Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-22
HUMANE SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Mrs. w. A. Weldon of Los Angeles
Selected for Second Vice
President

the Tulare County Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children ana
Animals, was elected yesterday as
new director of the State Humane as
sociation of California. E. L. Conger
of Pasadena, ]. w. Davy of San Jose'
Matthew McCurrie of San Francisco
and H. J. Baldwin of San Diego were
reelected to the directorate. The
holdover directors are John Partridge,
San Francisco; w. d. J. Hambly, san
JOSE Mrs. w. A. Weldon, Los Angeles;
E. w. Newhall, San Francisco; n. w.
thinner, Los Angeles; Mrs. Laurance
Gronund, Oakland, e. M. Leitch, sac
ramento; Mrs. John S. Scott, santa
Cruz; B. M. Spencer, Santa Rosa, and
George Wharton James, Pasadena.
The directors organized last evening
by electing the following officers: DR..
e. L. Conger, president; DR.. j. w.
Davy, first vice president; MIS-. w. a.
Weldon, second vice president; Mat
thew McCurrie, secretary, and w. ID.
j. Hambly, treasurer
Resolutions passed at last evenings
session were as follows Condemning
the proposed revival of bulfighting in
Cuba; calling attention of all school
teachers in the state to the law on
compulsory humane education ana
asking the state legislature to pass the
following laws:
To permit the governor to appoint
O state humane officer with powers in
addition to the specific work of such
an officer, to assist and nourish local
organizations and establish humane
societies in localities where such work
is apparently needed; to forbid the
sale of disabled horses which have
been declared unfit for use; to add
new section to the present law author
iZing the arrest without warrant OF
child found in music halls and like
places to amend the present law IN
regard to county supervisors which
says they may pay at least $25 to
humane societies and make such ac-
ton compulsory; prohibiting the kill
ing of old and diseased animals and
feeding them to chickens or livestock;
providing for the adoption of delin-
ouent or dependent children; to define
the responsibility for misconduct of
children under Is years of age, and to
raise the age limit for children per-
mitted to buy cigarettes and tobacco
from 16 to Is years.
SPLIT OVER vIvIsECTION
The session yesterday afternoon was
the most lively of any held during the
three days reunion. After a somewhat
mild plea from Judge Rossiter of this
city for the legislative committee to
urge the passage of law making pos
sible a change of venue from one
county to another in cruelty cases, a
bomb was exploded in the anti-vivi-
sectionist camp by DR.. Henry Sherry
of this city, who read a paper sup
porting animal experimentation In no
uncertain terms.
DR.. Sherry evidently anticipated
trouble" for he prefaced his paper
with a modern Interpretation of an old
Greek phrase as follows: I'VE who are
about to be chastised salute you, the
State Humane society,"" The delegates
present listened attentively to his read
ing. but when DIR. B. b. Fullmer of
Los Angeles presented paper In re-
buttal the Observation-Disclosures broke
loose with frequent and prolonged ap-
plause.
The outcome was the introduction Of
a resolution by Mrs. Mary Thompson
of the California -Anti-vivisection so
ciety of Los Angeles condemning the
plicy of the program committee in de-
voting the time of two afternoon ses-
sions to the discussion of medical
topics to the exclusion Of humane sub
jects
The substance of the resolution was
that the policy Of the humane So
cieties as opposed to animal expert
mentation Is we'll known and that 1t
association to invite those of opposite
opinions to address the meetings than
it would be for w. c. T. u. conyen-
tion to invite supporters of redlight
district to tell them that the districts
are good thing for a community
The question of adopting the resolu-
tion caused another split and the
measure failed of passage, but 1t is
said there was an understanding that
Of f,RftI there no
injection of medical topics.
DELEGATES LEAVE HALL
Another subject which caused dis
sension was the hoy scout" question,
which finally caused an exodus of dis
satisfied delegates. A resolution was
passed at the morning session declar-
ing it advisable to thoroughly inves-
tigate the new movement with special
attention to its alleged militarism be-
fore placing the convention on record
as either indorsing or condemning the
idea. At the afternoon session re-
consideration was had, with the result
that the whole matter was laid on
the table as not germane to the work
of the humane societies.
Following this action Lloyd Macy
of this city introduced a motion plac-
ing the stamp of approval upon the
"boy scout movement. The motion
was railroaded through and when the
international peace advocates who
claim to see militarism in the move
ment discovered what had been done
they left the hall in a body, leaving
only thirty delegates present to attend
to the important duty of electing di-
rectors for the coming year.
The air was clarified to some extent
by the passing of t6ries of resolu-
tions thanking numerous individuals
for their good intentions" their good
work for the society" and other thank
YOU kindly measures. After several
post-session talks between those who
differed in opinion the dove Of peace
once more took up his abode among
the humanitarians without fear of be-
ing again frightened away.
PRISON REFORM ADVOCATED
Miss Philaleta Michaelson, attorney
of Los Angeles, delivered a strong ad-
dress at the morning session on
"Prison Reform" and her remarks met
with the approval of all present. She
declared that prison reform as
science means the recognition of hu-
name motives and the brotherhood or
man and that punishment in many
cases is cruel, inhuman and idiotic.
Edward Hyatt, state superintendent
of schools spoke on Humane work
in the Public Schools" A. L. Hamil-
ton. superintendent of the Pasadena
schools. spoke on a similar question,
and M. I. White of San Francisco
spoke on Dependent Children and
Our Laws"
Resolutions were passed condemning
Judges in some parts Of the state who
nullifv the humane laws by dlsmissing
prisoners and suspending Judgment