The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-09-22


charities. That was admitted by every
one. He knew of one instance where
| a man In Kakaako had obtained SIS
SIG from another and so on, and he
was Catholic, Protestant or Mormon
| according TO his needs.
| Business men will admit that dis
pensing charities through businessliks
| management, which would cost 10 per
cent. of the amount so disposed Of is
good thing. 1t prevents overlapping
| and puts the charity where 1t really
belongs. Under such a system 90 cents
of dollar would go further than a
dollar Unfortunately given away,
The Governor admitted that when a
man went into his pocket. for funds
for the Associated Charitiess>he some
| times hesitated when he thought that
much of 1t would go for management.
But the Governor believed no man
would have any objection to seeing that
| ten per cent is paid out for managing
the distribution of 800 for charity out
of every hundred.
| The Governor said that at the time
the Associated Charities was organized
1t was feared that the various chari-
table societies would drop off or become
| absorbed by others, or that there might
be a loss of interest in the sub-o organ
| izations, but he did not believe this
had taken place He hoped that people
would still take as much interest In
the various charitable societies which
have afiliated with the Associated
Charities as before.
AS to the loss of government sup
port, he stated that the argument was
made by legislators that the mainte-
nance of central Office for the dis
tribution of help, stood in the way of
an appropriation, and this argument
seemed to prevail.
"rhe Associated Charities ought not
to die" said Governor Garter In n de-
cisive manner. 1T ought to be kept
alive by all means. The charitable So
cieties should give a liberal percentage
of their receipts to the maintenance
of the central bureau, for each one is
benefited. The Associated Charities is
the clearing house for these societies.
1t ought not to detract from the special
field of work of any charitable organ
| ization."
The Governor then spoke OF expert
nursing work. While at Lake Tahoe he
met Miss Ashe, sister of Mrs. Sewall,
well-known in Honolulu. She had
taken a special trained-nurse course
In San Francisco to be able to devote
her time to going among poor fami-
lies so that mothers might be shown
The way to attend their children. She
had asked him II such work was note
ried on In the Honolulu schools. and
II not 1t ought to be. She thought
nurse should go into each school at
least once a week.
"She said that the Governor ought
to see to It," said Governor Carter,
amid smiles. "and 1 told her she ought
to come down here and see what the
Governor has to do and then she might
change her mind"
Judge Dole recalled the fact that Gov
ernor Carter was the first treasurer of
the Associated Charities, and he had
done much in shaping it's financial
policy.
Mrs. Berger said that eighteen char
liable societies had been affiliated with
the Associated Charities. and she un-
derstood that the Catholic Benevolent
Union was to make the 10th on the
list. The only ones which had become
and Hawaiian Woman'e Club. There
were two Japanese societies i'm affllia-
tion, but they took care OF their own
people and asked no help OF the Asso-
ciated Charities in dealing with them.
BISHOP REsTARICK TALKS.
Bishop Restarick of the Episcopal
diocese said he was deeply interested
in the work of the organization. One
thing had struck him forcibly, and that
was the few people here who were in
really humble circumstances, and the few
who apply for help. After living I'm
California, he was not prepared for
such a showing. In the first place there
were two classes OF people here, the
japanese and Chinese. who rarely APP
peal to other races for charity, for they
take care of their own people In a
way which was surprising. The old
poem "Over the Hilli to the Poorhouse"
was not applicable to the Chinese and
japanese. The Bishop referred to a
case OF a Chinese employed by him,
who had given four-fifths of his wages
to aid the family of a relative who
was needy.
The methods employed by the Associ-
ated Charities were the only really