The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-10-23

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 club in the Fort st.
school, Its object to impress upon the
plastic minds of the children a code
of high morals. II 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 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 it's twin evil tobacco.
The Y. w. c. r. U. 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-
rish 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. G. T. u. and was
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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. pet
scheme of the w. c. T. u. has for
several months been self supporting
under the management of Miss Oliver
and the board of directors. Thanks are
due in part to the kindness Of Mr..
Irwin in reducing the rent fifteen dol
lars per month. The amount of good
done by this institution in its helpful
ness to women is far-reaching and cam
not be estimated. 1t is founded on the
principle of helping those whosshelp
themselves.
The Hilo w. c. T. u. reports itself
as holding up the standard of temper
ance by holding missionary meetings
in the Haili 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. Their
meetings are held monthly, the men,
bership composed of foreign and ma
tive women; and though they are few
in numbers they are very earnest in
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 5, 1896, public recep-
tion was given at the Sailors Home
by the Bluxomes and the ladies of the
W. G. T. u. assisted in furnishing re-
freshments and in entertaining the
sailors. We suggest that since Miss
Johnson, whose faithful services in the
past we all appreciate can no longer
do this work that Mrs. BluxOme be
appointed superintendent of the w. G.
T. U. 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
reorganized with membership Of 80
at latest accounts. Our own meetings
have been held regularly excepting in