Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-14
OFFICERS REFLECTED
ANNUAL MEETING OF WASHING
TON HUMANE SOCIETY.
Reports of Agents and COMMITTEES
Treasurer's Exhibit-President
Roosevelt Commended.

The annual meeting Of the Washington
Humane Society for the election OF officers
and members Of executive committee for
the ensuing year was held late yesterday
afternoon in the offices of the society in the
Warder building. Previous to the election
of officers a number of reports relative to
the work of the society were submitted. All
the officers of last year were reelected as
follows:
Mr.. Chester A. Snow, president; Mr.. J. B..
T. Upper, first vice president; vice presi-
dents, Mrs VIM. E. Chandler. Mrs. A. L..
Barber Mrs. Florence Murray, Mr.. Cram
mond Kennedy, Mrs. E. c. Halliday, Mrs.
]. B. Henderson, Miss H. B. Loring, Mr..
H. F. Blount; recording secretary, Mrs.
Amelia S. Stowell; secretary Mr.. H. E..
Martyr; treasurer Mr.. Edwin NJ. Truell
The executive committee chosen yesterday
consists of the following: The president, the
treasurer and the secretaries, eX-officio;
Mrs. A. l.. Bacber. Mrs. Mary L. Bennett,
Mr. H. F. Blount, Mrs. H. F. Blount, Mrs.
II. V. Boynton, Mrs. F. Cairns, Mrs VIM.
+. Chandler, Mrs. c. X. Davis, w. c. Du-
vail, Miss M. E. Gale, Mrs. E. c. Halliday.
Mrs. J. B. Henderson. Mr.. Wallace w. Hte,
Mrs. Olive Ennis Hite. Mrs. T. B. Hood,
Mrs. Deb. Randolph Keim, Mr.. Cram
mord Kennedy. Mrs. Crammond Kennedy,
Mrs. NJ r. knowlton, Miss Harriet B. Lor-
ing. Commissioner II. B. F. mcfarland,
Mrs. II. B. F. Macfarland, Miss Elsa Nc
keever. Mrs. Florence Murray Mrs. ALI
son Nailor, Mrs. Marian Longfellow O'Don-
oghue. Mr.. r. Ross Perry, Miss NJ. A. Peet
Mr.. F. w. Pratt, Mr.. James L. Pugh jr
Gen. Rufus saxton. Mrs. F. E. Smith, Mrs
Mary Howe Totten, Mr. ]. B. T. Upper,
Miss M. Y. Woods, Miss Addison Mitchell
Mr.. Henry White, Miss Eliz. Richardson
Agents Report.
Agent George T. McGlue submitted a re-
port on the childrens cases for the year
ending December 81, 1902. He stated that
$50 cases, involving 561 children, had been
investigated. The number of cases AMIGA
bly, adjusted out of court was 224.
In the report of the collector of small
animals for the year the following statistics
We're given: Number of cats collected,
Liz; number Of kittens collected, 2251:
number of dogs collected, 1O5; number of
cats humanely put to death, 1,125; number
of kittens humanely put to death. 1925;
number of dogs humanely put to death, SO;
number of rabbits put to death, 9; homes
found for cats. 81; homes found for kittens,
26: homes found for dogs %
The total number of animals examined
was given at 9,sS9. of which number 9,O74
We're relieved without prosecution of own
ers. There We're 500 convictions for cruelty
to animals. the amount collected in the
Police Court for the society being So, 500 a.
Mr.. Edwin NJ. Truell, treasurer reported
that the society is in prosperous financial
condition.
Children's Work.
Mr.. Fred w. Pratt read the report of the
committee in charge of childrens work, in
which he stated: every year a number of
children are burned to death or disfigured
and crippled for life in homes where they
have been locked in the house and left to
take care of themselves. while their parents
or guardians are out on business or pleas
ure. A law should be framed giving the
society power to punish these people, as 1t
is impossible to properly reach these cases
now He also urged official inspection of
public and private institutions for the care
of children.
Reports of other committees were SUBJ
united as follows: Band of Mercy work in
public schools, by Mrs. Robert I. Armour;
committee on fountains, by Miss Harriet
b. Loring; committee on vivisection, by
Mrs. Mary Howe Totten. A vote of thanks
was extended to Agent w. T. Pallas for his
voluntary services rendered during the year
without pay
A resolution was adopted commencing
President Roosevelt for his attitude in ref
erence to WORKOUT horses at the army
posts.
Officers of the Humane Society state that
the past year has been the most prosperous
in the history of the organization, and the
prospects are bright for a continuation of
the prosperity.