The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-02-10
Head Of tinmane Society VIII Serve
eas Executive TOR another Year,
b Being Chosen Last
y &c Night:
ANNUAL MEETING HELD
Reports Of Various officers Were Re
ceived-Attention Of Street
Commission Called to-
Street.

Burton Wilkinson was reelected
president of the Humane Society at
the annual meeting held in the Com
mercial club room last evening. The
other officers are:
C. F. Mcfarland, first vice president.
Rev. George G. Williams, second
vice president.
Edgar Cochrane, treasurer.
Miss NJ. Olive Sutton, secretary for
the following month.
The secretary, treasurer and special
officers reports were read and the
board of directors elected as follows:
William Aldrich, George S. Tucker, II.
H. Bradford, Rev. George c. Giglinger,
H. o. Whitney, Miss Leo Currier,
Miss Lena Haskins and L. A. Hamill,
the last named succeeding Rev. Row
ena Morse.
The meeting decided to call atten-
ton of the street commissioner to
the condition of Fifth street between
Johnson and Main. Scarcely day
passes, it is said, but horse falls
on account Of the faulty construction
of the street.
Special Officers Monthly Report.
One case on account Of disease.
/ Owner forbidden to water at fountain.
Two cases OF cruelty to horses. In
formation filed.
Two cases of horses ordered killed.
n.-1 ,o,o no hnrco in hod condition
One case of dog abandoned.
! Five cases of investigation without
grounds.
Two cases of teams ordered rough
shod.
Three cases of horses ordered blan-
keted.
-Four cases of horses in bad condi-
ton.
One case of horse, harness adjusted
One case of horse ordered fed anc
rested.
one case of children without
grounds.
One case of cruelty to horse.
One case of team ordered to double
lon Main street HILL
Two cases of horses; ordered out o.
harness. 2
: One case of supervision over horse
Secretary's Report for 1910.
The secretary's work is of such al
uninteresting nature it hardly seem:
). worth while to prepare . report. The
5 members and general public being in
9 terested in that contained in the spe
i cial officers.
a 1t is with a feeling of qualification
i that the society sees the second yea
Y of it's existence rounded out.
! The work has been carried on in
e quiet way but it is apparent to thos'
e on the streets that Humane Societ.
j. is at work in the city.
J. The calls made upon us have beel
t so varied that we nave been compel
o ed to add branches of the work w
e had not thought of embracing whel
+ we organized.
| have been asked if we consider
II worth while? Could ] give account Q
d one case, I think every one woul
t, consider it alone was sufficient ref
n son for one years work. But we az
e here to our rule and respect tn
?, wishes of those concerned, to refrai
d from making public, whenever poss
a BILE, the name of those reported.
r Hampered as we are by our stat
IS laws and by the lack of finances, W
II have not been able to do as much a
e the general public expect. We al
n hoping that our legislators will recoI
re nize the need of humane worker
1t and laws enabling us to handle case
g, more expeditiously, will be passed
We have received pamphlets frol
the Boston Work Horse Parade ASS
e citation concerning their work in the
g. city. Annually work horse parade
l. held, prizes being given and every e.
10 couragement is offered to the owner
le of work horses to better the horse
al condition.
Ii Other pamphlets treat Of the wv
Of tering and Bedding" of horses, also
e. the Disposal of Ola Horses" Speci
stress is laid upon the watering
= the horse at night, and the need
bedding whenever in the barn as IL
horse can lie down to rest at any tim
e. The Colorado Society generous
'u sends US copies of its magazine "Chi
CT and Animal Protection one numb
re giving the Humane Society's view
Id the juvenile court which it has new