The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-29
Rescue Home TO Make
An Appeal.
MONEY FOR A LOCATION
Committee Decides TO Purchase Pro-
perry on PuuchbOwI Slopes to
Care for UnfOrtunates.

The friends OF the Rescue Home
movement and those who have applaud
ed the efforts OF the church workers to
lid honolulu of the bad cement among
the Japanese, are to be given an oppor-
unity to place the seal Of their APP
prevail upon the good work in a prac-
deal manner.
The Rescue Home committee has de-
cded to ask the general public to As
sist in the raising of lump sum OF 81
oU0, which is necessary to purchase
line piece of property on the slopes OF
punchbowl, to be used as u 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 OF ready cash is
an absolute necessity for the carrying
on of the work mapped out. If this is
lot forthcoming the entire structure o.
their hopes will fail of its object. anG
40 ready relief to the unfortunate wo-
men who have signified their intention
If abandoning their life can be ex-
tended.
A vote was taken as to the manner
Of procedure, and resulted in adopting
The plan proposed-that funds be raised
10 purchase fourteen years lease
where an ideal home on Punchbowi
can be maintained. The premises al
improved with six well butt cottages.
There Is an orchard established on the
property, which would be helpful IL
maintaining the place. With the water
rates thrown in, the institution would
be put to an expense Of about SITS a
year.
Mr.. Theodore Richards, the treasurer
of the home, leaves today in the Hong
kong Maru for the Coast, and in his
absence it Is thought that the Salvation
Army will take up the practical work
which has fallen to his share In the
past. The aim will also be to put itsel.
in correspondence with the New York
headquarters and request that an Oh
ficer trained in rescue home work be
sent to Honolulu to take charge of the
station.
1t was stated at the meeting that there
will be accommodations for nearly q
score of women at the start, and extra
rooms can be added when necessary.
Several Japanese women are waiLing a
practical demonstration of the utility OF
such home before seyering their as
sociations with the men who claim to
own them body and soul. When assur- |
ed that home awaits them where they |
are certain of protection from the VEN
geance of their masters. many will |
come under the wing of the organiza-
ton. The fate which they believed |
would befall Mic, the Japanese woman |
who testified against the procurers in
the recent trial before Judge Frear. has
prevented most of the japanese women
from taking any decisive step.
Mrs. C. NJ. Hyde Is chairman of the
and has been an earnest
worker on the project for some time
The ladies associated with her are TAX
ing an active interest and will canvass
In certain quarters where they feel GER
tain their requests for money will not
be met with refusal.
There are at present three women in
charge OF the general committee who
are DESTROYS Of leaving the Islands per-
Two are Japanese and one
s part Portuguese, The Salvation Ar
my will be instrumental In assisting
hem to their destinations.