Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-03
DISTRICT HUMANE SOCIETY
MONTHLY MEETING OF EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE HELD YESTERDAY.
Reports Read by Mrs. StoweI for the
Several Branches-ContrOl
of Pound.

AT the regular monthly meeting Of the
executive committee of the Washington HUI.
name Society, at its office, Monday. April
,, A. S. Pratt, president, in the chair, the
following reports We're read by Mrs. Amelia
S. Stowell. secretary:
Children's branch-Bands of mercy form
ed in public schools in the county, So
membership. $40: in private schools, -
membership. 50; of newsboys in Maulsby
Home white, membership, 80 and l col
ored, membership. 81: bands visited and ad-
dressed. 90: pages of humane literature dis
tributed, 1864; humane calendars placed in
school rooms, IS; letters written relating
TO the work IL
Animal branch-Number of cases inyesti-
gated. $50: remedied without prosecution,
SlJ: prosecuted. %: convicted. %; acquitted.
]; animals found unfit to work, 30: killed
by the agents, 16; cases of beating or whip
ping 4; overlooking. /; driving when CALLED,
6: driving when lame, 81; lack of food or
shelter 10; amount collected in Police Court
for society. S195.6S. cats and kittens collect
ed and humanely put to death, 124; dogs, =.
and 1 opossum. Calls for cats requested by
Is families.
All slaughter houses in the District ex-
amined. Everything was found in good
order, the sanitary conditions complete and
the killing of animals performed in accord
ance with the humane laws of the society.
Visits to Markets.
The commission houses and markets were
frequently visited by the agents, who found
the law relating to fowls and the instruc-
tons of the society well carried out" But
few persons were found carrying chickens
by the feet, and when admonshed did not
repeat the offense, so far as known.
The treasurer's report shows receipts for
the month: From Police Court, s195.6S;
membership fees, SS4: from Mrs. VIM. E.
Chandler. S44: for two fountains. donations
Mr.. Frederick Pilling, SIS; Mrs. A. l..
Barber $40. Taxes paid in error. refunded,
$50. 40; sale of literature and paid for chloro-
forming cats, SS-3I: total, $t0I.I5. Dis
bursementS, salaries, feed of horses, rent,
printing. etc. S614.3S
Mr.. Geo. c. Christiancy, Ehnon Shell
ton, Motley SothorCn and Miss Helen HibbS
were elect Il members of the society.
Mrs. Tottnn reported that her committee
had not been able to secure a convenient
hall in which to hold monthly meetings of
the society. a letter was read from Sec
rotary Rowley of the American Humane
Association. asking that reports of the so
Ciety and humane literature be sent to DIR.
LCfhngwell. Aurora. y. y. for distribution
to the Paris exposition. The request was
granted. Mrs. A. J.. Barber. Mrs. Mary
Howe Totten and Rev. Alex. Mackay- Smi h
We're appointed delegates TO attend the con-
gress of the humane societies of all nations.
which is To Get in Paris during the expo
sition. and authority wds given President
Pratt to appoint others.
On motion it was resolved that her after
all requests for the removal of eats and
other small animals to be put to death shall
be made to the secretary of the society,
room 10, 1870 f street.
Application for Control of Pound.
The committee appointed to secure con-
troll of the pound by the society, of which
Mrs. a. l.. Barber is chairman, reported
fully what had been done 1t was stated
that no reply from the. Commissioners as to