WORK-HORSE PARADES 



HE Work-Horse Parade originated in England, and for 

 many years it has been an annual event in London 

 and Liverpool. The first Parade of the kind on this 

 continent was held in Boston on Memorial Day, May 30, 

 1903, by ten or twelve men who had previously been 

 unacquainted with one another, but who were drawn 

 together by their interest in horses, — especially in the 

 ill-treated horse. Soon afterward they were incorpo- 

 rated under the name of the " Boston Work-Horse Parade Association;" 

 and we beg that all humane persons who have property to dispose of will 

 bear this title in mind. 



The Association has no endowment whatever, and the difficulty in 

 raising the money necessary to carry out the Parade is very great. Several 

 of the Directors devote to it far more time and energy than they can afford 

 to expend, outside of their regular occupation; and the want of funds is 

 a continual source of anxiety. Every year the Parade increases in size 

 and consequently in expense, and the very success of the Association seems 

 likely to prove its ruin. It is only through the great generosity of a few 

 men and w^omen, among w^hom are the wddow and relatives of the late 

 R. A. Lawrence, the founder and first President of the Association, that 

 the Parade has been maintained for the past few years. 



The Parade-idea is gradually extending over the continent, and, in 

 every case, so far as we know, the Boston Parade has served as a model. 

 This is true of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Buffalo, Bur- 

 lington (Iowa), New Orleans, Minneapolis, Seattle, Tacoma, San Francisco 

 and Oakland, Muskegon (Mich.), Hanover (N. H.), Nashua (N. H.), 

 Waltham (Mass.), Toronto and Halifax. 



It gives us the greatest pleasure to send copies of our circulars, cata- 

 logues, instructions to judges, and other documents to any society or person 

 who contemplates the holding of a Parade; and all persons are at liberty to 

 reprint and publish the circulars and Bulletins issued by this Association. 

 In particular cases, we shall be glad to furnish information and advice by 

 personal letters or interviews. We have a collection of slides for a stere- 

 opticon display of pictures of work-horses and other horses, and we are 

 happy to lend these to any association or person desiring to use them. 



