The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-06-07

ton. 1t is in the hands of women
capable and earnest. They appreciate
the mission, see the opportunity and
are ready and willing and supported
by funds and counsel.
Nearly 300 of the prominent ladies
of the city attended the meeting at
the Y. NJ. C. A. assembly hall yester-
day afternoon. Geo. w. Smith, chair
man of the Committee of 100 on Wei
come to Boys in Blue called the meet
ing to order. DR.. Jas. T. Wayson sug-
gested that Dr. Walter Maxwell be the
temporary presiding officer Consent
was unanimous.
In taking the chair, DR.. Maxwell out
lined the purposes of the meeting and
the movement. The proposed organi-
zation was one that would commend
itself to the support and confidence of
all. Association might be effected with
the international Society. The efforts
of the Red Cross found application
wherever there existed human suffer-
ing or need or pain. There is work
at hand for such an organization. Sew
eTal thousand more troops will be here
in transports In time there will be
returning troops. The society should
be imbedded in strong, broad and dur
able ground plans and should have
leadership that would be representa-
Mr.. Smith called upon DR.. WaysOn
as one who had given the matter some
careful attention to present ideas. DR..
Wayson said he had learned of the
work of Mrs. KIeugeI in visiting the
sick on the City of Peking, City Of
Sydney and Australia and had thought
it time that there should be taken
steps in the direction of regular or
ganization for the work placed at
hand There will be many men here
who can be given needed care and at
tention under the direction or with the
consent or cooperation of surgeons in
the various expeditions. Offers have
been made of shore accommodations
and of assistance. DR.. Wayson sug
gested these committees: Executive,
finance. transportation, visiting, flow
y. i
said, all the physicians Of the city
would gladly give assistance. Perhaps
the chief work will be that Of nurses
who will labor in watches when need
ed His plan would be to visit the
ships on arrival, then follow directions
of the fleet surgeons.
The meeting now proceeded to per-
manent organization, with this result:
President-Mrs. Harold NJ. SewalI.
First ce-President-Mrs S. 3.
Dole
Second Observation-Disclosures Ka-
| iulani.
Secertary-NIrs. F. R. Day.
Treasurer-Mrs. P. c. Jones.
| Executive Committee-Mrs w. G..
| Irwin. Mrs. Jas. T. WaysOn, Mrs. c. B.
| Cooper. Mrs. NJ. c. Widdifeld, Mrs. c.
| NJ. HYDE.
Upon taking the chair, Mrs. Sewall
! thanked the ladies who had placed her
| in the position and said she would do
| the best she cCIld do carry forward
! the work successfully. It was voted
that members of the other committees
| Of the list should be appointed by the
| officers and the executive committee.
| A roll of membership in the society
| was at once opened and a hundred or
! so signatures put down. The list Will
remain open.
\ meeting of the officers and Execu-
tive Committee was held last evening
at the home of Mrs. Sewau The Prin-
| cess Kaiulani was unable to attend.
| All the others were present. Mrs. Way
son resigned from the executive com