The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-09
COLOR QUESTION
BEFORE S.P. C. A.
1T WAS TOUCHED MILDLY.
PATHETIC STORY TOLD OF THE
DEATH OF A CAT.

1 No Officer Was Chosen at Meeting
Yesterday, 5ut a Selection viii
Be Made Monday-EhOrt TO Interest
School ChiIdren-President Is Now
Anxious TO Collect All Dues-WOrk
VIII Be started at Once.
At a meeting of the Society for Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals yester-
| day afternoon at the Guards Hall. by
laws for the organization were adopt
ed and it was determined TO hold an
other meeting next Monday afternoon
at 4:3O o'clock, at which time an officer
for the society will be elected.
The annual dues of the members. 81
each, are now due, and the officers of
the society request that they be paid
Immediately. II is desired to at once
begin active operations, and 10 do this
it will be necessary TO get in the mon
ey promised.
About 200 members have Joined, but
only about fifty or seventy-five have
paid their dues. The ladies who cir
culated membership lists will try and
collect all the dues before the meeting
next Monday. Those who have Joined
and are not seen before then are re-
quested to pay their dues TO the sec
rotary and treasurer, Mr.. Gazan.
Color Question Arises.
A large attendance is urged for the
meeting next week, as the selection of
an officer for the society is probably
49, n
come before it for some time. There
were three applications before the So
city yesterday, but it was decided to
postpone the election until Monday.
Those who have applied for the place
are ]. NJ. HUMPHREYS, B. r. Murtagh
and Capt w. H. Spencer. Mr.. Humph-
ries was present and addressed the So
ciety He says he has had a great deal
of experience in work Of this character.
One of the lady members of the So
ciety raised the color question, when
the section of the bylaws, relative to
membership, was read. 1t was decid-
ed however, that the insertion of the.
word white" in the clause was un-
necessary, as negroes were not likely
to apply. Until the question was
brought up it had not occurred to any
of the members that a negro would
apply for membership.
The adoption of the bylaws and the
decision to get in as much money as
possible by the next meeting formed
the only business transacted. Though
the attendance was small, there was
a great deal of enthusiasm displayed.
Summary of bylaws.
The bylaws state that the objects
Of the society are for the protection
and prevention of cruelty to animals
in Savannah and vicinity, and the Sc
curing of the prosecution and convic
ton of those who violate laws passed
to protect these animals. The MEM
bership of the society will consisted
of all persons of either sex admitted
| from time to time by the Executive
| Committee, and those who signed the
original subscription lists for mem
| bership. The dues of the society are 81
a year payable in advance.
The officers of the society are a
president, as many vice presidents as
| the society chooses to elect, coun-
| sci. a secretary and treasurer, and an
executive committee consisting of
seven or more members with the pres
ident, secretary and counsel as ex-
officio members. Miss Cosens, the
president, named only part of this
| committee yesterday. The entire COM
mittee will be announced within few
days. Five or more members shall
| constitute a quorum, except at the an
nual meetings, which are to be held
| on the last Wednesday In November,
when the members present. without
regard to number, shall constitute a
| quorum.
The meeting was not with
out its pathetic incidents. One MEM
Der of the society gave a graphic de-
| scription of the execution of cat by
a crowd of boys, and the consequent
shock to her nerves. 1t was a
pathetic story, and brought forth lit
tie shivers and shrieks from the other
ladies present.
The inoffensive cat was in the lady's
ward when the bad school boys
| in the yard next door. poked gun
through a crack in the fence and shot
| 1t.
''It was bad enough for the cat, but
think of my poor nerves." said the lady
| describing it.
| A call was made on the principal of
| the school, but he was not in. The lady
will call again, she says.
Efforts will be made to interest the
school children of the city in the So
| ciety. and the city will be asked to
make an appropriation for its support.
| A petition will probably be put in at
once. asking for $500. Later efforts
will be made to get the city to give