The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-04-07
MISS BEARD HAS
ABANDONED KONA
From SATURDAYS AdvertiserO

5av morning from the Kona Orphan
age. children from twelve to nlneteei
years of age, who have been trained
10 usefulness and who will be OF very
great service in a household
u made up my mind that it woulc
ra better for the children to bring them
down to Honolulu and place them IL
families where they will be taken carr
of. than TO let them fall into the hanos
of those men who are trying 10 ge'
control of them"
Such was the reason assigned ny
Miss Alice F. Beard for her action IN
leaving the home and property where
Tor ten years she has maintained anu
,nanaeed the Kona. Orphanage, ana
n-inginp her thirty eeharges to Homo
lulu. c,
She said much more than this. she
told Of plans and hopes and experiences
Of the Orphanage, of the success thaI
had been its portion in healthAuiiieS0
and home and training for the scores
of orphans that had come under lIs
sheltering roof during the ten years
Of ITS existence. Then she told Oh hel
determination that the children should
moi come under the control or the men
Who we're seeking to Gust her from the
management of the institution anu
the care of the children, and the reso-
lution that mad led her to bring the
children to Honolulu
A. was announced by wireless tele-
praph in the Advertiser Friday morn
ing Miss Alice Beard with thlrtS OIL
+ba children embarked at kallua ON
tba Mama Loa Thursday. They ar
rixed ear.v Yesterday morning, after
,emnestu, us voyage during which most
Of the q. lldren Suffered severely from
saasickne-ss. They were at once taken
:. he v.,cant house at the Eva ma
1,ai corn.r of Richards street and Bere~
tania az snue belonging to Dr. McuFe",
where those in charge OF thein, anu
-voluntt II helpers who soon put IN an
annea,. ..nce. at once set about Ihahlis
Them comfortable. Breakfast tor tle
child en- was sent up from the RAIN
-as+a rant. and lunch from the same
rlace followed in due course. co.'s LOT
+ba Youngsters were loaned by the
Covra Furniture company, and Dian
l,ats nv the National Guard OF Ha-
u-aii towels and soap were PROVIDED !
.,5 barring the drawbacks of COM
-.7a..1,- ,,nfnrnished house the fact that
the children had had little sleep 1or
two nights. had had a tempestuous
1ovage and suffered from seasickness' !
md the excitement incident TO the
strange experiences and new surrouhu-
ings. a complete orphanage was estao-
lished in DR.. McGrew's house, and the
children were at home.
Miss Boards determination to IeaVe
Kona was arrived at rather suddenly. |
She -dmitted that herself. 1t was not
reached until Q o'clock on Wednesday
night. Then in order to get the chill
5ran ready for the arrival of the Ma
,7na T,oa the next day, it was necessary I
To wake them up from their sleep-Ior
all were in bed and asleep by that time /
and begin to make preparations Ior
the tourney. The night was spent III
gathering up and preparing the cnlI-
dren's clothing and other efects. X !
II Trent. one of the directors of the |
Orphanage corporation, went there last |
Friday. He assisted in getting the
children ready. and when these TWEEN
tieth century Acadians were ready 10
take their departure he took the small
est of them in a carriage and drove the !
long roundabout route of six miles from
the Orphanage to the landing, while the
larger children carrying their little
bundles of clothes marched in strag-
Cling procession down a rough trail
two miles to the landing. A picture
of that procession, if one had been
taken. would be worth having.
The voyage over was rough one.
There were some heavy seas that broke
over the deck where the children were
huddled together as deck passengers,
and most of them were drenched with
the salt water. The wind was chilly,
and between the excitement and the
discomforts of deck passage in rough
Of the youngsters.
They had scarcely arrived at DR..
vacant house when the
process Of securing homes for the chill
dren began, and before night arrange
ments had been made for the care of
a bout a dozen of them. Esther Fer
reira. aged fourteen, and Godfrey Fer
reira. aged 10, were met by their father
at the wharf and taken to his home.
In fact he had been in correspondence
with Miss Beard in regard to taking
them home before, and the present
troubles of the Orphanage had accel-
Grated his plans OR taking his chill
dren home. They have been in the
Orphanage because their father and
mother are divorced and have been
living separate for a considerable time.
in fact. the mother came shortly after
the arrival Of the Mauna Loa to calm
her children, but the father had already
taken them.
Marion Kanakamakai, aged sixteen,
and her sister Rose went from the
steamer to Mrs Reist, who is their
aunt
Catherine Taylor, aged ten, and her
sister Amy, aged eight, are the chill
dren Of a woman who now lives in
Seattle She was widow at the time
they were sent to the Orphanage. But
she has married since, and is now able
10 take care of them, and has sent
money to pay their fares to Seattle.
They viii be sent by the first oppor-
tunity.
The four little Halverson children,
Mary. Jennie. Katie and Tillie, ranging
from twelve years old down to four,
are half orphans whose mother has
married again and lives in Oakland,
and has asked to have the children
sent to her. but has not been able to
send the money for their fares. Some 1
way viii doubtless be found to get them |
10 their mother.
In addition to these Rev. d. s. Crane /
Of the Methodist church has agreed to
&c