Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-31


members would be away for vacation in July.
and further, 1t was desirable to have It before
the annual June meeting. It was celebrated
according to the following
pRooR,uM,
T. Piano Duet. ..............M o1ar's ID symphony
Misses May htherton and Nellie Loerey.
Miss II. l.. Diekson.
D. vocal Trio .........,..." The Savoyard's Return.
Mise, 5. I. King, J. s. Parke, May Ath.r,on,
~ l.. Dickson, Mesdames J. ? Brown
and =, c, Damon.
I. Dumb Bell Quadrille.
Miss Hopper leader, Misses Ellen Hopper.
Nudge Dickson Agnes Judd, Char.
lotte Hall, Oracle Cooke, Annie
Forbes and May Warehouse.
s. vocal Solo. ..........."A Liil. Mountain Maid
Mrs J. :. Brown.
g. Address by tn. President. Mrs &c Damon
!, Chons.,.. ...i !, s s,SsstS foox, Rain.
Recitation "Thr Feast OF Flowers" e. Mrs Diing.
ham, Miss May Dillingham;.
0. Vocal Trio The Flower Greeting"
Mrs. J. r Haniord, Misses Ren,on, and Lewis.
The address OF the president, was a volumi-
nous and interesting document.
She tells us the story Of the life Of the society
in such happy, charming way that we almost
forget the Two diseouragemcnts which even
this most prosperous society met. The first
encouragement was trying 10 make the clothes
large enough for the giant natives of Ponape
about which she says:
1--WE had been told tina, the natives were
mostly stout and that we must not get the
articles too small. Too small wish YOU
could have seen them, for surely none but a
nation of giants could have worn The huge
sacks and volumnous shirt bands that went
down in our first BOX to Micronesia There is
nothing like experience to teach wisdom"
The other encouragement was this : they
made dozens Of articles of clothing Of differ
en-, sizes for poor little motherlcss boy at
Apiang-enough TO last him two or three
years. She says eve took great pains with
them and felt justly proud Of our work, so ina
gineour dismay when we afterwards learned that
the little boy never wore many Of them--the
pants, made as Honolulu boys wear them,
were considered too shor, for propriety in
tina; land of elaborate wardrobes.
Besides making clothing and patchwork
quilts for the heather, sending to Mrs. Rand,
their much loved missionary, such articles as
were needed, helping in any charitable object
that came under their notice. they have helped
in the following ways in 1874 they assisted
the "Ladies Benevolent Society" by a fame,
table at a fair, netting $243; again in 1876
they helped in the same way in 1875 the,
made their debut and realized $ISI, ($2s Of
which was donated to the Y. NJ. c. A. il
recognition Of the timely aid given by its mem
bers): in 1876 a fair gotten up by the WEI
cleaners netted $50: in 1880 they held fai
and realized Sligo; in 1881 they Melted Sal.
from fair; in 1883 they realized $500 from
an entertainment.
They supper, a beneficiary at Kawaiaha'
Seminary. They have helped poor littl
blind girl and made her happy by securinl
text books for the blind, so she has learned Il
read. They pay 81 month for a Hawaiian
bible.reader in Honolulu. In 1883 they mad
Mrs. Rand their own missicnery. In Januar
Of that year their first payment Of the 5000
year for her support was made. These are tn
definite objects for which they work but the
are always ready to aid in any charity.
A society that does so much good should b
encouraged in every way, and this idea an
others which supplement it are so well es
pressed in the conclusion Of Mrs. Damon
-fss-ss~s~ ss.-- i-.---,----.--a--.. .-...s.u.
T ust as sure as the first Saturday i
4 the month comes around--which is the regula
1 day for our meetings-just so sure does som
good mother or auntie, forgetting entirely III
: meeting Of that day, plan picnic for WAIKIKI
e or the woods, which always takes away mol
or less Of members, and naturally their intere
= in the society and its work flags; wherea
1 if they could only attend regularly, and the
e parents make it point to see that they d.
l. they will thus become intimately connected vii
y what transpires at each meeting, and will n
:. make any complaint Of want Of interest. I
4 dear mothers, aunties and older sisters, and
of brothers, please don't plan picnics, anythiI
e else distracting, for the first Saturday Of Il
IN month. For such society should exert
nj important influence upon our young people
lie training them for Christian work-and espe,
T. ally in these busy days, when our minds are
apt to be diverted by other things. And he
v | would enter plea, in behalf Of the Clean,
III to the mothers. For we have duty in rega
IN to It as well as our daughters who are membe
er It has come to me lately with much force II
&c there is great deal in habit If we do n
ht teach our children the importance Of attendi
church and Sabbath school while they arc I
der our influence, they are not likely to do
after they reach manhood and womanhood.
lance Of joining such societies as the 'Missio
AIRY cleaners and the ~. NJ. c. A. Boys a
IN after joining, their dn!y in the matter Of yes
er lar attendance, where will be our future "
mans Board and Young Mems Christian As
Citations, as well as our ministers and missi,
I've ariesi II is all work for the Master, and II '
=" the heads Of our households, take no inter
in this work, how can We expect those uni
nic our care to do so 2 Our children should ~
N np in this atmosphere, OF how keen will be
disappointment in future years should Il
nc evince little or no interest in the cause Of Chr
Ia And now, dear Cleaners, as we pass this lal
mark in Our history and enter upon new te
=, Of years, may we do so with renewed real-s
sherever our work in the future shall he, n
we, as individual members, siean so fai,hit
for the master in the worlds vast harvest tis
nd that, as was written Of one Of old, so, wi
'ad OUT life'work is done, il may be said Of 9,
one u US, She hath done what she could.
Kauai kof~4
A valued correspondent, at Kilauea Plar
ton. Kauai, favors the Press with the foil,
,n., 1 h-.a.u,ah Ii.