The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-12-20
LADIES MEET
AT THE c. &c.
ANNUAL MEETING or SOCIETY
PRESIDENT REPORTS ACCOM-.
PIlsHMENT or SATISFACTORY
WORK DURING YEAR.
Older Members Urged to Closer Co
operation in 8i-monthIy soeials
and Entertainments-6
Fund and Kawsiahao Seminary
Aided-Tressurer's Report

Aided-Tressurer's Report
There was a fair attendance at th'
annual meeting Of the Ladies Societ!
of Central Union Church at its p2rlo
in the church yesterday forenoon
Mrs. Emerson's report as Treasures
showed receipts of s945-95. OF which
s563.30 was the previous years bal
ance. $50 annual fees. sl35 donation:
and sII6 proceeds of chowder lunch
The disbursements amounting Il
s372.9 included $50 paid 10 the Hos
pital for Incurables and 5000 TO ka
waiahao Seminary. Cash on hand Is
S5I3.0e.
Forty-eight copies of the Society
Cook Book. for which a separate &C
count is kept. were sold for 1880
which added to the balance at the
beginning of the year. s96. made re
ceipts of S136.S0. Out of the fund
was expended S79.S5 Oh flowers for
the church. chairs and dishes. The
balance in hand is $685..
Mrs. Jones reported on the Hon. c.
r. Bishop fund. receipts having been
$322604. OF this $4,000 was for bonds
paid in full. the remainder interest on
bonds and a small balance at the first
of the year. Payments amounted to
s32IS. whereof $4,000 represents in
vestments in Hilo Railroad. Pioneer
Plantation and Eva Plantation bonds
in equal benefciaries. Assistance 10
three benefciaries of respectively
S100. $50 and 500 make total for
relief of s179.
Report # the President.
The work of the past year was
lucidly presented in the following re-
port of the president:
The Ladies' Society of Central
Union Church opened this year OF
work with the following officers:
President. Mrs. W d. Westervelt;
vice president, Mrs. C. B. Damon;
treasurer, Mrs. n. B. Emerson; treas
urer of Bishop Fund, Mrs. P. c. Jones;
secretary. Mrs. F. w. McChesney;
directors. Mrs. F. J. Lowrey and Mrs.
F. G. Amweg. But. exceedingly to the
regret of the society, Mrs. Wester-
welt. at our regular meeting in June.
felt obliged. owing TO ill-health. to
resign the Office OF president. Mrs.
C. B. Damon was thereupon elected
in her place. with Mrs. Ralph Geer
as vice president.
An Encouraging Year.
We have had. on the whole. rather
an encouraging year as regards the
work accomplished. even though our
membership roll includes but eighty
names. against ninety-six for last
year, a state of affairs difficult to un-
derstand in view of our large increase
of church membership during the past
two years. Can we not find some eff
fectual method by which the influence
of this society and its work NAV be
increased proportionately? For We
firmly believe that this seeming lack
of interest is owing principally 20 en-
tire ignorance on the part of many of
our ladies of even the existence of
such a society. Surely our work is
important branch of our
church society to enlist the interest
and cooperation of every lady in at
tendance upon our church services if
only the needs and scope of our or
ganization could be brought to the
notice of each
We feel. in these DAYS of the stran
ger within our gates that our social
work is Of the greatest Importance in
bringing our church membership in
closer touch with each other. and We
would urge upon our soldier members
our duty in regard to attendance up
on. and cordial cooperation in our
socials.
Bi-Monthly Sccials.
OF these, six regular and one extra
have been held during the year-the
One in January taking the form of
house warming at the new parsonage
on Thurston avenue soon after the re-
moyal thither of our pastor and his
family. This proved to be a most en-
ioyable occasion. and was participated
In by several hundred OF the church
AID congregation. The social regular
y occurring in September was post
poned until October in order 10 make
t welcome to Mr.. and Mrs kinczid
while the November social was de-
ayed 10 be given in connection vita
the annual roll call held last evening.
December Is. The extra social occur
red in August as z farewell to Dr. and
Mrs. Adams of San Francisco. Or.
Adams having preached for us during
Mr.. kilcaid's summer vacation.
Four regular me tings of the so
,iety have been held during the wear.
and two special meetings Of officers
and directors. We have held also
.wo entertainments-an afternoon tea
n February through the courtesy OF
Mrs J. B. Atherton az her beautiful
aome. and a chowdsr luncheon AT the
church in October. The first had for
Is object the promotion OF sociability
among our church ladies and the col
ecticn OF membership fees. and. while
not striking success as to the object
last named. II certainly was in the
former. since two or three hundred la
dies avaiied themselves OF Mrs. Afh-
ertoa's cordial invitation. and q most
enjoyable afternoon was spent BY ell.
for which this society owes Mrs. Ath-
erton most hearty thanks