The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-10-31
A PLEASANT ANNIVERSARY.

1.-The public annual meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which was held in they. NJ. G. A. hall
on Saturday evening, was most enjoy
able occasion, although no reporter for
the local papers seems to have been
present. The platform was tastefully dec
GRATED with beautiful flowers, and pOtted
ferns, and palms, and an audience of
about one hundred and fifty, thoroughly
enjoyed the we'll prepared reports, and
the able address from the President,
Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney
The meeting was opened with Scrip
ture reading by the Rev. H. H. Gowen,
President of the Blue Ribbon League,
accompanied with most appropriate les
sons drawn from the selection, which
was the narrative of the afflicted mother
who came to Jesus in behalf of her
daughter grievously vexed with devil
who was at first apparently repulsed by
the Lord, but finally rewarded with the
welcome words: go, woman, great is
thy faith" etc. The earnest prayer that
followed will be remembered as an
inspiration by all the workers in this
cause through the year.
The report of the Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Jay Greene, opened with a very
strong good sense plea lin view of the
small show we were able to make of
aggressive work the past year, for more
effort to secure legislative aid in temper
ance. She then gave review OF the
various lines of work done by commit
tees during the year, expressing the
feeling that 'Our work can never be
called a dead letter so long as we sup
port such a worker among the Ha-
waiians as Miss Mary E. Green.'
The Treasurer, Mrs. L. B. Coan, pre-
sented her statements of the funds OF
the year, showing that the society had
met all its liabilities during the year,
and in addition raised a special contribu-
ton towards the expenses of Miss Ack-
erman the delegate worker of the Worlds
w. G. T. u, who was here in February
on her way to Australia; besides leaving
a small surplus in the treasury.
Miss Green's report followed, intro
duced by some easy, off-hand remarks
in her usual lively, undaunted manner,
showing that she certainly can never
show 1.-THE white feather" to King Alec
hol. Her report which will be printed
in full later, gave items from all her
lines of work and many societies around
the other islands.
The Presidents address was one oil
much information giving a clear account
of the temperance situation in the United
States with resume of the efforts made
during the last year, to secure prohibi-
ton. Although the temperance cam
paign has not been very successful, hav'
ing sustained some heavy defeats, she
argued that it was no cause for discour-
agement, proving from history that de-
feats were oftentimes precursors of vic
tory, showing that the tremendous mass
ing of courteous efforts on the side of the
liquor interest and their jubilation over
present victories, shows their recogni
ton of the power that is arraigned
against them. Her eloquent appeal tc
fresh and determined war against this
foe of the home was truly inspiring and
the address elected long applause.
The exercises were varied with choice
music, both vocal and instrumental, and
closed with singing one verse of "God be
with you till we meet again." After
this short social gathering followed
with the serving of lots of coffee anC
cake in much good fellowship.-[Com.