The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-26
WORK OF THE YEAR
Details of the Progress of
the w. C. T. U.
Much encouragement Received
From Visits of Foreign
Members.

ans Christian Temperance Union re-
Gently. the thirteenth annual report of
the secretary was read as follows, Civ
ing in detail the work accomplished
on the Islands during the past year:
Again the anniversary of this organ
ization has returned and we are re-
minded most forcibly that another
year has rolled around with all its pos
sibilities forever passed.
We are led at this milestone TO ques-
ton ourselves as to our faithfulness
in this department of Christian work,
and our hearts are touched with a
feeling of regret and something ap-
preaching remorse at the little we
have done. To be sure we have faith
ful few who work away with small
recompense as far as apparent results
90.
But our hearts are lifted up and
comforted with the thought that the
good seed which is being sown will
silently take root and slowly but surely
develop and bear fruit in its season.
Our faith is conferred in our work
among the children The lessons
AdnEuA lutlu Nullt young anu ltuuSl
viii never be forgotten. There are two
ladies at the head of this department
whose hearts are in the work, and the
Loyal Temperance Legion is we'll
organized and well disciplined So
ciety.
Miss Judd and Miss Brewer meet
these children monthly The usual ex-
ercises are singing temperance songs,
repeating the pledge, and questions
and answers on temperance and an
atomy. The badge is the blue ribbon
Cake and lemonade are served at the
close. This is furnished by the ladies
in charge, assisted by others interested
in the work Interesting talks are
given the little people often by some
visiting lady or gentleman. The at
tendance is from 50 to 20 and is on the
increase, showing that the children
thoroughly enjoy these meetings. The
native Band of Hope, superintendent
by Miss Mary Green, is well attended
by some 80 or 40 in numbers. They
meet every week and Mr.. Harris of the
Royal School has been of great assist
ance by visiting their meetings and
giving interesting and instructive talks
upon the action of alcohol on the brain
and body
We have been much encouraged dur
ing the past year by the greater in
terest manifested by some of our public
school teachers on this line. Mr.. Arm
strong Smith, assisted by Mrs. Frazier,
has organized a club in the Fort St
school, its object to impress upon the
plastic minds of the children a code
of high morals. 1t is called the aloha
Club
They are pledged not only to abstain
from intoxicating drink, but from pro-
fame and obscene language, and to-
bacco in any form. Their meetings are
held weekly after school hours; their
badge is a knot of blue ribbon. This
is the only organized work in the
schools that has come to our notice
but We are sure that many, if not all
teachers are doing all they can to raise
a high standard of morals and teach
the bad consequences of intoxicating
drink and its twin evil tobacco.
The Y. W. C. T. L. has been sustain
ed and is doing its share in the support
of our missionary among the Hawai-
ians. They also send each year a small
sum to Miss Denton of Japan. This
year it was passed over to Miss Por-
IRISH who has taken up the temperance
work among women in Japan. This
young woman, who is the seventh
round-the-world missionary, stopped
over here on her way intending to
work in the interest of the Y's, but
illness prevented her from undertake
ing any kind of work She was enter
tanned and cared for during her stay
in Honolulu by Mrs. Gordon, presi-
dent of the Y W. c. T. U. and was
most grateful for the kindness and
sympathy of her hostess who in turn
felt amply repaid by the pleasure and
inspiration she received from one pos
sessed of so many lovely traits of char
acter and refined accomplishments.
While we have undertaken no new
enterprise the past year, the different
lines of work already established
several of which have been mention
ed-have been pushed forward with
much enthusiasm.
The Woman's Exchange, pei
scheme of the w. c. T. o., has fol
several months been self supporting
under the management of Miss Oliver
and the board of directors. Thanks are
due IN part 10 the hlnuHeSS VI MI
Irwin in reducing the rent fifteen dol
lars per month. The amount of goot
done by this institution in its helpful
ness to women is far-reaching and can.
not be estimated 1t is founded on the
principle of helping those who hell
themselves.
The Hilo W. c. T. U. reports itseli
as holding up the standard of temper
ance by holding missionary meeting;
in the Hail church monthly. These
are largely attended. Efforts have
been made to check the wholesale
houses from selling liquors by the bar
rel to the poor Hawaiians. Theil
meetings are held monthly, the mem
bership composed of foreign and ma
tive women; and though they are few
in numbers they are very earnest II
prayer and strong in faith. On ac-
count of the superintendent, Miss
johnson. having moved away to the
peninsula. very little has been done
in the department of work among
sailors.
On December ;, 1896, public recep
ton was given at the Sailors Home
bv the Bluxomes and the ladies of thu
w. C. T. U. assisted in furnishing re