The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-11
WORK
BEING DONE
Y.W.C.A.Has Many
Brands in the
Fire.
ADDRESS ON LIFE
OF GEORGE ELIOT
Christmas Glass Began Work Last
Night Gymnasium IOstruc-
ton Under Miss Bacon.

The fall work of the Young Women S
Christian Association is going on mer-
rily, and the greatest interest in the
program arranged by Mrs. Brown, the
general secretary, is being shown by
the members. Every afternoon the par
lors are filed with a bevy of young
women who appreciate the charm of
the surroundings and the sociability
which they find in their comradeship.
The general work found in Young
Women's Christian Associations is be
ing supplemented by literary exercises
of rare merit and of the utmost bene-
fit to those who participate in them
ION Wednesday the parlors were
crowded with ladies who were in at
tendance to listen to the lecture of
Miss Mary Elizabeth Lewis, of Oahu
College, her subject being George
Eliot, and Her Masterpiece" She gave
al livery interesting and graphic account
of George Eiiot's own interesting life,
presenting those phases which had
acted upon her childhood, resulting in
the formation of her high character.
She spoke at some length of George
Eliot's association with Mr.. LeWeS.
Much of the lecture was devoted to a
careful delineation of the characters in
"Silas Mariner which Miss Lewis
characterizes as George Eliot's great
est literary effort The various char
acters in the book were wildly por-
trayed, and those who had merely read
the work were given much additional
pleasure in the development of the
characteristics of each one as portray
ed by Miss Lewis.
At the close of the lecture light re-
freshments were served, and a social
hour was spent in general conversa-
ton. The lecture was received with
great enthusiasm, and the members of
the association now look forward with
renewed interest to the remaining lee
lures of the series. The subject of the
next lecture will be Wordsworth, and
His Nature Studies This will be
given next Wednesday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the association parlors in
the Boston block. Among those pres
ent on Wednesday were Mrs. F. j.
Lowrey, Mrs. C. B. Damon, Mrs. II. G.
Austin, Mrs Austin, Miss Harriet Aus
tin, Miss Jennie Carlson, Mrs. Theo.
Richards, Mrs. Belle Jones, Mrs. AL
varez, Mrs. Charles Atherton, Mrs.
Frank Atherton, Mrs. Edgar Wood,
Mrs. Zoffmann, Miss Bicknell, Mrs.
Berger, Miss Ada Whitney, Mrs. w. L.
Moore. Mrs. Frank Hogs.
Enthusiasm is steadily growing in
regard to Mrs. Yarndley's music class.
Careful work is being done, and gen
uine study of vocal music is being ac-
complished
The Christmas class opened last
evening Mrs. H. II. Williams, Miss
Kate woodward and Mrs. Brown have
charge of this class. Each member
brings her own material, or it can be
purchased az the parlors, and ideas
are suggested for making it into
suitable Christmas gifts. Considerable
interest is being expressed in the work.
Mrs. Arthur Maxson Smiths current
events class met last Tuesday even
ing. She presented a number of cur
rent topics, the death Of President Nc
Kinley being uppermost in the minds
of all. The crushing of anarchism,
South African war. conditions in South
America, the strikes, were all discuss
ed with earneStnesS. Topics were as
signed to those who desired to dis
cuss certain features of current events.
Among those present We're Mrs. Clar-
ence Crabbe. Mrs. H. c. Austin, Mrs.
H. A. Parmalee Hrs. Scofield, Mrs.
Owens, Mrs. Mari, Mrs. Green, Miss
Boardman. Mrs Green. Mrs. Brown.
Quite a large number are taking ad
vantage of the gymnasium classes and
the splendid facilities offered for the
Association, special attention being
given to individual needs. Great care
is taken not to over-exercise beyond
the capacity of each member OF the
class. Those who are unable either
through lack of time or strength to
take part in two classes a week are
arranging a class for only one instruc-
ton each week. Miss Lillian Bacon has
charge of all the classes, and is meet
ing with great
The sewing meetings are held in
Mrs. Browns residence, on Kinau
street, on Friday evenings as usual.
A friend has recently loaned to the
association thirty volumes of the
worlds classics. The books are beau
tifully bound, but need cloth cover
ings for their protection. The mem
bers of the association are invited to
be present at the meeting tonight with
needles and thimbles, to assist in COW
ering these books.
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