The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-16
v, C.. 7, i, IS
PROGRESSIVE
Annual Ne etin 8
Was Held Yes.
terday.
TEMPERANCE IDEAS
ARE REITERATED
Past Year Marked by Much Work
by Noted Lecturers on
Great Questions.
HE annual meeting of the We

r. HE annual meeting of the We
mans Christian Temperance
Union was held yesterday after
noon at 2:3O at the residence of Mrs.
]. NJ. Whitney. at Punahou, and was
attended by about seventy-five ladies.
The meeting was enthusiastic over the
work of the past year during which
time more active work had been done
for the cause of temperance by world
known workers than ever before and
the W. c. T. U. congratulated itself
that at last such hearty support had
been given to suppress the liquor traf
fic, or to so moderate it that its effects
would be less injurious. Mrs. Whit
ney, the president has been a hard
worker and is the life of the Union.
The reports of the various officers show
ed that the Union is in a healthy con-
dition, and the work for the coming
year promises to be greater than ever
before
Rev. Mr.. Hartley, who is now at the
head of the newly organized nti-Sa-
loon League, was present at the meet
ing and delivered very strong address
upon the evils of drink and of the
steady increase in the liquor traffic in
the Hawaiian Islands and especially in
the city of Honolulu. He referred at
great length to the number of licenses
which had been granted for the SAFE of
beer and told of the saloons that were
cropping up in every part of the city
to corrupt especially the Hawaiian
youths, and he deplored the fact thas
almost at the portals to the Kameha-
meha Schools a saloon had been open
ed, a daily temptation to the younG
men and women of the two institutions
founded by the philanthrophy of Bernice
Pauahi Bishop, and for this one reT-
| son. among many, he hoped that a
sentiment would spring up in the com
munity which would operate to have
| legislation passed which would In the
next two years, wipe out all such re-
sorts and clear the fair name of the
city. The members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union yesterday
promised to lend their support to the
Anti-Saloon League and to cooperate
with all measures TO decrease the liquor
traffic here.
The meeting of yesterday brought GU
a larger number than usual at sucf
gatherings and sincere interest wa:
manifested in all the work pertaining
to the Union All committees reported
favorable progress in all that was un
Idertaken during the year, and tn
Flower Mission, which has week in ant
week out, sent flowers to the hospitals
for the sick and the poor, was com
mended for it's charitable undertaking
At the conclusion of the regular meet
ing Mrs. Whitney invited all presen
Into her spacious, cool dining lana
where a delightful repast of tea lem
onade and dainty cake was served an
a pleasant half hour of social con
versation was spent
Mrs whitney opened the meeting will
a reading of the Scriptures, that of tn
humility of mary in amounting the Zee
of Christ with rare ointment, and spok
of this as one of the things which a won
an knew she could do and did, and point
, ed the passage out as reference L
the work which women are doing In tn
present day to moderate the evils
drink. She said she was in constant re
cetpt of appeals from ORGANIZATIONS "
the mainland to extend the work of thi
and that department to Hawaii. Mrs
Whitney said that attempting to do to
many things would make ineffectua
work which should be done and whic
they could easily perform, and she fel
that the ladies should take up but fey
things and do them well. Christian .me
had finally acquiesced in having wome
go ahead with certain work, but she fel
they were relying upon their ability I
continue the work alone. The men i
this city had eventually ceased activ
work for the temperance cause leavin
it to the women. For many years tn
w c. T. T. was the only temperate
organization here. Because the Ant
Saloon League had begun it's work her
the w c. T. L. should be more actiN
, in its participation in temperance labo
1t was all the more encouraging TO ht
to feel there was brother society in tn
! field.
Mrs. Harriet Austin read the secr'