The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-09-03
MATERNITY HOME
Rules and Regulations Recently
Adopted by Board.
WELL INFORMED PERSON SPEAKS
Thinks Clique is Trying
to Run Affairs.
WELL INFORMED PERSON SPEAKS
Mrs. Lemon Makes Answer to Let
ter-Thinks New Laws are d.
rected Against Her.

There was a local in this paper yes
terday morning telling of the resigna-
ton of Mrs. Lemon from the position
of Matron at Kapiolani Maternity
place of Mrs. Clark. Simple as the
statement may have seemed at the
time, it appears that there has been a
great deal of unpleasantness connected
with it. The claim is made by certain
members of the Board of Managers of
the institution that they were disre-
garded in the matter of fixing up GER
tain rules and regulations for the
Home and the choice of a new Matron.
1t is further. stated that there is GER
tain clique in the society that is trying
to run affairs, not always to the great
est good of the Home, but to satisfy
personal opinions. A short time ago the
following rules and regulations for the
Kapiolani Maternity Home were sent
in to Mrs. Lemon, together with lit
tie note:
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
KAPIOLANI MATERNITY HOME.
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under the management of a Board Oh
Directors, whose orders and instruc-
tions are carried out by the Matron,
who has the immediate supervision
and management of the Home.
2. The Matron, apart from her sal
airy as determined by the Directors, is
entitled to board and lodging for her
self and her youngest daughter, her
son to be allowed board and lodging at
the Home upon the payment of the
weekly sum of So.
8. The Matron is entitled to one free
afternoon in each and every week, pro-
vided, however, that she find an eff
cient substitute to replace her during
such absence.
4. All persons desiring of visiting
either the Matron or any inmate of
the Home are to be received in the Of
flee, and are not to be allowed free ac-
cess to any other part of the premises;
the Matron, however, to use her dis
cretion in allowing friends or rela-
tives of patients to visit them in their
rooms, if deemed necessary.
5. No person or persons visiting
either the Matron or any of the in
mates are allowed to take any meals
at the Home.
6. No visitor, friend or relative of
either the Matron or any of the in
mates is allowed to remain over night
in the Home without special permis
sim in the writing of one of the Di-
rectors of the physician.
z. The hours set apart for visitors
are from II a. m. to p. M, after which
no visitor will be allowed on the prem
ises, except by written permission Of
one of the Directors or the physician.
8. At p. m. all lights are to be ex-
tinguished in the Home, excepting such
night lights as may be necessary in the
rooms occupied by patients.
9. The Home is open at any hour of
the day or night to the inspection of
any member of the Board of Directors
Having carefully considered the fore
going rules and regulations, l hereby
promise faithfully to adhere to the
same
Mrs Lemon refused to sign these
rules and regulations, as they seemed
to her not to be designed for the
Home, but specially for her govern
ment. The Home, since its infancy,
had been in her care, and her work
there as Matron had never been COM
planned about. She took upon herself
duties J0dJ were uOI IuCSHueu SHe
should do at ALL One thing else she
did, the value of which cannot be lost
sight Of: She gave the natives con-
fidence in the place, so that women
were no longer afraid to go there. The
first design of the institution was that
it should be used for Hawaiian women.
In response to the letter and the rules
and regulations, Mrs. Lemon sent the
following communication:
To the Board of Managers of the Ho-
ola and Hooula Lahiu Society:
Ladfes:-Your note Of the 18th inst.
inclosing rules and regulations govern
ing the management of the Kapiolani
Maternity Home duly received, and in
reply will state that as to the rules
affecting the attending physician l
have nothing to say, as they do not
affect my management of the Home.
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