The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-06-25

CHARITIES
ANNUAL MEETING OF oRGANGZA-
TION HELD YESTERDAY-RE-
PORT or THE YEARS WORK.

The annual meeting of the Associat-
ed Charities was held yesterday after
noon. The officers were reelected as
follows: President, S. b. Dole; First
Vice President. Rev. Alexander Mack
intosh; Second Vice President Mrs.
John Usborne Secretary, Mrs. j. NJ.
Whitney; Treasurer, Clarence H.
Cooke. Mrs. Edith r. Berger, the man
ager, was given a months vacation.
The Treasurer's report showed re-
ceipts from members uues $342, dona-
| lions $117S.42 from DR.. Wile's enter
tainment, s90O10, making a total of
S1S20.52. There was a balance remain
Ing from last year $133.03 and the dis
bursements the past year were $1S4125
leaving balance on hand of $112.55.
| The managers report of the work of
the year was as follows:
We have added 12S new names to
our records this year. 70 of these APP
plicatons were from single men, II
from single women, and A were family
cases. Besides these, there were the
many recurrent cases, bringing the
total number of persons relieved up to
423. 100 people have received clothing,
and $40 meals were furnished. "a cases
were sent to the Queens Hospital, and
! > to the Home for Incurables. 10 were
| sent to Kona Orphanage, . to the Cas-
tie Home for Children, 3 to the Saliva
ton Army Rescue Home, and ! to the
| Girls Industrial School
one thousand one hundred and sew
enty-four dollars and fifty-fve cents
dispensed for the affiliating societies,
and $28S.35 for private and specific
cases, make a total of $1462.S5 dispensed
| from this office. There were 1907 office
interviews, and the Manager has made
80 visits. 20 societies now affiliate
with the Associated Charities, and our
relations with them and with the in
situations furnishing indoor relief have
centralized the work and simplified it
| greatly.
In comparing these figures with pre-
! vious reports, we find a falling off in
the number of new applications, which
is easily accounted for. Several thou
sand people belonging to the working
classes have left this country in the
last two years, and fewer sailors now
come to this port. The Police Depart
ment have helped us in the Porto Ri
can cases by compelling the men either
to work or go to prison. And too, four
years work in this office has made us
pretty we'll acquainted with the poor
who are always with us. Their cases
have been investigated, and the proper
I
lief.
The number of institutions giving in
door relief is constantly increasing, the
most of them receiving Government
aid, making the burden of caring for
special cases much lighter for the be-
nevoent few who heretofore have borne
it almost alone Aged foreigners and
convalescents still need domiciles, and
when these are provided by the Gov
eminent or otherwise, the care of the
dependent in this Territory will be
} comparatively easy.
Several decrepit old men have come
to this city in the past year, and in
some cases have demanded support.
When possible we have promptly sent
them back to the country from which
they came, asking them to discourage
others from leaving their homes for
such purpose.
There are two or three men begging
in this city for money to bury their
: dead. Three have applied to this office
at different times for money for that
purpose, but we have never yet been
able to locate the body. Neither has
the undertaken. We have no means OF
knowing how much money these men
collect, because those who give do not
report to this office; but they must re-
ceive some encouragement, or they
would cease begging. They apply here
only once, always asking for money
and | send them co the undertaken
with the assurance that they shall re-
ceive the assistance they require. Need
less to say they fail to go.
Some very pathetic cases have come
to our notice this year. Deserted
wives neglected and abused children
old and destitute men and women, anC
But, Notwithstanding the hard times
, with the prompt, generous and intelli-
gent cooperation of the affiliating So
ceties, and the generous contributions
of friends of our work, we have beer
able to meet all emergencies. 1t al.
ways takes some Zine to adjust our
selves to new conditions, but the poor
have been very ready to see that only
those whose cases We're very serious
could demand much assistance in these
hard times Fortunately the donations
of clothing are generous and frequent
being a great help to the needy.
With our system, where each society
takes care of it's own, the burden is mo-
so great on any one, and can be borne
, more easily. We -ere very anxiOu!
last September, wondering how We
l could meet the emergencies of the year
, But the end of the year is at hand
with the work done, and no over
drafts.
Following the presentation of tn
. managers report Gov. Dole made
brief address, speaking particularly o
the change of view of the effect an1
duty of promiscuous alms-giving, whicl
had followed the study of the sociolog
n ical effect of it. He said said that i
S Christ were on ear tn again he would
@ doubtless hold somewhat different idea
e regarding it than those he expressed
: during his mission here, during which
, he spoke of alms-giving as a duty.