The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-11-11
HUMANE SOCIETY WORK.
j. V. IDEALLY ELECTED VICE PRESI-
DENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
President Oeder's Report Of His Trip
North-Houston Society Ranks First
in Good Work-Muoh Work Done.

The Houston Humane society Of this city
held very interesting meeting ar the
court house yesterday afternoon, at which
considerable business was transacted The
attendance yesterday. the Interest manifest
ed and zeal shown br the active workers
gave evidence that the Houston Humane
society Is being reJnvenlted upon q higher
plane than il has ever been before and
that the work ~ the society will he car
ried on with energy aud determination.
Those present took great interest in the
proceedings, and among the ladies'. Mrs.
Alice Granger Taylor and Mrs. Eliza De
Lesdernier, took especially active interest
and part In the discussion ard suggestions
President ". W. Dexter. who has just
returned from the North and East, where
he went on a business trip and - gather
data as to the order ana methods Of con-
Quoting the humane societies in the East,
where they have been so successful and are
strong and influential, was present and pre-.
sided.
After calling the meeting TO order and the
minutes Of the preceding meeting having
been read and approved. President Dexter
arose, made his report verbally, In which
he stated that his trip to New York to
look into the order and methods OF con.
Quoting the humane society had proved
very beneficial 10 him and had been q sue,
cess. and that he returned greatly eucour-
aged by what he had witnessed and learned
during his investigations As an example
of the power and influence the humane so
cieties in the East have he cited the fact
that while he was in New York. about ter
days ago, National shooting tournament
was 10 be held, at which $500 live pigeons
were TO be killed The humane society Of
New York took the matter in hand TO sroI
the slaughter Of these birds. II tried by
every persuasive power to have the idea o.
killing live birds stopped, but the mana
gers Of the tournament would consent L
no change In the program. Unable 10 &C
compllsh anything by moral suasion, IN
society took the matter into the courts. ask
ing an Injunction against the managers o
the tournament. The birds had been sc
cured and every detail had been arrange
for the shooting when the humane socict
secured an Injunction and the shoor wa
abandoned. Ii was hard fight and bit
aerly contested at every point, but tn
humane society won out He also referee
10 the bull fights which were arranged I
take place I'm the Pan-Amerlcan exposition
at Buffalo. Several cars OF bulls had bee
shipped 10 Buffalo from Mexico and Texas
but the Buffalo Humane society interfered
took the matter into the courts aud tn
result was the abandonment OF the bu
fights MS a feature OK the Pan-AmeElcan ea
position.
President Dexter attended a meeting O
the humane society In Buffalo, y. Y. Tn
meetings are we'll attended by both ladie
and gentlemen and the executive board
actiVeiy at work all OF the time. He wa
very cordially received by the secretary an
members generally and he was glad {
learn that the Houston Humane society wa
well knRwn in the East and held IN hlg
esteem from the secretary OF the Buhai
society, who Is also statistican for the NJ
tionai association OF humane soscietie'
President Dexter learned that. cOnsiderin
population. the city OF Houston stands hrs
In humane work; that the last report q
Secretary II. Bruce Wood Of this cit
showed that the work done here, althOug
II has been done by two OF three activ
members, leads that done Ia any other cit
Of the same population in this country.
He said there are 219S humane sOcletie
IN tho United States. Of which only nv
are IN Texas. as follows: One each 4
Houston, Fort Worth, Austin Dallas an
San Antonio, organized Ia the order Z
which they are named: that S65a,375 ma
bern donated 10 the humane societies in tn
United States within the past lively
months Tue largest OF these donation
waE $50 600 beqneathed ia the will of III
late John ID. Slaughter to the Massachr
Ietfs society.
He said he believes that It Is only
question % lime until the Southern state
Win aid and sustain Humane eoclctles a
they should. for It Is one OF the mobiles