Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-10
HUMANE SOCIETY AFFAIRS
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE LOCAL Or
GANIZATION.
Reports of Agents Submittcd-Discus-
sion of Vivisection and Other
Topics-Oficers Elected.

The Washington Humane Society held It's
annual meeting Tuesday at 415 pm. at St.
Johns Parish Hall. The minutes Of the
last annual meeting We're read. The pres-
dent, Mr.. Chester A. Snow, made an address,
the secretary read the report of the execu-
tive committee and the treasurer presented
his report.
The reports of the agents of work done
during the year showed: Number of cases
investigated, 1898; remedied without prose-
cution, 1912; prosecuted. 631: convicted,
6l1; acquitted, IA; cases of animals unit
to work, 5i1; cases of animals abandoned
to die, 10; animals injured and humanely
destroyed, POI; cases of beating or whip
ping, GA; cases of overlooking, IS; cases Of
overdrlvmg, 10; driving when CALLED, 1tT
driving when lame, 81; lack of food or
shelter 30; amount collected in Police
Court for the society, $2744.05.
The agent in charge of collecting injured
and homeless cats reports al calls made;
1855 cats humanely destroyed, most Of
this number being injured, home,ess dis
eased; % dogs, rabbits; opossum also
humanely destroyed. Homes were found
for 81 cats. The amount Of money col
lected for this work. $3.50.
Miss Lor.ng, chairman of the committee
on fountains. reported fountains placed
during the year as follows: At 1st and r
streets, c street east Of 18th street south
west, 9th street and Virginia avenue south
east 10Th and Park streets. The fountain
at 4th and streets northwest was re-
moved to New Jersey avenue near . street
northwest. on account of the new line OF
street cars running along 18th street, which
did not leave room for wagons to stand at
tine fountain. The committee gratefully ac-
knowledges the gift of two fountains from
Mrs. VIM. f. Chandler and one from Mrs.
l.. =. Bradford. and extends thanks to Mr..
Mcfarland and his assistants of the water
depart ment and police department for their
kind interest and corporation. The com
mttee has a long list where fountains are
needed. Tie cost of q fountain is SD, and
the gift of that amount means. the commit
tee states d nev.-l -e.ding blessing. as the
fountains are Kept IN order by the wafer
department ;;nd 4 site is never abandoned.
Bands of Mercy.
Mrs. Helen f. Armour, VINO formed Bands
of Mercy in the pub ic schools and other
schools sent the following report If her
work from January L. 1863, TO June ~, 1900:
Total of :s:.a new bands formed; lneinber-
ship of these bands 1s,3sS: bands pre-
viously organized and addressed, 73l: pages
of humane literature distributed i'll schools.
stables and markets "o,1 Bands have
beei-fGrmed N every school in the city and,
with but very few exceptions. in the coun-
ty: IN Sunday schools. private and indus
trial schools Howard University and among
the newsboys. At the beginning Of the
school year the new school board was re
quested to give its permission to allow he
work to go on but refused giving as
reason that parents should not be taAea
for such purposes. This, it was stated,
was misapprehension on the part OF .4e
board, no expense whatever has been
made for teachers, pupils or parents. The
agent wishes to again bear testimony to the
hearty cooperation and ever-ready assist
ance of the school officers and teachers,
without an exception.
The following motion was made ard
t1,@ 90 no oct,i
ton Humane Society that the work IS Ut
great benefit, and the society regrets the
action of the board Of education in pro-
hibiting access to the schools for the pur-
pose of forming Bands of Mercy
Mrs Mary Howe Totten reported for the
committee on vivisection, saying the COM
mittee has as its object two branches OF
effort-to make known to the world the
ba rbarities toward both animals and men
incident to physiological research, and to
endeavor to secure some legislation in miti-
cation Of these evils. For the latter pur-
pose a good deal Of work was done during
the past year to secure favorable considera-
ton of the Humane Societys bill for the
regulation OF vivisection and entitled IAN
act for the further prevention of cruelty 10
animals in the District of Columbia" For
the other purpose, the familiariZing the
public with the methods of vivisection. we
turned attention last year principally
to hospital abuses, and to that end publish
ed and distributed many thousands of
ticated instances Of what is often done by
way of experiments upon the ignorant and
helpless poor.
Topics Discussed.
Mrs. Totten also reported on the thir-
teenth international congress of societies
for the protection Of animals held last July
in Paris. to which she was delegate from
this society. There We're 1G2 societies rep
resented.
The following subjects were discussed and
passed in regard to them: Trans
portation of Cattle, Protection of Birds, |
Cruel Sports and Vivisecton.
The following officers were elected: Mr..
Chester A. Snow, president; MIR. j. b. 7.
Upper, first vice president, and the foi-
dler Mrs. A. L. Barber. Mrs. Florence Muir
ray, Mr.. Crammond Kennedy, Rev. Alex. /!
Mrs E. c. Halliday, Mrs. |
]. B. Henderson, Miss II. 3. Loring, Mr.. |
treasurer, Mr. Edwin NJ Truell. An execu- |
tive committee was appointed, as follows:
Mrs. A. L. Barber, Mrs. Mary L. Bennett, |
Mrs. Joshua Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F.
Knowlton, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. F. Macfar !
land, Mrs Marian l.. O'Donoghue, Mr.. Jas, |
L. Pugh, jr, Mr.. J. B. T. Upper, Mrs. +. |
E. Smith Mrs. H. V. Boynton, Mrs. F. |
Mr. and Mrs. Crammond Ken
nedy, Miss II. B. Loring, Miss Elsa Nc
Keever, Mr.. Ross Perry, Gen. Rufus Sax |
ton, Mr.. F. w. Pratt, Mrs. A. Nailor, Mrs.
e. c. Halliday, Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Hite, Mrs. T. b. Hood,
Mrs. Florence Murray, Miss NJ. A. Peet,
Mrs. Mary H. Totten.
1t was voted that tho resolutions adopted |
oy the executive committee on the death Of
Mr. A. s. Pratt, who held the Office Of pres
dent Of the society for twelve years, be
adopted at this annual meeting and pub
ished in the annual report of the society
With letters of sympathy received from
sister societies.
j. j. HILL DISCUSSES RAILROADS.
avs No Great Combination of West
ern Roads is Intended.