50th Anniversary: Brilliant Beginnings
Although DFW Humane Society was officially incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1967, the plans began 7 years earlier in 1960! This image is a clipping from the Irving Daily News about the first election of officers printed on Sunday, February 21, 1960.
Here is the full text of the article along with the text of the photo caption:
Sunday, February 21, 1960
Irvingites Form Humane Society
The newly organized Irving Humane Society met and elected officers Sunday, Feb. 14 in the home of Mr. & Mrs. Carl D. Bausch, <address redacted>. Officers are: Carl D. Bausch, president; Mrs. I. Hardesty, vice president: recording secretary, Mrs. Ralph Cook, corresponding secretary, Mrs. Carl D. Bausch, Mrs. I. Turner, treasurer. Elected to the Board of Directors were Mr. and Mrs. William Yount, Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Simmons. Mrs. Jack Woodard was appointed Chairman of the Ways and Means committee.
The organization is in the process of being incorporated under the laws of Texas.
The Irving Humane Society is a charitable organization whose purpose is to promote kindness to domestic and wild animals through education and publicity among adults and minors. They believe as Albert Schweitzer has clearly stated in a quotation that, “when so much mistreatment of animals continue, when the cries of thirsty beasts from our railway cars die out unheard, when so much brutality prevails in our slaughterhouses, and when animals meet a painful death from unskilled hands, when animals suffer incredibly from merciless men, then we ALL bear the guilt of it”. Therefore they oppose every kind of cruelty from brutal transportation and slaughtering methods, surplus breeding of cats and dogs down to the exploitation of chicks and rabbits at Easter.
There objective is an adequate animal shelter where stray and unwanted animals would be received and given humane care until disposed of in one of three ways, by being returned to their rightful owner, placed in suitable homes, or humanely destroyed. The shelter will be run on a voluntary basis by time donated by the members of the organization.
The Irving Humane Society who lists 60 members is presently seeking new members and volunteer workers. Anyone interested should contact the Club President, Carl D. Bausch.
Mrs. Woodard announced plans at the Sunday meeting for a bake sale and rummage sale to be announced later.
Photo caption: HUMANE SOCIETY …The newly organized Irving Humane Society held election of officers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Rausch, <address redacted>. Pictured (l to r) Bausch, Mrs. Bausch, Mrs. Ralph Cook, Mrs. I. Turner, Mrs. I Hardesty, Mr. and Mrs. William Yount and Mrs. Jack Woodard.–News Staff
