The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-06-05

The annual meeting of the Hawai-
ian Mission Children's Society was
held Saturday, June 1st, at the resi-
dence of J. B. Atherton.
Meeting opened by singing, fol-
| lowed with prayer led by Rev. Hiram
Bingham.
The following were made eligible to
membership on the payment of dues:
| Mrs. Frasher, Rev. and Mrs. J. Lead
| ingham and Miss Grace Richards.
The evenings collection amounted
to about $40.
The report OF the recording secretary
| was then read and ordered printed.
| REPORT OF RECORDING SECRETARY.
Our meetings during the past year
have been one less than usual on ac-
| count of the existence of martial law
in January, but, including the meet
| ing tonight, the total attendance has
| been 408, or an average of thirty-seven
for the eleven meetings.
Special music selections have been
given by Misses Dixon, Axtell, Rich
ards, Burhans, Carrie Castle, Jones,
| Smith and the Kamehameha Glee
| Club.
The Male Wreath presented some
| very interesting and valuable talks
| and essays, among which were the
| following: f"The Mausoleum of india"
Mrs. E. P. Maxwe1; "The Jews in
New York." w. N. Armstrong;
might blooming Cereus," Mrs. w. F.
Frear; Gan Hawaiian Story" Prof.
| W. d: Alexander; college Life of
Girls" Mrs. w. F. Frear; "Theoso-
Castle; ga Visit to the South and
Hampton Institute" Miss M. A.
Brewer; "The Alleged Neglect of In
dustrial Training by the Missionary
Fathers" Prof. w. D. Alexander;
'The Alleged Refusal of the Mission
| ary Sons to Enter into the Work OF
| Their Fathers" Rev. S. E. Bishop;
"Incidents of Missionary Labor in
| Hawaii" Rev. S. e. Bishop; "Battle
Trip to Hualalai," A. w. Crockett;
'Incidents of Portuguese Life" Mrs.
| A. V. Soares; "The Physiology of the
Tenement House," Rev. Kenneth
| Duncan; "Helen's Emergency" Mrs.
w. F. Frear; Eogism and Altruism,"
Mrs. J. M. Whitney; GA Lullaby"
(poetry), Mrs. w. F. Frear; "Remi-
niscences Of Mr.. Edward Bailey Dur
ing the Time of Kamehameha III"
Cread by Mrs: Frear); "The New, Old
Testament" " Rev. Kenneth Duncan.
Many OF the subjects in the above
list were treated in a manner which
! makes them of value historically.
1t has been suggested that the vol
umes of the Male Wreath be indeXed
and placed in the rooms of the His
toricaI Society.
The following have acted as editors
of the Male Wreath during the year:
Mrs. a. B. Lyons, Mrs. w. F. Frear,
w. n. Armstrong, DR.. n. B. Emer-
son, Mrs. L. B. Coan, Rev. S. e.
Bishop, Prof. w. D. Alexander, Miss
Mrs. A. B. Soares, A. w. Crockett
and Rev. Kinneth Duncan.
In order to make it easier for mem
bers to serve upon the Maile Wreath
committee, it has been thought best
to nominate more than one month in
advance. A committee was also NOM
mated to serve four months, begin
ming in November.
TWenty-eight new members have
been received during the year, of
which the following is list
HONORARY-Dr. and Mrs. Rife,
Rev. and Mrs. Price, Rev. r. g.
Hutchins.
ANNUAL-Mrs. Sadie Brown, Miss
Laura Pires, Rev. Kinneth Duncan,
a. w. Crockett, w. E. Beckwith,
Miss Florence A. Perrott.
LIFE-Prof. 7. Richards, COrdelia
A. Gilman, Joseph AtbertOn Rich
ards, Mrs. Annie Z. Atwater, G. +.
Perry, Robert Shipman ThurstOn,
Theodore A. Cooke, Eleanor Henry
Castle, Mrs. Catherine P. Gulick,
Miss Isabella Renwick, w. L. How
ard, Nathan Scofeld, Arthur B.
Wood, Juliette NJ. Atherton, Laura
Annis AthertOD, Rev. ]. Leading
ham and Mrs. Anna Rich Leading
ham.
The good attendance at the meet
ings during the year is an index that
the design Of the society to "Cherish
and promote union amongst its MEM
berS," is meeting with happy fulfill
ment and the gratifying increase in
mem bership makes wider field "TO
cultivate an active missionary spirit,
stir up our members to do good work,
and, more especially, to assist in
the support of Christian missions"
Respectfully submitted,
W. L. HOWARD,
Recording Secretary.
The above report was ordered
printed.