The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-10-12

Cruelty 10 mice was condemned by A.
l. Partridge. OF san Francisco, last
night, and humanitarians from all over
the world eheered his plea In favor Of
making their lives peaceful.
Mrs. Belya Lockwood. the washington
sudragist, caused Delegate Partridge 70
make a speech on mice and cats when
she asked him how the feline creation
Jared out in the golden West.
Fine, said Mr. Partridge I'VE have
cat hospitals there that are modern In
every respect. We have no hospital for
mice, however. which reminds me of a
little boy of my acquaintance, and an
episode of recent date, He was a bright
little boy, of pious nature, and one day
he asked himself what he had done thar
day that was worthy in the eyes Of God.
Just then he heard the snap of mouse
trap iE his mothers pantry. and he ran
thither. where he found a poor little
rodent squirming and sqaeaking under
The cruel steel band that fell with crush
ing force upon its neck"
Audience Is Sad.
There were no tears among the 300 dele
gates who were listening to the address,
but they sat solemn and waited TO learn
what the kind little boy did.
My little friend was a humanitarian" ."
continued the speaker. He lifted the pill
lory and freed the Cloud applause) little
sufferer continued applause), and, now,
my friends. this is a sample Of West
Coast humanitarianism." (Much more
applause)
A paper on "The English boardng-out
system by Miss NJ. H. Mason. of Lon
don, disclosed great many sorrows in
the realms of those who are compelled to
board out in the world metropolis, and
was the subject of general discussion
after it was read.
Pleads for Children.
''The selection of a proper home for
child, where the family which pro-
poses TO care for it is not so poor as TO
need 10 deprive the child of comforts.
where the home is not too crowded, and
where the child will learn to live de-
Gently in the sphere of life which it will
probably attain, are especially impor-
tant,' said Miss Mason. Inspection Of
homes, TO be successful must include
frequent visits to the homes and not
merely a superficial inspection OF out
ward appearances.
J. j. l<elsO, of Toronto, Canada, read a
paper on The teaching of kindness"
and advocated more heart culture in the
schools Of the country on the ground
that children who are educated in kind
ness and thoughtfulness are rarely found
in the criminal class. The love of ami
mails. birds, and nature furnished the
mind with safeguard against many of
the Ills of life. and impaired a culture
and courtesy that would elevate and en-
noble character.
Greetings to Founder.
By unanimous vote, a cablegram was
sent TO Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry.
founder of the humane movement in the
United States. assuring him of the sue
cess OF the present convention and ex
tending him congratulations. Peter
Goelet Gerry, who is representing his
father at the congress, gave a dinner
in honor of the foreign delegates and
the officers at the Metropolitan Club
last night
Work for protection of children In
Germany" was the title of a paper by
Pastor Bhanson, Of Hamburg. He paid
his respects to vivisection in his state
ment that any animal used in experiment
must be made permanently unconscious.
The catching Of birds In traps is pro-