The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-10-01
THE HUMANE
SOCIETY MEETS
Officers Installed and the Dues
Fixed al ST Per
Annum.

A constitution and bylaws prepared
by attorney Mitchell were adopted yes
terday afternoon at meeting of the
Hawaiian Humane Society held at the
Young Hotel, and officers chosen at g
recent temporary meeting We're declar
ed the officers of the society for the
ensuing year. The society as now Of
ficered, includes the following persons:
President, Mrs. Sanford B. Dole;
first vice president, Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy
vice presidents, Mrs. s. NJ. Damon, Mrs.
Samuel Parker, Allan Herbert, Mrs. A.
G. Halves Jr., and C. w. c. Deering;
treasurer, Albert N Campbell; seere-
tary, J. R. Gait; auditor, W. L. Castle.
( The above officers, with the exception
of auditor, and the following con.
stitute the board of directors: Mrs.
Agnes Gait, Mr. q. Thompson, Mrs. s.
G. Wilder, Walter F. Dillingham;, c. w.
Wilder and Alonzo Gartley. A quorum
viii consist of twelve members of the
society.
The constitution, in its preamble, sets
forth that those who subscribe to the
society have associated themselves to-
gether and formed a society to protect
children from cruelty and to prevent
the inhumane treatment of animals The
object of the society is to provide an
effective means for the prevention of
cruelty to children throughout the Ter
ritory, to provide temporary homes for
vagrant, destitute and exposed children
of tender years, and of providing them
such other or further relief as may be
advisable to rescue them from moral
ruin, and to prevent animals from be-
ing iIitreated, and to secure the enact
ment of further legislation and the en-
forcement of the present laws for the
prevention of cruelty to animals. Any
person upon the payment of dues for
year may become a member.
The dues are placed at 81 year and
upon the payment of $50 any person
may become a life member. The pres
ident upon the approval of the board
of directors may appoint such agents
as may be, deemed advisable and by
the authority conferred upon the agents
by the Revised Laws of the Territory.
Mrs Dole is the first life member up
on the rolls, having paid in $50 at yes
terday's meeting.
Mrs. Reynolds of Boston, who has
long been interested in humane work
and the organization of societies and
assisting in the educational campaigns |
of the society, gave an informal talk |
on the objects of prevention of cruelty |
to animals. Mrs. Reynolds suggested |
that good plan would be to enlist the
churches in the movement and have the
pastors and ministers adopt the plan
in vogue elsewhere, that of delivering
at least one sermon a year on proven
ton to cruelty. This would keep up
interest in the movement In addition,
talks on the subject IN the schools
would advance the work. She said that
if the talks dealt with the idea of
kindness towards animals, rather than
the prevention Of cruelty, this would
be step forward Informal talks to
students against destructiveness of ami
NAL life would be good method and
would instil in the minds of the young
people the fact that torture of animals
Or giving them needless pain, is bar
5arian.
As to men who were in actual con-
tact with animals, that is horses and
mules employed in daily tasks, moral
'uasion was the best standard in deal !
ng with them To teach them that i
hey are lessening the value of their
Employers property when they illtreat
he animals in their charge, is impor- .
ant to consider. Recourse to the law :
hould be the last resort to compel men /
o treat animals humaneIy.
The outcome of this talk, and GER
ain plans that Mrs Dole had already +
'een considering, led to the selection a
f Mr.. Frank Damon as chairman of t
he Humane Educational Committee, $
Thich will give such talks in the !,
ehools.
The next meeting viii be hell on s
october 10. a