Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-04-09

| The Temperance meeting held Mt the vestry of
Fort Street Church last Saturday evening was
well attended. The committee appointed at the
previous meeting to prepare place of organiza-
ton presented the following report;
Mn. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Your
Committee appointed to take into consideration
and report upon the desirabihty and form of or
ganization beg to report having met ON Monday
and Friday eveningsto confer thereon and also from
individual consultations, To gain the views and
periences of the community so az to arrive at as
correct basis of action rs possible. The dcsira
bility of an effort in behalf of Temperance il
conceded on all sides but in view of the repeated
failures of organized societies, your committee has
been led to consider the adv1sabihty OF entering
upon this work in different way. viz:
The appointing of committee of Il persons,
representing the different ages, classes and sexes
of tue community, to have the general manage
ment of Temperance work, with power TO appoint
committees for the various branches, and that the
public generally interested III the cause OF Tenn
perance he cordially invited to cooperate with
this committee which shall serve for one year.
Also that meetings be held on the first Monday
evening of each month. commencing with May.
In order to obviate the difficulty of obtaining
large committee from general meeting of per-
sons, not only suitable but willing to serve in the
ranks of Temperance Advocates your committee
have selected the following list, and beg to nomi-
nate them in the event of the foregoing recommend
ed plan being adopted
DR.. G. NJ Hyde, p. C: Jones, DR.. j. NJ. Whitney,
Mrs. j.. g. Dickson, Miss. NJ. A. Chamberlain.
Mrs. $. M. Damon. Mrs. d. +. Dillingham;, Miss.
T. Lack, Miss. d. Bishop, VIM A. Kinney, Bradley
Bishop II. NJ. Dow, Edwin A. Jones, Joseph Gill
man, j. u. Atherton, Capt Babcock ID. r. Peter
son. Chas. Clark, f. Dempsey, T.. G. Damon, T. g.
Thrum.
1t is planned that such n committee shall work
through Its sub committees in the various chan
nels that are, or may, open up to temperance
work. whether for lectures. social entertainments,
religious, literary political care, pledges &c and
To furnish reports of the progress of its work at
the annual meeting.
The subject of paper devoted to the interest of
Temperance has also been duly considered by
your committee who find that the expense would
be difficult to meet without regular pledged support
This and the fear that the very parties classes
aimed at would not be reached, has shown your
committee that the medium of the existing papers
could be employed to diiTuse articles to better ad-
vantage, as their columns always open to
matters of public interest.
Respectfully submitted, in behalf of the Com'te
THos. &. THRuM,
Chairman
Various addresses and excellent four part
song by Mrs. landlord. Miss and Messrs w. L.
and w. Jones added to the interest of the meeting
which continued till O'Clock, adiourning to meet
on the first Monday evening in May.
The Committee met last Monday evening at the
residence of Mrs j. &. Dickson. DIR. Hyde was
elected permanent Chairman, and w. A. Kinney,
Secretary. The following subcommittee were
then chosen for active work, to report again in
Committee of the whole week before the
| next general meeting
On Pledges-J. B.. Atherton, Miss Lack, G. B..
| Bishop.
On Finance-P. c. Jones, T. q. Thrum.
| On Relef-Mrs. J. G.. Dickson, Mrs. $. M. Da-
mon. Mrs. b. L. Dillingham;, L. c. Damon.
! On the Press-Dr. c. NJ Hyde, Mrs. b. f. Dill
! lingham, 4. G.. Thrum.
| On Public Meetings-Dr J. NJ Whitney, T..
Dempsie, Miss M. A. Chamberlain.
| On Music-Mrs S. M. Damon, Mrs. l.. G. Da-
| mon
! On Statistics of Intemperance-W A. Kinney,
| d. p. Peterson.
On Enforcement of Law-Capt. Babcock, P. c.
| Jones' Chas. Clark.
10 Work Among the Young-E. A. Jones, j.
Gilman, Miss ID. Bishop.
! Rescue Conmittee-D. p. Peterson, H. M. Dow,
| G. Blackburn.
Power given each Committee to secure such
co-workers the interest of the work demanded.