Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-02
SUGGESTIONS ON
ROSE DAWSON
MEMORIAL ASKED
Special Committee Finds Idea
Of Drinking Fountain I'M
practicable for Sani-
tary Reasons

! ASKING the puDilG LOT SuSSSSliOIS,
the special committee appointed by
the Humane Society TO take charge
Ct the Rose Dawson Memorial an
NJ uncCs that the original plan to in
stall q, drinking fountain for animals
has proved impracticable and that the
memorial must take some other form
| Accordingly, suggestions will be re-
, Ceived for the next ten days by the
special committee, of which Mrs. l., l..
McCandless is chairman.
At the end of that time, it is plan
ned to hold meeting OF the commit
tee to consider the suggestions and de-
eide what shall be done The meeting
| is now tentatively set for Tuesday,
! January -.
The plan for the drinking fountain
met with much favor because its spirit
| was regarded as particularly appro-
pirate in view of the life and good
deeds of Miss Dawson, for years the
Humane Society's special officer. How
ever. consultation with experts brought
! cut the fact that the animal foun-
tain would not be practicable from a
sanitary standpoint, owing to the ne
cessity for guarding against the spread
of CHAMBERS in Hawaii
The society named the following
special committee On the memorial,
to look into the ACCESSIBILITY of having
the fountain:
Mrs. L. L. McCandless, chairman,
Miss Helen Wilder, George C. Potter,
Miss Wilhelmina Tenney, Gerrit P.
Wilder, E. A. P Newcomb, A. Cart.
ley.
After consulting with veterinary sur
geons and horse-owrers, Mr.. Gartley
reported to the committee with the
following letter:
Mrs. L. l.. McCandless,
Chairman of the Rose Dawson
Memorial Committee.
For the Society for the Proven
ton of Cruelty to Animals,
Honolulu. T. II.
Dear Madam:-In conformity with
the request Of your committee as to
the ACCESSIBILITY of installing drink
ing fountain for animals, as a suit
able and fitting memorial to the mem
DRY of Miss Rose Dawson, | would =
say that have made inquiry of many
men representing interests in Homo
lulu using animals for draught pur.
poses, and find the opinion to be
unanimous that the installation of
public drinking fountain for animals
would be a step backwards in SAM
tation. Veterinary surgeons, owners
of animals and drivers of animals all
stated emphatically that they would
not allow animals of theirs to drink
at such a fountain, owing to the pos
sibility of contracting CHAMBERS and
other diseases.
Il know further, that on the plan
tations no animals other than the
plantation animals are allowed to
drink in their watering troughs. An
epidemic animals of CHAMBERS recently
occurred in the Hamakua district,
and the territorial veterinary depart
ment caused to be closed and Destroy
ed all of the public drinking troughs
from Hamakua to HiIo.
THE following letter expresses the
general opinion of those who have
knowledge OF the requirements of ami
mails and is quoted in full for the in,
formation of your committee:
In reference to your inquiry as to
the benefit of a public drinking foun-
tain for animals, allow me to state
that tie Humane Society cannot sug-
gest anything more serious than TO
advocate that proposition.
'"The prevalence of CHAMBERS and
other contagious diseases among the
horses here cannot be suppressed if
animals are allowed free access to
said fountain, unless an officer who
has a rood knowledge of the diseases
of animals is allowed to stand guard
at the fountain constantly.
I'VE have a community here who
conceals instead of helping our local !
in stamping out this dread
ed disease among animals.
Il for one will never allow an ami
NAL of mine to drink at public foun-
tain il | can possibly prevent it.
Il should therefore recommend to
your committee that no further aca
ton be taken toward the installation
of such a drinking fountain.
Upon this the committee voted unan-
mousiy to abandon the idea of drink
ing fountain, because of its danger to
he animals of the community. The
committee also decided to call for sug-
gestiOns from those interested, either
members of the Humane Society or
in the community generally. Mrs. Nc I
randless said this morning that any
suggestion handed in will be carefully
considered by the committee.
We hope to have immediate inter
st taken in the plans and suggestions
sent a. once, so that we may take
some action at the meeting on Janu-
lrV 49," she said today
The society has limited the fund to
1900. The suggestions should be ad.
dressed to the chairman of the com
nitteC, Mrs. l.. l.. MCCandless.
The Rose Dawson Memorial was
suggested as a tribute in respect to
he memory Of the special officer,