiD5 lsOTlHSs
spending and recording secretary. Mrs. w
F. Stowell: financial secretary. Mrs. II. D.
F. MacFarland; treasurer, Edwin NJ Truell
| executive committee. the Rev. Alexander
| MackaySmith. Gen. Rufus Saxton. J. T b
! Tupper II. r. Blount. H. b f. MacFarland
| James L. Pugh. Jr., r. Ross Perry. w C
| Mayo, A. ID. Addison, Crammond Kennedy
| Wallace W. Hite and Chester \. Snow
! Mrs. Z. c. Halliday. Mrs. \. J. Chapman
Mrs. Florence Murray Mrs. T. b. Hood
! Mrs. A. l.. Barber. Mrs. II. +. Blount
Mrs. J. 3. Henderson, Mrs. Deb. Randolph
! Keim. Mrs C. l.. Bishop. Mrs. b. p. Min
mack Mrs. +. Cairnes. Mrs. Hugh McCul
| loch, Mrs. w. NJ. L. Chandler. Mrs. Cram
mond Kennedy. Mrs. H. V. Boynton. Mrs
| Robert Armore. Mrs. NJ. X. Knowlton. Mrs
Mary L. Bennett. Mrs. Olive Innis Hite
| Mrs. Marion Longfellow O'Donohue ant
Mrs. Totten. the Misses NJ. A. Peet, Har
riet b. Loring. NJ. f. Gale. Elise McKeever
| X. b. Trescott and NJ. L. Gweathmey
The president. treasurer and secretaries
are ez-officlo members of the executive
| committee.