The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-06
WOMAN'S BOARD MEETS
IN ANNUAL SESSION
Varied Reports Of Years Work We're Read.
Loving Tokens for Mother" Castle
and Mrs. Hiram Bingham.

, Needs ~ the Hawaiian WORK Mrs %
y. Emerson. Items. Mrs Marques. Re
port of Hawaiian WORK Report oi
Japanese Work. Report ~ rauahl
Band
January-Q Qualifications for Mission
AIRY Work as Drawn from the Scrip
lures. Mrs John Dcadingham. Items.
Mrs. s 4. Gilman. Report Of Chinese
Work Report Of Portuguese Work
Report of Missionary Cleaners. special
collection for pundita Ramabai Associ-
alton.
February-The History OF the shansl
Mission, Mrs. w. A. Bowen. Items.
Miss Maria Forbes; Report OF Hawaii
an Work: Report OF japanese Work
Report of Lima kokua.
March-Biographica Sketch. Mother
Bissell OF India, Miss M /. 2iegle; Re
port OF Chinese Work. Report Of Por-
tuguese Work. Report of Pauahi Band I.
Items. Miss c. Il. Hyde.
April-organized Missionary Endeav-
or among Young People, Mrs. G. A. Nc
Donald; Items Mrs. +. G. Anterior.
Report Of Hawaiian Work, Report Of
japanese Work.
May-Book Review, Mrs. II. n. Cas-
tie Items, Mrs. w. l.. whitney; Praise
and Thank Offering.
June-Annual meeting.
THE FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
1t was decided TO renew the appro-
priations OF last year according to the
recommendationg~o the treasurer.
Among the ladies who spoke during
the afternoon were Mrs. McCully -Hig-
gins. Mrs. Charles Bartlett Dyke
Mother Castle. Mrs. c. NJ Hyde, Mrs.
Evans. missionary passenger on the
Coptic for Japan. Rev. Hiram Bling
ham gave an encouraging message 10
the board from Mrs Bingham. Mrs
! Dyke said that in the work which Cen
eral Armstrong had done for the ne
groes OF the South Hawaii had done
right by the early missionary spirit in
sending back persons to do good in the
country whence came the first mission
aries for the Islands. Mrs. Hyde's ad-
dress was on THE Law of Compensa-
! ton" and the paper was presented IN
an interesting manner evoking much
applause.
MORNING SESSION.
| The exercises yesterday morning al
! 10 o'clock began with the singing o
I"Rock of Ages" following which "A brle
address was made by Miss Martha
| Chamberlain, the vice president Sh,
spoke of the stir caused by the captur,
VI .hI0H soAbIi' ny VI anus ANU Nil' i'7
son the incident gave to all religious
people. She recalled also the terribl,
disaster in Martinique, commenting up
on the lesson the disaster contained fol
those who dwelt in Hawaii, and re
minded all TO lean upon the Lord.
Reports were read by the home sec
rotary, as well as by Mrs. 4. V. Soares
superintendent OF work among the POr
| .at. fl.f
of work among Japanese; Mrs. Franl
Damon, superintendent of work amonl
Chinese; Miss Laura Green, superin
tendent Of work among Hawaiians
Mrs. Quick called attention to the Gus
tom among Japanese men on arriving
here to go to plantations for work
leaving their wives here. a home 70
these women had been established on
small scale. There was need, however
for a home on a large scale She men
toned the activity among the Budd
hists, saying that the building of thei
temples was preventing mssionar
work among the japanese. Miss Gree
emphasized the need of a kitchen wher
Hawaiian girls could be taught to cook
2 She believed that much moral goo
would come from its establishment.
The report of the recording secretar
mentioned that for thirty years tn
board had not missed holding lively
meetings annually, but a departure wa
made this year by emitting the holdin
Of meetings in the summer time, OWN
to the, heat
The report of Mrs. b. +. Dillingham;
the treasurer. read by Mrs. Coan, wa
as follows: Balance on hand June
1901, S2S32 80; amount raised this yea
s2224.35; expenditures, S22S7 so; balance
I S544.S5.
, Following the collection the meetin
! adjourned for lunch. The lunch wa
served in the lecture room where twer
ty tables had been prepared for III
! members of the board and the Churc
= members invited to be present. III
tables We're prettily decorated wit
: flowers and a number of ladies "a,
sisted the guests by waiting upon III
, tables. There was salad, cold meat
, bread and butter, cake and coffee al
: Everything was home made or hon
cooked, and the edibies were thorough
enjoyed. The lunch was in generi
. charge Of Mrs. Andrew Fuller. 81
was assisted by Mrs. Harry Lewis, Mr.
: +. w. Peterson, Mrs. j. A. McCandles
, Mrs. w. l.. Whitney, Mrs. II. II. Wi
! liams, Mrs. Widdifleld, Miss Margar,
Hopper.