Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-16
HON. W00NEY SPEAKS
A! W.C.I,U. MEETING
Hopes Temperance Will
Triumph At
Last

The local branch Of the WOman's
Christian Temperance Union held its
annual meeting yesterday afternoon al
the residence Of Mrs. j. NJ. Whitury
on PunnhOu street There was good
attendance, over forty members being
present.
The election Of Miss Florence Var
row to the position of recording rccre-
tary of the association was one Of the
Interesting features of the ConclavC. II
was done Dy a unanimous vote OF an
present.
Treasurer Mrs Lydia d. Coan re-
ported the finances in good shape,
there hcirg a balance Of $I2i.71 on
hand after debts OF the year had been
s,ttied
The matter Of the drinking fountain
tame up fer general discussion. Pres
'dcnt Mrs. Whitney explained that the
natter had been settled over year
ago, as she thought, by an understand
Ing with President Piukham of the
Board of Health. She stated that she
had supposed that permission to place
The fountain had been granted at that
Time, and did not anticipate any ct
The present trouble. To straightcn
matters out President Mrs. whitney
stated that an application for permits
Son TO erect the fountain had been
sent to the Board of Health over three
weeks ago which that body had ne
elected to reply to up to the present
Hon. John q. WOOlCy. the National
prohibition leader, spoke at length on
the business In which he was engaged.
lie told, with interest. the part he
Ilaycd I'm the last presidential cam
Gaign. in which he was an active can
itdatc, going from city to city In a
special car. making speech after
speech, aud often holding his meet
'ngs In the same town aud at thC same
time as d'd President Roosevelt
Speaker WOOlley gave a most interest
ing account of his uphill fight against
the liquor traffic. But the many re-
hufrs and dsappointmcnts have not
dimmcd his determination, for he
sdid. during his speech:
Il hope that | shall live to get my
foot on the throat of the liquor traffic
II the country, 50 that there win he no
such thing rs u lcgalizcd saloon, To
lcbauCh the manhood, insult the WON
1uhood and dcflc the childhood Ui my
country"
pr Sruddcr made n very pleasing
address in the cause of temperance.
He said in part:
II have the strongest and most
hearty assistance ready for the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
and for the work which they have In
hand. and in my position as the pas
tor Of one OF the local churches, shall
he glad 10 assist the noble work in
every way"
Or. MCKCCvCr made a few telling re
marks of temperance moves that he
had been engaged in, aud of the
marked success that has always at.
tended work Of this nature when wO.
men had taken a hold with deter
mination
An election Of officers for the cnsu-
ing year resulted as follows, all being
elected unanimously:
Mrs. j. NJ. whitney. president.
Mrs. d. ScuddCr, vice president.
Mrs. p. G, Jones, vice president.
Mrs. Woollcy, vice president
Mrs. Jordan, corresponding sccrc-
lary.
Miss YarrOw, recording secretary.
Mrs. Coan, treasurer.
Heads of dopartmcnts--Loyal Leg
ION. Mrs. Rider; Flower Mission, Miss
Finder, Miss Judd; Literary, Miss
Johnson: Unrormcntcd Communion
Wine, Mrs. o. II. Gulick; instruction
IN Schools, Miss Whtcman; Sunday
School Work, Mrs Thomas Thrum;
Committee ON Nominations, Mrs. J. r.
,iulick. Mrs. o. II. Gulick.
After the meeting light refreshments
we're enjoyed