Evening star., 1916-01-15
Number of Arrests Increase
During Year, and Improve
ment Is Noted.
REPORT OF ACTIVITIES
is MADE BY PRESIDENT
Officers Are Chosen for Another
Year and Walter Stilson Hutch
ins Is Again President.

Greater cooperation on the part OF
the police with the Washington HUI
name Society was responsible for an in
creased number of arrests last year in
cruelty to animal cases, and a general
improvement in humane work in the
District, according to a report made to
the society at its annual meeting in
the Shoreham Hotel Thursday after
noon by Walter Stilson Hutchins,
president.
Mr.. Hutchins was chosen to serve
another year at the head Of the organi-
zation. Others elected to serve with
him are John C. Wise. first vice presi-
dent; J. B. T. Tupper. Miss Emily ".
Lindsey, Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe
and Mrs. Edward Douglas White, vice
presidents; John P. Heap, secretary; w.
Clarence Duvall. treasurer. and the fol-
lowing members of the executime COM
mittee: Chester A. Snow, Archibald
Hopkins, Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith,
Frank J. Lewis, Rear Admiral Charles
E. Clark, Rear Admiral S. A. Stanton,
John H. Hewson, Herbert Putnam,
Thomas Featherstonhaugh and John B.
Larner.
Appreciates Police Assistance.
The meeting drew out fair attendance
of members, and was one Of the shortest
annual sessions in the history of the or
ganization. Optimism featured the re-
ports of all the officers. Mr. Hutchins
spoke appreciatively of the assistance given
by the police and of the personal interest
taken in the work of the society by Maj.
Pullman, superintendent of the police de-
department. He declared that whereas
previously agents of the society would
cause ten arrests to every one initiated
by a member of the police force, this
ratio had been very much reduced during
the year just closed. He also stated that
sentiment in the Police Court toward tho
work Of the society appeared to have
changed, and that convictions are now
easier to obtain.
The report Of Secretary Heap showed
that during the year the society had in
agents examined 1895 animals during
that period. prosecuted 712 cases Of
cruelty in the Police Court and obtained
692 convictions. One hundred and
seventy mine animals were humanely put
to death.
The society lost twenty nine members
during the year, it's total membership
at the present time being 233. There
was collected from all sources during
the year. according to the report Of
Treasurer Duvall. total of S12,9O7.73
Disbursements amounted to $1143714
leaving the society with a balance at
the close of the year of $1,470.59. :.
Humane Educational Work.
Much stress was laid by President
lIutchins, Secretary Heap, Vice Presi-
dent Wise and others who spoke on
the importance of continuing humane
educational work In the public schools
Since this work was started In April,
1910, 2.203 bands of mercy have been
organized in the public schools with a
total enrolment of a0.416.
During the school months of 1915
the society employed a representative,
Miss Mary Harold. in the white public
schools. and for four months of the
time Mrs. Lillian c. Wilkinson In the
colored schools. organizing bands of
mercy. In this period they visited 115
schools, organized 1874 bands of mercy
and enrolled 1925 new members
Rear Admiral s. A. Staunton, treas
urer of Washington's other humane
agency, the Animal Rescue League,
which was organized more than a year
cfety during the past twelve months
He stated that between 5000 and 900
animals were received. some of which
were placed in homes and others hu-
namely DESTROYED. and that the society
had bought and killed twenty three
horses in order to end the suffering to
which they were being subjected.
The society announced that during
1915 one new fountain was erected on
the north side of Lamont street near
edged the gift of fountain from Mrs.
Thomas F. Bayard. There are now
IA fountains in operation in the Dis
trict and the society has others on
locations can be found.