The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-03-08
A SPLENDID SHOWING.
The Annual Report of the Hawaiian
Relief Society.

Relitf Society.
A brave showing is made in the an
nual report of the Hawaiian Relief So
ciety, which a day ago elected officers
for the ensuing twelvemonth, and rem
dered account of its accomplishments
in the past year. While it's ordinary
work is the caring for INDECENT and in
firm natives, the society, early in the
plague epidemic, assumed extraordi-
nary duties, and has been a material
aid in looking after the sufferers in
quarantine. Monday the members met
and elected the same officers as in 1889
excepting the treasurer, Mrs. J. f. Bow
Ter, who was succeeded by Miss Lucy
Adams. Mrs. Bowler contemplates a
visit to the Coast and feared her alb
sence might retard the work of the So
ciety.
The officers chosen were as follows:
President, Mrs. S. G. Allen; first vice
president, Mrs. James Campbell; sec
ond vice president, Mrs. Robert Lew
ers; secretary, Mrs. George Beckley;
treasurer, Miss Lucy Adams; board of
directors, Mrs. e. S. Cunha, Mrs. j.
Nawahi, Mrs. j. F. Bowler, Mrs. F.
W. Macfarlane, Miss Agnes Mcintyre,
Mrs. Irene Brown and Mrs. A. Fernan-
dez.
1t was announced that the society
has been supporting for year past
forty families whose members were
unable to make their own living The
cost of this had been $2,932.20. Start
ing the year with balance of 81 500,
collections had been made of S2,31765,
inclusive of membership fees, dona-
tions and the proceeds of luau and
concert There was balance now in
the treasury of sSS5.43. The member
ship now numbers eighty-one, having
greatly gained during the last few
months.
Besides this accounting the society's
officers reported on a special fund,
which had been raised for the work
among the plague sufferers. Altogeth-
er $S,1S0.75 was received for this pur-
pose and of this $7,266.47 was still on
hand. The bulk of this sum was col
lected by Mark P. Robinson, who had
volunteered to aid the society. His
collections were as follows: Kapiola-
nj Estate, $500; w. G. Irwin & Co.,
$500; Theo. HI. Davies & Co., $500; H.
Hackfeld & Co., $500; Oahu Railway &
Land Co., $500; James Campbell, $500;
S. M. Damon, $3.50; NJ P. Robinson,
$3.50; The B. F. Dillingham; Co., $3.50;
T. May, $3.50; Levers & Cooke, $3.50;
f. A. Schaefer & Co., $3.50; Castle G
Cooke, $3.50; Pacific Hardware Co.,
SIPS; Bruce Cartwright, $500; e. o.
Hall & Son, $500; M. w. McChesney &
Sons, 500; H. j. Nolte, $500; Aubrey
Robinson, 500; Robert Levers, $1OO;
Mrs. Robert LEVERS 500; Mrs. John
Ena, $50; w. w. Dimond, $50; Frank
Hustace, $50; DR.. Robert w. Anderson,
$25; George w. Farr SIS; Thomas Gay,
S.; T. o. Wills, $40; cash, 500; Wall,
Nichols, S.; Hawaiian News Co., SIS; M.
M. McInerney, $40; Kohala native
church, $1O.05; cash, SIS; cash, So.
Mrs. Beckley had handed in $117.25,
received from Hilo people, and Mrs.
Nawahi $3.50, from natives Of the same
town. Besides the society received $2,-
0SS.45 from all ether sources. The ex-
pense for the assistance extended to
plague sufferers was $922.2S. From
the Saturday night of the Chinatown
fire until the following Thursday the
society fed and provided with clothing
and blankets fifty people at the relief
camp number 1. Since then it has had
visiting committees constantly in the
field and has done a deal Of good in
caring for unfortunates who come from
quarantine penniless and homeless.
This work will be continued and any
balance left of the society's plague
fund will be devoted to it's general
charity. The officers voiced the thanks
of the society to the generous public
which made possible its efforts.
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