Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-09-27
NAME SOCIETY.
Will Be Formed Here by National
Organizer 0'HanIon.
MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.

Professor II. J. o'Hanlon, who II
here 10 organize a Humane Society
delivered a short address at the higf
school this morning, and will hold 4
meeting at the city building to-mor.
row friday night at s o'clock.
The American Humane association
embracing more than $50 branch 50,
oieties In various sections of the Uni
ted state, has sent It's organizer anC
lecturer, Professor II. ]. o'Hanlon Of
Milwaukee, here to assist in organic
ing a territorial society. All publ,
spirited and patriotic citizens, ladle,
N gentlemen, who are disposed to as.
sist In reducing the amoun of cruelty
Inflicted upon children and dumb ami.
mails, are earnestly requested to at.
tend the meeting at the city building
tomorrow friday evening at /
O'Clock.
Fortunately the statutes of the terri.
tory OF New Mexico provide for the or.
%ganlzation OF this society and its In.
corporation with statutory powers OF
Its officers.
The American Humane association
was organized in 1877 In New York.
lt IL composed OF the voluntary FEEDER
alton OF local societies. operating upon
the principle that by the combination
OF all humane societies In the United
states with this American Humane
association, much more effective work
can be accomplished than IL they
worked independently. while zach local
society has absolut@ Jurisdiction In It's
own town. county or state. the power
OF the national association being mere
ly advisory.
AT annual meetings OF the associa-
ton the methods OF each and of all the
societies In their work IL brought out
and made known. their difficulties dis
cussed and the best methods suggested.
The association II supported entirely
By voluntary contributions from the
branch societies. or from phiianthropic
individuals.
Local societies send amman report OF
their work to the secretary Of the as
ISOLATION, and whenever Il IL possible,
send delegates to It's annual conven-
tions. The annual meeting of the as
ISOLATION this year will be held at Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania, october 2O-2i.
SOM Idea OF the purpose and re-
suits of the work of this federation
can be formed from the reports for
last year, which show that 20, 900 cases
o. complaints OF cruelty to children
ard 100000 complaints OF cruelty to an
imals We're investigated by these
branch societies.
These reports represent less than
one-third OF the population and leDs
than one-third OF the territory CT the
United States, Much the larger IoItion
of the country in both population and
territory is without either It's beneficial
influence or organized humane laws. II
such startling reports OF cruelty come
from communities where humane So
cieties exist and humane laws have
long been In force, what must be the
condition of children and dumb animals
in those communities where there are
neither humane laws nor humane So
cieties to enforce them?
For the first time In Its history the
American humane association has at
tempted to extend It's good work syste-
matlcally in the south. west and north
west by organizing local societies in
these sections and paying all the ex-
penses OF such work, so as to encour-
age the extension in all localities.
Through the influence of local ku-
name societies, laws protecting chill
dren from brutal, unnatural parents
and guardians; laws providing for bet
ter means Of transportation OF cattle
n treatment OF horses, dogs and 9TH
er animals by their owners, have been
established and enforced in $50 diff
ferent communities in the United
States.