The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-18
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN hSS0-
CITATION.
A Busy Monthly Meeting-.l ports
OF the work.

OF the work.
L. Rain Walker, vice.presidcnt,
presided at the monthly meeting of
the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday evening,
ut which there was an attendance of
about twenty-five members.
T. =. Southwick, treasurer, re-
ported receipts Of the month S9ij.-
30, expenditures S9l2.49, leaving a
balance "to the good" of S3.O7.
Mr.. Southwick for the temperance
committee reported not much work
done. The General Secretary had
been striving hard TO keep several
men sober.
A. +. Cooke reported for the
visiting committee. a communion
service was held at Queens Hospital
by Rev. DR.. Beckwith, for the bene-
fit of sold Paul a patient. The
hospital patients desired to convey
their gratitude to the ladies of the
Second Congregation of st. Andrews
Cathedral for visiting them every
Sunday.
w. a. Bowen reported that not
all Of the invitation committee were
alive to duty. Sailors did not gen
orally know that the Association
rooms were freely open to them.
Mr.. Walker suggested that the cards
of invitation TO meetings and rooms,
of which the General Secretary had
supply, should be distributed
where likely to be effective by the
members.
). ID. Fuller, general secretary,
said visitors to the rooms were de-
lighted with the improvements,
especially the electric light in the
reading room.
c.. NJ. Cooke, chairman of the
finance committee, expressed glati-
iication at the balance being on the
right side and commended the treas
urer for his energy.
One active and two associate
members were elected.
III. w. Peck reported from the
special committee on temperance as
follows, and it was agreed that the
report he furnished the press for
publication:
"lour committee are not pre-
pared to make full report on all
the issues involved in the temper
ance question. We have, however,
decided to at once present our re-
port on the question Of Home for
incbriatcs.
"We have obtained information
from two reliable sources that there
are about fifteen whites and twenty
Hawaiians who might be termed
dipsomanacs-me and women who
have so long indulged this appetite
for drink that Of themselves they
are utterly powerless to resist thu
temptation and have become so dis
eased as to be placed in one of th'
classes of mania. There are severa
ways of treating them. They may
he left burden upon the patienc,
and charity Of the community unit
they drink themselves to death, o
some plan to save them may b.
adopted. After consulting with
leading physician of the town W
recommend that the Association d
all in its power to further the follow
ing, that:
"(a.) a Home for incbriatcs b
established either separately or i
connection with the insane asylum
"(b.1 ! That law be passe
whereby such persons may he com
mitted and kept until the physical
may think it safe TO allow them ILL
ery-say commit for one or tw
years, and the physician have powc
TO allow them out on good behayio
ON condition that they may be q
once re-committed without fires
warrant in case Of relapse.
"(c.) This law to affect oni
those who are dipsomaniacs and no
otherwise diseased.
"(d.) This institution TO be sup
ported by the Government.
"Wc recommend the formation 0
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 pal
on Monday instead of Saturday
Our reason is to avoid if possible tn
Saturday night carousal and drunk
enness.