The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-26
WOMAN 8 BOARD
ANNUAL SESSION
Interesting Addresses and En-
couraging Reports Are
Features.


of the reports which were brought in
at the annual meeting of the Woman s
Board of NJ ss;ons in the Central Union
church yesterday From every subor-
dinate department of the board came
reports which showed that the work is
being carried on now to better advan-
tage and with better results than ever
before. DR.. and Mrs. Sheffield, noted
missionaries in China and President
Gates of Pomona College in California,
gave interesting addresses during the
afternoon session of the board.
Devotional exerc ses in the morn ing
were conducted by Mrs. Rath of Pa
lama, after which the annual reports
board were read to those present. Mrs
Mckenzie and Mrs. Damon reported on
the work that is being done among the
Chinese. Mrs. Gulick read an interest
ing paper on what has been accom-
plished among the japanese of Hawaii.
Regarding the work among the Hawai-
ians, Miss Green presented a report full
of interesting features, showing that
this department of the Woman s Board
Is handling its work in good shape.
Miss Alice Davis reviewed the things
which had been done by the Cleaners,
an auxiliary of the board, during the
past year, and the secretary of the
Aurora Society told how well matters
had progressed among the Portuguese
during the twelvemonth just ended.
Miss Bosher of Kawaiahao Seminary
reported on what had been accomplish,
ed by the Lima Kokua (Helping HANDY,
and Miss Byington of the Kamehameha
Schools read the report for the Pauahl
band. For the Chinese Young Woman S
Society, Mrs. Damon reported exeep-
tionally good progress during the past
year.
Musical selections were interspersed
between the business reports, relieving
the routine of the session. Mrs. Waite
rendered a vocal solo that was very
pretty, and Miss Wickstrum played a
solo on the piano. Songs were had
| from the Primary class of the Kawala-
hao Seminary, the glee club of this
institution, and of the Kamehameha
Girls School, also giving several selec-
lions. A group from Mrs. Changes Chi
ucSt Oh ftdld SlIeel, CHdIlnto
those present with several songs.
DR.. George Gates. president of Pc
mona College, spoke briefly of his trip
to Tahiti and the Raratonga Islands.
Dr. Gates was pleased with the musical
ability of the children of Hawaii, and
he told of a rare talent for music which
he found among the Raratonga natives.
He spoke of the originality Of their
music and of Their power and exactitude
in attack and finish. DR.. Gates was
given an ovation on concluding his ad-
dress.
Dr. Sheffield told of the unity in the
educational efforts now being carried
| on in Northern China. The university
there is composed of the Theological
! School, conducted by the Presbyterian
Board; the College of Liberal Arts,
; conducted by the American Board, and
the Medical School, which is carried on
| by the London Board of Missions The
unity with which the educational move
mem is being carried on in China, he
| said, Is very gratifying and augurs well
| for the future of the nation.
Mrs. Sheffield s address was one of
! the most interesting of the session.
| She told of the work done among the
! Chinese women and girls in the Flow
! cry Kingdom, and said that the great
| things which have resulted lately are
such as to make her and others who
have labored in the foreign field for
forty years or more gasp with astonish-
ment. She said that the educational
uplift among the women of China in
| late years was wonderful Mrs Shelf
| field went into the details of the work
which has been conducted in China, and
at the close of her talk was given
hearty applause.
Over two hundred and fifty people
! were given splendid luncheon at noon
IN the parish house. This was arrang-
| ed by Mrs, ANDREW Fuller and a cosps
of assistants, who were given vote
of thanks for their work.
The annual report of the recording
| secretary was as follows:
Annual Report of Corresponding
Secretary.
| The cycling months have brought
around another annual meeting of the
! Woman's Board. The record of its
| year covers facts new and old
It's direct mission work among Ha-
| waifans, Chinese. Japanese and Portu-
! guese will be duly set forth later in
! reports presented by leaders of these
! departments. Two very desirable
| changes have been accomplished OF
! arranged for within the year. After
| the resignation. two years since OF
| Miss Sumter as missionary among tbs
/ Chinese. the Board assumed tenn
porariiy the salary of Mrs. Chang, in
charge of the newly opened day school
| for little Chinese girls from unchris
| tian homes. This was continued un-
til the opening of this calendar yeal
| when it was voted to accept Mrs
| Mac Kenzie as our representative
| among the Chinese. 1t has long beer
1 the wish of the Board. that its Japa.
nese work might be placed upon the
same financial basis with the Chinese
and Hawaiian. and this wish is al
| last realized. In February a call was
made to Miss Julia E. Quick to take
| charge OF this department, and hel
reply pledges her to become our mis-
sionary among the japanese for a.
! east two years, her service to begin
with September.
Our foreign interests. as contribu
tors to the station work of the Amer
lean Board, have brought US a second
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