The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-18
Y. M. G. A.

The y -ciety Holds It's Monthly Meeting
he Omcers Elected-Reports, Etc.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Y. Nj. G. A. was held yesterday
evening in the parlors, Vice Presi-
dent T. r. Walker in the chair
About twenty-five members were
present. Treasurer Southwick re-
ported receipts $945 Sc; expendi-
lures 1912 40; balance on hand So OF.
The reports from the secretary and
| various COMMITTEES were read and &C:
Copied. Mr.. II. w. Peck from the
special committee on temperance re
ported as follows:
Your committee are not prepared
to make full report on all the issues
| involved in the temperance question
We have, however, decided to at once
present our report on the question OF
! a Home for inebriates.
We have obtained information
from two reliable sources that there
are about fifteen whites and twenty
Hawaiians who might be termed
dipsomaniacs-men and women who
have so long INDUCED this appetite
for drink that of themselves they are
utterly powerless to resist the temp
tation and have become so diseased
as to be placed in one of the classes
of mania There are several ways OF
treating them. They may be left a
burden upon the patience and charity
of the community until they drink
themselves to death, or some plan to
save them may be adopted. After
consulting with leading physician
of the town we recommend that the
Association do all in its power to
further the following, that:
(a.) A Home of inebriates be estab-
lished either separately or in connec-
ton with the insane asylum.
(b.) That law be passed whereby
such persons may be committed and
kept until the physician may think
it safe to allow them liberty-say
commit for one or two years, and the
physician have power to allow them
out on good behavior on condition
that they may be at once committed
without fresh warrant in case OF 8
relapse.
(c.) This law to affect only those
who are dipsomaniacs and not other
! wise diseased.
(d.) This institution to be sup
ported by the Government.
We recommend the formation Of I
committee having for work-th'
= obtaining of the consent and sigma
: lures of the merchants and all tn
= business houses to an agreement b!
which their employees shall be pait
t on Monday instead of Saturday
= Our reason is to avoid if POSSIBLY
s the Saturday night carousal am
drunk.
s We are not prepared to make
j. full report on the liquor traffic Itself
The reports of the Chief Justice
u customs officials, etc., are beinl
/ made out and printed, and we vii
r be able to report at length at on
r next monthly meeting.
+ The following officers were unan
# mously elected for the ensuing yea1
n President, Thos. r. Walker; Vice
n President, Geo. P Castle; Recore
J. ing Secretary, w. J. Forbes; Treas
r. urer. T. S. Southwick; Director
3. Henry Warehouse and j. r. Biz
b we'll
~ MIR. w. A. Bowen read repo
T. from the committee on the comm
n of Mr.. Sayford the evangelist. b
j. will be here on the steamer Ma
n 10th.
"a Three new members were electe
,e The meeting adjourned to me
,e again next Thursday evening
1880 O'Clock in the hall, when tt
is usual public anniversary exercis
g will be held.