The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
mrs. WOOD AGAIN
ELECTED HEAD Of.
HUMANE SOCIETY
Active Worker Is Called to
Twelfth Consecutive Year
of Service Directors
Are Named

For the twelfth consecutive year
Mrs. w. N. Wood was elected pres
ident of the Birmingham Humane So
ciety at its recent annual meeting
When Mrs. Wood took charge II
years ago the society had very few
members and little interest was
taken in it. Today there are several
hundred members of the society and
its activities have extended through
out the county.
Mrs. Wood has devoted much of her
time and means toward the further
ance of humane work, and under hel
regime humane methods of dealing
with animals have been adopted. But
the society also looked into acts OF
cruelty or neglect of children and
have Investigated many cases of this
character
Probably the greatest achievement
of the society during the past few
years was the acquisition of a large
piece of property on Avenue A, with
large building on it, which is used
for headquarters of the society, and
place for the treatment of ami
mails
Officers elected for the present
year are as follows: - Mrs. William
N. Wood, president; Mrs Charles
Whelan, first vice president; Mrs
B. L. Guice, second vice president;
Mrs. z. It. Rudolph. third vice pres
ident; William N. Wood, secretary
AL c. CARRIER, treasurer; Fred Pender,
humane officer.
Members of the society elected to
serve as directors for the present
year are as follows: Mrs. Mary
Echols, Mrs. Mary NJ Sharpe, Miss
Nellie Castleman, Miss Angelina G.
Nrc T
Crittenden, Mrs. julius Goslin, Mrs.
j. L. Mcdonald, Mrs. E. Davies, Mrs.
Katie Cherry, Mrs. L. B. Flanagan.
Mrs. Charles Whelan,' Mrs. b. L.
Guice, Mrs. William N. Wood, Mrs.
C. e. Kirk. Mrs. Sallie o. Cooper, Mrs.
j. b. Branum, Mrs. George Ash, Mrs.
H. S. Worsham, r. T. Ashford,
Charles H. Mandy, Frank Gafford,
Eugene Flies, Hugh Seals, N. B. Stack,
]. w. Altman, AL G. CARRIER, William
N. Wood, z. T. Rudolph, Give DAILY,
DR.. b. A. Piatt and Dr. A. H French.
The annual report stated that 1854
cases had been Investigated and cared
for during the past year. and that
out of this number there were 4S
cases involving human welfare, the
remainder of the cases involving ami
mails. The cases involving human
beings ranged all the way from cruel
treatment of children to families
abandoned by the father of the home
and left In destitute circumstances.
Two girls, ages IL and 10 years. We're
found in destitute circumstances, and
turned over to the welfare depart
ment. A negro woman, widow, was
found with six children, all suffering
for lack of food, starved cow in
the yard and a goat that had long
been neglected. The welfare depart
ment sent temporary relief.
The number of horses and mules
retired from service as the result of
inspections made by the society to-
tailed 81, and the number humanely
shot totaled 70. Three cows were
humanely shot.
The total number of dogs, puppies.
cats and kittens electrocuted and
chloroformed by the humane officer
was 1871, of which number 1887 in
volved dogs electrocuted by request.
fourteen people were arrested and
convicted as a result of investigation
made by the society. Fines paid by
these offenders totaled 1913.