The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-10-09

WORK IS
A SUCCESS

has convinced the women in charge OF
that institution that it has accomplish
ed much in its mission toward way
ward girls Recently the Home was
deprived of the services of Ensign Hat
tie NJ. Larrabee, who established it.
Lieut. Wassman, her assistant, also de-
parted for the coast. Ensign Larrabee
has been succeeded by Ensign Nora M.
Underhill, who has been connected with
the institution since June.
The present Rescue Home is the old
Hopper residence on King street oppo-
site Kawaiahao church, but owing to a
number of expensive improvements
ebout to be made there. principally
plumbing, the Salvation Army will
have to find other quarters by next
month Ensign Underhill and her as
sistant as well as the inmates of the
Home, are 10th to leave their pleasant
location and perfectly equipped quar-
tiers, but hope to find others as good.
Young girls and mature women Of
nationalities including Germans, South
Sea Islanders, Hawaiians, Porto Ri
cans, Chinese, japanese and negroes,
have been cared for under the hospita-
BILE roof and trained In practical ways
to earn a livelihood by Honorable
means
While the number of girls and wom-
en- actually taken in and cared for at
the Home is small, the Army by no
means measures its results by numbers
alone. Thus far nine girls and women
have successfully passed through the
Home and into the world, purified by
the teachings and kindness of heart
of the Army lassies. BY successfully
going through the Home means that
they were taken in from evil surround
ings and taught to sew, perform the
numerous duties usually devolving up
on householders, cook, wash clothes,
and learn to make useful articles for
sale. Through all this practical teach
ing religious instruction permeates.
They are watched over at all times
with tender care, the food placed be-
fore them is of the plain, American va
riety, their rooms are neat and home
like, and as fire purifies gold, they e.
merge from the Home clean in spirit
honest, well-meaning women.
Ensign Underhill is a little woman,
whose entire interests are wrapped up
in her chosen field of labor. Having
come from Los Angeles Home where
she assisted in training the rescued
women brought into it, she came here
well equipped to carry on the work be-
gun by Ensign Larrabee. At present
expects an Army officer from the coast
to join her Eext month. This will give
her the wished-for opportunity to go
out among the distressed people of
whom she is apprised and who need
her help; watch the police court, seek
out girls and women whom she may
uplift, and extend a kindly hand to
those who are needy and who desire to
be separated from surroundings that
are full Of temptations.
THE work of finding these girls and
women here is much more difficult than
it is in the mainland cities" said she
yesterday. There, one finds these
women in certain parts of the city des-
ignated by the authorities. Here, much
Of the evil is kept under cover and one
really has to probe about to discover
them. Not that there is less of this
evil here, but circumstances have plac-
ed the cases in such way that we
have to use much ingenuity to bring
them TO light, and eventually get the
girls and women here.
II am very glad to say that the pub
lie has been interested in this work of
the Home. Ensign Larrabee placed it
on a substantial footing, obtaining
subscriptions to fund which
more than keeps up the work. We are
self-supporting in that no help comes
to us from headquarters. 1t was sup
posed at first that $500 month would
be needed but the expenses have been
greatly under that amount and in every
department economy has been the
THE Industrial department is devot-
ed to the teaching of cookery, needle
and chamber work and all details of
When the girls enter the
Home they are generally ignorant of the
first principles of housekeeping having |
been raised amid sloven surroundings, |
living carelessly and without any par
Licular aim.
Constant diligence on the part of the |
matron has brought the women to a
huOWIeQSe OF SUCH affalrS ana |
they take pleasure in doing their work |
we'll. The needlework consists of lacel
embroidery, knitting of slip
pers and plain sewing. Women are
taught to mend their own clothes and /
keep themselves in tidy condition
Sewing classes for outside girls were
conducted, but owing to the
ack of an assistant, Ensign Underhin
s not carrying on this work at present.
Fancy pillows, cushions and other pref
y handiwork is sold at the Home to
hose desiring such articles and sums
If money are derived from this source.
Plain sewing orders are received by the
Ensign who has the work performed
oy the women.
Ensign Underhill has been given a
police commission by the High Sheriff
which insures her against the intru-
'ions of undesirable persons, and gives
her the power to arrest any one who
leeds be placed under restraint. The
Ensign does not look as though she
Gould actually make an arrest, but she
las any amount of courage and deter
in her makeup and in her
aim way is capable of accomplishing
much without the exertion of physical
orce.
When the Rescue Home was first
+rx- Il