Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-17
Leadlng AtlantianS Offer
To Get 500 Members y
For Humane SOCletY

One hundred and fifty leading men
and women of Atlanta, at a dinner
Monday night at the Peacock cafe,
pledged themselves to secure 500
members for the Atlanta Humane
society.
The goal of the society in it's cam
paign to raise $4,000 is 1000 men,
bers. With SIS as minimum dues,
this total would assure the sum the
society is seeking to place itself on
a firm financial footing and enable
it to continue it's work for the pre-
vention Of cruelty and the relief or
suffering.
After the dinner Monday night
which was the most important meet
ing in the history of the society,
committees are at work Tuesday
seeking new members in the effort
to bring the total to the 1000 mark.
The society will strive by the end
of the week to bring its campaign
to a successful close.
To everyone interested in humane
work. in helping the helpless, in pro-
tecting the street waif, the stray
dog, the il1-treated horse or mule,
the appeal is, made Tuesday to aid
the society by enrolling as one OF
it's mem bers and by inducing others
to enlist in the membership of this
organization which for half cen
speak for those that cannot speak
for themselves" Communications
relating to contributions and mem
berships should be addressed to john
A. Manget, Gambler building, who is
chairman of the campaign, or to the
office of the society, COS Chamber
of Commerce building.
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ciety, introduced the speakers at
the dinner Monday night
The opening address was by cap
tain John F. Burke, the first presl-
dent of the society. He told of how
it was organized in 1873 and of now,
since then. It has worked always to
prevent cruelty and relieve suffer,
the most meager income and ma
been forced to depend chiefly on the
devotion of it's members,
He was followed by Mrs. Samuel
Lumpkin who, speaking for the wom-
en- of Atlanta, gave the assurance
that they are heart and soul with
the society and will give it their
fullest support.
Jerome Jones, president of the
Southern Labor Congress and editor
Of the Journal of Labor, told of the
aid the society has given in the en-
actment of child labor Jaws, the abol-
ishment of the convict lease system,
and the abandonment Of flogging as
a punishment at the city workhouse.
DR.. J. Sprole Lyons, pastor OF the
First Presbyterian church, said:
eff the Humane society can get
before the people what it has done
and what it proposes to do, its hght
is won. No association in Atlanta
has a cleaner or more honorable rec
ord. Let us tonight open up new
chapter in the life of this institu-
ton"
r. F. Shedden, a pioneer member
of the society, first told of what II
it's work be enlarged for the aid OF
me Mrs ne'p r. k. Rambo said: 1.-TWO
things to which 1 have looked for
ward have come to pass. One was
the laying Of the cornerstone OF
Wesley Memorial church. The other
is this, meeting, the largest gather
ing in the history of the Humane So
ciety. 1t remained for Mr.. Nanget,
who does everything well, to bring
about such a conference in behalf OF
our society"
w. Woods White, one Of the lead
ers in the campaign by the Humane
society, appealed for support from
Atlanta for the campaign to place the
society on a firm financial footing.
The explanation was made that
the society is seeking 1000 members,
and pledges of membership followed:
The Atlanta Woman's club Pledged
100 members. A committee of which
Lucien York is chairman, pledged SO
members. The Billy Sunday club,
John Silvey & Company, L. w. Rog-
ers company, Julian Boehm, W. T.
Dreger and Will v. thinner each
pledged 20 members, and other
pledged followed of Is, 1 and mem