The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-21
SOCIETIES IN
GOOD WORK
The Annual Meetin :
OF Chiidren's
Helpers.


dren's Aid Society held its annual
meeting yesterday at Haalelea hail.
Mrs. Eliza beth Waterhouse presiding.
After a hymn and reading of Scrip
ture the Rev. E. Turner made the
opening prayer.
The Recording Secretary's report was
then read by Miss Elsie Waterhouse
and various reports followed. These
reports cover a period of fifteen months
as the time of the annual meeting has
been changed during the year from Oc-
| tober to January. The Treasurer's re-
port shows that while the association
is far from being wealthy, a wise
/ economy has prevailed and n BALANCE
of over 500 stands to the new ac-
count
Miss Lawrence read a very inter-
esting report from which the follow
! ing items are culled. The total en-
rollment in Honolulu kindergartens is
| 499 OF these 1872 are Hawaiian, Ill
| Portuguese, 106 Japanese, 81 Chinese
and % scattering. There are fit cen
young ladies in the training class for
| teachers. three of whom were inter
ested in the work because they had
been pupils in the school at Queen
| Emma Hall.
| Mrs. Thompson, whose valuable work
I in the Sanitary Department can hard
| ~ be oVer-estimated, gave an inter-
| esting report of wounds bound up,
| eyes cared for and a general helpful
ness extended to the neglected little
! ones. This department certainly de-
/ serves liberal support for the need is
very great. In spite of care there are
| many neglected children in our streets.
Those who attend the kindergartens
are especially fortunate.
| Miss johnson reported for the Castle
| Home an average enrolment of 81
| children. A very happy and we'll cared
| for family
| From the report of affiliated kinder
| gartens we learn that there are five
schools on Maui with 291 children en-
rolled. Miss Kaka of Kohala has gone
| to the States to continue her studies
and her place is filed by Miss Winnie
Sharp. The school has "a pupils.
Officers for the new year are:
President-Mrs. E. B. Waterhouse.
First e-President-Mrs. S. B. Dole.
Second -President-Mr F. J.
| Lowrey.
Third Vice-President- Mrs Theo.
Richards
Recording Secretary Miss Elsie
Waterhouse.
Financial observation-disclosures Hop
per and Mrs. w. F. Frear.
Treasurer-Mrs. F. M Swanzy.
| Auditor-W L. Howard
| Miss Margaret Martin was present
| aud few words of She
said that she had enjoyed her work
| here with an especial zest. She has
| been helping out in the training school
| by teaching the girls to render GER
tain songs with dramatic effect and
| the exhibition they gave was decided
| ly pleasing.
Miss Martins work is fully appre-
ciated by the association and rising
vote was taken this morning express
sive of that appreciation.
vote of thanks was also rendered
the Symphony Club for the use of their
room. 1t is the quietest place We have
ever had for an annual meeting.
Committees for the new year are:
Advisory-Mr. A Merrill, Rev. A. W
Soares, Rev. VIM. NJ Kincaid, DID,,
Mr.. Theo. Richards, Rev. o. H. Gulick
for the various kindergartens in the
city. For Castle Home-Mr. F. A.
Schaefer Mr.. w r. Castle, Mr.. F. NJ.
Swanzy, Mr.. c. H. Atherton.
Ways and Means-Mrs. L McCand-
less, Mrs. S. NJ. Damon, Mrs. Char
lotte Carter, Mrs. Gignoux and Mrs.
H. F. Coleman.
Fort st. Kindergarten-Miss Parke,
Mrs. w. H. Mays, Mrs. DR.. Hoffman,,
Miss A. Jones, Mrs. G. P. Wilder
Miller Street-Mrs. A. V. Soares,
Mrs. A. F. Cooke, Mrs. G.. J. Augur,
Mrs. L. B. Coan. Mrs. c. NJ. Cooke.
Jr
Vineyard street-Mrs Andrew Full
Ter, Mrs E. F. Bishop, Miss E. Men
Their Mrs. Arthur Wall, Mrs Riggs.
Kawaiahao-Mrs. O. H. Gulick. Mrs.
H, F. Wichman, Mrs. T. G. Thrum,
Mrs. G. H. Anterior.
Palama-Mrs. J. A. Gilman. Mrs P.
c. Jones. Mrs. j. P Cooke, Mrs, Wild
difeld. Miss Grace Cooke.
Affiliated Kindergartens-Mrs. B. L.
Marx, Mrs c. A Davis, Mrs. H P
Baldwin. Miss Emily Babb, Miss Ell
len Lyman.
Kindergarten Club-Mrs. S. D.
Heapy, Mrs a. J. Derby, Mrs. E
Wood, Miss A. Felker. Miss Ermine
Cross.
Hygiene-Mrs. Alice H Thompson,
Miss F. Lawrence.
Buildings and Grounds-Mrs. E. w.
Peterson, Mrs w. NJ Graham, Mrs w
f. Brown, Mrs. c. A. Galbraith, Mrs.
c. H. Cooke.
Childrens Aid, Children's Home.
Ways and Means-Mrs. w. F. Frear,
Mrs. J6hn osborne Mrs. c. B. Da-
mon. Mrs. Philip Frear.
Rules or Regulations-Mrs Andrew
Fuller, Mrs. Theo. Richards. Mrs.
LOwrey.
PubIicatiOn-NIrs w. w. Hall. Miss
E. Castle. Miss NJ. E. Alexander, Mrs
A F. Griffiths, Miss A. E. Judd.
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Sunday at z. NJ. O. L.
Ten a. M. service for carmen at the
EMPLOYEES Clubhouse: A E TprnDIa