The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-07-08

and more people be helped when the
Central Office is consulted. Much
time. labor and money be saved, and
the results be more satisfactory to the
benevolent and the beneficiaries alike.
This last year the schools of the city,
both public and private, have taken a
very active part in the charities. and
at Thanksgiving and Christmas their
offerings of food, money, clothing and
toys were very generous. Kaiulani
school has been a paying member of
this association for years, and was the
first school to bring Thanksgiving
offering. The Principal of that school
has always been one of our most gen.
erous contributors. The Missionary
Cleaners and the Lima Kokuas are fine
workers; and Punahou Preparatory
and the Grammar schools, also. We
are glad to see these young people take
such an active interest in their less
fortunate neighbors, and with such de-
light in the doing. They have the sat
isfaction of knowing that on at least
two great holidays many poor chill
dren dine as well as themselves. Evil
IDENTIFY their instruction is along right
lines, and is surely the best antidote
for selfishness. Last Christmas we had
an unusually large offering for the
poor, much of it from these young
people. And the merchants gave more
than generously; so from the office we
distributed dinners and presents to III
people.
We feel very grateful for our sub
sidy as we can now use our member
ship fees and donations for emergency
work. The affliatng societies are do
ing their utmost to meet the demands
made upon them for regular relief but
that they should respond to all emer-
gency calls also, in these days when
donations are fewer and smaller than
formerly, is impossible. And an emer-
gency fund that the Associated Char
tiles can draw on at any time is one
of our necessities.
How can we find employment for
men with families to support? With
the Associated Charities there Is no
question of race color or crae1. or
whether man is an American citizen
or not. To us he is merely n poor man
who must have work or be pauperiZed.
We can say to new Corners, move on,
ter. The mothers and children appeal
to us, and If there is no work for the
men, relief must be given in other
ways. But employment Is the needed
thing. and 1t is now n serious question.
There have been rs new applications
this year, and 300 recurrent cases,
making a total of 800 applying for re-
lief. Thirty-five of the new applicants
We're single men, IL We're single women,
and 81 We're family cases. Four hun
dred and five persons received help
from the office: and $50 meals We're
furnished.
We have dsbursed from the Office
sl,0s6 for the attiliating societies, sl76
from the emergency fund of the Asso-
ciated Charities, and s372.25 from other
sources, making a total OF sl,6ii2 %.
There We're 1893 calls at the office.
One of the most useful of all the
contributions Is the clothing, and every
year the amount received is greater.
The public generally has come to see
that great want can thus be easily
supplied, and men. women and chill
dren alike contribute, Not alone the
members of our society, who have CIV
en- generously from the first, but many
others; and from these same hands
comes reading matter,-hundreds OF
books, magazines and papers, which
we carefully distribute where II does
much good,
We wish you would make more use
OF the Associated Charities, remember
ing that centralized EFFORT, close am
llntlon ana complete understanding
bring better results,
REPORT OF TREASURER,
Treasurer Cookies report OF the re-
gcipls and disbursements OF the Assoc
gIalrd Charities from June :, 1898, 10
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