The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-10-12

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4 The local branch of the Amer X
X lean Humane Society, at its an X
K nual meeting yesterday, intimated X
X the beginning of campaign X
X against the manner in which live X
X stock intended for the Honolulu X
X market is handled at the ports Of X
X shipment. X
X Allan Herbert, a member of the X
4 local society, reported the posi- X
X bility of the California branch Of X
X the society holding its 1910 an X
X nual meeting in Honolulu. X
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The members of the Honolulu HUI
name Society held their first annual
meeting yesterday morning in the
lounging room of the Alexander Young
hotel, elected officers for the ensuing
year, discussed new plans, and outlined
the work for the year, among the i'm
portant things discussed being an invi-
tation to the California society to come
here, and discussion of the cruel
methods of handling cattle shipped to
market.
The meeting was a most enthusiastic
one, and the officers and members were
delighted with the results for the past
year, as shown by the various reports
submitted There were several places
kindly offered to the society for their
place of meeting this year, but after
due discussion it was decided to ac-
cept the offer of the Alexander Young
and use the Longing room of the hotel.
The time of the meetings this year will
be the first Friday morning of every
month at $3.50 O'Clock. Lack of time
prevented the definite settlement of
any plan for an entertainment this year,
but this matter will be taken up at
the meeting. The membership dues for
che year will remain the same, namely,
fifty dollars for life membership, or
one dollar per year, and anyone wish
ing to join is requested to send his or
her name to the president.
California Society May Come.
During the session, Allan Herbert
gave most interesting account of his
attendance, during his recent visit to
the Coast, at the annual meeting of the
California Humane Society. At this
meeting Mr.. Herbert was selected an
honorary member of that branch of the
SOCltIy anu IOOh VI w
casion to invite the Californians to
hold their next annual meeting in Ho.
nolulu. The suggestion was received
with enthusiasm, and Mr.. Herbert eX'
poets soon to receive letter formally
announcing this city as the next annual
meeting place of the California HUI
name Society.
Presidents Report.
The report read by Mrs. Sanford b.
Dole, the president of the society, in
part, was:
The first year of the Hawaiian HUI.
name Society has ended, and it be
hooves us to ask what has been accom-
plishedl During this year only -four
cases of cruelty to children have come
to my personal notice-few enough
and none of these aggravated cases
with one exception. There have been
ten cases of cruelty to animals brought
to me. In one case-of dog-a veter-
mary surgeon was employed and paid
by the society. A force of twenty
volunteer humane officers were given
badges and commissions these com
missions giving power to arrest in ease
of necessity. / sent out notices tC
these oflicers-many of whom am sure
were very much interested in the work
asking them to report before the an
nual meeting.
1t seems to me that much quiet, but
efficient work, has been accomplished
by some of them-enough to fully jus
tify the establishment of such force
and | trust the next year will see
more activity and earnest effort put
forth in that body of officers.
1t looks to me as if the most effee
tive work of the society before the
appointment of Miss Dawson, was in
the educational department, which i.
under the direction of Mr.. Frank Da
mon. We have had the motto which
is hung up in the schools in the States
81 will try to be kind to all living
creatures and will try TO protect then
from cruel usage Framed and hung
up in twenty-five of the schools.
We have now an efficient paid humane
officer who gives her whole time tc
the work, and who is especially fitted
for it by long experience and sympa
thetic nature Miss Rose Dawson. He
reports comes in every month. Sh,
visits all the stables of the city anC
makes the rounds of the city and tn,
outlying districts once n month.
Cruelty to Cattle.
And just here / want to speak Of
the culpable cruelty at times praetiseC
in the shipping of cattle from the othe
islands, as told in late edition o.
the Star with regard to the shipping
of sheep from Hawaii to Honolulu. I
is a subject that demands the atten
ton Of our society. 1t seems 20 m,
that until wharyes are made or bette
landings, the only humane and the ON
ly sanitary way is TO kill the cattl,
On Hawai- aud ship the meat ON ic,
10 Honolulu, Certainly the health o.
the community is menaced by the pres
ent mode of shipping, not to speak O
the Humanitarian side VI the question
and this society herewith enters IL
protest
II seems 10 me ! cannot close NOR
htungly than hy giving the words %
william a. siillman, tho new presiden
NJ the American Humane Association
AZ tho close " one NJ his reports 70
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