The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-06-06

- church yesterday morning ana at
I ternuon. where the work ~ the SPLEEN
did organization was told In reports,
addresses and statistics. and when the
I benediction was said In the afternoon
I the members departed from the church
/ ediiice impressed with the grandeur OF
/ the results Of the early missionary zeal
which left the board such a field of ac-
! ton. The morning was devoted To the
4, aiding of numerous reports, and at
noon there Was an intermssion for an
hour and a half. during which time a
delicious luncheon was served in the
lecture room, at which were present
nearly three hundred persons. In the
afternoon there was an election OF OH
GERS for the ensuing year. an address
/ by the president, and a detailed state
ment of the work proposed for the COM
ing year. A number of missionaries
from the steamship Coptic who are en-
route to Japan and China were pres
ent and gave interesting accounts of
the countries IN which they had taken
up their work.
A beautiful feature of the afternoon
| session was the gentle touch Of sisterly
love exhibited by the members TO Mrs,
Hiram Bingham, who was unable TO be
]
spoke a few words of encouragement
: to the board. The tokens of remem-
brance were in the form of clusters OF
lilies one of which was given to Rev.
Hiram Bingham to convey to his wife.
At each presentation the entire au-
dience rose to its feet and stood silent
ly during the affecting ceremony.
The platform was prettily decorated
with flowers, lilies being in abundance,
/ with potted ferns in sharp contrast.
! Upon the platform were Mrs. Hyde,
who presided Mrs. Coan, Mrs. $. H..
Bishop and Miss Shelley.
For the coming year the following
officers, whose nOminatiOns We're duly
brought before the meeting and voted
/, upon favorably, will serve:
President-Mrs. c. NJ. Hyde.
/ Vice Presidents-Mrs. Hiram Bing-
ham. Miss NJ. A. Chamberlain, Mrs s.
f.. Bishop, Mrs w. NJ. kincaid, Mrs.
Theo. Richards, Mrs. j. A. Cruzan,
Hilo, Hawaii; Mrs. w II. Rice, Lihue,
Kauai; Mrs. r. +. Engle Pala Maui.
! President Missionary Gleaners-Mrs.
Giles Gere.
President Pauahi Band-Miss Ida NJ.
Pope.
President Lima Kokua-Miss Neibel.
Recording Secretary-Miss Margaret
| Ia l.. Shelley.
Home Corresponding secretary-Mrs.
DIR. y. l.. Moore.
Foreign Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. c. II. Dickey.
Treasurer-Mrs. b. +. Dillingham;
Auditor-Mr. ". w. Hall
Departments
Superintendent of Work Among Ha-
waiians-Miss Laura Green.
Superintendent of Work Among Chi
II
Superintendent of Work Among Por-
tugpese-Mrs. a. V. Soares
Superintendent of Work Among Jap
anese-Mrs. o. II. Gulick.
Trustees of Permanent Fund-Mrs
S. NJ. Damon, Mrs. b. F. Dillingham;
Mrs. J. Il. Atherton.
With the exception of one or two
changes, the officers and heads of de-
partments are about as they were las
year
For the work of the board for tn,
coming year, especially with regard Il
the literary portion of the monthly
meetings, excellent programs have beer
prepared. Mrs. Theodore Richards
chairman of the committee on work 70
, the next year, reported as follows yes
terday afternoon:
WORK FOR NEXT YEAR.
; present the following report for thu
coming year. We have endeayored IL
mapping out the program for this yea,
To add to the interest and value o
our meeting by bringing more of tn,
members into the working force.
The two additions to the programs
f of this year are first a committee o
one. appointed for each meeting, Il
[ provide items of interest in Mission
Fields, and second, a table or bureau
. of exchange of Missionary literature
: We are hoping for more enthusiasm
in this latter plan. Many of US sub
scribe for missionary magazines, VIII
would be more than willing to pas
them on to be means of inspiration 4
those who do not see these magazines
and also to learn of branches of Worl
which are not mentioned in our owl
} particular papers. We ask all thos
who have such literature and are will
ing to loan 1t or pass it on to bring /
2 to the meetings month by month
r Please have your name plainly writer
in ink on all literature you wish 4
: have returned. Mrs. w. w. Bristol o
the Kamehameha Manual School ha
kindly consented to take charge of tn
A exchange table.
D The special collections taken up las
4 year for the Armenian orphans and tn
= Pundita Ramabai Association were s.
g ask the ladies to repeat the Offering
| this coming year. They will be take
| up as last year for the Armenians Il
= October and for the Ramabai Associa
\ ton in January.
There Will be no meetings held Il
e July and August.
The following programs have bee
{ arranged for the monthly meeting
$ during the coming year, subject to an
= changes that may be necessary:
e September-Some Phases of Missio
Work in Turkey Mrs. j. II. Richards
Il Items, Miss Belle Johnson; Report O
Chinese Work; Report of Portuguese
o Work.
October-Forward Movement in jar
e an. Miss Eliza Talcott; Items. Mr.
Jonathan Shaw: Report of Hawaiia
d Work: Report OF japanese Work; Re
t port Of Missionary Cleaners; Specis
h collection for Armenia.
ia Wnrk in he mn