The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-10-19
18th ANNIVERSARY
OF the Honolulu Branch
w. G.. I. u.
About Fifty Ladies Present 20 Hear Re
rorts OF Officers ana Mrs. New
mans Address.

On tuesday afternoon about ntty /
ladies met at the home OF the pres /
ident. Mrs. J. II. Whitney. at the an
nual meeting OF the W. G. T. l.. its |
fifteenth anniversary. Mrs. Whitney |
conducted the devotional exercises. |
giving a very interesting talk upon the |
hopeful signs of the universal accept
ance OF the Christ in the world. The
encouraging view was first in the peace
possible a few years ago: second. in
the effort which Is being made in be-
half OF temperance and purity. There
are just as many saloons and brothels
but public sentiment Is aroused and
awake to the importance OF suppress
ing them or at least by segregation
making them less harmful to the social
fabric. Again the canteen law was a
great step in advance and although the
decided against its
operation the fact that Congress pass
ed such a law with very little opposi-
tion shows that temperance sentiment
is getting a strong hold OF the people.
She spoke OF the Dreyfus case as show
is keenly alive to injustice. sympathy
for the man and denunciation for his
prosecutors is the universal feeling.
Christian unity Is another marked sign
of the coming universal peace. Creeds
and dogmas are relegated to- the dim
past and the golden rule Is coming TO
be the only test applied as fitness for
church membership. The religion of
Christ is embodied in that the
fatherhood of God and the brotherhood
of man is the religion of today.
The secretary's report was then read
showing some very good work done.
especially in the Flower Mission de-
partment. Thousands OF small bou-
qUets each with a scripture card tied
to it with a dainty white ribbon have
been distributed ut Buena Vista, Camp
Mckinley. on board transports and ut
the prison. Not only flowers but fruit
and literature have been quite freely
distributed among the soldier boys.
The report of the treasurer and
several of the superintendent OF de-
partments were given.
Mrs. Angie Newman who has been
visiting in Honolulu several months
gave an eloquent address. Her re-
marks were almost wholly confined To
pleading for the soldiers who stop
here on their way to Manila. She
recognized the fact that we had done
a marvellous work in the early part oi
the war and that 1t could not be kept
up indefinitely. but a kind word OF
any little attention is so appreciated
by them as she has found by exper-
fence. She related many little Incl
dents of singular interest and am sure
that We all felt that in the future We
would give to as many as came within
our reach a little mother love to- cheer
them on their way, perhaps, to theft
death. 1t Is sad to see these boys. foI
many OF them are only boys. goin:
out to fight for American Supremacy
in that far off region. But IL Is not To-
that alone. They will carry to thos
poor mistaken Filipinos the suprem
blessing OF American liberty. Mrs
Newman is a very magnetic speake
and her audience were enthused witt
the spirit OF her subject.
After the meeting closed the ladie
were served by a body OF pretty youn
ladies with delicious cake and coffe
and a most enjoyable social hour wa
. spent on the lanai and in the spaciou
parlors and thus closed one OF che mos
delightful anniversaries in the life @
the woman's Christian Temperate
Union OF the Hawaiian Islands.
NJ 4. HILTON GREENE.
Recording Secretary