The Washington times., 1913-12-03
WORLDS FRIENDS
,. !, OF ANIMALS MEET
,siany Countries Represented in
Congress Intended to Wipe
s out Vivisection.

vivIsection in all its phases will b.
discussed at the sessions of the first in
Fernational anti-vivisectiOn and anima
protection congress ever held in tn,
United States, which meets in this city
December s.
Delegates from all parts of Europ,
and from practically every State in the
Union. will be present. The convention
which Will last four days. viii be nota.
Die for its open discussion of vivisec.
fion. II being the purpose of its sponsors
40 have an absolutely open forum or
The subject.
hfrs. Clinton Pinckney Farrell, of New
kerk. secretary of the international
tnti-vivisecticn organization, not more
than ten. she SAYS, have favored unre-
stricted vivisection
I High dignitaries of the various
thurches, Senators, governors. Con
Fessmen, members of parliament nrem-
Rers of foreign nobilitIeS, labor leaders
socialists, professors. army and navy
Nfiicers journalists, lawyers. and au-
hors. all will he represented at tho
coming congress.
Among the numerous foreign vice
presidents who will not attend. but who
pave prepared papers TO be read. are
fhe duchess OF Somerset, tbe March
Eoness of Donegal. the Princess Melc
ksarese. president of the Society for the
prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of
aples: the Countess Ruth, president
the Swedish Ladies' Society for the
prevention of Cruelty TO Animals.
Eockholm: Lord Ernest Hamilton, Sir
Seorse Kekewich. X. c. B.: George
Greenwood, member of parliament:
Charles Beauquer. member of the
fnamber of deputies; Maurice Barres,
Hlember OF the French Academy; Lieu
tenant Colonel Mehrn, Copenhagen;
S4err Thomas Vorstius. president of the
society for the Prevention of Cruelty
10 Animals, of Amsterdam. Holland +:
SER Magnus Schwantje. honorary sec
fetary Of the Society for the Prevention
pi Cruelty to Animals, of Berlin; Leon
an Peborg, manager of the Royal
Entwerp Society for the Prevention of
Euelty TO Animals: Fru Constance
llner. founder of Finnish societies for
fne prevention of cruelty to animals
belsinGfors. Finland; Sir ]. II. Thorn
ten, K c. B.; DR.. Henri Boucher, pres
nent of the International Union Op-
posed to Vivisection; DR.. Foveau de
Eolrmelles, president of the French So
tiety Opposed to Vivisection: DR.. l..
Ruidde.' member of the Bavarian par
bemenf; DR.. Albert Robin. commander
OF tae Legion of Honor, and DR.. s. de
snVers- president of the Society for the
prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
Nantes.
s The first day of the congress will be
devoted to reception at the Raleigh
hiotel. followed by moving picture
exhibit bearing on thes work Of the
organization.
The second days session will be open
cd by the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding. D.
addresses will be made by Edward H.
Element. president of the congress; Will
jam Jennings Bryan. Mrs Caroline
Earle White. on the history of the anti
Ernest Smith; Ernest Thompson Seton,
on cruel methods in trapping; Francis
a. Rowley, president of the Massachu-
Setts Society for the Prevention OF
cruelty to Animals, on slaughter house
reform: Mrs. James Speyer president
ef the New York Woman's League for
Animals, on animal hospitals; Fred
rick p. Bellamy,r on anti-cruelty So
cleues as against cruelty; Miss Lind-af-
Hageby. on the constructive side of the
snti-viyisection movement; Hamilton
Fisk Biggar, A. NJ. NJ. D., LII. D., hon.
orary president of the American In
stitute of Homeopathy, on the restric-
ton of vivisection. and Miss Janet
5io hards. on regulated vivisection.
Wednesdays session will be opened by
Mgr William T. Russell. of St Pat
sick's Church. Washington, and ad-
dresses will be made by the Rev. Nor
man V. P Lewis, on the grace of kind
mess; Henry c. Merwin, president of
kbe Workhorse Relief Association, BOs-
Fon, on humane and sanitary stabling;
Senator Henry l.. Myers; DR.. c. w.
dulles, Of Philadelphia, on illusions
about hydrophobia; Frank stephens, on
The existing evidence of experiments on
.human beings: Jefferson Seligman, on
Kindness to animals: Senator Jacob II.
Gallinger: Dr. Albert Leffingwell on
the future OF Yivisection: DIR. Richard
Ccwen. OF London, on vlvisection mis-
leading: Daniel G. Beard, on wishy-
washy sentimentality. sanity, and COM
nonsense, cruelty and brutality with
reference to animals; DR.. Frank Z. AL
lard. Boston University Medical School
on dangers of Serum therapy.
Wide Discussion Tomorrow.
Thursdays session will be opened by
fhe Right Rev. Earl Cranston, bishop
.of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
and addresses will be
made by Porter F. Cope. on vaccina-
lion in relation TO animal and human
Mrs. May :. Lowell.
y
Mopre On discovering Darwin; Miss
on animal protection
IS against the evolution of morals:
Henry Z. LaniUs. Of Pennsylvania. on
Ehe danger of experiments on human
trings; Mrs. NJ. l.. Sharpe, president Of
gns Millennium Guild Boston, on viVI-
sctfen outside of medical research:
Siiiss Katherine S. Nicholson, on tns
source Of supply for vIvisection labora-
tories. and Prof. Augustus LevanZin.
A B.. Phi. G. on the medicine of the
tUture. dietotherapy.
! Among the prominent persons con-
rected with the work are Mrs. John +.
Henderson, Mrs. Crammond Kennedy,
pr Washington; Miss Clara Emory, sec
retary OF the National Society for tie
Humane Regulation OF Vivisection;
Mrs. Walston II. Brown. president of
The Child Welfare League. New York;
Mrs. Emile 3. Welton, president of the
New York TheosophicaI Anti-Vivisec-
lion Society; Mrs. George s. Lowell.
corresponding secretary OF the Nom-
EMS Pennsylvania Society for the Pre-
ention OF Cruelty to Animals: Mrs.
Maud r. InSersoll Probasco, CORE
spending secretary OF the ViviseCtion
League; Mrs. Huntington
smith, president of the Animal Rescue
League. Boston; Mrs. J. L. c. Hender-
son, secretary New England Anti-Vivi-
section Society. Boston; Miss Katha-
rine S. Nicholson. treasurer ex-
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