The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-03-04
SOLONS At
4 FINE LUAU
The Maternity Home
Inspected by Law.
makers.

The Board of Directors of the Kapio-
lani Maternity Home gave a fine luau
| at noon yesterday for the members of
the Senate and House. The Senate
| delegation was headed by President
Isenberg. and the House by Speaker
knudsen, and both were decked with
lima and MALE Ieis.
The directors met the guests at the
entrance of the Home. Princess Ka-
wananakoa, president of the institution.
Mrs. j. NJ. Dowsett, Mrs. Holloway.
Mrs Parker, Mrs. Fernandez and 9TH
ers, including Miss Dutot, the matrcn.
were present, and conducted the mem
bers through the Home. The incubato,.
with a Hawaiian baby growing far in
It, was OF especial interest to the So
Ions While the guests were finishine,
the lunch a little bank which ordf
narily is found near the incubator ana
IN which the nucleus OF a small fund
Tor the baby was begun some time ago
was passed about the table by Senator
Dowsett and was stuffed to the TOD
with coin. The legislators were eener-
Gus, and Lilikalani, for a pleasing ref
erence made to his royal lineage. gave
an extra dollar. Treasury warrants
were not received.
1t was explained to the legislators
by Miss Dutot and Mrs Dowsett that
the new maternity wing was not built
from the government appropriation
which the Home formerly enioyed. but
from building fund raised by the Civ
ing of luaus and fairs. The wing has
i've private rooms, three of which are
named 'Kapiolani." .'Juanita Drefer'
and John Ii, and there is a ward
for foreign women. The old building
has many private as well as public
wards, where Hawaiian women are re-
ceived free of charge. 1t was for this
section that the Home formerly receiv-.
ed an appropriation of $400 per month
from the government. That was cut
off by the last Legislature Miss Dutot
explained that the Home was now run
ming behind every month. The place
was a boon to poor HawaiianS for
every woman was cared for there at
least two weeks, given medical atten-
ton, the services of nurses and her
board during that time. A mother de-
parted therefrom without a cent of
debt.
The legislators seemed pleased with
the appearance of the Home, it's cozy
rooms. its cleanliness and its up-to-
date comforts, etc.
The solons then adjourned to the big
cool lanai under the trees, where an
luau was served. About forty
persons sat down at the table, Presi-
dent Isenberg at one end and Speaker
Knudsen at the other. Nearly all he
familiar Hawaiian luau dishes were IN
the table. The excellence of the luiu
was referred to by several legislat RS
who made addresses. Among those VINO
spoke, thanking the directors of the
Home for their hospitality, We're Pres
ident Isenberg, Speaker Knudsen, Sen
ators GandalI and powsett, Represen-
tatives Lilikalani and Carl Smith, and
Chaplain Desha.
Most of the 1egisla tors were brought
to the Home from town in a special
car placed at their disposal by the
Rapid Transit Company The 1egisla-
tors joked Senator McCandless for hav-
ing ridden out in a hack. This was
presumed to be a slight hint of the Sen |
ator's differences with the Rapid Tran
sit Company over the Lucas railway
bill. which he introduced. At any rate, !
it Indicated to his confreres that he |
would accept no favors from the Rapid |
Transit.