The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-08
PROM|SSORY NOTES OF
PAUPERS ARE ON FILE.
Interesting Phases Of Charitable Work Brought
Out in Annual Meeting Of the Honolulu As
ISOLATED Charities ..-New Officers Elected.
(From Thursdays Advertiser

with ITS varied phases IN Honolulu
from the standpoint of organized effort
was the tenor of the meeting of the
| Associated Charities held yesterday aft
ernoon in the Chamber OF Commerce
room. Several reports and addresses
were read by various officers all tend
ing to indicate the scope and character
of the work OF caring for the poor, the
prevention of frauds, and the Kidding
of the city of many who would in time
become drags upon the public and private
purse.
The election of officers resulted as
follows:
President, Judge Sanford B. Dole
First Vice President, Rev. Alexander
Mackintosh;
Second Vice President, Mrs. Carl Du
Roi;
Secretary, Mrs. J. NJ. Whitney;
Treasurer, Clarence Fl. Cooke;
Manager, Mrs. f, F. Berger.
An interesting phase of the work of
the manager was shown when, in re-
Spouse to an inquiry, Mrs. Berger stated
| that few persons sent away through the
efforts of the Associated Charities ever
sent back word of thanks. Mrs. Ber-
ger stated also that it was her custom,
in many instances, when sending poor
people to other shores, to procure pro-
missory note from them. These were
never afterwards lifted, but they are
carefully filed away, and should the same
person turn up again at the Associated
Charities, they will be faced by the notes.
One of the most interesting papers
read was by Mrs. Sanford b. Dole,
entitled "A Glance at the Charities of
the City" which was read by the secre-
tary, who referred in high terms to
Mrs. Dole's keen knowledge of the
charity situation. Mrs. Dole's paper was
as follows
HONOLULU'S CHARITIES.
The societies affiiliating with the As.
ISOLATED Charities are: The Strangers
Friend Society. The Free kindergarten
and Children's Aid Association, The
Woman's Board of Missions, The Hos
pital Flower Mission, The Missionary
Cleaners. The Japanese Benevolent So
| ciety. The Japanese Church Benevolent
Society. The Portuguese Ladies' Bene-
VIOLENT Society, The Young Mems Chris
tan Association, The American Relief
Fund, The Portuguese Charitable So
ciety of Hawaii, The Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union, The British
Benevolent Society, The German Bene-
violent Society, The Ladies' Catholic
Aid Society, The Young Women's
Christian Association, The Ladies' So
ciety of Central Union Church, The
Protective League. The Boys Brigade,
The Strangers Friend Society is, /
think, the Oldest charity in the city.
The name needs no explanation. 1t
tells its own story and goes straight to
the heart. Time would fail to speak
of the needs 1t has met and the suffer-
ing 1t has relieved during all these
long years. 1 would like to give q few
statistics with regard to it but they
are not allowed in this paper Our
time honored President, Mrs. Mackin-
tosh, is now in Europe but willing
hearts and hands are carrying on the
good work.
The Lunalilo Home is the largest and
finest of the Homes of the city. AS
you wander through it's spacious and
beautiful grounds filed with stately
palms and shade trees Of every de-
scription, and, especially as 1 did late
ly see the magnolia avenue in full
bloom, you are almost inclined to envy
the dark skinned inhabitants this ideal
shelter for their old age. They lie
about under the trees and carry on
many of their household tasks out of
doors. They make leis of the lovely
flowers that grow there, and they take
great comfort in their religious SER
vices and In seeing their friends, but
alas there Is no Paradise for them yet.
The decreptude of old age Is upon
them. Some are blind, some helpless,
some lame and what the good Lunalilo
has done toward alleviating their bur
dens Mrs. Weaver ably seconds by her
sympathetic and intelligent care. A
veritable mother she is to them.
From the Lunalio Home, set like n
gem against its background of green
hills, We go to the Leah Home far up
on the slopes of Kaimuki near Dia-
mond Head. The contrast is at first
almost painful. for although, thanks to
the generous charity of Mr. Alexander
Young, the dwellings are comfortable
and pleasant and homelike, the
grounds are not kept In order except
close around the houses. A good be-
ginning has been made hut there Is a
large space In front where tan dry
weeds run riot giving really sense of
desolation. IT Is time that an orchard |
Of fruit trees were planted here 80 that |
the invallds could have the benefit of
fresh fruit-so grateful In sickness.
Who win help In this much needed |
work? II isn't only the clearing Of the
ground ana the planting OF the trees
that must be done, but they should be-
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