The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-11-27
WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION.
ANNUAL MEETING-THE YEARS Do
1NGs-A NOBLE WORK.

The annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held last evening in the 7. M.
c. A. Hall. The platform and desk
were luxuriant in floral decorations.
Palm leaves, ferns and flowers were
also artistcally arranged in different
parts of the hall. A small banner
over the platform bore the motto, in
large letters, For Gop, FOR HOME
AND HUMANITY. Underneath this
hung scroll, with a handsomely
worked monogram w. G. L. L. in
the center. A small blackboard
TO the right of the choir bore the
inscription, 110,S06 gallons liquor,
SS5l ,306; Schools and Education
SS0,0 Protestant Churches and
Missions $40, 1000: O:-comparative ex-
penses for 1884.
The chair was taken by the Presi-
dent, Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney. The
Rev. A. O. Forbes opened the meet
ing with reading of the scriptures
and prayer. The proceedings of the
evening were enlivened by excellent
piano and violin music, the former
by Mrs. j. Z. Hanford, the latter
by Professor Yarndley. The report
of the Honolulu Union was read by
the secretary, Mrs. r. j. Green,
giving an able and comprehensive
review of their operations during the
year. The Treasurer, Mrs. c. M.
Hyde, presented the financial state
ment, showing that the funds have
heen literally sustained and judicous-
ly administered, leaving balance
on hand of S141.29. The President
read an ably written historical ac-
count of the w. c. L. U. from its
origin to the present time. Miss
Mary Green, who has been employed
by the Union in temperance mission
work on the Islands, presented the
report of her doings in the past
year.
MISS GREEN'S REPORT.
When the ladies of the w. G. II.
U. n year ago, undertook this tenn
perance work on these Islands, it
was emphatically pioneer work. We
had little plan as to how it should
he carried on, or how extensive it
should become. AS the work devel-
oped under our hands, it became
evident that large portion of our
strength should be devoted TO the
Hawaiians. The fearful increase of
intemperance among them within a
few years, the fact that they are in
so large measure the voters and
the law makers of the country, and
mo,e emphatically the sad evidence
on every hand, that not only indivi-
duals, but the entire nation is
doomed, unless the tide of intem-
perance and other vices can be ar
rested, forced this conviction upon
us.
Following this plan, the ladies of
this association, in connection with
the Woman's Board of Missions,
engaged me to devote my whole time
to temperance and evangelistic work
among the native people. In other
words, my work is to preach and
teach gospel temperance; because
we are sure that temperance only
can be successful, as it is founded
upon religion. l commenced labor
the first of March by whiting from
house to house, and endeavoring to
awaken an interest among native
men and women in the cause. We
were soon able to organize the first
society among Hawaiians in this
city, which we named "He Ahahu
hoole waiona o ma Kanaka Hawaii.
CThe Hawaiian Temperance Society
1t now numbers 80 men, women anC
children. We hold meeting every
Thursday p. NJ. and the members
show very commendable interest
and even enthusiasm. Our first ou
station was Kamoiiili, three mile.
east of the city, where we have {
flourishing society of Ga members
They report that, whereas that dis
trict was formerly noted for drunk
enness and disorder, especially OF
: holidays, now there has no
: been case of intemperance known
for several months; and that non,
of those who have signed the pledg'
have fallen. We have also organizet
branch societies in Manoa, and a
Waikiki, and hope soon to form
: others in this vicinity. When Mrs
. Leavtt was here, she visited Hill
and Wailuku, and organized brancl
societies in those places. At th'
earnest request of the ladies in Hilo
! went there July 18th. / spent
month there, working with, and fo
: the society, which consists of botl
foreign and Hawaiian ladies'.
held meetings at the four Pro
testant churches, and visited from
, house to house, distributing Hawai-
ian tamnap,nfa 70 and