Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-08-26
CHEER Up
WAS KONA MOTTO
Kona 0rphanage Worker
Tells Of Days with
Miss Beard

The following communication has
been sent to the Bu letin with
the request that 1t be published in
Justice to Miss Beard. 1t is stated
that the Advertiser refused publica-
ton:
THE Pacific Commercial Advertiser"
To the Editor Honolulu Advertiser"
Dear Sir:-About the middle Of
March had my attention called to
ARTICLES in The Advertiser" concern
ing the trouble at Kona Orphanage.
On the 22nd inst. | wrote friend ia
Honolulu my testimony. as teacher
in the Orphanage from June, 1906. to
June, 1907, and said thought it only
fair to set forth the other side. This
friend tried to give my letter to q
Trustee of the Orphanage but found
that he was not in Honolulu. and
learning that the Orphanage was
closed, thought she could do no more
about 1t. AS | have been requested
| by friends to make Il brief statement
of my experience in Miss Boards Or
rhanage for publication, | herewith
add my mite to the side of the good
that will not pass away.
I engaged to teach year, from
June, 1906. to June, 1907, and dur
ing that period | was in close rela-
| tionship with Miss Beard and her
STAFF of excellent teachers and large
| family of children, fifty in number.
The houses were comfortable. neat,
well-equipped, sanitary. The food
was simple. but of the best quality
and sufficient in quantity. The best
! of cereal food, the richest of Jersey
milk, the freshest of well-cultivated
Vegetables and fruits, and many lux
uries at the different holiday seasons.
The clothing was good and clean
and well kept. The dormitories, also.
| The school-rooms and church and
chapel always in good order; also
laundry, kitchen, and all parts of the
work were done well, and. we were n
thankful, happy band of teachers and
children, with good health. This was
always the strain of my letters to my
children and friends in the States,
without exception.
On my way home last June yeal
ago, | stopped on Maui to visit q
friend, and was asked to take a posi-.
ton rs teacher here, which accept,
ed, and so have not been so very fai
from The Orphanage and have kept
up correspondence with its mem
bers, without hint of complaint In
their letters, but rather of praise.
/ want to add that n few weeks
before my engagement closed at The
lOrphanage, Miss Beard, wishing t
iextend the Missionary work of The
lOrphanage, built new cottage neal
the Orphanage church with means
which her mother sent her for tina
purpose, and gave new interest anC
impetus to her work by having Fair
each Saturday evening, with the chill
dren's work on exhibition and TO
| WIN i't NIthill anu Ndht uH'
candy all made by the Orphanag,
children with the teachers aid, an,
with the children themselves neatl.
dressed, in white mostly, officiating
at the tables; also supplying musi
and singing, both instrumental an,
J vocal, and thus entertaining and be
! ing entertained.
AS Miss Beard desired the children
) to become missionaries and to be
come self-supporting, she thought |
! best to teach them to do this work q
their home, The Orphanage, unde
her own supervision and motherl
care, and she also desired to help tn
young men and people of the neigh
borhood to find a wholesome place o.
Saturday evening to be entertaine
in, instead of going to spend thei
weeks earnings where they would b
tempted with intoxicating drink, ett
) She would then invite them to Sun
day school and church. to be instruct
ed in the same building the follow
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