The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-29
THE PUBLIC
MUST HELP
Rescue Home to Make
An Appeal.
MONEY FOR A LOCATION
Committee Decides to Purchase Pro-
perty on punchbOwI Slopes to
Care for UufOrtunates.

The friends of the Rescue Homs
movement and those who have applaud-
ed the efforts of the church workar. 20
ria Honolulu of the bad element amono
ehe Japanese. are to be given an oppor-
tunity to place the seal of their an
prevail upon the good work in \ nrac-
teal manner.
The Rescue Home committee has de-
oided to ask the general public IN a.
sist In the raising of lump sum Of 81
oVo' which Is necessary to purchase a
me piece of property on the slopes of
punchbowl, to be used as a haven of
refuge for unfortunate women of any
nationality who are DESTROYS of leaving
lives of sin.
meeting OF the general committee
was held yesterday morning at Central
Union Church at $3.50 O'Clock. This
committee consists of representative
women from every church organization
In Honolulu. They have come to a
point where the need or ready cash Is
an absolute necessity for the carrying
on OF the work mapped out. III this is
not forthcoming the entire structure of
their hopes will fail of its object. and
no ready relief to the unfortunate wo-
men who have signified their intention
of abandoning their life can be ex-
tended.
vote was taken as to the manner
OF procedure, and resulted in adopting
the plan proposed-that funds be raised
TO purchase a fourteen years lease
where an ideal home on Punchbowl
can be maintained. The premises are
improved with six well bu.it cottages.
There Is an orchard established on the
property, which would be helpful in
maintaining the place. With the water
rates thrown In, the institution would
be put to an expense of about S175 a
year.
Mr.. Theodore Richards, the treasurer
OF the home, leaves today in the Hong
kong Maru for the Coast, and in his
absence II Is thought that the Salvation
Army will take up the practical work
which has fallen to his snare in the
past. The aim will also be to- put itself
I'm correspondence with the New York
headquarters and request that an Oh
icer trained in rescue home work be
sent to Honolulu to take charge of the
station.
10 was stated at the meeting that there
will be accommodations for nearly a
score OF women at the start, and extra
rooms can be added when necessary.
Several japanese women are waiLlng a
practical demonstration of the utility OF
such a home before severing their as
soCiatiOns with the men who claim to
own them body and soul. When assur-
ID that a home awaits them where they
are certain OF protection from the ven
yeanCe Of their masters, many will
'ome under the wing of the organiza-
ton. The fate which they believed
would befall Milo, the japanese woman
who testified against the procurers in
the recent trial before Judge Frear, has
prevented most of the japanese women
rom taking any decisive step.
Mrs G.. NJ Hyde Is chairman of the
,Dmmittee and has been an earnest
worker on the project for some time.
The ladies associated with her are tax
ng an active interest and will canvass
In certain quarters where they feel GER
ain their requests for money will not
be met with a refusal.
There are at present three women in
charge Of the general committee who
IRE DESTROYS Of leaving the Islands per-
manently. Two are japanese and one
Is part Portuguese. The Salvation Ar
my will be instrumental in assisting
them to their destinations.
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