New-York tribune., 1909-02-13
PEACE TN DOG WORLD
NEW CHARTER ACCEPTED.
august Belmont Heads the An1era-
can Kennel Club.

Peace and harmony reign once moro in dogtoun.
At the adjourned annual meeting of the American
Kennel Club in Madison Square Garden yesteresy
a reorganization was effected, with brand new
charter and with August Belmont once more at
the head
Let the dogs on the benches bark and bite
was the keynote of the speeches. IT'S their
nature to. but are brothers Of s5hs fancy and
should be nice. Besides. Governor Hughes will
make our charter void unless we agree TO aooevt
it unanimously
The session had not lasted for long before Mr..
Hunneweu granted the foor to John W. Britton.
I'd. delegate Of thu Bull Terrier Breeders Associa-
ton OF America His club had instructed him to
withdraw the dissenting vote cest on Thursday.
This made unanimous the acceptance of the new
charter and brought the new corporation into be-
Ing The charter constitution and bylaws
presented as the report OF the committee of ed-
tudicafion-w. @. Rockefeller, chairman and J.. @.
bates, secretaryA-which has been running this af-
fsirs OF the American Kennel Club for nearly a
year. The delegates of every club giving or in
terested in dog shows thoroughbred dog breed
ing In the United States voted IN person By
proxy on the acceptance OF the report The follow
Ing directors were elected:
old-August Belmont. New York; H H Hume
wen. Boston; H. K. BIoodgood, New York; J. W.
Appleton, Boston: Edward Brooks, Boston; w. G..
Rockefeller, Greenwich, Conn; Dwight Moore. New
York; r P Keasby, New York; w. Rutherfurd,
New York: s. Van Schaick. New York; b. s.
Smith. New York; Chetwood Smith. Worcester.
Mass; William Rauch. New York; Howard Will
let's. White Plains, n. Y; ]. G. Bates New York;
A H Ball. New York; James Mortimer. Hemp
stead. n. 7.
Directors: New. s. Prizes. jr. Philadelphia;
W. Q. Goldman, Providencs, R. I; DR.. J. z De
Bfund. Brooklyn: r s. Edson, Stamford, Conn;
G. B. Post, jr. New York: George Lauder. jr..
Greenwich. Conn; S. T Cutler. New York: r. b.
Lord, jr.. New York; p II. Hunt New York; r
H. Johnson jr., Philadelphia: Richard Croker, jr.
or r. n. W l.
Philadelphia
The directors then elected from their members a
board Of officers. unchanged from the old orgsniza-
ton. and six standing committees The officers and
chairmen Of committees
President August Belmont; vice presidents. n. Il.
Hunnewell and H K. Bloodgood; seoretary-treas-
urer A. z. Vredenburg.
Finance committee. W. @. Rockefeller; rules, Ed
ward Brooks membership committee Howard VIII
lets: stud book. J. w. Appleton; field trials COM
mittee. Chstwood Smith. license committee. J. @.
Bates.
Affairs OF the American Kennel Club the Pa
cifc Coast VIII be directed by this advisory board;
c. K. Harley, chairman; Dr. W. J. Burnham. H H.
Carlton. W. W. Stetthener and. J. P. Norman.
1--WE could have had anything wanted" said
8 member of the former Ashland House faction
THE conservatives have seen the light and here
after the American Kennel Club. under It's trusted
leader. will be community Of equal rights es II
vas before the I'll advised effort was made to make
1t trust"
The charter gives TO the reorganized club the
valuable assets and privileges OF the FORMER or
ganzetion. but IL cuts off the many privileges OF
the associate members who only paid s. per year
dues yet had a voting delegate for every nity
members besides free registrations OF dog ana
a free copy OF the studbook-which cost % TO
print-and a free copy OF the monthly American
Kennel Club Gazette" Now such members are TO
have no interest In the assets or property Of the
American Kennel Club, but 70 have one vote Tor
each one hundred OF them until the numper
reaches five hundred. beyond that one vote for
every 30 associate members, On the other hand
clubs IN membership gain a voting delegate ana
vested share IN the assets and property.