The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-20
SUCCESSFUL
YEARS. WORK
Annual Meeting of
Central Union
Ladies.
NEW OFFICERS
ARE ELECTED
Mrs. c. B. Damon Tells OF Church
Society's Work for the
Past Year.

I a very SUCCESSFUL year. SOtldl ana re-
ngious, was reported by the Ladies So
ciety OF the Central Union Church at the
annual meeting held yesterday.
The reports of the president and treas
urer were ample evidences of the great
good this society is accomplishing Ia
Honolulu, and gives promise of an even
more successful future.
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. o. p. Emerson, president: Mrs. C.
B. Damon, vice president; Mrs. H. H
Williams. secretary; Mrs. N. B. Emerson.
treasurer; Mrs. 2. C. Jones. treasurer c..
r. Bishop fund; Mrs. T. ]. Lowrey and
Mrs. w. L. Whitney, directors.
The report of Mrs. Emerson as treas
urer showed receipts of $685. of which
s563.3O was the previous years balance.
$50 annual fees. $135 donations and s116
proceeds Of chowder lunch. The dis
bursements amounting to S372.95 includ-
ed $50 paid to the Hospital for Incurables
and $500 to Kawaiahao Seminary. Cash
on hand is 1913 Forty-elght copies of the
society's cook book. for which separate
account is kept, were sold for s40.S0 Out
OF the fund was expended S79.S5 on flow
ers for the church, chairs and dishes.
The balance in hand is s56.95.
Mrs Jones reported on the C. r. Bish-
op fund, receipts. SS.226.O4. OF this 5000
was for bonds paid In full. the remainder
interest on bonds and small balance at
the first of the year. Payments amount
ed to S3,21S, whereof $1,000 represents in
vestments in Tilo Railroad, Pioneer Plan
tation and Eva Plantation bonds in
equal denominations. Assistance to three
beneficiar!es Of 500, $50 and $50 respect
lively, make a total for relief of $179.
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL REPORT.
The following report was read by the
president, Mrs. c. B. Damon, of the work
for the year:
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. En-
erson; treasurer of Bishop Fund Mrs.
P. c. Jones; secretary. Mrs. F. w Nc
Chesney; directors, Mrs. +. j. Lowrey
and Mrs. f. G.. Amweg. But, exceeding
ly to the regret of the society, Mrs.
Westervelt at our regular meeting In
June, felt obliged, owing to i'll health, to
resign the office of president. Mrs. c.
3. Damon was thereupon elected in her
place, with Mrs. Ralph Geer as vice pres
ident.
We have had, on the whole, rather an
encouraging year as regards the work
accomplished, even though our member
ship roll includes but eighty names,
against ninety-s:x for last year, a state
of affairs difficult to understand, IN view
of our large increase of church member
ship during the past two years. Can we
not find some effectual method by which
the influence of this society and It's work
may be increased proportionately? For
1os-
of interest Is owing principally to entire
Ignorance on the part of many of our
ladies OF even the existence of such a So
ciety. Surely our work is a sufficiently
important branch of our church society
to enlist the interest and cooperation
OF every lady in attendance upon our
church services If only the needs and
scope of our organization could be
brought 10 the notice of each
We feel. In these days of the stranger
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 older members our duty in regard to
attendance upon, and cordial co-opera-
ton in, our bi-monthly socials.
OF these. six regular and one extra
have been held during the year-the one
warming at the new parsonage on Thurs |
ton avenue soon after the removal of
our pastor and his family. This proved |
to be a most enjoyable occasion, and was |
in by several hundred Of the |
church and congregation. The social |
regularly occurring in September was |
postponed until October in order TO make /
II a welcome to Mr. and Mrs Kincaid |
after an absence of several months. while /
the November social was delayed TO be /
givensin connection with the annual roll /
call held last evening, December 18th. !
Tho in, a
a farewell TO DR.. and Mrs. Adams of !
San Francisco. DR.. Adams having I
preached for US during Mr.. Kincaid's |
summer vacation.
Four regular meetings of the society
have been held during the year, and two
special meetings of officers and directors.
We have held also two entertainments
an afternoon tea in February, through
the courtesy of Mrs! J. 3. Anterior at
her beautiful home, and a chowder lun-
cheon at the church IN October. The
first had for it's object the promotion Of
5ociability among our church ladies, and
the collection of membership fees. and,
while not a striking success as to the OBJ
Jet last named, 1t certainly was in the
former, since two or three hundred ladies
availed themselves Of Mrs. Atherton's !
kind invitation, and a most enjoyable
afternoon was spent BY all. for which
this society owes Mrs. Atherton most
hearty thanks.
The luncheon given IN October was
or the benefit of our benevolent fund.
rom which we netted about ninety-six
oilars
Our parlC- has also been nicely re- !
with handsome rug, a few
hairs. sofa pillow d other things, the
necessary funds amounting to OF hun
lid and twenty-fOur dollars. -avinE
'oan raised by private subscription out
5e of the society fund
We have paid also this year two hun
ID dollars to Kawaiahao Seminary, five
liars a quarter for ferns and flowers
- the decorating Of the church for the
.-hbath services five dollars a month TO