Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-20
IN BEHALF Of
LOWER ANIMALS
Special Effort Being Made to Care
for Faithful Servants of Man
in the War.

The members Of the Delaware SocietV
for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 Animals
are this week engaged III quiet observ-
ance of ono If the most important move
ments IN the annals Of the organization
They are loining with lovers Of animal.
all over the country - observing Be
Kind To ANN aln week Their ot,scrv-
ancc Of this week has IN noway detracted
from their active participation IN Liberty
Loan work or ~ the other patriotic move
mcnis now being carried on in this colin-
try. The Delaware Society has also made
tins week the occasion for a quiet hut
effective movement Ia increase their mem
bcrshIp and it has now been announced by
Frank Turner president of he organiza-
ton here. that 30 new members have been
added TO tho rolls Of these A are contrib
uting members and six life mem bcr-
The purpose oi this membership drive
y not only To spread the principles 81
kindness Ia animals. but also 10 provide
funds for the American Red Star Animal
Relief This highly patriotic and necessary
organization WAS formed at the suggestion
Of tho Secretary of War and does for tho
animals IN war what the Rcd Cross docs
tor the soldiers II Is not only a humane
work fostcrcd and encouraged hy lovers Of
the dumb hnItcs who DO not want ~ soc
them suffer ncedlesslv. but II also has a
great useful field of action
Thousands and thousands of wounded
and SICK animals have been restored n
active service through the agency Of thus
organization and allied bodies and are now
engaged IN the great work OF helping their
human masters win the war on the
Western front The United States army
regards such services as highly essential
How essential il all is can be understood
from the fact that all the bclGgerents IN
Europe depend TO a great degree on vol
untcer veterinary organizations IN caring
Tor their animals.
The Delaware Society for he Prcyen-
ton OF Cruelty to Animals with the new
members added, now has a total Of IS5 I
men and women on is rolls The aim of /
the officers Is To obtain a total member T
ship of 800 In this way Delaware can do I
rs quota towards the work OF spreading !
the doctrine of kindness 10 animals and !
helping III the really great work nov being {
done IN Europe in attending to the animals +
Wounded on the battle front
This BE Kind 10 Animals Week will I
reach its climax next Sunday, which Will be I
known as Humane and Red Star SUNDAY
and Will he dedicated by thousands OF
lovers Of animals throughout this country
IL titt Ott>CI vance 81 lltlt lTlilNlllit
Clergymcn, many Of whom have shown the +
liveheSt interest in the work, are asked 70
mention il in their sermons, church people
generally are asked to give It a part Of |
their attention, and all members Of tts
various societies for the prevention Of I
cruelty to animals will observe il
The horses and dogs OF Europe the .
faithful servants of man, are today gong I
through the same dangers as their human +
masters. One Of the ambulance drivers
just back from the front tells how he Saw i
team Of SIX horses attached t. a heavy I
dray struck and killed hy one ot the huge
shells from 4 German gun.
Horses and mules sent over from the +
nlted States are DOING tremendous SER
wee IN CARRYING ammunition and supple,
In Europe they are using dogs for various
war purposes and IN every case the Red I
star Society, representing the thousands /
of animal lovers, H. ready to give AID and
attention when these creatures are wound
ed or SICK
The movement III Delaware Is attract
ing wider attention than before and it Is
that the Observance OF Humane
Sunday here Will be more general than
ever in the history Of this State lovers
Of animals