The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-06-08
WOMAN'S BOARD PLANS
WORK FOR THE YEAR
From Wednesdays Adevertiser)

1 C0uIC0
where the work of the year was re-
viewed and new work planned. There
was enthusiasm manifested in all the
departments Of the Board and the en-
suing year looks to be full of the prom
Use of excellent results.
Mrs. Doremus Scudder, president of
the Society, presided. Following the
business session a fine luncheon was
served on the lawn near the church
cottage, under a tent. Not only the
members of the Woman's Board. but
large number of people connected
with the church, men and women, par
took of the repast.
The morning session was devoted to
reports of the various officers, includ-
ing those of Mrs. w. L. Moore, the
treasurer; Miss NJ. l.. Shelley, record
ing secretary; Mrs. j. d. Marques,
home secretary; Mrs. A. f. Judd. for
eign secretary; Miss Laura Green. SUI
perintendent of the Hawaiian depart
ment; Mrs. F. w. Damon, superinten-
dent of the Chinese department.; Mrs.
o. H. Gulick, Superintendent of the
Japanese department; Mrs. A. V.
Soares, Portuguese department; the
Lima Kokua Society and Pauahi Band.
An instrumental solo was rendered by
Mrs. Love, following which the pres
ident read her annual address, as fol-
lows:
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
The thirty-ffth anniversary of the
Woman's Board of Missions of the Pa
cific Islands finds us grateful to our
Heavenly Father for His abundant mer-
cies and overlooking love. As the yeas
go by there is deepening appreciation
OF the privilege of being colaborers
with God in this world and joint heirs
with Christ in the glory that is to be
revealed
All departments of our work report
healthy, natural growth with hope
full outlook toward the future. "For-
ward,' the watchword of the past
year, has been steadily in our minds
and partially realized. The increase in
membership has begun and much is ex
pected from the endeavors of our mem
bcrship committee through the coming
year. No one need hesitate to bring Il
friend, even though she is not especially
appointed on this committee. Begin to-
day to invite your neighbor and be sure
to join yourself. The Secretary has
just told us that the average attend
ance has fallen from 81, the previous
year, to 90. Let us determine to he
present and bring a friend if possible
every meeting throughout the coming
year, so as to repeat the record of 50,
the highest average attendance of any
one year in our history.
AS stimulus to ernest effort toward
charging our numbers / have made a
study of our life membership. As far
as we have any records fully II per
cent. are non-contributing. Inasmuch
as 81 per cent. of the entire list reside
out of town and a number are children,
or are giving through the Cleaners,
find that sc per cent. of our resident
life members are not assisting us in
carrying on the work of the Board so
far as our records show. AS we look
through our annual report we are proud
of the long list of life members, but
when we realize that only % per cent.
of this splendid array are helping finan-
chilly to carry on the work, the convic-
tion arises that determined effort
should be made not only to increase the
number of our givers but also to create
n sentiment among our resident life
members that should lead them all to
contribute annually.
In this connection pardon a sugges-
tion. In printing our membership list
might it not be well to give the first
place TO the names of those who by
their contributions are actively carry
ing on the work of the Board? would
propose for this list the name active in
stead of annual members and that it in
clude all who make yearly offering of
at least one dollar. There would be n
repetition of some names but that
would be a slight expense for printing
and this would he more than met by the
financial gain.
Life membership is an honor which
has been conferred on most of us by
others, in some cases even without the
knowledge of the one thus privileged.
1t does not necessarily indicate that the
life member has any special interest or
takes an active part in the support of
our work. Such list, however, of ac-
tive members as is proposed would at
once reveal our working force and en-
able MS year by year to gage our
progress.
We expect to extend our work this
year and to do so we must either have
larger contributions from our present
givers or add to our numbers active
members. The latter method is the bet
ter. "Many Titles make II mickle, -
the canny Scotsman says. Two ear
fares a month for our ten meetings
would make anyone an active member.
Aside from any question of duty is
there any other organization or club
that offers 80 much for SO littlcl This
suggestion in no way prevents any one
from participating in our work or from
attending our meetings, II makes no
change in our basis Of membership, All
are welcome,
For IN health or the like some are
shut ont from the enjoyment of our In
torestiug and instructive programs aud
the cordial fellowship always arising
among those enlisted Ia the Master Is
cause. They have still two mighty
lovers which will brlp move iho world
for christ prayer and gifte Jesus
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