The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-25
YEARS. WORK
WELL DONE
Governor Dole on
Right Kind of
Charity.
The Annual Meeting of
the Associated
Charities.
Mrs. Berger Reports on Result OF
the Years Work-Old Off
GERS Are Reelected.

The annual meeting of the Associ-
] ated Charities was held yesterday in
| the association rooms on Alakea
street. officers for the new year were
elected, and there were interesting re-
ports from those that served during
the past year.
Mrs. C. NJ. Whitney read her report
as secretary detailing the work Of the
society for the year. She expressed
regret at the resignation of Geo. r.
Carter as Treasurer, but was pleased
that the society had obtained such a
capable successor in Clarence H.Cooke.
Mrs. Whitney also said that the sue
cess of the organization was due in a
larger measure to the efforts of Gov
ernor Dole, the president. Mrs. Ber-
ger was also complimented and the
suggestion made that she be permitted
a vacation with the hope that she at
tend the National Conference of Char
tiles and Corrections at Portland.
Mrs. Whitney spoke also of the
necessity for legislative aid and closed
with the expression: 1--WE hope and be-
Iieve that the Association has shown
itself to be so helpful and needful
factor in our varied life here-that it
%;
financial support it deserves from all
charitable and philanthropic men and
women upon these islands,
TREAsURERs REPORT.
The treasurer's report showed re-
ceipts from members dues s342, dona-
tions S117S.42. from DR.. Wile's enter
tainment $SOO.1O making a total of
S1S2O.52. There was a balance remain
ing from last year s1SS.OS and the dis
bursements the past year were $1S4125
leaving a balance on hand of s11255.
REPORT OF MANAGER.
The report of Mrs Berger as manager
of the Associated Charities was as fol-
lows:
Report of the work of the Associated
Charities for the year ending June II,
1903.
We have added 12S new names to
our records this year. 70 of these ap-l
plications were from single men, IL
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 S43 meals were furnished. "a cases
were sent to the Queens Hospital, and I
3 to the Home for Incurables. 10 were
sent to Kona Orphanage, to the Cas- !
tie Home for Children, to the Saliva |
ton Army Rescue Home, and 1 to the |
Girls Industrial School.
One thousand one hundred and sew
enty-four dollars and fifty-five cents
for the affiliating societies,
and $2SS.35 for private and specific
cases, make a total of $1462.S5 d ;spensed
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
the work and simplifed 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 thous-
and 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 well acquainted with the poor
who are always with US. Their cases
have been investigated. and the proper
societies are giving them regular re-
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 spe-
cial cases much lighter for the benevo-
ent few who heretofore have borne it
almost alone. Aged foreigners and
still need domiciIes. and
when these are provided by the Gov
eminent or otherwise. the care Of the
dependent in this Territory will be ,
easy.
Several decrepit old men have come
10 this city in the past year. and in !
some cases have demanded support. {
When possible we have promptly sent I
them back to the country from which {
hey came, asking them to discourage
others from leaving their homes for Z
such n purpose. l
There are two or three men begging in l
his city for money to bury their dead
Three have applied to this Office at
Inherent times for money for that pur-
pose. but we have never yet been able