The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-10-24
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Convention Here-Literature.
Officers Chosen.


hospitable home Of Mrs. J. NJ. Whit /
ney, the president, on the afternoon Of
the above date to hear the annual w. /
c. T. L. reports and elect officers for |
the ensuing year. These ladies were
nearly all members Of the Union and
this was the fourteenth anniversary OF
the organization of the society. In
all that time there has been among Of
ficers and members nothing but the
kindest consideration for the feelings
and opinions of one another and all
have worked in perfect harmony. The
president is, truly, the right woman
in the right place, and every member
loves and honors her.
Mrs Whitney led the devotional ex-
ercises by Scripture reading, followed
by extracts from a Sermonette by Mr..
VIM Stead, and prayer.
The recording secretary, Mrs. K. Jay
Greene, then read the annual report,
giving a slight idea of the effort that
has been made and glancing in retro
spect over the field, taking up each de-
partment of work.
The corresponding secretary, Mrs. E.
w. Jordan, reported letters written to
Mrs. Mckinley, Lady Henry Somerset
and Miss Cordelia Dow. She has also
corresponded with several leading w.
c. II. u. women of the Mainland and
with Miss Parrish, who has been en-
gagged in temperance work in Japan
for about two years, but is now IN
China.
The treasurers report showed neat
little balance on hand of about one
hundred dollars. In the department OF
scientific work more than 800 volumes
of the Hawaiian Health Primer have
been distributed on Maui, Hawaii and
this island. These books were trans
lated into the native language by the
w. c. T. u.
Miss Chamberlain, on temperance
literature, reported in detail and then
resigned on account of other duties
which crowded upon her. Mrs ). A
Gilman was elected superintendent OF
that department and Miss Pindar as
sistant.
Miss Judd, who has faithfully pre-
sided over the i. Y. L. for some tour
years, and Mrs. Bowen, her assistant
in the work, having both sent in their
designations, Mrs. H. H. Williams and
Mrs. Clarence Cooke were elected to
fill the vacancies.
Mrs. Bowen was asked to give some
ideas of the work. She felt 1T to be
most important field, and that great
deal OF time and thought is required
to meet these little folks and properly
teach and impress them. The work is
the more difficult on account OF the
diversity of class and nationality
Miss Mary Green gave an unusually
good report OF temperance phases as
she saw them going about the streets,
visiting the Station house and the
homes of the natives. She had done
some work on Maui and hopes to visit
the other Islands in the near future in
the interest of temperance among the
native Hawaiians.
Mrs. T. G. Thrum, superintendent of
the Sabbath school department, had
secured four different gentlement to
give temperance addresses on the
quarterly Sunday school temperance
lesson days.
Mrs. Gulick gave a very encouraging
spoke of the difficulties which they had
met in the blocked walk leading from
Fort street to the Exchange, but that
the business has steadily increased,
and financially the year has been a
very successful one. The report of the
treasurer shows that more than $4,000
have changed hands. About fifty wo-
men have benefited by this institution.
This represents much care and hard
work on the part of the directors and
manager.
The nominating committee gave its
report in favor of the present officers
and they were elected by reclamation
The Presidents address was very
interesting paper. She gave a very
warm eulOgy of Frances T.. Willard
She explained the action of Lady
Henry Somerset on the question OF
army regulations in India, which raised
such opposition among the temperance
women on both sides of the Atlantic
How nobly she acted when she was
convinced that she had taken a wrong
stand, acknowledging it publicly anc
offering to withdraw from the proml
nent position she held in the British
Women's Temperance Association. He
sisters rallied around her and agalI
elected her to its presidency she
smoke of the attacks made upon hel
since she assumed the responsibilities
of the Worlds w. c. T. L. presidenc!
and how fully she has been eXonerated
Mrs. Whitney mentioned the Wo
mans Temple and explained the diff
culties which have eliminated IL
abandoning the effort to raise the deb
(which is now over q million. She sale
that the National Society would hold
their offices there and also retain vii
lard Hall.
After adjournment tea, lemonade ant
cake were served by Miss Whitney, as
sisted by some Of the Us.