The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-15
CHICAGO WOMAN EXHIBITS
HORSE IN HER MANSION.
Mrs. sydney n. Taher Has Groom
Bring Animal Into Dfning- e
Room to illustrate Lecture.
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SPECIAL.
Chicago, Feb. IA horses steel-shod
hoofs rested for an hour on the dining-room
floor of one of the most magnificent homes
on the North Shore while the mistress OF
the house explained to an eager class of
boys and girls how and why to be kind to
animals.
Mrs. Sydney R. Taber. who has one Of
the most beautiful homes in Lake Forest, is
the woman who gave that lesson in kind
ness to dumb animals. and 1t was in her
dining-room that the carriage horse stood
while she gave the lecture.
Mrs. Taber is vice president of the Anti
Cruelty Society, and one of Its most enthu-
siastic workers. Every fortnight she invites
a class Of children to her home and gives
them a lecture upon the duty OF being KIND
1t was at the last Of these lectures that
she had her carriage horse brought into her
BXCITEs LITTLE ONES.
When Mrs. Taber's double doors were
thrown open and her groom appeared lead
ing the horse there was considerable eX-
element among the little guests and the
older sisters who were present:
Mrs. Taber acted as though it were an
lunch. She stroked its neck. patted It and
then proceeded to explain the atrccfty OF
putting .'blinkers," check reins and other
similar contrivances upon a horse. She
went into detail. and in her enthusiasm
grew eloquent.
The horse meantime arched Its neck and
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interior of a fashionable dining-roonl.
"A sacrificed" said Mrs. Taber in discuss
ing her novel idea. 1T was nothing Of the
kind. It was a delight to me to see how
these children appreciated what l told them.
Yes. 1t Is rather a novel idea to bring a
horse into a dining-room as an object les
son." she continued. but 1t Is the best way
to impress anticruelty lessons upon chill
dren..
= have a brick floor linn, n my %dininE.room
the horse for this purpose. My horse, how
ever. seemed to think it something out Of
the ordinary. and things were pretty lively
his new surroundings. For a moment or
two it was all that my groom could do to
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1.-The boys did not mind the excitement
very much. but the girls were somewhat
frightened at the movements OF the horse.
THE subject of my lecture was the eye
of the horse and / tried to tell them what
showed them how blinkers affected a horse.
blindness. The children seem to enjoy these
CHILDREN's CLUB.
THE club of which these children are
the members was organized last winter
Lake Forest. 1t has about thirty members.
boys and girls. ranging in age from II to
u; 1t = is n Soms,sere ed t quite e,a an honor non ,nt to cb BE.
dren. in the first place. are those whose
scholarship and department in the schools
are of the highest. and. in the second. they
must be elected to membership by the club.
The membership is now full.
9TH members call themselves the Junior
Chapter. and both the Anticrueity Society.
of which / am vice president, and the HUI
name Society. of which my husband is a
director. claim credit for its parentage.
THE club often convenes at my house.
and We have something new each time in
the way Of a lecture or lesson which will
teach them how to care for animals ana
how to prevent cruelties which are COM