The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-16

cue men from the awful curse of the
chief sin and to use moral and legal
suason to pnt stop to the traffic. 1t had
become known to him that the success of
intemperance was the saloon and it
had become a question of saloons or no
saloons" There must be constant agi-
tation to keep the subject before the
people, that they may understand the
great curse and also the cure
He mentioned the growing Increase of
the erection of beer saloons, especially
in the localities where old-time traditions
were to the effect that they should never
be contaminated by the dram-shop. One
of the traditions was that there should
never be a saloon on the waterfront and
Honolulu was to present to the world
city without a, saloon on its waterfront
to tempt the sailors. He was astonished
IN July last when such saloon rooted
itself en- the waterfront and despite the
protest of the Honolulu Iron Works that
it would eat up the wages of the en-
ployees and deprive their families of
their wages. yet it was permitted. This
city should rise up in its Indignation,
said he "and enter its protest against
the establishment of these saloons. 9th
ers have sprung up around the first one
entrenching it so that they cannot be
removed. 1t is enough TO shame the
community. Then again, almost at the
portals of the Kameharneha School
grounds, at the end of the car line, a sa-
loon has been thrown wide open. 1t
seems to me when the good Mrs. Bishop
has given her fortune TO establish the
schools for the Hawaiians that they may
have the benefit of independent Chris
tan education and those funds have
been kept sacred, and the schools have
been successfully working, that the gov
eminent in which it is situated should
have placed the saloon before the eyes
OF the boys and girls who attend the
schools, a constant temptation to them,
in such a place. Everybody knows that
they easily SucCumb to temptation. They
cannot pass by without gazing into the
saloon. 1t is enough for the good wom-
an who founded the great institutions to
rise from her grave and protest. The
community should rise in its strength
and say that there must be restriction
of the law governing the opening of so
many saloons. Another thing Is proper
Legislation. Every man and woman here
should aid in looking after legislation IN
liquor matters. Our great force is agi-
tation and moral suasion. building up
sentiment in order to successfully carry
on the work we plan. If the people OF
Honolulu will say they want the saloons
closed, they can be wiped out of exist
ence in two years.
| Mss Chamberlain read the following
REPORT OF the nominating tcIl!lllltlet AOA
the officers for the ensuing year which
however, was set over until the next
meeting:
, President-Mrs J. NJ. Whitney.
Vice PresidentS-First Mrs. George W
Pearson: second. Mrs. ". NJ, Kincaid
third. Mrs. L. NJ. Hartley.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Caroline II
Austin.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. f. W
,, Jordan
, Treasurer-Nrs /. p. Coan.
Auditor-Mrs. W. A. Bowen.
Hawaiian Temperance Band OF Hope
:. Miss Mary Green.
, Flower Misslo1l-Mrs. c. H Austin
Mrs Henry Waterhouse
On Legislation-Mrs. J. NJ. whitney
: | Mrs. w. W. Hall
Scientific Temperance-Miss Whiteman
Miss Nary Augusta Parker
Temperance instruction and Literatur
Mrs. w D. Westervelt, Mrs. r. }
! iGreen.
Union SignaI-Miss Mary f. Green.