The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-15
GOOD WORK
WELL DONE
What they. VIC. A.
Has Achieved
Here.
SOME METHODS
AND EXPERIENCES
The Secretary Makes an interesting
Report at Quarterly Meeting
Held Yesterday.

on the lawn of the Theodore Rich
ards premises the quarterly meeting o.
the Young Women's Christian Assocla-
ZION was held on Saturday afternoon
where reports for the three months
were read, followed by an enjoyaoie
social. ~
Miss Emily Scnnoor, chairman OF the
membership committee, reported thit-S
ave additional members for the quar-
ter. Miss Hyde rendered the report u
the recording secretary ana Mrs III. -
Brown. general secretary or the asso-
citation. gave detailed statistics or the
condition of the same ana the worn
Iv,i,, had been accomplished. She SAID:
so much of the work of the secre-
4arv is OF a character impossible 10
-erort thar il makes a satisfactory re-
mort of work done a most difficult mat
te,- az the seventy-two letters written
Toanv have been to former members
rnaIpv to headquarters, and number
have been written in answer 10 IN
ol,irjes for positions here. Young wom-
en- have been advised not TO come mere
as already all avenues open 10 thehi.
axcent homework, are oVercroWded. VI
calls. 337 have been made, but only d
<a,v have been of a social character
Il is matter of keen regret to your
secretary that she is able TO do so ut
tie in this way, but the demands upon
her time and strength in other dlrec-
45ons are so constant and the burden
of the work is.so heavy that 1t is I'M
possibIe TO include social calls in the
Ionn list of things to be done. A great
deal of time has been spent in securing
twelve positions mentioned in my add
4ionaI report Often hours of time are
given. many calls made, many persons
and stin no suitable open
ing is found. Buildings have been put
M so rapidly in the last few months
that the former demand for rooms has
been met and it is a comparatively
easy matter now to secure comfortable
quarters for those who apply
The various lecture courses, the noon
song services and the prayer meetings,
are given up for the summer months
with the hope that we shall take up all
these lines of work with renewed vigor
in the fan. Ladies from out of town
drop in to meet friends, leave parcels.
etc. while every day brings number
to the lunch room who find il con-
venient TO lunch in the shopping dis
.1.jct Tourists, too, frequently come
with numerous pilikias, often fairly de-
handing quite impossible things How
ever. we are glad to extend to all cor
0iai welcome and helping hand, real
ling that ofttimes little services rem
dered may be made valuable by the
spirit Of love which prompts them.
Many sad stories come to US and
very often the weight of care is heavy
indeed. The demands are incessant
upon the sympathy, and one longs to
s.f n n
Several eases OF undeserving women
nave recently come up, and it necessi-
tates great care lest we encourage the
Unworthy to continue as such. These
cases, however, have all been outside
cur membership and these women have
been strangers who came here to get
I'D OF an unsavory past This us, how
ever. a part of our work. since one OF
the, best services we can render to the
y omen OF our city is To keep the
standard so high that no women OF
unworthy character dare try to estab-
l7sh themselves here.
While many lines of our work are
dropped during the summer months
rauch OF the secretarial work must the1
ne done. and the time will be more thar
occupied with plans for the years work
preparations for increasing our useful
ness in various directions.
1T would greatly facilitate the WORK
| OF the secretary if all the member:
would pay the annual fee of 81 prompt
". without the necessity of a reminder
from the secretary. A very large pro
portion, however, do pay promptly.
! Mrs. F. 5. Gill, who has recently beer
| in Seattle. reported what she had seei
there Of the workings of the Y. W. c
4. There was a membership of Owe;
| 900 There are several thousand WON
| Ell working in the factories and can
neriss, and the association lunch room
! which is run as a cafeteria, is very
wen patronized and is an importan
adjunct to the work. From go to 30'
lunches are served every day. Like th'
( Honolulu association, some difficulty
/ WIS experienced in the collection o
/ tae annual dues, but this is Target!
| overcome by putting the matter in the
bands of collectors. Considerable at
! tention vas paid to preventing saloon:
! being established near the parks, a3t
/ Mrs. Gill secured over 200 signature
there 10 an association petition agains
/ permitting them TO be established.
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