The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-06-02
Receipts for the Year
Were Large.
Secretary Reads Interesting Cor
reSpondence From
Other Fields.

Of all the gatherings of the clans in
this, the anniversary week of the Am
erican Mission in Hawaii, perhaps none
have been with more good cheer and
aloha than the Woman's Board of Mis-
siOns, which this year celebrates its
26th anniversary.
An all-day meeting of the Woman s
| Board was held in the parlors of Cen
| trail Union Church yesterday, this to
| give necessary time to the reading of
| fields of labor of the organization. The
PLATFORM was tastefully decorated with
! flowers and ferns, and a large portrait
| of Mrs. J. NJ. Cooke, or Mother Cooke
who for many years was vice president
of the society. The portrait occupied
q conspicuous place near the platform.
The president, Mrs. c.. NJ. Hyde, in
opening the meeting, read from LIST
Cor, 18th chapter, and dwelt earnestly
upon the blesSednesS of services and
the thought that God asks of us not
else can debut the best that we can
do.
Mrs Hiram Bingham lead in earnest
prayer.
Annual reports were then read from
the following officers and departments
of work
Foreign corresponding secretary,
Mrs. A. F. Judd.
W. A. Bowen.
The Hilo branch, by it's secretary,
Miss Hattie COan.
The Missionary Cleaners, by it's sec
rotary, Miss Hattie Forbes.
The Lisma Kokua, by it's secretary,
Mrs. A. F. Cooke.
Work among Hawaiian women, Miss
Mary z. Green.
Work among Chinese women, Mrs
F. w. Damon.
o. H Gulick
Work among Portuguese women
Miss A. Fernandez.
These reports all showed effective
and enthusiastic work on the part of
many workers and gave the listeners
a slight idea of the many avenues Of
Christian labor open to the women of
this community.
The annual report of the recording
secretary, Mrs. G.. P. Andrews, giving
a gIace over the past years work and
experiences. was then read. Following
is the report:
another year has rapidly rolled its
course, and we find ourselves today
gathered together at the same time and
place to celebrate year of blessing.
We are not all present this day. Some
of us are abroad for rest and pleasure.
Others-alas to us but not to them
have left their work in the Masters
vineyard. called to wider, higher, but
no useful life in the Far Country.
"The monthly meetings of the year
have been largely those of enthusiasm
and fellowship. and the papers read
most excellent and interesting. Two Of
them were contributed by those en-
deared missionary mothers, Mrs. Rice
and Mrs. Taylor Of the work going
on in other countries, we were inform
ed by Mrs. Pratt in regard to her en-
deavOrs in Ashville, North Carolina, in
an institution for poor whites to
which Mrs. Pratt has given Of her abil-
ity and her sympathy. Also, in April,
occurred the special MicTOnesian meet
ing The Marshall Islands were rep
resented by Mrs Rife: the Gilberts by
Mrs. ChannOn: Kusaie. by letter from
Miss Palmer; the training schools
through Miss Kinney and Miss Abel.
1--WE have to record the passing away
of the beloved mother in Israel. Mrs.
Cooke. who. with the fall of the leaf
and after a long life of honor and use
fuIness entered into her Masters Joy.
Again came Death. taking away one in
the prime of life and service, Mrs. Hen
~ Warehouse. She walked with us in