The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-10-29
TESTIFY APPRECIATION
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Coast just a short time before. Mrs.
Green spoke of the work of the late
Mary Green, who was the w. c. T. U.
active missionary among the Hawaiians.
She told of her work not only in Homo
lulu but on the islands of Maui and
Hawaii, where she organized many
branches and worked until her health
failed. Her tribute to Mary Green was
n touching one, and those who knew
the courageous little woman felt that
it was fitting testimonial to her work
to refer to it at length in the quarter
century meeting.
The report of Mrs. Coan, as treasurer,
for the twenty-five years, showed that
the receipts in all that time had
amounted to n grand total Of 5000 and
the disbursements $685. For the an
nual report she announced balance
of 81 and this will be the nucleus of
the treasury for the first year of the
new quarter of century.
Mrs. o. II. Gulick read an interesting
statement of early work done by the
w. c. T. u, with reference to alcoholic
wine used in communion and the efforts
Of the union to bring about its disuse
and the substitution of the unfermented
juice of the grape. Sweetened water
was used for while, but native pastors
finally used stimuants. The matter was
brought forcibly to their attention and
they finally omitted the alcoholic bev-
eraEe.
Mrs. Rider, of the Kakaako Mission,
spoke earnestly of the need of constant
endeavor on the part of the union to
prevent drunkenness in Kakaako. There
were so many drinking men in that
district and it was a pitiful sight to
see children growing up in the midst
of drunken environments and young
people reaching manhood, Indifferent to
its responsibilities.
AT this juncture Mrs. Jordan arose
and said that the members of the w.
c. II. u, wishing to express their ap-
probation of Mrs. Whitney's constant
endeavors in the interest of temperance
in the Islands, could think of nothing
that they thought would please her bet
ter than procuring for her life mem
bership in the National w. G. T. u,
and she presented her with five golden
double eagles. Mrs. Whitney was quite
/ overcome with the gift, and in answer.
t ing she reiterated her determination to
, continue with the work to which she
4 had devoted her life She spoke of the
. temperance idea as "the child of hel
life" stating that she hoped the work
i would be perpetuated.
F.; She then read a reminiscent resume
2 of the career of the local w. c. T. u.
e in the quarter of century just closing
The Honolulu branch was organized
e here in 1884 and was the first w. c. T.
, U. organization instituted by Mrs. Mary
, | .c..l
journey around the world extending
over eight years. All the officers dur
/ ing the first year entered upon theiI
work with mingled enthusiasm and
4 timidity for, all were inexperienced in
temperance work, and there were 9
q limited number of ladies upon whom to
depend, while they We're face to face
with a law just enacted, permitting fol
the first time in sixty years, liquor tt
y be sold to native people. Saloons
u licensed and unlicensed, were filing the
land.
Mrs. Whitney spoke at length of tn,
work of Mary Green, work which
\ had good effect among the Hawaiian
people, but work too soon cut off by
= illness. The president spoke of tn,
!, achievements of the w. G. T. U. in ths
United States and the educational work
done in these Islands by the use OF
/, literature translated into the Hawaiian
1 language. She said that it may not be
! generally known that the Woman IS Elk
change was started here about fifteer
years ago by the w. G. T. u. which
has paid 10 needy women, chiefly Ha
: waiians, more than 10000 for work
done in their own homes, thus enabling
them to support themselves and theil
families, who might otherwise have
become objects of charity. The ex
' change finally became incorporated and
independent, but the president of the
w. G. T u. has always continued t.
be the president of the exchange 4
board of directors.
|, She said that she could say modestly
but with pride, that while many loca
, temperance societies have been organ
lied in past years, some of them pro
NOTED by such famous lecturers as vii
liam Noble of London, r. T. Booth o,
Australia, and Francis Murphy, anc
!, have held enthusiastic meetings for
time, that they have ceased to be, blu
:, the w. C. T. U. has steadily held oil
, to its course.
Rev. o. H. Gulick read letter from
John T. Arundel, owner Of the ill-fate,
steamer Ocean Queen, wrecked las
month on South Sea island reef, il
y which he announced that the jack don
. key sent by Central Union church t,
9 the Delaportes, missionaries of Contra
a Union on Nairu Island, had been saved
. just before the vessel slid off the rec
into water thousand feet deep AM
r went down, the donkey was 'owere,
over the side of the steamer and h
n swan ashore. He seemed .goOdnature,
|. and contented. He was presented to
!. friend of Mr.. Arundel and will be il
good hands. Mr.. Arundel said he hope
to be back here in March on anothe
steamer, with load of phosphate fror
Ocean Island, and possibly could tax
? another donkey aboard and this tim
deliver him safely to the Delaportes,
John Martin. in characteristic I'D
IT dress. spoke of his recent travels an
,aI told how much tha tamparanca cans