Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-18
Midsummer Charities
To Benefit Animals

| To the Editor OF The Star:
Midsummer Is upon us and most OF
| US have either had or expect to have
vacation. Again this year would Sug-
our vacation fund for our child and AMI
NAL friends who must depend upon our
Kindness for any relief from crowded,
hot city quarters, toll and neglect.
Outings are provided little children
| and boys and girls by such institutions
as the Associated Charities, Central
Union, Gospel and other missions OF
various religious faiths. Help some neg
lected little child soul TO a treat OF
Gods great outdoors and fresh fruits
and vegetables.
The Washington Humane Education
Society would greatly appreciate funds
| Tor vacations of one or two weeks Tor
! tired horses at the society'S Be Kind to
Animals Rest Farm, near Potomac, Nd,
| and Will be glad to hear by phone or
| letter of horses in need of such and
/ arrange with their owners for the loan
| OF substitute horses If owners prove
worthy and depend entirely upon their
| horses for living. A couple of dollars
Will provide green pastures, grain, well
| come shade and grateful rest for
| whole week for each of these faithful.
| patient servants of man.
The agents of the humane society
are especially busy during the heated
| term attending to cases of suffering
| among the four-footed victims of mans
| appetites in markets large and small,
and increased membership in the So
ciety encourages their efforts.
The work of the Animal Rescue
League is doubled and tripled for at
least three reasons during vacation time
| and funds are needed for these emer-
gencies over the ordinary running ex-
penses furnished by the Community
Chest.
Cd Many last minute calls from those
| leaving town to get pets or StrayS they
will not abandon must be answered; (2I
the usual increase of calls from owners
| for removal of unprovided for offspring
of their pets demands attention, and 90
most needful of all is as prompt as
! possible rescue of literally hundreds OF
! kittens and cats and great many dogs
and pups from all sort of conditions of
| just unwanted Strays to those OF
| thoughtless and willful desertion.
| An unusual number of houses and
buildings are being vacated and torn
| down this year. May l appeal to own
erS and occupants of such to please do
all in their power to humanely dispose
of any cats and kittens or other animals
around. In many cases numberlesS cats
have been allowed to multiply at these
places, ana nave UecLl IldIUOIcu 1Ol
| their usefulness as protectors against
rats and mice If other homes are not
to be provided for them and the oc-
cupantS cannot personally get them to
the Animal Rescue League, will they
not at least notify the league we'll in
advance of vacating, rather than
abandoning them or waiting until the
last minute to call in, so that they may
be more easily obtained while there is
still some food supply: also to prevent,
if already wild, their becoming more
terrified by the commotion of building
razing and the danger of being buried
alive by debris in their hiding places.
otherwise, when finally reported, these
poor creatures, facing starvation and
fright, must be fed and coaXed, prefer
ably at dusk, for days and often weeks.
This requires much patience and time
on the part of the ever busy league
matron or members, and also funds for
food. AS one of the latter, and suffering
with such deserted feline friends, for
over a month have been coaxing and
feeding from Is to 20 around the now
entirely vacated Government dormi-
tories on the Union Station Plaza, out
side my Government office hours and
between trains to my suburban home.
Another Sympathizer has provided milk
and also feeds several little squirrels
which seem deserted. The league
matron has rescued four and five cats
and kittens Whether I succeed in get
ting the remaining 9 or 10 depends
upon time and the razing of the build
ings shall do my best. But this is
only one single case of scores. Will not
the public cooperate as much as pos
sible by following the above suggestions
and preventing tragedies to these help
less cats? VIRGINIA w. SARGENT.