The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-07

pay liASlIlulIOIl partly
able. They feel much the reduction OF
the government subsidy.
Time fails me to tell of the excellent
work which has been done for many
years past, and is still being done, by
The Woman's Board of Missions-both
here and in the Islands to the south of
us-the Marshall and Caroline and Gill
bert groups
cannot close without saying a word
, for Miss Boards Kona Orphanage al
though it is on another Island What
We should do without it I don't know
and it behooves all thoughtful men
, and women whatever their creed or
sect, to give it a helping hand Enough
cannot be said in praise of the utter
devotion of Miss Beard to this much
needed work. Everything she has and
all her strength goes into it.
Before I bring this birdseye view of
a word for Mrs. Berger, the ideal man
ager of these our Associated Charities
Her cheerful common sense in dealing
with the many complicated cases which
come up is admirable. Her sympathy
is always ready and the enthusiasm
with which she enters into her work
is unfailing. The work is inevitably
somewhat depressing. To see only the
sorrowful side of life--to have it borne
in upon you day after day and week
after week that the misery of the
world is deep seated and ever renew
ing. is apt to make one forget that
Gods in His Heaven-AlPs Right
With the Worldl''
So let everyone who can do anything
to uphold the hands of our efficient
manager in the Herculean task she
has undertaken-not forget to do So
for her work to this community is
above price.
And so while we are all, together,
waiting for the end, we will try to
help one another-the vicious a. well
as the good-the selfish and the un-
grateful and the lazy as well as those
who are appreciative and inspiring.
May God bless them a1l-and may He
help us to be the means of eliminating,
to some extent, the evil in the world.
MANAGERS REPORT
The report of Mrs. Berger, the man
ager for the year ending June 80, was
as follows;
The report of the Associated Char
tiles for the past year, in comparison
with preceding years, shows decided
falling off in the number of new ap-
very gratifying state of
things, and easily accounted for =
Organized work for five consecutive
years has placed our poor who require
and continuous relief, on the
books of the affiliating societies: they
receive their regular allowance and
20 o.
office Those who had friends in the
States or prospective homes there have
been assisted to reach them. OF the
original list made five years ago, %
have been sent to the Home for In
curables, and % have passed away. The
floating population. the thousands who
never belonged here, have returned to
their home, or have gone elsewhere.
Sailors are not coming in as great
numbers as formerly, and it seems that
the poor who now apply are, and have
been residents of these Islands for
many years. with few exceptions.
The number of recurrent cases is
large, being applications from people
who only occasionally need assistance,
are helped to make a fresh start, and
go on, Independent for awhile.
And the work of the Associa bed Char
ties is preventive, also. In every COM
munity there are people who like to
beg. Even in Dimes of ordinary pros
perity they grow restless, and though j.
from no special need will send
their children out on begging expedi-
tons. But in times of depression,
when work is scarce. and there seems
to be a plausible excusep the number
Of beggars is greatly increased. They
90 about it in different ways, frequent
y beginning by asking for work, and
ending by asking for many things. But
the little slips of pink paper directing
them to the office in Alakea street, |,
make them stop to consider whether
they want their cases investigated or
not. If they are honest they come and
are helped. Some come anyhow. But
these same slips act as a deterrent to
tramps and imposters.
And We have a plague of Porto
Ricans to consider. We do not mean
that all the 200 Porto Ricans who
came to these Islands are Migrants,
for many of them are on the planta-
tons doing the work they were
brought here to do. But we do know
that a lot of vicious Porto Ricans have
settled in Honolulu, and are a trouble,
an expense and a curse to this city.
Many of them have applied at this
office, few give a good account of
and they often give false
addresses, as they dislike to be visited
or have their cases investigated.
Having many calls from one building
In Kakaako, we took pains to plan our
visits there between the hours of and
p. m, when the men should be away
at work and the children in school.
There were. for a considerable time,
80 Porto Ricans in this building
20 adults and 90 children. But at that
hour the men were lounging at home,
the boys We're playing cards, and the