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

are not allowed in this paper. Oul
time honored President, Mrs. Mackin-
tosh, is now in Europe but willing
hearts and hands are carrying on the
good work.
The LunaliIo Home is the largest an6
/! 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 / 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 them religious SER
vices and in seeing their friends, but
alas there is no Paradise for them yet.
, The decrepitude of old age is upon
them. Some are blind, some helpless,
some lame and what the good Lunalilo
; has done toward alternating their bur-
dens Mrs. Weaver ably seconds by her
sympathetic and intelligent care. A
veritable mother she is to them.
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
rio 4 crnn6 he
ginning has been made but there is
large space in front where tall dry
weeds run riot giving really a sense of
desolation. It is time that an orchard
of fruit trees were planted here so that
the invaIids could have the benefit of
fresh fruit-so grateful in sickness.
Who will help in this much needed
work? It isn't only the clearing of the
ground and the planting of the trees
that must be done, but they should be
cared for by some competent person.
If a number of people would each send
out fruit tree and a man to plant it,
would it not be a good beginning?
However, a good deal has been done
which we are very grateful for when
we think of the absolutely barren looks
of the place a few years ago. There
are at present twenty-nine inmates of
this Home about twelve of whom are
consumptives An ideal place for this
disease I should think where the air
is so dry and pure. IF you would
learn a lesson of cheerful patience go,
to the Leahi Home. Everybody trying
at least to smile no matter what their
troNbles-never a grumble. Everyone
says they want for nothing. I think
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor, who have the
care of this home, are the right people
in the right place. Always cheerful
and patient-never tired of helping
these poor souls down the difficult hill
of life. T am not going much into
finances but must say that the clever
financial engineering of Mr.. S. E.
Damon has done marvels for this in
,stitution and of course we all know
that the splendid generosity of Mr..
Young has created the Home. Go and
see them-a kind word and a hand
shake do wonders for them in their
isolated life-and fruit and ices are
most grateful to many a worn out
sufferer. I would like to say just here
that a telephone to Mr.. s. e. Damon
at Bishop & Co.'S Bank win bring the
cart that runs every day into town. to
your home, to bring out anything you
may have to send.
The Kapiolani Maternity Home is
immensely improved by the additions
that have been made to it together
with its complete renovation. Every
thing is now up to date and as you
walk through it's neat and airy wards
and it's spacious and finely appointed
private apartments you feel that under
its former managers and under the
able present management of Mrs. J.
NJ. Dowsett. much has been accom-
plished. This home not only takes
care of the mothers and children, it
teaches many a much needed lesson in
the care of the sick to the Hawaiians,
who need just that kind of education
An object lesson is the most effective
of teaching. The efficiency of this
Home is undoubted and it deserves
the community.
The Home for children in the old
Castle residence on King street sup
plies a long felt need in Honolulu and
now we have got it We must not let it
go-even although the financial strain
is hard-as it has been the last year
There are now, I think. about twenty
one children under the kind and moth
| cry care VI MISS JOnnSoH II Is de-
IightfuI to hear their shriu and merry
voices ringing out from under the an
cient trees in the yard, and to realize
! that these poor little waits and strays
are comfortably housed and cared for
| in a neat and cheerful Home, learning
| lessons of industry and helpfulness
| which Will influence their whole lives
They are just going to Mother Castles
| house at Waikiki for an outing and
we wish them all the happiest in the
world
The Free Kindergartens are feeling
| the financial depression very keenly
| but we hope for easier times in the
| future. In the meantime the good