The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-05-17
COUSINS NUMBER
OF THE FRIEND

the Star press, is denominated the
"Coul ms Number" and 1t commemor-
ates the "Grandmothers' Tea Party"
held last month by the grand danes of
the Hawaiian Mission Chi dren's Soci
ety. Its cover is a work of art, design
ed by James A. Wilder, son of the
only great-grandmother of whom the
society boasts, and is printed in three
tints finely blended and distributed.
| Heavy shaded script is used for the
lettering that comprises, besides the
title of the periodical, the dates 1852
and 1912, signifying the age of the
society, the subtitles above mention.
ed.
There are many Illustrations in the
number, including reproductions of old
daguerreotypes of some of the veneer
able ladies belonging to the society.
Many historical sketches, dealing with
the society and its members, appear.
From the first the following extract
is taken, showing the origin of the
society. G
"Sixty years ago, in 1852, DR.. Luther
Halsey Gulick, the first of the second
generation of the missionary families
to Hawaii to become a missionary, ar
rived in Honolulu with his bride en-
route to Micronesia. Their coming
stirred the large number of missionary
children here to organize the Hawaiian
Mission Children's Society to perpetu-
ate the work of their parents. From
the outset the social as well as mis-
sionary ideal was made prominent.
The charter members numbered 1853.
The society was not exclusive, but ad-
mitted others of like spirit For its
first half century the missionary end
was kept foremost and the work &C
complished was phenomenal"
Credit is given in a publishers no.
tice, besides that to Mr.. Wilder al
ready noted, to Mr.. Potter of the
Sugar Planters Association and Miss
Ruth Shaw for illustrative and decora-
tive work, and to Miss E. " Warmer
of the Friend staff for the literary part
relating to the Cousins"
A roster of "grandmothers residing
in the islands and their living descend
ants" is given, the grandmothers be-
ing as follows:
Mrs. w. d. Alexander, abigail Bald
VIM, with four children, five grand
children; Mrs. L. A. Andrews, (Mrs.
Susie M. Bailey, with two children,
four grandchildren; Mrs. J. p. Ather-
ton, (Juliette Montague Cooke), with
four children, nine grandchildren;
Mrs. Stafford L. Austin, Caroline Han
nah Clark, with five children, thir-
teen grandchildren; Mrs. D. D. Bald
win, (Lois G.. Morris), with eight chill
dren, eighteen grandchildren; Mrs. II.
p. Baldwin (Emilv Aleyander), with
seven children, twentv-three grand.
children; Mrs. Jas. Bickne I, (Ei'en NJ.
children; Mrs Serer0 Bishop. with
two children, five grandchildren; Mrs.
W. R. Castle Qda B. Lowrey), with
three children, two grandchildren;
Mrs. J. b. Castle, Julia White), with
one child, one grandchild; Mrs. c c.
Coleman, Harriet Castle), one child.
one grandchild; Mrs. c. M. Cooke,
Gamma Rice), with six children, twelve
grand children; Mrs. S. NJ. Damon,
(Harrie. Melinda Baldwin,, with three
children, three grandchildren; Mrs. C.
II. Dickey tAnn f. AleXander), with
four children, nine grandchildren
Mrs. Benjamin F. Di lingham, Emma
Louisa Smith, with four children,
eight grandchildren; Mrs. o. H.
Gulick, Gamma Elizabeth Clark, with
| three children, five grandchildren;
Mrs. p. G. Hitchcock, MARY Castle),
with four children, nine grandchildren;
Mrs Albert Francis Judd, agnes Hall
! Boyd, with nine children. ten grand
children; Mrs. M. Kinney, (Selma
Schandorff)' with two children, three
grandchildren; Mrs. Charles II. Klue-
gel, MARY Taylor, with three chill
dren, two grandchildren; Mrs. John D.
Paris, CHannah Johnson, with seven
children, two grandchildren; Mrs. w.
Fl. Rice, MARY Waterhousel, with
eight children, thirteen grandchildren;
Mrs. VIM. Fl. Shipman, MARY John
SOM, with seven children, one grand
child; Mrs w. o. Smith, MARY A.
Hobron), with four children, four
grandchildren; Mrs. Alfred H. Smith,
edith Whittaker), with two children,
two grandchildren; Mrs. Philip L.
Weaver, (Ellen A. Armstrong;, with
three children, three grandchildren;
Mrs. Samuel w. Wilcox, emma Wash.
burn Lyman, with seven children,
eight grandchildren; Mrs. S. G. Wild
er, elizabeth Kinau judd, with five
children, eleven grandchildren; Mrs.
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