The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-12
ARMY HOME
IS DEDICATED
Governor Frear States His Belief
that Government Should
Aid Institution.
From wednesdays advertisero

Yesterday afternoon the new Saliva
tion Army Rescue Home in Manoa Val
ley was dedicated and as Mrs. Commits
sioner Estill beautifully put it, "turn-
ed over to needy humanity, the rescue
of fallen women and the benefit of
orphan children Two hundred or
more interested men and women made
the trip up the valley to witness the
dedication ceremony and listen to the
program of the afternoon.
+. Damon, as chairman of the enter
tainment committee, presided, and, af-
ter the singing of the doxoiogy and the
opening prayer by the Reverend DR..
Jones, of the Methodist church, Mr..
Damon introduced Mrs. Commissioner
Estill, sweet-faced, gray-haired, soft
| voiced little woman who carried her
listeners with her while she gave a
brief review of the planning and carry
ing out of the plans for the Manoa
home.
Mrs. Estill told what they had re.
ceived, how much they had expended
and what they would need further to
completely finish off the home. After
| this the commissioner gave an outline
of the general rescue work and what
is being done by the organization. The
next speaker was Mrs. DR.. Whitney,
the president of the local w. @. 7. U.
| Mrs. Whitney told of the interest the
women of Honolulu have shown in the
| home and it Is work and drew a good
natured laugh from her hearers by say
| ing that the large new buildinfg was a
shining example of what could be ac'
! complished with the aid of the women
Governor Frear was then introduced
and made a string address which plain
| " showed that he has the interests OF
the little orphans of the community
very much at heart. The Governor
said he was sorry that the members
of the last legislature did not see theil
way clear to make some provision fol
aiding the home, but that one failure
did not signify that they would not be
more successful second time. AnC
that he could not see any reason why
as children were being committed by
the Juvenile court to the care of the
home, and in that way the home became
public servant, that it should not
receive assistance from the public
funds. The only reason which seemed
to stand in the way was general belief
that the home was not strictly non
sectarian.
Mrs. Estill here arose to say that
they could prove conclusively that il
was so and the Governor said in thai
case he certainly wished them every
success in their second trial with tn,
legislature.
The dozen little inmates of the home
all in spotless white, sang a song il
their sweet little childish voices ant
after the applause had died away Mrs
Royal D. Mead rendered a violin solo
|, A call was started for H. L. Kerr
the architect, but all he could be per
suaded to do was to bow his acknowl
edgement to hearty round Of applause
The program closed by Staff-Captail
McAbee turning over the keys to Com
missioner Estill to unlock the new home
a dedication prayer by the Reverend
DR.. Jones of the Methodist church, ant
the benediction by Reverend w. Felmy
pastor of the German Lutheran church
One of the members of the commit
tee for the afternoon was Mrs. Waite
Hoffman,, and it was through her tina
four charitably inclined business mel
of Honolulu signifed their intention o:
; purchasing a cow for the little inmates
The four men are Messrs. Schwartz
Mckenzie, Simpson and Mott.