Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-08
COOPERATION IS
TO re ASKED FOR
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similar appeal for the year just begin.
ming, and we feel sure that all who
realize our duties and responsibility
viii want to share them, Tor nothing
appeals more to the heart of woman
than the privilege of being what the
Germans call hui CUTE hansfrau-
home.keeper-and this in its relation
to the church is the first privilege Of
the Ladies' Society. In trying to sup.
plement the glad services Of Easter.
Thanksgiving and Christmas by flow.
ere and suitable decorations and thus
| help express their spirit and in help
| ing to bring the message Of the day
through the beauty of flowers. Every
Sunday, when practicable, the flower
committees have done their part. Ten
or more ladies and one gentleman have
arranged the flowers while ten and
more others have contributed. In TAX.
| ing charge of six sociables for the
bringing together and entertainment
of all connected with the church and in
| trying to make them enjoyable by In.
| teresting programs of music and read.
! Tugs, and dainty refreshments, the
committees on sociables, comprising
forty ladies' and many others who have
assisted them, have done their part.
Some OF our members provided Miss
| Narrow with an entertainment fund
last spring which served her In 80 or
| IS instances. as she tried to cheer a
lonely one who happened TO come with
in the church's ken, or nurse a sick
one and through the Bishop Fund we
have brldged over difficulties of needy
ones.
Early in the year we raised or con.
tributed Sl50.5O for buying and mark
ing new plated silver for the use OF
the different societies of the church;
we bought II dozen knives, q dozen
forks and IA dozen spoons, Mr.. Fred.
crick J. Lowrey kindly attending to
the purchase while on the Mainland
and contributing the die for marking
and through the sale Of our Hawaiian
Cook Books We have added to our
funds and furthered the art of cooking
in Hawaii mel.
We have given 5000 to Kawaiahao
Seminary as usual, and from the in
teresting statement made by Miss Nc.
Leod. its principal, at our October
meeting, and the testimony OF others,
We are glad to realize that the amount
gave real and needed help to the
school.
At our October meeting we made ar
rangements for afternoon church so.
cables, to be held on an afternoon OF
each month when no evening sociable
is given. Mr.. and Mrs. Kincaid kindly
asked to have the first one, and many
ladies' responded to their invitation
Ladies' brought their Christmas work,
got better acquainted over their cups
of tea and enjoyed the amusing selec'
.iOns read aloud by Mrs. COan and 9TH
ers. The next one will be in February
probably at some other private house
as several have been offered and we
hope that the gentlemen will come to
this and to those which follow. We
will welcome them. early or late.
We ask the old residents of Honolu
IN to make an especial effort during the
coming year to make our sociables so
ciable, evening or afternoon alike, and
We ask those who have lately come
into the congregation to join us with
equal cordiality. We gladly take this
opportunity. also, to thank the many
who have assisted in our work during
the past year.
Our membership has increased from
so reported last year to 1872, and II
have kindly paid back dues, as well
nut we trust for still larger increase
during the year to come. To become
member one has but TO pay the an
, nual subscription of one dollar a year
and surely every lady will do this to
wards bringing those with whom sh'
, worships into closer touch with on
; another. into stronger bond OF ser
, vice.
!. l. II every lady OF the $50 or more con
J. nected with the church would contrib
Y ute this membership subscription to
A wards our appropriations the burdel
Y would be easily. shared. We know
y llldl lluHNs lbl NhllOuo lNdoOHnt
prevented from giving time and energ
:. towards our work, but there are other
a who are willing to attend to this. Wit
4 the membership that we hope for, tn
5 ladies OF Central Union Church coul
+ stand as a still greater organized pow
I. err in the community with unlimite
t scope for any work, great or small
4 THAT might make its appeal to them.
! The society unanimously reelected
9 the officers of last year. as follows
J. Mrs. oliver p. Emerson, president; Mrs
!. C.. b. Damon, vice-president; Mrs, II
: II. Williams, secretary; Mrs. Nathanie
b. Emerson, treasurer; Miss Yarroy
I and Mrs. w. L. Whitney, directors.
I The committee on appropriation
8 recommended appropriations amount
:. ing to $3.50, two hundred of this amour
n 20 be given as usual towards the OK
|, penses OF Kawaiahao Seminary.
{ The next evening social will be Civ