The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-10-23

first man will be aroused; while the
second man will be encouraged, not BY
satisfactory progress, but by this fact
which Is the true ground of the re-
formers hope next to his faith in God
that moral reform wins wherever and
whenever Christian citizens make a
fight.
l cannot close this report without
referring to our SITTER and earnest
worker in the temperance cause, Miss
Mary Green. She closed her earthly
record with the close of the last fiscal
year so that the annual meeting nat
urally and fittingly took the form of a
memorial, the address of the presi-
dent being tribute to her worth and
a history of her work in the temper
ance cause for many years. We have
missed her bright face and genial smile
in our meetings.
The Band of Hope boys will surely
feel her influence for many years. We
miss her monthly reports. Her MEM
| ory Will ever remain green in the
| hearts OF her w. c. r. Y. sisters and
co-workers. Miss Willard, our great
leader, was not forgotten at the meet
| ing in February, that month being the
| anniversary of her departure to her
| home above. The meeting was given
| over largely to "reminiscences of her
| life and work, extracts being read
| from Miss Gordon's book, 1.-The Beau
| tiful Life" How true 1t is that Bless
| ed are the dead who die in the Lord,
| for their works do follow them.'
COMSTOCK MAY COME.
Mrs. e. w. Jordan presented her re-
port as corresponding secretary. stat
ing that she had received twelve letters
from secretaries of various state socie-
ties and also had sent out the report
of the local w. C. r. u.
The annual report had also been
sent to the National w. C. r. U. Mrs.
Jordan also reported on the aid Miss
Felker had been to the temperance
movement, she having prepared a spe-
cial list Of questions for the Summer
school, relative to the effect of alcohol
on the body. An appeal had been re-
rceived from Anthony Comstock of New
York during the year for aid in the
suppression Of vice in New York, and
the society had responded with a con-
tribution A letter of thanks was re-
ceived from Mr.. Comstock, in which he J
stated that the money from Hawaii
was the first to be received.
Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney stated that an
effort is now being made to get An
thony Comstock to come to Hawaii for
a series of lectures. She was certain
that the w. C. r. L. would be glad to
share this expense.
TREAsURER's REPORT.
The report of the treasurer. Mrs.
Lydia e. Coan, showed receipts for the |
year amounting to $l13, which with the /
balance remaining from last year gave
a total fund of $1l5.11. The expend- .
lures during the year amounted to
$551S, leaving a cash balance of S59.9S .
still remaining.
Mrs. Coan stated that the treas /
urer's book, now seventeen years old, |
was full to overlooking. She said that
an examination of it's contents showed
many interesting things. The mem
bership had apparently decreased. The
receipts during the period amounted
to between $1,000 and $4,000. Twelve
out of the siXty-five original members
registered in the book are dead, others
have moved away, and quite a num-
Der are still members OF the organiza
tion.
THE HILO BRANCH.
Mrs. Austin reported for the Hilo .
branch of the w. c. T. U. saying that /
not much work had been taken up |
during the year, but the regular !
monthly meetings had been held. The
Hilo society reported that 1t felt in
temperance to be on the increase, and /
also that there was more frequent
use of liquor in both public and pri-
vate at entertainments.
WORK IN THE SCHOOLS.
Miss Gertrude Whiteman, of the COM
mittee on scientific temperance instruc-
tion, reported that the work in the
schools in aid of temperance is pro-
crossing exceedingly we'll. Great
praise is due to the instructors for
their work in this connection. The stu
dents are being taught cleanliness,
morals, etc, in connection with tenn
perance. The teachers however had
to contend with parents of various
nationalities who combated their teach
ings. The chief efforts OF the instruc-
tors was directed towards eradicating
the principles of intemperance taught
in their homes. Miss Whiteman sta
ted that the teaching of temperance in
the pnivate schools was not up TO the
usual standard. The japanese are do
ing the best outside of the public
schools, going into the churches for
temperance meetings TO which other
nationalities are invited. The Japan
ese also are working among the Chi
nese, who are not making much prog
ress in the fight for temperance. There
are some few Chinese who are staunch
| in their support of the movement, even
TO the extent Of refusing liquor at fes-
| tivals, where 1t is almost counted as
| an insult. In view of the perpleNing
| environments of the youth of Hawaii"
| said Miss Whiteman, "it is a cause for
| gratitude that such progress has been
made and a foundation laid for the
| cause of temperance among the boys
| and girls of the Territory"
| In this connection, Mrs. Whitney
stated that each of the states had now