.\.ss(XMati()n is now soincwhal misleading and will soon be changed. We 

 maintain an office open throughout the \ear, and besides holding the 

 Parade carry on the following activities: — 



1. Assisting other Societies to hold Work-Horse Parades, and giving 

 addresses, illustrated hy stereopticon pictures. 



2. The holding of Meetings and Smoke Talks for Dri\ers and horse- 

 men generally, with the display of stereopticon pictures. 



3. The Preparation and Distribution of Stable Rules, of Drivers' 

 Rules, and of Hot-Weather Rules. 



4. The Publication and Distribution of Bulletins in regard to the 

 care and treatment of horses. 



5. The showering of horses in the streets of Boston during days 

 of excessive heat. 



6. Agents, unpaid, to assist us in the cities and towns of Massachu- 

 setts, and elsewhere in New England. 



7. The maintenance of a free hospital for horses in the city of Boston. 



8. A system of assisting purchasers to buy horses. 



9. A system of Stable Inspection. 



These activities w^ill be found described separately, but briefl}' below. 



ASSISTING OTHER SOCIETIES 



We have almost daily requests from all j)arts of the United States, 

 from the Provinces, and sometimes from more distant lands for informa- 

 tion about Work-Horse Parades, to which wq are always glad to respond. 

 We have a collection of slides for the stereopticon display of pictures of 

 work-horses and other horses, and we are happy to lend them to any person 

 or association desiring to use them. There was an excellent Work-Horse 

 Parade in Lynn on June 17, 1912, held by the L3'nn Driving Club, and 

 another equalh' good at Waltham, held on April 19, 1913. by the Waltham 

 Animal Aid Society. This Association furnished the judges for both these 

 Parades. 



MEETINGS FOR DRIVERS 



A Smoke Talk for drivers, stablemen and all other persons interested 

 in horses was given on Januar\- 24th, at Kingsley Hall, with short addresses 

 by Dr. F. H. Rowley, Mr. W. D. Quimb\' and the President of the Asso- 

 ciation, followed by a display of stereopticon pictures. A similar enter- 

 tainment, without the smoking, and with the addition of some musical 

 performances w^as given at the same place on February 21st for the drivers, 

 their wives, and any other ladies who wished to attend. The pictures 

 were also shown at Wellesley College on April 24, 1913, upon the invitation 

 of Miss Mary C^aswell. 



