The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-12-04

FOR WORK
The Protective League
of Honolulu.
JffICtRS ARE ELECTED
legislature VIII Be Asked For Funds
To Rescue and Support
Young Girls.
HE work of the Protective League
OF Honolulu has commenced in

terday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the
Young Mems Christian Association
hall, the constitution and bylaws OF
the league were formally adopted by
those present, who signed their names
thereto and paid in their fee of 81
each.
An election of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows:
w. A. Bowen, president.
George L. Pearson, vice president
Dan II. Case, Secretary.
Joseph p. Cooke. treasurer.
Those who became charter members
of the organization by afiixing their
NJ Kincaid, Rev. Abram E. Cory DR..
G.. w. Burgess, Major George p Wood.
w. A. Bowen, j. M. Templeton, A. w.
Pearson, w. c. Weldon, o. II. Gulick,
George X. Freikawa, T. Okamura, ID.
l.. Naone, t. Mitamura, Rev Hamilton
Lee. II. A. Parmalee, E. A. G. Miller,
NJ. G. Johnston, Rev. George l.. Pear
son, H. E. Coleman, l.. M. Moore, /.
Mort and Samuel K. Kamaiopili.
The meeting was an important one.
and the results will mean much to
the practical work of rescuing young
girls of any nationality from enforced
lives of sin, or involuntary servitude,
and will be especially directed to the
Chinese and japanese girls who are
enslaved and used for immoral pur-
poses.
In order that the work of the league
shall not prove too great a financial
burden on the members thereof and
its supporters, it is the intention of the
league to ask the coming legislature
for an appropriation of from $1,000 to
$4,000. Mr.. Kincaid preached the sub
ject to the members. and it met with
instant approval. He stated that in
most all the States and Territories
this plan was followed.
The meeting was presided over by
the Rev. George l.. Pearson. H. E.
Coleman. of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, acted as secretary.
A stumbling block was encountered at
the outset by the fact being brought
to the attention of those present that
the constitution had not been formally
adopted at the initial meeting two
weeks ago, as none of those present
had signed their names thereto or
paid in their initiation fee of 81. The
question arose as to whether those
then present constituted a legal body
under the constitution. The meeting
yesterday decided that it had not been
legally adopted and was subject to the
will of those present.
An amendment was also offered
that the board of directors of the
league consist Of fifteen instead of nine
members as first proposed. The
amendment and the decision arrived
at that the constitution had not been
| legally adopted at the first meeting
caused considerable discussion on the
propriety of the second meeting con-
shutting itself a censorial body upon
the acts of those present at the first
meeting It was finally agreed that
when the members signed the consti.
tuition and bylaws then. and ther
only, could those members proceed tt
elect a board OF directors. The chair
ruled accordingly.
DR.. Burgess moved that a commit
tee on permanent organization be ap
pointed and solicit the signatures o
those present. An original motion t.
adopt the constitution. however, pre-
allied. and the constitution was adopt
ed without dissenting voice.
Rev. William Morris Kincaid. one o
the prime movers in the organization
OF the league. was the first to sign hi
name to the constitution and pay il
lis 81 initiation fee.
The signers then approved the re
port of the committee on nomination
which had sent In the following name
as persons who had signified thei
illingness to accent election as mem
hers of the board of directors:
Rev. w. K. Azbill. Lorrin Andrew
w. A. Bowen. Dan II. Case. Joseph
Cooke. Rev. A. e. Cory. H. f. Cole
man. DR.. g. l.. Garvin, Rev. w. N
Kincaid. Rev. Hamilton Lee. ].
Moore. d. L. Naone. T. Okumura Rev
G. L. Pearson. Theo B. Richards. {
p Rinley. Arthur NJ Smith. Henri
Waterhouse Rev w D. Westerve
land Major George Wood
It was moved that those names o
? the list Of twenty not already signe
to the Constitution should be consid
cred rs members OF the league an
that they should be solicited to becorn
members. Fifteen names were vote
for and resulted In the election OF fl
teen directors. divided into thre
classes, "a follows:
= Three years-Theodore Richards. 10
. p. Cooke. Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid. Re
Geo. L. Pearson.
Two years-Rev. W. d. Westervel
w. A. Bowen II. r. Coleman, LORI
Andrews and Rev. A. z. Cory.
One year-T. Okumura. u. l.. Naon
Henry Waterhouse. Dan Fl. Case, Re
w. K. Azbill.
Rev w. NJ. Kincaid made n verb
- report I'm connection with the rescl
Of the little slave girl. All Ho. fro
Mr.. and Mrs. Ng Mon War as told e
lclusively in the Advertiser last wee
He said in part: 'In accordance wi
the vote of the body which first m
two weeks ago. Major Wood. Mr.. M
Ciellan and myself rescued this lit
girl. ] believe the first work OF tn
league should be to provide for the su
port Of the little girl ard of all cir
: so rescued in this way Mr.. McClelI;
and myself have agreed to be respo
sible for her support. but 7 believe
would be well If, the league itself won
do this. II would work for the NOR
r support Of the league IL this cour
g We're adopted.
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