The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-12-07


of little folks has numbered about
thirty five at its meetings, its mem
bership being much larger. After a
long interval Miss Judd has consent
ed TO act a. president. She has always
taken a deep interest in the l.. l.
and will doubtless make
very successful leader Miss Ada
Whitney is her efficient aid.
The department Of temperance litera-
ture has been under Miss Chamber
lain, assisted by Miss Jordan until her
departure 70 Australia. Quite a good
deal Of literature has been imported
some from the United States and
part from England. This has been
distributed on board ships, at the Y.
NJ. G.. A, the barracks, hospital and
prisons. Miss Piuder was elected to
take Miss JOrdan's place, and will, no
doubt, ITO faithful work in this depart
ment, but 70 was with sincere regret
that We parted with our dear sister,
who had won our hearts by her quiet,
unODtTu-iNe devotion to the NJ tster'S
service In this field of labor no less
than in church work. y letter was
written expressing the appreciation Of
the Union, and introducing her 10 her
English sisters through the president
OF the w. G. Il. L. of Brisbane,
Queensland
Miss Johnson, superintendent of
work among sailors, very faithfully
carried on her work for several months F..
but, on account Of III health, has not I.
been able TO visit the wharves AID /
ships with the literature Of late. The /
Y. NJ &. a. are at work iu that de- I
paFtment, bur we feel that wOmau's f.
work among sailors Is especially APP
preciat-d. They are 20 cut off from I.
tine Influence of good wome that the /
sight aud conversation OF a woman l. 1
l. 4. L
we hope 10 have this work continue,
and that Miss Johnson, who TIA. = ,
faithfully served us in the past, will .
remain at the head OF this depart
ment.
Our superintendent of Sunday school
work has not reported during the
year, though We think she has not
been negligent of her duties, as tenn
perance addresses have been given in
the Central Union sunday school as
well "a in the Mission schools.
The HilO Union is composed of a
brave band of good and loyal white
ribOoneTs They are doing all in their
power to educate and influence public
opinion against the saloon. There Is
but one licensed place in HilO, but
Illicit selling is very common. The
Union temperance meetings held in
the Hail church are prominent fea
ture of the work of the w. &. II. L.
These are held monthly, and are at
tended by the Hawaiian and foreigner
of all natiOnaliCiee, and are a strong
influence for good, especially TO the
young. Temperance addresses, reci-
tatiOns and songs make up the pro
gram of these meetings.
In December, a committee was
appointed to- confer with the authori-
ties on the matter OF saki in view of |
the havoc il Is working among the {
natives A letter was addressed to ,
the Foreign Minister asking if any ,
thing could be- done TO suppress its
importation. The answer was very
dIscouragiug and to the effect that no {
exception, in the imports of Japan, {
could be made under present treaty 5
relations. /
AT our February meetings two petit
tions addressed to the Legislative
body were presented to the Society for G
its endorsement. One of these petit +
toned for the entire prohibition of the t
sale of liquor over the bar; the other r
proposing that three places be licensed
at high figure say S6000 that these
should be governed 10y the same regu
Iations a. obtain in other stores of
merchandise and that all liquors a
should be taken away from the places :
where sold and that the time of open
ing and closing be fixed at from 6 AN. :,
TO p. NJ. -
A rising vote was taken on each of u
these petitions, the former being en- "
dOTsed by large majority. II
We have had during the year only Of
ten meetings. In January our meet II
ing was postponed on account OF the a.
intense excitement OF the rebellion, :,
which broke out on the 9Th and con
tinued through the month. 81
Again, in August, we were hindered o
by the strict rules enacted by the
Board of Health against public meet u,
ings during the cholera epidemic. Our =
meetings have been fairly well at =,
tended, with an average of about :,
twenty. Our president is never weary u
Of the duties devolving upon her in
this work Of the w. G.. f. U, but %,
always comes before us with bOpe-
ful courage, born Of her implicit faith
i'm the cause.
She evidently believes it to be
righteous cause and therefore sure TO 50
be crowned with success at last. We
feel that the real object of %
our society is not being attained, but
Is all great reforms move slowly, and
rs We are only small outpost COM
pared to the immense army of tenn ar
perance workers scattered up and
down and ali around the world, we
comfort ourselves that We are adding X;
our mite To the vast efforts of the NUT
.itude Miss Willard says in a late
address to the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union couven IL
ton of America: al dO not know how
Il may he with other speakers and lie
writers in the cause of temperance, | a.
and labor, but for myself | -.
seldom hear that anything has come =
Of what 1 have tried TO do. Yet now
and then in ways most unexpected l
have learnt of changes in the lives of
and even communities
hat have astounded me as results OF
my poor labors, and / conclude from
this If We We're but to know all the
good that Is developed or conserved c,
by our united and systematic efforts 81
We should indeed take heart of hope . h,
NJ. a. HILTON-GREENE, l.