The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-21
TRIBUTES To A
GOOD WOMAN
Funeral Services of the Late
Principal of kaahumanu
School.

memory of Miss Alice NJ Felker, late
principal of Kaahumanu school, yester-
day afternoon in Central Union church,
when not only the entire school of hun
dreds of children of almost every ma
tionality known in the Hawaiian Is
lands, but scores of teachers from other
schools, friends and thosse who had at
some time come within the kindly in
fluence of Miss Felker went to pay
their last respects to her memory The
spoken tributes were voiced by fellow
instructors of the public schools and
by the minister, whose tribute was the
finer because the late Miss Felker was
of the Unitarian faith and he of anoth-
er, but he was one who recognized the
beautiful character and the influence
for good which she had welded in the
community.
The services were held at clock
at which time the edifce was filled,
even the gallery being crowded. The
main body of the church was filled with
teachers and pupils of Kaahumanu
School, each class and grade being kept
together and under the direction of
their teachers. Miss Felker's only reia-
tive here and intimate friends occupied
pews directly before the stand on
which rested the flower laden urn. Up
ho r1o
Scudder. d. D., pastor of Central Union
church; ". H. Babbitt, Superintendent
of Public Instruction, and Prof NJ. NJ.
Scott, principal of the Mckinley High
School. The platform was laden with
beautiful floral pieces, among them be-
ing desk of green and cross of red
flowers. Tributes were sent from the
school Rebekahs, and Others Mrs. Judd
presided at the organ.
The services were opened bv the sing
ing of "The Lord is Ny Shepherd,
sung by the older pupils of the school
under the direction of Miss Cook. The
assembly sang "Nearer My God to
Thee followed by the singing of
"Abide With Me- by the school, and
at the conclusion of the services when
the school sang "Aloha De- there was
hardly dry eye among the pupils
W. H. Rabbit paid a tribute to Miss
Felker, saying that from the very
beginning of his work as superintend-
ent of schools he found that she gave
her services freely and even during
sickness presided over her school until
the very last day Miss Felker came
to the Honolulu schools well equipped
"a -,
late itself on having had her enrolled
among the teaching corps. Mr.. Bah
bitt said that he did not exaggerate in
stating that, regardless of self interest,
but thinking only of those committed
to her charge, Miss Felker' S influence
among the children was wonderful, and
no matter how successful her successors
may be, Kaahumanu School S best ad-
vancement will always be associated
with Miss Felker s administration She
was more than a teacher, more than
a friend; she was a wholesouled wo-
man, and she had a wonderful way of
imparting her strength to others. She
had deep convictions and the courage
of them. His own task had been the
easier because of the honest advice she
gave and the high ideals she set for
her school.
Prof. Scott stated that from his OBJ
servation the chief note of her charac-
ter was cheerfulness and optimism, and
her work always ran into lines that
were always for the benefit of those
with whom she came most in contact.
Having no children herself, like many
of those women who have no children.
she seemed to have intense love for
those of others. A noticeable side of
her character was the humane, helping
those materially who were unable to
help themselves, and she did this re-
gardless of her own comfort. She had
rare qualities for school leader, not
as an enthroned monarch but as one
down in the midst of the children.
''T think I can truthfully say, SAID
the sneaker. "that humanity was a
part of her worship and that TO do good
was, at least, a part of her religion.
DIR. Scudder referred to the Unitarian
faith of Miss Felker. although she
allied herself with the interests of Cen
trail Union Her qualities were Chris
tan. All of her school girls and bows
knew that Miss Felker was lust. She
always walked with God. "Everv one
of us down to the smallest child, sald
DR.. Scudder. "will be better man and
better woman because of this strong
beautiful attractive life >
The ashes will be sent to the Coast
for interment