The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-10-26
HAWAIIAN GAZETTE: TUESDAY OCTOBER 2 1ss7-sEMwEEKLY


appointed superintendent OF the w c. |
T. I. work among sailors, the ladies
Of the Union assisting by donations
of literature and occasional entertain |
ments to be held at the Home. Our
superintendent of Sunday school work, |
Mrs. Thrum, has secured speakers to |
address the Central Union Sunday |
School On the quarterly temperance |
Sundays Mrs. Hopper was appointed |
to oversee this work in the Christian |
Church. Mrs. Leadingham was ap-
pointed late in the year TO lead in the |
department Of mercy and has visited |
some of the schools, introducing this
subject and suggesting to the teachers !
that they have the pupils write COM
positions on subjects bearing upon
mercy and kindness in this way, bring
ing before the minds of the children
the beauty of these attributes.
The superintendent of Japanese
work, Miss Carrie Castle, has been abb
sent the past year, but we are glad to
report the Temperance Society again
recognized with a membership of 80
at latest accounts. Our own meetings
have been held regularly excepting in
July and August, the vacation months.
At our January meeting Mr. Kirk
pitrek was present and gave a very
interesting talk on the "Hagey Cure"
He explained its methods somewhat
and its results which we already knew
had been marvellous in Honolulu. In
answer to the question whether the
cure was generally permanent, he said
that it had proven a prominent cure
to so per cent. of the patients in other
places. We have been panied that sew
eral cases have relapsed into the old
habit and are glad to learn that more
than so per cent. remain true to their
pledge and their restored manhood.
From late interview with one of its
chief officers it is learned that there
have been some IT'S patients or gradu
from the Institute.
The percentage of relapses is fifteen,
and this is not from the representa-
tive class of patients, but from class
below the average in point of moral
stamina and will power. Among these
are native Hawaiians. men and women
who are led into the Institute on i'm
pulse and are as easily led out by "a
luau or social gathering where drink
is freely provided. Another class en-
braced in this percentage are some
who did not intend to take the cure"
fully, but only desired to check the
appetite which they felt was growing
upon them. And then there are the
incRrdbleS in all diseases which no
medicines can reach and no physician
cure. In view of the fact that large
majority of the patients are men with
out home influences, it will be seen
that the Hagey Institute is doing a
wonderful work in this community and
is worthy of the cordial sympathy and
earnest cooperation of the w. G. T. U.
Another very interesting meeting
was held in the Central Union parlors
to meet Mrs. ]. K. Barney of Provi-
dence, R. l., Worlds Superintendent
of Prison, Police and Almshouse Re
form. The rooms were tastefully dec
GRATED with flowers sent by Rhode
Island friend Mrs. Barney took
charge of the meeting after being in
troduced by the president. She spoke
most interestingly of her special work
in Prison and Almshouse, relating
many touching incidents in connec-
ton with it. She tried to bring home
to us the importance of wearing our
little badge of white ribbon and spoke
of how much it meant as an emblem
of purity and truth as well as of total
: abstinence. In wearing it herself she
had been led into conversations which
had resulted in winning others to
adopt it. Mrs. Barney impressed us
with her entire conservation to Chris
tan living and to her especial work
Near the close of this meeting Mrs
Hebron brought in and introduced Mrs
:, Wilson of England and Mrs. Smalby
of Auckland, who were passengers OF
the Monowai and were stopping ovel
for few hours They were enthusiast
tic temperance workers and each gave
most delightful talk of the work il
their respective coutries. The CHATEAU
l guam salute was given these ladie:
when they came in and vote Of
thanks passed for their visit, and in
E teresting addresses, and greetings SEN
70 the societies (which they represent
ed And so there met in little Hawaii
representatives of our work from Eng
, land, America and New Zealand II
was to us a red-letter day. We gave VI
the greater part of our September
meeting to the Woman's Board, Mrs
Bingham taking charge. This was done
that we might have the pleasure OF
: hearing the visiting missionary ladies
Mrs. Gulick and Mrs. Clark. Mrs
. Clark, formerly Miss Gulick, spoke fol-
nearly an hour. She gave very pleas
ing account of her father and family
as she remembered from her girlhooC
up to the death of her mother and TOLD
many interesting things of the mission
in Japan as she and her husband haC
found it.
Our missionary, Miss Green, is nov
1 in the United States and will attend
the Worlds Convention at Toronto
I Oct. 1926, as a delegate from the Ha
waiian W. c. T. u, and later the An
: nual Convention of the National W. c
L T u at Buffalo, New York, from Oct
20 to Nov. 8. Lady Henry Somerset
: who has withdrawn her resignation o
: the presidency of the British Women'i
Temperance Association, is expected
: to be present at these conventions
: and is to give the annual sermon a
Buffalo Oct 81 All this will be {
feast of SOUL to our good sister an(
she will return with warmer enthu
l siasm for the work here. We canno
let pass unnoticed very happy even
to all white-ribboners. the sisterly ant
noble act of Lady Henry in settling
upon Miss Willard, our honored ant
e ho1ovnd r1racidpnf annnifv n