The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-01-23
FIRST ANNUAL
MEETING
TODAY
Members Of the Corporation
Meet for the First Time Since
Work Of the Home Be-
gan'

The annual meeting of the Honolulu
Home for Incurables was held this
morning in the rooms on Bethel street.
The meeting was brief but some very
interesting information connected with
the affairs of the Leahi Home which
is conducted under the direction of the
organization, was reported.
The resignation of j. b. Atherton
from the board of trustees was accept
ed and his son. Charles H. Atherton,
was elected in his place. w. o. Smith
and s. e. Damon whose terms on the
same board had expired were reelected
trustees for the ensuing three years.
S. e. Damon, the treasurer of the orr
ganization was absent, so ]. p. Cooke,
the auditor, presented statement for
Mr.. Damon. The investment fund of
the institution now represented $65,S92.
3 In addition to this asset the equipment
which included buildings and the rest
of the things necessary for such a
place represented an outlay of $36, ,S66.S9.
There was a balance of $l1,726.97 to the
credit Of this equipment fund. During
the five months that the institution had
been in operation since last August, the
running expenses had amounted to $4,-
S06 .65.
Mr.. Cooke was unable to give many
details of the operation of the institu-
tion. This information had not been
supplied him. The members present
expressed a desire to learn some facts
connected with the number of patients
that had been treated at the institu-
tion. 1t was decided to await the re-
turn of Mr. Damon, however, before
any announcement of this feature of
the work was made as he was the per-
son best qualified to supply the sum-
MARY of the workings of the institu-
ton. A vote of thanks was rendered
Mr. Damon for his indefatigabie work
in supervising the management of the
institution. Ma
The matter of securing a continuance
of the appropriation from the govern
ment was mentioned. 1t was stated
that the last legislature had appropri-
ated $500 a month for the institution
and it was desired to have the appro-
priation renewed by the coming legis-
lature.
The government could give with eX-
cellent grace the money desired as a
large number of the patieI415 at the in
stitution are Porto Ricans. In fact
were it not for the home, the govern
ment would be greatly embarrassed as
to the method of dealing with it's in
curables especially this class of patti
ents. They went to the police station
and were in turn sent to the home to
he given attention. Several deaths had
occurred since the opening of the Le-
ahi Home.
On motion of F. A. Schaefer, the
trustees were directed to take steps to
bring before the legislature the merits
of the home and try to secure a re-
newal of the last appropriation.
After a short discussion of the affairs
of the institution the meeting adjourn
ed.
A meeting of the trustees was held
after the adjournment and the follow
ing officers were chosen for the ensu-
ing year: President, Alexander Young;
first vice president, w. o. Smith; Sec
ond vice president, C. H. Atherton;
treasurer. S. e. Damon; secretary, 7.
Give Davies, and auditor j. P. Cooke.
Twenty-Five cents pays for Want
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