The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-13

Queen : Hospital, and one TO Leah
Home. Nurses have been provided for
a sick woman, an elastic stocking, truss
spectacles, baby carriage and other com
forts given where REQUIRED.
We have cooperated with the College
Club nurse, Mrs. Moses, and have pro
vided mattress, milk, eggs and other
food fer the comfort and sustenance
Of tuberculous patients. Also aided in
relief to a young Hawaiian, afflicted
| with tuberculosis, who was afterwards
sent by friends to Leah Home.
Three children have been placed in
| boarding school; two little girls, for a
time, while their mother is in the hos
| pital placed under the protection of the
Sisters at Kalihi, and one child put
in the Castle Home for Children.
| Early in the spring, [ became guard.
ian for a young boy, waif from the
| mainland, and as he wished to be
| sailor, shipped him on a vessel going
around the Horn. | had hoped to hear
| from him before now, as the vessel
| reached her destination last August. but
no word has come from Archie Kelly.
Men asking for employment were.
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| Association. Alexander& Baldwin. Castle
| & Cooke and Captain Orwell. There have
| been many stowaways recently As one
Of them said, "San Francisco is cold,
| and it IS hard to get work there, and
/ thought Honolulu would be good
place to come to. Another, when ask
| ing for meal tickets and lodging. said
/ that on account of his extraordinary
| ability he was promised work the
next week. and would of course, areim-
| burse the society," On several ocea-
sion, reimbursement has been promised
but fails to materialize. My experience
| has been that if single men really wish
employment, and not flight job - by
| making an effort they can generally
| find ii here. Men with families have
more difficult. as even on the planta-
tons, there is not always accommoda-
ton for women and children. 1t is
| hoped that. with all the work project
ed for the coming years, there viii be
employment for al who are able and
| willing to work, both skilled and I'M
skilled laborers.
The Punahou. Kaahumanu and Ka-
iulani schools. with their usual liberality
provided so many good things as well
| as money, that thirty-one families were
provided with Thanksgiving dinners
| from this office. and it was quite dark
before all were delivered on Thanks
| giving eve.
At Christmas time. there were so
many requests from mothers and chill
dren for clothing. that instead Of toys
and candies, material was purchased
and distributed for dresses. shirts.
trousers and Undertaking The chill
dren had their Christmas cheer as well,
in the shape Of toys and candies from
the Christmas tree provided by some
kind hearted, generous strangers at the
Young Hotel, and from the trees al the
different missions and churches.
So MANY families were found 70 De
suffering from the cold. which even in
our delightful climate is quite pene-
trating at night during the winter
| months. especially when one has only
. thin sheet for covering, that gentle
man who likes TO help was asked if
he would give a certain amount for the
special object of purchasing blankets
, One women said, ''The best thing you
, ever gave me is those blankets.
In visiting the homes it was found
that cows milk was too great a luxury
. for many families to afford. and in
consequence sick persons were suffering
for the want of it, and infants were
, being brought up on condensed milk;
50 when one of our prominent firm;
/ voted S2j month 10 the work of the
. Associated Charities. the manager ask
. Cd if she might have it for milk
/ fund. No relief is more gratefully re
: ceived and appreciated than this.
\ remark made to NE recently that
an eminent medical authority had said
that a large percentage Of the eases
| Of bone disease and rheumatism sub
, mitted 70 him were caused By bringing
up children on condensed milk, pro
. duced upon me a deep impression, and
I had a consultation with Mr. RatE
as 70 the feasibility Of establishing q
= branch Of the Pure Milk Depot at the
Office Of the Associated Charities. HI
, heartily endorsed the plan. and in Feb
rnarv. 1909. the work Of supplying pure
milk for children viii begin, and 2
nurse viii be in attendance at least
one or two hours a week. until the
work develops. This viii be great
boon to the mothers on Punchbowl and
: IN that vicinity.
Orders for embroidery received IRON
I the ladies Of Honolulu, have kept nine
women busy for several months. thu:
helping out family expenses. SO that
other assistance was unnecessary.
The eleven or twelve friendly visit
ors are continuing their work. aud do
: ing much work thereby. in thu encour-
/ agement and cheer which they take
into the homes visited, and in melting
families to a higher standard OF liv-
| ing. ;,
. Two thousand and nineteen calls