The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-09
A NOBLE WORK
Hawaiian Relief Society
Report
CpditabIe Efforts In Aid Of Che
Plague Sufferers Receipts
And Expenditures.

4 brave showing If made % the an
nusl report Of the Hawaiian Relief So
cle,y which a day ago elected officers
FOR the ensuing twclvemonth, and rem
dered account OF its accomplishments
| IN the past year. While its 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
mid IN looking after the sufferers IN
quarantine. Monday the members met
and elected the same officers as Ia 1883
excepting the treasurer, Mrs. j. +. Bow
Ter, who was succeeded by Miss Lucy
Adams. Mrs. Bowler contemplates Il
visit 10 the Coast and feared her alb
sence might retlrd the work OF the So
ciety.
The officers chosen were as follows:
President, Mrs. 5. c. Alien; 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. 4. 5. Cunha, Mrs. j.
| Nawahi, Mrs. j. +. Bowler, Mrs. L.
w. Macfarlane, Miss Agnes Mcintyre,
Mrs. Irene Brown and Mrs. A. Fernan-
deg.
Ii was announced that the society
has been supporting Cor year past
forty families whose members were
unable to make their own living. The
cost of this had been s2,932.20. Start
ing the year with n balance OF s., 500,
collections had been made of $2,3l7. 60,
inclusive of membership fees, dona-
| lions 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 special fund,
which had been raised for the work
among the plague sufferers. Altogeth-
er sS,1S0.75 was received for this pur-
pose and of this 81 26647 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 IL Co.,
$500; Theo. H. Davies & Co. $500; H.
Hackfeld & Co., $500; Oahu Railway &
Land Co., $500; James Campbell, $500;
S. NJ. Damon, $3.50; M. p. Robinson,
$3.50; The B. F. Dillingham; Co, $3.50;
IT. May, $3.50; Levers & Cooke, $3.50;
f. A. Schaefer e Co, $3.50; Castle &
Cooke, $3.50; Pacific Hardware Co.,
s125; Bruce Cartwright, 500; Il. o.
Hall & Son, $780, NJ. w. McChesney G.
Sons, 500; H. ]. Nolte, 500; Aubrey
Robinson, 500; Robert Levers, 500;
Mrs. Robert Levers, 500; Mrs. John
Ena, $780, W. w. Dimond, $50; Frank
Hustace, $50; Or. Robert w. Anderson,
$25; George w. Farr, So; Thomas Gay,
So; I. o. Wills, $40; cash, 500; Wall,
Nichols, IS; Hawaiian News Co, IS; NJ.
NJ. McInerney, $40; Kohala native
church, $10.O5; cash, So; cash, IS.
Mrs. Beckley had handed in SITES,
received from Hilo people, and Mrs.
Nawahi $3.50, from natives of the same
town. Besides the society received ST.
0S3.45 from all other sources. The eX-
pense for the assistance extended to
plague sufferers was $9222S 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 !. Since then il has had
visiting committees constantly in the
field and has done deal of good in
caring for unfortunates who come from
quarantine penniless and homeless.
This work vii! be continued and any
balance left OF the society's plague
fund will be devoted to its general
charity. The officers voiced the thanks
of the society to the generous public
which made possible it's efforts.