The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-07
Playing the Ponies in HiIo Town
By Leola Harvey-Elder

on the mainland. Many of these were
unsolicited. l received one gift Of
$3.50 and one of $500 and many of
800, $50, $25 and $40. Two gifts OF
$1,000 each came at Christmas both
unsolicited, one from the Islands and
one from lady who visited Honolulu
last year. No less than $1,091 80 was
realized on paid subscriptions. which
money had been invested by the Bish-
op in readily convertible bonds and in
savings banks.
The total cost of the building IS
$4,000.
Towards this have received from
all sources the sum of $49, 293 .04, so
that ] still lack $1,000 90. All debts
are paid to date and what remains to
be paid is on the contract and this is
not due until rs days from this date.
In addition to the cost of the struc-
ture, is the money expended for fur.
nishing the building. 1t was deter
mined that nothing in the old building
should go into the new, most of the
old being of little value. Mrs. Res
tarick in the early part of 1909 began
to solicit funds for the furnishing of
the new priory, both in Hawaii and
from her friends in the States. The
responses have been most generous.
Three of these were from Molokai, ac-
companied by touching letters express
ing aloha and interest. May God bless
the dear souls.
Mrs. Restariek asked that teachers
rooms, girls rooms, reception rooms,
Offices, ETC., be furnished by individ-
uals or societies, suggesting that these
might be made memorials, having a
brass plate telling the particulars.
All the rooms asked for have been tax
en- by the people here or elsewhere.
The plates are not yet ready to be put
an place. The teachers reception room
was furnished by st. Andrews Guild;
the principals office by two grand
daughters of Mary Castle in her mem
ory, and it is with the greatest pleas
ure that we can say that we have the
name of so noble and sanity woman
associated with this building. The
Office of the business manager was fur
nished by the Daughters of the King
of the Diocese of Los Angeles, the oc-
cupant of this office having been form
erly member of that organization in
that diocese. The girls reception room
and library is furnished by the Ha-
waiian Guild of the cathedral. The
total amount which Mrs. Restarick has
raised for the furnishing of this build
ing is $5,764.75, one-half of which has
been given by people in the Islands.
If we add these items to the cost of
the building we have total of over
sixty-one thousand dollars. Add to
this sum the value of the land, &c.
900, and we see that the church has
here a piece of valuable property.
What cho,,1d ho,
Mrs. Restarick IS efforts it is difficult
to imagine.
When the building was being plan.
ned it was determined to have an
oratory, a place for private devotions,
for the giving of spiritual counsel,
and for the instruction of confirmation
or communicate classes by the clergy.
1t was also determined to make the
hall, to be used by the girls in the
evening, a memorial to Queen Emma
to whom the priory largely owed it's
existence, who took a deep interest in
it as long as she lived, who superin.
tended the planting of many of the
trees now standing and who left in
her will 5000 year to the school,
In addition to the 5000 from the
Queen Emma estate, we receive 5000
a year from the Charles R. Bishop
Trust and $500 from the Mary Castle
Trust, and we have the income of $5,-
900 given us by the late Charles M.
Cooke. Others have promised to re-
member us in their wills.
Sister Beatrice and Sister Albertina
stated that they wished to furnish
the oratory and the Queen Emma hall.
Miss Lucy Peabody at once stated
that she would give a portrait of
Queen Emma and her husband. The
sisters have collected money from
former pupils and friends sufficient to
purchase the furniture including an
excellent piano which has not yet ar
rived. 1t is most fitting that in TINS
room we should have the pictures of
all the sisters who have been connect
ed with the school.
The oratory is erected and furnish
ed in memory of Edward Bouverie
Pusey, priest and doctor, who had so
large part in the founding of this
church in Hawaii, and in the estab-
fishing of this school. A brass tablet
is being prepared to be put in place
telling that the oratory is in memory
of Doctor Pusey, of Priscilla Lydia
Sellon, and of the sisters who came to
found the school. The intention is to
use from time to time the panels of
this beautiful oratory as space where
brass tablets will be placed in memory
of those intimately associated with
st. Andrews Priory, whether as Off
GERS or pupils who have departed this
life.
When St. Andrew g Priory opened
it was said to be the school of the
alii and perusal of the names of the
q H.. II. Al.
Besides Hawaians there have always
been large number of white girls
and many Of the best known women
of the Islands spent some years at the
priory.
am glad the sisters, Beatrice and
Albertina, are here TO see this day, to
know that their thirty.fve years Of
active work will continue.
WILL BUILD METHODIST
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