The Washington times., 1903-01-14
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS
REVIEW YEARS WORK
Humane Society Elects Of
tlcersandReCeiVes Reports.

The Washington Humane Society yes
terday afternoon held its annual meet
ing for the election Of officers and the re
/ ceiving of yearly reports from the presi-
dent, executive committee, and the vari-
Gus subcommittee having in charge the
work Of the society. The meeting was
( held in the rooms of the society in the
WaTdeT Building and was well attended.
/ President Chester a Snow addressed the
society briefly on the work of the past
twelve months The report Of the execu-
tive committee showed that the number
| OF eases investigated during the year
was 3,048; the total number of animals
examined was 9,S89.
! Of these cases. 9,074 were remedied
without prosecution, while of the 815
cases prosecuted. 500 convictions vera
obtained. and only 6 resulted in acquit-
] tai The cases OF animals unfit to work
numbered 816; animals were abandoned
to die, while 176 were put to a mercifui
death by agents of the society.
There was a total OF So. .7S0 deposited
as collateral by those arrested by the
society, Of which $3,O63 had been for.
feited, $622.S4 had been imposed in fines
on offenders. while the amount collected
/ in the Police Court for the society
amounted to S3,502.84
The agent for children's cases reported
| the number Of cases investigated as $50
involving 561 children; "a of whom were
committed and Il more recommended 20
the Board of Children's Guardians; u
were sent to the Industrial Home School,
/ 4 to the Reform School, while a num-
Der Of others were sent TO various other
! asylums.
! The report Of the collector of small an
imals showed that 3.537 animals had been
collected. of which number 3. .431 had been
humanely put to death, homes having
/ been found for the remainder.
Officers for the ensuing year we're
elected as follows: President Chester
A, Snow first vice president. J. B.
T Upper; vice presidents. Mrs. W. e.
j Chandler, Mrs A l. Barber, Mrs. Flor
ence Murray. Crammond Kennedy. Rev
Alex Maekay-Smith, Mrs E. C. Halliday.
Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Miss H. B. Lor-
ing, and II. F. Blount; recording sec
TetaTy Mrs Amelia S Stowen; secre-
tary. II. E Martyr; treasurer. Edwin
VI. TTueli- Executive committee-aTrs.
A. L. Barber, Mrs. Mary l. Bennett. II
T. Blount. Mrs H. F. BIount. Mrs. n
'. Boynton. Mrs. F. Cairns. Mrs. VIII
liam E Chandler. Mrs. C. K. Davis. W.
c. Duvau. Miss NJ. E. Gale. Mrs. E. C.
Halliday, Mrs J B Henderson, Wallace
w Hite, Mrs Olive Ennis Hfte. Mrs. T.
B. Hood. Mrs. Deb Randolph Kefm
CrammOnd Kennedy, Mrs. Crammond
/ Kennedy. Mrs. NJ r. KnowIton Miss
Harriet B. Loring H B. F. Macfarland
Mrs H B. F MacfarIand. Miss Elsa
McKeever Mrs. Florence Murrav. Mrs.
Allison NaiIor, Mrs Marian I.ongfefIov
O'Donoghue, r Ross Perry. Miss NJ. 4.
Peet, +. ". Pratt. James l. Pugh. ir.
Gen. Rufus Saxton. Mrs. F. E. Smith.
Mrs Mary Howe Totten. J. B. T. Upper.
Miss N. Y. Woods, Miss Addison Mitch
/ ell. Henry White. and Miss E. a. Rich
ardsca
The society voted a medal to Mr..
/ Sheckles. OF Parker. Bridget & Co. as
a testimony to the manner in which ne
/ cares for the comfort Of the animals
/ employed by that firm Il was thought by
/ the society that their attitude had been
/ purely punitive long enough, and that
! they should, by means of medals and
votes Of thanks, command any conspicu-
Gus example of consideration for ami
mails 1t also voted commendation OF
! President Roosevelts refusal to have
/ his horses docked.