The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-11
Interesting Meeting at the ReSi
denoe of P. c. Jones.
REPORT OF BOARD - DIRECTORS.
Mr.. ~oares Presents an Interesting
per on Portugal and the Portuguese
Rev. Kenneth Duncan, Mrs. whitney
and Others Read Interesting Essays

The regular monthly meeting oil the
Honolulu Missionary Children's So
ciety was held last Saturday night at
the residence of p. G. Jones, forty-five
persons being present.
After the usual opening exercises OF
scripture reading and prayer, the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved.
The board of directors recommended
to- the society the name Of w. d.
Beckwfth. The rules were suspended
and the secretary notified to cast a
unanimous ballot in favor Of the gen
iIeman as a member OF the society.
Sir. Beckwith is the new teacher of
bookkeeping at Punahou College.
Tie music committee of which Miss
Grace Richards is chairman, pre-
scented piano and cOrnet duet by
Miss Smith and Miss Jones respec-
lively. The selection was heartily
enjoyed and put every one in good
mood for the literary entertainment
which followed.
The Male Wreath committee pre-
sented papers by Mrs. A. B. Soares,
Mr.. a. n. Crockett of Punahou Col
Iege, Rev. Kenneth Duncan, chaplain
of Kamehameha School and Mrs. DIR.
Whitney.
Mrs. Soares gave very interesting
review of the deterioration of the Por-
tuguese people from past times OF
greatness TO their present condition.
She dwelt on the city of Lisbon and
gave many instances of the fame and
greatness of the Portuguese, bemoan-
ing their fate at the present time and
hoping for their success in the future.
The speaker referred to her journey
from Portugal, her native land,
across 5e SUNNY tbe f Atlantic to A@erica
and then to the Hawaiian Islands.
While on her journey wherever she
happened TO find the Portuguese they
always made manifest the love OF lib
erty which is so strong among the
race. The paper ended with an ap-
peal for the Portuguese. They are a
a receptive race and when the gospel
is once instilled in their hearts they
never fOrsake it. The mission on MIL
Ter street in this city was referred 10
and its very meager and almost dls-
appointing beginning contrasted with
it's present prosperous and encourag-
ing condition.
Mrs. Soares was followed by Mr.. a.
y. Crockett with a paper on, "My
Trip to Hualalai." An account OF the
journey from beginning to end was
given. What impressed the speaker
most was the view he gained from
spot near the summit q the noun
tain. The view in the distance was
beautiful beyond description. 1t was
about the hour of sunset. The clouds
could be seen gradually collecting
around the mountain, making a solid
white and fleecy expanse with the
appearance of snow. The sun was
gradually enveloped and in trying to
escape the network, cast shadows
here and there. Soon came the after
glow and the white clouds began to
arrange themselves into various forms,
at length disappearing and leaving
only the pleasant remembrance. The
whole panorama which lasted but a
few minutes was very impressive,
making one think Of the sublimity OF
the force behind the clouds.
Rev. Kenneth Duncan presented a
paper entitled "The Psychology OF
the Tenement House," which was a
review Of Mr.. SanboTn's article in the
Forum, entitled "The Anatomy OF
the Tenement House." The speaker
rather deprecated the article, in that
il dweit upon statistics showing the
squalid and dirty conditions surround
ing the poor unfortunate inmates Of
the tenement houses. He did not be
lieye that disclosing Of such facts
could POSSIBLY better their conditions
The matter should be entered into
with q more Christ-like spirit-with
more of an eye to cause and effect, and
with more OF the genuine spirit 81
help. The speaker closed with some
quotations from Victor Hugo's "Les
Mlserables," bearing upon the mair
topic of his discussion.
Mrs. DR.. Whitney read paper Oh
"Helen's Emergency" handed bel
by some contributor. In it was re-
lated the experiences Of q school CIR
who had been to Wellesley College
While there her teachers had related
many instances of emergency as cor
rectly or incorrectly interpreted. She
left college on account Of the sickness
of a member of the family, and kept
thinking, from time to time, how she
would act when an emergency pre-
scented itself. Just as she had put on
the light one night before retiring tt
bed she put her head out Of The
window, guided by some impulse
She was astonished to find q laddel
directly below it. On looking closer, {
dark form was seen to ascend slowly
The girl withdrew and the object con
tinued to ascend until it reached tn
sill. Noiselessly the emergency-hunte
stole up and pushed the ladder will
the dark form away from the window
A little later she looked down and saw
two other forms bearing away third
together with the ladder. The CIR
Immediately reasoned with hersel
that an emergency had arrived an
that she had rightly interpreted it.
Mr.. w. o. Smith was present at tn
meeting and made a few remark
bearing upon the destitute condition
OF members of the Hawaiian familie
whose heads were now in prison a
participants in the recent uprising
Several instances were named and tn
opinion expressed that the sufferin
would be more now that times are be