Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-08-02
Tbe strangers Friend.

The Strangers Friend Society is the pioneer
benevolent association Of the Hawaiian j.
lands. lis 32nd anniversary was held at
Woodlswn last Thursday afternoon and even
ing Al the business meeting in the afternoon,
the officers Ut the previous year were all re
elected as follows Mrs. 5. C. Damon. ptesi
lent Mrs. C. X. Bishop, FIRST ,ice.president
Mrs. ]. 5 McGrew, second vice.presidcnt
Mrs Alexander MackintoSh, director Mrs.
Lowell smith, secretary Mrs, 5 L. Bishop,
ireasurcr
The society was called together in 1851 and
organized during The following year with the
following membership Mesdamcs Newell,
Damon, Taylor, Patty, J. Judd, penhallow,
Newcomb, Snow, Bishop, Hoffman, Cart
wright, La,hrop, Knox, Illidge, Dominis,
Harris, Dimond, Hardy, Judd, Fuller, Anthem,
Bates, l.. Smith and J. II. Smith Messrs.
Stou, Tabor, Brown, Lee, Il. Judd, Ford.
Hall, Hack(eld, Lyon, {. c. Harris. Whitney,
Coney and Doctor Wood Misses Fowler,
Severance, Yeaton, Holt, Robinson, f. Judd,
L. Judd, 5. Hall, VI. Dimond Layman, New.
comb, Pratt, 5. Andrews, L, Coney.
The first president was Mrs. Newell, mother
Of Capt Newell Of the bark Amy Turner /;
the second Mrs T. W. Neweomb the third,
| Mrs. Damon, who has held the office eontinu
ouSly for oven twenty nine years. The di-
rector, since the socie;ys birth, has been Mrs
! Macintosh, then Miss Alice Brown. The
hrst secretary was Mrs. w. l.. Lee, wife of
Chief Justice Lee Of our supreme court, and
now Mrs. Youmans OF New York City. Mrs
Lowell Smith, has held the secretaryship
about the same length Of time that Mrs. Damon
has held the presidency. There have been
many trcasurcrs, Mrs. Newcomb was the first
Mrs. s. L. Bishop having filed the office ior
the past three years.
The first meeting Of the society was held AT
the residence Of Mrs. Dominis, June 10, 1881,
Mrs. Newell was called to the chair. On mo-
ton Of Mrs. Wood, the society received tn,
appropriate name ii has always borne. The
) first officers were Mrs Newell, President
Mesdames Damon and Taylor, Vice.P resi
dents Mrs. Lee, Secretary Mrs. Newcombe
Treasurer and Mesdames j. Judd, Hardy, C.
e. Harris, Hoffman and Knox, and Mis-
Yeaton were elected the FIRST sewing com
mittee.
The constitution adopted July 1, ,sS2, ha
a preamble which contained the following sen
fences =. Believing that this socia
constitution exists by divine appointment, an'
is designed by the obligations it imposes to &c
I as an eleyating, purifying and refining inauenc
upon our characters, we are DESTROYS Of form
ing ourselves into society whose object sha
be the relief Of want--physical and mer
tai" The spirit Of that preamble has bee
nobly kept.
o Like the work Of mos, charitable bodic'
L the work Of this society deserves TO be bette
It known, more fully recognized, and more libel
" ally supported than it ever has been. 1t
l. cosmopolitan and non sectarian in every pa
II ticular. Neither nationality nor creed CT
N any figure in the consideration OF application
'5 ior It's aid. Since its start !, has helped Roma
y Catholic, Protestant, pagan and scepiic.
e membership has been controlled by no rele
Id Gus organization, nor It's policy controlled
IN other than charitable considerations - whit
belief is merely an echo Of the general bell
~ Of those who know the society best. Ia
I'd year--the year ending las, month-,he socie
CHI supported, wholly or in part, IS persons, at :
a. outlay of S795 Six of these were Chimes
Oh a small portion Of their supper, being co
,ributcd by their countiymcn.
&c The meeting at Woodlawn was much iarg
ed in the evening than a, the business meeting
Id the afternoon and many not members OF t
a society were present, Refreshments VIC
TO served about g, and the evening was pass
be in conversation, much Of ii, naturally, Teti
n spcctive and reminiscent. Among those pr
en-, were Mr. and Mrs. c. k. Bishop, Mr. a
AS Mrs. George Wallace, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
es. Dole, Mr.. and Mrs w. +. Allen, Profess
ne and Mrs Alexander, Judge and Mrs, JUG
tie Judge and Mrs McCully, Mr.. and Mrs. c.
est Lyons, Mr.. and Mrs c. w. Ashford. Mr.. a
in Mrs. Lowell Smith, Rev and Mrs. S.
en Bishop, Doctor and Mrs. Tucker, Mr.. a
nd Mrs 7. NJ. Dat, H., Mr.. and Mrs. L.
trs Jones, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Brown, NJ
III danes Edward Damon, ). NJ. Damon, Be-
with, ]. NJ. Whitney, Ide, Baldwin, J. o. c
to ter, J. b. A.herton, c. Nj. Cooke Rev,
rus Rice, Rev. Mr.. Furman, Rev Mr.. Beckwi
Thu Alessrs. ]. Mott Smith, Rice and SIEVE
md others, besides their entertainers, Mr.. ;
m, Mrs. b. FDiliingham and Miss May l
o'' bingham.