The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-02
A LIVE SOCIETY
Much Interest In the Hospital
Flower Mission.
ANNUAL MEETING REPORTS
Sound Financial Conditlon-Exten
sion of the Work-Cround
for Garden Secured.

Yesterday afternoon the Hospital
Flower Society held its annual meeting
at the Y. VI. c. \. parlors. Nearly all
the members turned out and great in
terest was taken in the work.
During the past year several new
members have been added to- the so
ciety. some of which are men. The
year has shown an increase In the
amount expended for flowers. which
fact shows how the work OF the So
ciety rs branching out.
The report OF the treasurer. Miss
Marie Won Holt, showed that during
the year Stills had been spent. The
income for the year from thirty-one
members had been $3i.75 and interest
on government bonds $1,000. making
a total income OF s149.75. At present
the society has $3.50 in the Postal Saw
ings Bank ana S2iO0 in government:
bonds, making a total credit OF S325O.
After the reading OF the treasurer
statement, Mrs. du Roi. secretary OF
the society. read the following report:
"As instructed by resolution pass
ed at your last annual meeting. Miss
Levers and your secretary acted rs n
committee to investigate the question
of extending the field OF work. rhis
committee visited the Chinese ans
Japanese Hospitals and found the Off
cials of these institutions quite willing
that the society should take up the
work. Flowers were delivered regular
ly for the succeeding quarter and until
it was found advisable to discontinue
work owing to- the locations OF the hos
pitals.
In reference to the question OF So
curing land for garden and raising
flowers. Mr.. Herbert as chairman OF
the committee. made application to- the
Government authorities for a site. and
the Minister of the Interior instructed
the Commissioner OF Agriculture to
confer with the committee on the qucs-
ton of Il suitable site.
Two locations were visited. one al
Kalihi and the other near the Govern
ment Pound in Makiki. The unani-
nous opinion was in favor OF the latter
site, and application has been filed with
the Minister OF the Interior for the
same. The matter has as yet not been
definitely settled.
The work OF the society during the
past year has been successfully en-
,a,.,o1 L.. 49, ,lt.4-gb,.gr. - a..,..-a
at Easter and Christmas among poor
families and on the latter day for the
United States soldiers. y donation OF
S1U was given toward assisting n wOr-
thy Portuguese recommended by Mr..
Canavaro. Mrs. Levers weekly gif.
of flowers to- the hospital still con
tinues."
A communication from the Depart
ment of Interior was read in regard
to the selection OF n tract OF land for a
flower garden. The society was In
formed that the Bureau OF Agriculture
had passed the following resolution:
Moved by Taylor. seconded by Jor-
dan, that the request OF the Hospital
Floral Society for the land on the Ma
kiki side OF Punchbowl. selected by
them for their flower garden. be grant
ed. and that Mr.. Herbert be authorized
to confer with the Minister OF the In
terror as 10 terms and conditions OF i
lease to said society and report at mex.
meeting
\ communication from Prof. Edgar
Wood. Principal of the Government
Normal School. was read In which 9;
was suggested that the privilege be
given TO young men struggling for an
education. of working on the lands
and in the greenhouses at n certain
rate per hour.
Mr.. Alien Herbert made few re-
marks in which he dwelt upon the ad-
mirable situation OF the site selected.
He remarked that in the hustle OF
active life very few people know wha;
good the society Is doing in visiting
the sick and sending flowers TO the
s,-a1-s os tha rriendiesS stranra-