The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
THE REPORT
Of Mr.. WILSON
PRESIDENT OF The HUMANE So
GETTY GIVES A SUMMARY OF
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISH
ED SINCE THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE SOCIETY, AND MAKES
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

At its meeting last Sunday night DIT
the First Presbyterian church. Presi-
dent d. Hale Wilson, OF the Pensacola
Humane Society, made the following
report of what had been accomplished
by the association since its organiza-
ton:
To the Humane Society:
Your president begs to make the
following report:
Il am sorry 10 state thar fOr the frs,
few months OF the life of our society
l did not realize fully the greatness
of the work, and therefore kept no reg
ular account of the work done.
Since a record OF the work has
been kept, the president has written
in the interest OF the society IA let
ters. This includes copies of the laws
OF the state as regards things coming
under the scope of the society, such
as seats in stores for clerks. etc We
have interfered with and corrected SO
cases of lifted horses, > cases of i'll
fed cows, and in numerous cases O.
lower animals: have CORE ted the
way the city dealt with dogs that We're
killed for the nOn-payment of taxes;
have ordered horses killed that had
further service, and they were relieved
OF their suffering: have investigated
and relieved 81 cases of cruelty to
horses in having drivers let their
horses rest up until sores healed or
until the animals physical condition
was such that they could do the work
required of them without suffering.
We have had only Il few arrests
made. and they have been made
through the regular police department.
The object Of the officers has been to
prevent cruelty as far as possible with
out prosecution, for in large number
of cases when man is arrested and
fined in the police court. the family OF
the man has to suffer. We have found
that in nearly all cases that the par
ties were willing 20 listen to d warn
ing, and in but few cases have orders
been disTegarded.
Children Are Cared For.
We have taken enc little baby from
the city Jail and placed it in the Pearl
Eagan Home. and have investigated
appeals from IS families and have
found all to be deserving of help and
have helped them In most of the
cases there was mother left alone
with several children, and entirely
without means Of support Frequently
there was sickness in the family re-
quiTing medicine and medical atten-
ton. We have obtained employment
for several men who chad been out OF
work for some time. and they and
their families had been reduced almost
TO starvation. We have sent 6 chill
dren under the age of is from Pensa-
cola, back 10 their parents or people
in ether states We have taken
hi 4
placed them in the Pearl Eagan Home
We are sorry TO report that our
state laws are such that children can
not be kept in the home even after
having been placed there by order of
the court. for if the mother complies
with certain conditions of the law, she
can again obtain possession of the
children. We brought one little four
year-CId boy from MOlinO, Fla, and
placed him III the Pearl Eagan Home,
where he has been well cared for. We
have had one boy, who, after repeated
efforts on CIR part to get any good
that might be IN him. to the surface,
and failing. sent to the reform school
at Mariana. There are several cases
now pending in which pretty and
bright white children are in the
homes Of negroes, and hope shortly
to be able 10 send them to the Pearl
Eagan Home.
Gratitude Expressed.
Il wish to express my gratitude and
thanks 10 the management of the
Pearl Eagan Home Tor the kind and
courteous treatment We have always
received from their hands. | wish
also to thank Mayor Goodman and
Marshall Sanders, Captains Daw and
Andersen and assistants for theil
unfailing and prompt responses to al
calls made on them by the society
and these <als have not been few
The thanks Of the entire society is
due Mr.. PattiIlO Campbell for the hard
work that he did in securing for us
our charter, and to MI Kirk Monroe
who compiled for Us the state and city
laws that in any way apDertained tc
the work Of the society; and ] vii
say in this connection that in a few
days that we will have the charter O
our society. and all laws. both state
and city, that bear On our work, print
ed in neat pamphlet form. and eacl
member Of the society i entitled TO {
COPY | wish to thank Mr.. !. D. Cos
for the extreme interest that he ha'
taken ia cur work. and as he has al
ways been so willing TO so and inves
tigate any and all cases when calle(