Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-11
THE WASHINGTON CATS
LOCAL CLUB PREPARING TO PRO-
VIDE THEM A HOME.
Exhibit to Be Made IA December, for
Which Arrangements Are
proetesfng.

At the regular July meeting of the Wash
| ington Cat Club matters of vital import
| ance to the feline population of Washington
were considered. A choice of one Of three
! lots, one at Brookiand and two at Fort
| Myer Heights, was offered by one Of the
wealthiest and most charitable Of Washing
| ton ladies for the erection of structures suit
| able for a cat home, on condition that the
| club raise the necessary funds for improving
them and for keeping them free from debt.
| It Is thought that the buildings will be
erected at an early date through the gen
| crosby Of the clubs many warm friends.
The president reported that very fine
and thoroughly up-to-date lethal chamber.
with the consent of the health officer and
the poundmaster had been constructed I'M
der his directions, and that the same Is now
ready at the foot of 23d street for the re-
ception of unfortunate felines to whom ex-
istence has become a hopeless burden.
Since the city derives no revenue from it's
cat population, it is to be hoped that the
poundmaster will not be annoyed by re-
quests to call for strays and incurables,
but that such will be carried to him at
once.
The contract for cooping the cat show to
be held in December was satisfactorily
closed. One hundred large, unused cat
o
already been engaged, with the probability
that at least fifty more will be needed.
Owners of famous prize winning cats from
New York Detroit, Chicago and elsewhere
have expressed their intention to visit the
capital with their animals, during their
travels next season, and 1t Is believed that
Washington's first cat show will be as fine
as has ever been held In the United States.
The Matter Of Prizes.
AS the show Is to be given for the pur-
pose of Increasing the funds of the cat
home committee the cash prizes usually
awarded at shows will not be offered. In
order, therefore, to raise prizes for all
| classes Of cats exhibiting each member of
| the club will be taxed one prize to take any
convenient form, from cash to solid silver
trophies each to be won by the same cat
| at three successive shows Persons not
members will be invited to contribute
prizes No article whatever will be declined
| by the committee, and while it Is particu-
| larly desirable that "a first and second
| prize should be offered in each Of the thirty
| or forty classes represented there will be
no objection to several being offered in any
one class or to any number of special
| prizes Persons donating prizes are re-
| auested to state the sex and color Of the
preferred recipients In order that the COM
| mittee may place them as desired. The
club should be notified as early as possible.
not later than November l, of the prizes to
| be offered so that they may be published
| in the premium list, and all such articles
| should be deposited with the treasurer at
| 3OS E street northwest not later than De-
cember l. 1t is the intention to display the
| premiums in a prominent window for TWO
weeks preceding the show.
The florists of the city have agreed to ex-
| hibit ported plants and cut flowers. and GER
tain housefurnishefs have promised to sup
| plv dainty reception room. Music. dec
orations, milk meat and prepared food Tor
| the cats exhibition. and in fact nearly
everything necessary to make the show a
success is to be donated by manufacture
stores and private individuals. The offer of
| two silver medals and a silver cup has come
| from Chicago. and q number of valuable
! things from this city, 7besides highly pedi-
greed kitten valued at S100. which is do
mated bv Washington breeder to the per-
| son selling the largest lnumber of admis-
| sion tickets Some charitable ladies have
agreed to see thatapoor children and those
| in the orphan asylums are not debarred
| from viewing the show.
Register and Stud Book.
Another important action of the recent
| meeting was the proposed adoption by the
| club of the new United States register and
! stud book for cats. recently recognized by
| the Treasury Department and by the De-
| partment Of Agriculture as the only estab-
| lished book of record for highly pedigreed
| felines. Probably only such cats as are
| registered under the provisions of this book
| will be accepted for exhibition at the Wash
| ington show. The chief aim Of the book
| is to secure for any cat in the world which
is eligible thereto the privileges relating
| to free entry into the United States the
| same accorded all thoroughbred animals
under the tariff act Of 1897. AS Washing
| ton cat was the first feline to enter the
| United States free Of duty under this act.
| it will be seen that not only the Washington
| Cat Club, but the most humble as we'll as
the most aristocratic puss In washington
may well be proud Of the fact that this reg
! lister was compiled and it's governmental
| recognition secured by a Washington wo-
| man.
| Protests Against New Code.
| The greater portion Of the clubs atten-
| ton was given to drawing up criticism :
and lodging protests against new code o:
| rules. recently published in the pet stock
| papers, for the purpose Of governing all
future cat shows held In the United States.
| These rules were said to lie drawn up by
| the combined efforts Of two at clubs to the
| total exclusion Of the Wash .ngton club and
| at least six other cat clubs i good stand
| ing in the United States. Washington
! Cat Club protests against zion without
| representation and objects being forced
| to adopt rules in the prepa. on of which
| all cat clubs had not an eq' i voice, rules
| 1t is claimed that not formulated to tit
the peculiarities of the cat rase. Rather
| than submit to this species of ''spoils'' sys-
| TEN. the Washington Cat Club proposes to
| hoist the sign no trusts. to promulgate
| and enforce its own rules 10 conduct its
| own independent shows. to draw only its
own local prizes. to designate the standard
| of its judging. and to proclaim it's own
| championships and officially to recognize
| no others.
| Armed with the only stud book for cats
ever receiving governmental recognition
| and backed by some Of the wealthiest Ia
| dies In the United States. the Washington
| Cat Club feels competent to throw down
| the gauntlet to any combination OF ca,
| clubs yet effected.
Regard for His Dignity.