Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-02
HUMANE SOCIETY MEETING
The Reports Of Agents Read and Business
Transacted
Refuge for Small Animals to BE
Closed July 1 Next-New Mem
bers Received.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Washington Humane Society in its rooms,
CorcOran building, May l, President \. S.
Pratt in the chair. the following report was
made of work done by the agents in the
month of April: Cases investigated, 1,7o1;
remedied without prosecution 1,704: prose-
cuted. 81; convicted, So; acquitted. 2; ami
mails unfit to work Sc; abandoned to die,
2; killed by agent, 81: cases of beating CT
whipping, s; overloading. ,; overdriving, B;
driving when CALLED. 10; driving when lame
a; lack of food or shelter. ~.
The question of continuing the refuge for
small animals was thoroughly discussed
and the ground on which ii is located
would ere long be taken by the city for
the widening of 18th street. ii was unani-
mousiy voted TO close the place the LIST of
July next, and the agents viii thereafter
attend to the chloroforming of such animals
as may be reported to them.
Mrs Robert Armour, chairman of the
committee on humane education. reported
10 bands of mercy formed in the public
schools of the city since the LIST of January,
with a membership of about 1870. 4 very
large amount of literature has been dis
trihuted among the children. who. the re-
port states. are most enthusiastic in the
humane work. Mrs. Armour was given a
hearty vote of thanks. At the meeting in
April it was voted to employ a lady who
committee in keeping these bands of mercy
in active operation and in the formation
and support of others.
Acts of Cruelty.
The report of Mr.. H. b. +. Mcfarland,
chairman of the legal committee, with cor
respondence regarding the cruel treatment
of boy in local hospital, was read.
The new badge fer the societys agents
authorized by the Commissioners was APP
proved by the committed
Mr. Pratt reported that in recent COM
munication from the Rev. Alex. Mackay-
Smith he had stated ii to be his wish to
furnish the next drinking fountain for ami
mails that should be needed in the city, for
which vote of thanks to him was passed.
The following members have been receir-
ed since the meeting in April: Life-Miss
Helen MackaySmith. Miss Virginia Mack
ay-Smith. From regular to life members
Sustaining, Mrs. Horace Gray; regular,
Miss E. G.. Copelin, Mrs. E. l. Renick, Mrs
Miss E. L. Savage. Gen. E. Whittlesey, Mr.
e. S. Walmer, Miss Gertrude Norton, Mrs.
l.. Tuckerman, Miss Tuckerman.
Report of Inspections.
The amount received for membership dues
during the month sl19. and donations
$l3. An inspection by Agents Rabbit and
Wright of a slaughter house on the Fox
hall road near Georgetown and of a COM
pany at Bennng, d. c., was reported. Cru
city In the killing of animals was reported
as being permitted in the former, but little
in the latter. The agents were informed the
defective system would be rectifed at once.
The abattoir was stated to be in the most
complete order.
Agent Rabbit appeared before the COM
mittee to complain of case of cruelty in
the transporting OF load of mules by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, which, he
reported. had been kept without food OF
water for over forty hours.
When the case was brought into court,
he said, it was decided that, while deserv-
ing of a heavy penalty, the wrong person
had been prosecuted and the case was dis
missed. The agent was instructed by coun-
sci in the committee to enter proceedings
against the railroad company.