Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-06
REPORTS OF. AGENTS READ
Meeting Of Executive Committee of Wash
ington Humane Society.
Regulations Adopted, for Government
of Bertha LangdoD Barber Re-
fuge for small Animals.

The regular monthly meeting Of the exc
cutive committee of the Washington HUI.
name Society was held yesterday, The
agents reported as follows: Number OF
cases investigated in May, 1,621; remedied
without prosecution. 1881; prosecuted. 90
convicted, 50; acquitted, 5. Animals unfit
to work, 30; killed by agents, o. cases of
Whipping or beating, 8; overlooking. g.
oVerdrlVng, Il driving when CALLED, "a;
when lame, 46.
New members received the past month
arei Regular, Mrs. w. A. Miller. Mrs. K.
Won A. Stanton, Mrs. Frank H. Bigelow,
Miss e. NJ Halstead; sustaining, Mrs. f.
b. Austin. Justice H. B. Brown.
Inc report of the committee of the Ber-
ina Langdon Barber Refuge for Small AMI
mails Tor May showed the number collect
ed and delivered at the refuge, to be PSI:
humanelV put to DEATH 264; homes found
FOR II; sold, 3; on hand May 81, p cats
and IL Kittens. 1t was stated that a gen.
eral impression seems to prevail through
out the city that this refuge is supported
by the government, as the pound is. This
was shown to be erroneous. The Humane
society, with Mrs. Barber and other friends
of the institution, 1T was stated, have paid
all tho expenses.
Rules Adopted.
Resolutions and rules for the government
of the refuge were unanimously adopted,
as follows,
THAT the present refuge for small ami
mails be retained until the city shall re-
qulre the ground, but not later than the
1st of October, 1899, and that the following
rules be adopted for its conduct, to take
effect on and after July l, 1890
FIRST Only cats, kittens or other small
animals diseased, manned or shown to be
abandoned, shall be received at the refuge,
and When received, they shall be, as soon
as possible, humanely put to death.
Second, all expense incurred in the pros
&c utlon OF this work shall be met from con-
tributions received specially for this OBJ
Ject, and should these prove insufficient,
any balance shall be paid by thu society.
Third, there shall be a committee of
uhree, to be appointed by the president, one
member of which shall visit the refuge at
least three times a week see that the place
Is kept in good order and the rules en-
forced, and report any matter needing cor
reCtion or attention to the secretary, and
one OF the agents Of the society shall make
daily visit to the refuge and report to the
office"
1t was further recomm nded that meas
ures be taken by the society to procure
permanent place where these animals may
pc humanely put to death after thu LIST of
October.
Other Business Transacted.
Agent Rabbit having stated the great
advantage that horse and buggy would be
in Increasing and facilitating the work of
the agent during the summer months,
wien SO much building Is bsing done, es-
pectally outside of the city limits, and hay
Ing offered to provide the teams, without
expense to the society other than the pay
ment of Sl2.5 80 per month for each horsa,
an appropriation of that amount was made
LOT mat purpose, payments to continue un-
til the LIST of October next
A vote of thanks was extended to Miss
Emily Lindsey of Poughkeapsie, n. Y, for
her of>r to pay for the next drinking foun-
tain for horses needed in this city.
The following appropriations were made:
+ or the American Humane Association of
which this society is a member, $50; for ex-
perses of refuge for, small animals for two
months, S1ol. SO; for humane literature, 80.
and for lady agent to devote her time to
the establishment of ands of mercy in
the schools and Sunday schools of the Dis
trict, $50 per month.