The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-09
4 CHANCE To HELP
KAAHUMANU SOCIETY

The Kaahumanu Society is a benefit
association composed of Hawaiian wo-
men and their daughters. It was
started in Honolulu some five wears
ago and is in a Furnishing condition
if judged by its membership, but aot
so financially, on account of the small
admission fee charged and of the low
rate of dues, which are purposely kept
So as to be within the means of all
who are willing to- join. There are
over 500 members in Honolulu alone.
besides several hundred more outside
of Honolulu.
Miss Lucy Peabody, so well known
by all, is the president, and faithfully
devotes all her energy to the welfare
of the society, but it is well-officered
otherwise (its treasurer being under
bondsl, so that the money and other
property derived by the society is well
husbanded. The officers of this society
claim that there is no graft allowed
by the Kaahumanu Society, but this
does not mean that any is practised;
they merely wish the public to know
that whatever is generously given to
the society will be well looked after
and meritoriously applied.
As is usual in all benefit associa-
tons. the Kaahumanu Society has
adopted constitution and bylaws; it
has it's standing committees, an execu-
tive board of managers and visiting
committee. The regular meetings are
held monthly in the Old Stone (Ka-
waiahao) Church, kindly lent for the
purpose by the pastor and deacons on
account of the fact that it was Queen
Kaahumanu herself after whom the So
ciety was named, and who was largely
instrumental in the matter of promot-
ing and building that church edifice.
When a member is sick she is visit
ed by the committee and then allowed
a weekly benefit; an appropriation is
also voted to defray the funeral ex-
penses of a deceased member, which
is usually more than is required for
such purpose, in which case it is then
devoted to- relieving the deceased mem
ber's family, who may be in distress.
The members of Kaahumanu Society
now feel that they should not further
impose on the generosity of the offi-
GERS of Kawaiahao in the frequent use
of their church. Some time ago the
society, through its trustee, purchased
on borrowed capital the lot of land on
Hotel street, in the block between
Punchbowl and Alapai streets, where
the members hope in future, after the
debt is paid, to meet in house own
ed by the society.
The members of this society will,
with the assistance offered them by
kind friends, give benefit concert
and dance on Saturday evening, jan
nary 80, at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Honolulu's local talent will assist in
the concert part of the entertainment.
A program is being arranged and will
be announced later, either by handbllls
or otherwise published for the infor-
nation of the public Tickets are now
on sale and can be had from any mem
Der. The proceeds of the entertain
ment are to be devoted towards paying
off the debt on the land purchased.
1t is hoped by the members that the
public will respond to this form of
appeal Many of the members are the
wives of the laboring class-the bone
and sinew of the newly born City and
County of Honolulu. To assist these
worthy women is to assist their hus
bands, fathers and brothers, who are
variously engaged in their daily pur-
suits and who make the dollars count
for their many employers in Honolulu.