The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-18
ASSOCIATED
CHART les
Will Remove Next
Month to New
Quarters.
MEETING HELD
YESTERDAY
Association Has Secured Desirable
Rooms in New Building on
Alakea Street.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Associated Charities was held yesterday
afternoon at the rooms of the associa-
ton on Hotel street, Rev. A. Mackin-
tosh, president, presiding, and all off,
GERS, with the exception of Treasurer
George l.. Carter being there.
Mrs. e. F. Berger, manager. who has
been away for six weeks vacation in
California, returned yesterday by the
Ventura at the noon hour. and so was
able to attend the meeting. She report
ed very pleasant trip and is feeling
much benefited in health, so that she
will be enabled to resume the duties
of her Office with renewed energy.
Mrs. L. Luther, who has acted as
manager pro tenn during the absence of
Mrs Berger, handed in report cover
ing the past two weeks, which is given
herewith. BY unanimous vote a reso-
luton of thanks and appreciation was
rendered Mrs. Luther for her efficient
work.
Mrs. DR.. Whitney, secretary, read the
minutes of the last meeting, which was
held on May H. reporting that the June
meeting was not held on account of
Mrs. Berger's absence.
After attention had been given to
small business details, the principal
matter to be considered came up for
discussion. This was the question of
new office for the association, Mrs.
Whitney, the secretary, having been no
lifted some time ago that the building
now occupied is to be torn down and
THAI the association must vaeate by Au-
gust I. Mrs. Whitney reported that she
and also Mrs. Luther had sought dill
gently for a desirable location and had
spent considerable time considering the
matter. They had had an offer from
the owner Of the new building now be-
ing built on Alakea street, near the
Pacific Club house, the terms being SAT
iisfactory and the rooms being desirable
In every way. Af.er some discussion II
was decided to accept the offer and Mrs
Whitney was authorized to arrange for
the rooms in question by lease
Treasurer. George r. Carter being alb
sent. there was no financial report, but
as there was, according to the last re-
port, over 500 on hand and the expen.
ditures reported by Mrs. Luther were
light, the association is financially in 9
prosperous condition.
Mrs. Luther's report was as follows:
| 81 submit my report of the work done
| by the Associated Charities for the
| months of June and July.
There were IS new applications and
recurrent cases, making a total of AZ per-
sons applying; 10 applications for work
and situations found for 5. Cases sent to
Queens Hospital, s; Victoria Hospital, l.
Fifty-four meals were furnished, and
there were 176 office interviews. Visits
| were made and cases Investigated. Many
gifts of clothing came into the office,
and many calls for clothing were made,
but the supply has been equal to the
demand. Among the cases of need a
large per cent were chiefly due to lack
of employment and insufficient earnings.
Generally speaking there Is no lack of
work for those who are fitted to do good
work. But unskilled labor finds 1t very
hard to support itself. Industrial train
ing would furnish competent and efficient
workmen and then a great part of the
poverty problem would be solved. Most
people like to do that which they can
do well. and a competent man is not
likely to be shiftless or lazy. The class
of persons who apply here seem willing
to work but large number are foreign
ers and unskilled. I am glad to report
the affiliation of the Spanish Benevolent
Society. DIR. Alvarez, the manager,
wishes it to be understood that the OBJ
Spanish people, and not Porto Ricans.
1 thank you for your courtesy and help
during the managers absence"
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