Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-04-03
GUILD WORKERS ARE
GIVEN PRAISE
Interesting Assembly at Lahaina for
Mrs. Cannon and Mrs.
Simpson.
Especial to the Bulletin

Especial 10 the Is u I'll M
Lahalna, Maui, April Mrs. j. 4.
Cannon and Mrs. l.. K. Simpson OF
Lahaina were the recipients Of very
pleasing testimonial given by the
Ladies' Guild of the Church of the
Holy lnnocents. in the form of re.
ception and entertainment In their
honor to enable the ladies' to thank
them for their able guidance OF the
work Of the Guild for the past two
years. Each Of the ladies' acted as
president OF the Ladies' Guild for the
term of one year.
The reception took place at the La.
haina kindergarten rooms. which were
tastefully decorated for the occasion.
and the rooms were thronged with the
ladies of the church and others.
The Rev, Canon Weymouth opened
the proceedings with prayer followed
by few well chosen, kindly remarks,
expressing his appreciation of the de.
votion of the Guild and the good work
accomplished.
Mrs. X. p. Hose, vice,presldent OF
the Guild then, in behalf OF the ladies'
Of the Guild. made the following re.
marks:
Our good president, Mrs. ]. L. Gan
non, and Mrs. l.. X. Simpson, our frs.
president,-the ladies' of the Lahaina
Guild Of the Church of the Holy limo
cents have requested me to say a few
words in their behalf, and It gives me
great pleasure to be able TO be pres
ent and to do So
This reception, Mrs. Cannon and
Mrs. Simpson, given In your honor, is
only slight token OF the esteem in
which you are both held by the indi.
vidual members OF the Guild, and up.
on this occasion. when the formal
bonds which have bound us together
as harmonious body, working for the
good of the church OF which we are
members, are to be broken, and the
Guild disbanded, we desire to thank
you both for the able leadership with
which you have guided our operations
during the past two years.
"As decided by our last meeting, II
Is considered advisable by the Guild,
having accomplished the work which
1t set out to do, to disband and allow
the new incumbent shortly to arrive
to take up the work with the Deacon.
ess who has for some time past been
In our midst and carry Il on accord.
ing to whatever plans they may adopt.
During the two years the Guild has
existed as united force and under
your active leadership, much work has
been done. The Church of the Holy
Innocents Has been put In full repair
/ 40 al ali n
work nicely stained. A splendid new
carpet has been set down and new al
tar cloths and other furnishings OBJ
tained. The grounds have received
special attention and the janitor kept
| to his work. The fences have been re.
paired. The cemetery Of the church
has been placed In order, with the
fences all repaired and painted, which
| II 30 sadly needed. The total amount
earned by the Guild and expended In
| this manner has been more than seven
hundred dollars, and we feel with jus,
tifiable pride that the work has been
| we all love Is In order. All OF the
ladies' Of the Guild join me In thank.
Ing you both for the deep interest
which you have both taken In the
| work of love, though both are mem.
bers of another denomination. We
thank you for the time you have so
| freely spent with us In the furtherance
| Of the work, and for the long days OF
painstaking labor so willingly given
and for the kind advice and words OF
good cheer which have always been
l youre IN give"