Concerning Cat Clubs and Cat Shows 



Recording Secretary. — Miss Lucy Claire Johnstone. 



Treasurer. — Mrs. Charles Hampton Lane. 



Mrs. Elwood H. Tohnan. 



Mrs. J. H. Pratt. 



Mrs. Mattie Fisk Green. 



Mrs. F. A. Story. 



Miss Loviise L. Fergus. 



The club is anxious to have members all over the 

 United States, just as the English cat clubs do. The 

 non-resident annual fees are only one dollar, and a 

 member has to be proposed by one and endorsed by 

 two other members. The register cats for the stud 

 book are entered at one dollar each, and it is proposed 

 to give shows once a year. The main objects of the 

 club are to improve the breeds of fancy cats in 

 America, to awaken a more general interest in them, 

 and to secure better treatment for the ordinary com- 

 mon cat. The shows will be given for the benefit of 

 the Humane Society. 



The Chicago Cat Club has done excellent work 

 also, having established a cat home, or refuge, for 

 stray, homeless, or diseased cats, with a department 

 for boarding pet cats during the absence of their 

 owners. It is under the personal care and direction 

 of Dr. C. A. White, 78 E. 26th Street The first cat to 

 be admitted there was one from Cleveland, Ohio, 

 which was to be boarded for three months during 

 the absence of its owner in Europe and also to 

 be treated for disease. This club was incorporated 



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