Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-06
MRS. WEAVER Resigns WORK At
LUNAL|LO Home; TO LEAVE SOON
Will Visit Hampton Institute,
Founded BY Her DiStin-
guiShed Brother.


'oug- cherished dream in visit to
Hampton Institute, founded by her
DISTINGUISHED brother, General :. G.
Armstrong. Mrs Weaver presented
her resignation to the board Of trus-
tees and will leave for the East on one
of the Canadian Australian steamers
the latter part of April or the first OF
May. Her mission will be threefold-
first. to catch the thrill Of the work
! where her brothers heart was en-
! to her daughter. Mrs. Morgon II. Jones,
at Hudson. y. Y. and, third, to take
| a much needed rest She will spend
some time with her daughter and viii
later 20 ON to Hampton.
| The Lunalllo Home. which was
founded by King Lunalilo as an insti-
tuition for aged. in'irm and needy Ha-
waiianS. has ever had as its high mis-
| sion to guide the tottering steps OF old
age and deCrrpitude. care for the sick
and dying feed and clothe the blind
and needy and uplift the fallen That
| this aim has been abundantly realized
during Mrs. Wcaver's regime is n fact
patent to all.
Those who have openly marveled
that woman of Mrs. Weaver's cul-
ture and intellectual attachments
| should be willing to throw heart and
soul into a work OF this character,
making har hnna nmnnp tho Inmates
and giving almost her entire time to a
| task where her abundant talents were
lauperfuous. have been silenced by the
quiet dignity of her manner and the
Ieyidcnt earnestness which inspires her
life. Like General Armstrong, Mrs
| Weaver IL heart and soul for lifting up
the oppressed, and has left no reason
for doubt that the contact with re-
inement and culture has been po-
tent factor In the success of her work
Mrs. Weaver speaks the Hawaiian Ian
ruagc iluently, and has so studied the
| primitive characteristics of the people
that she not only understands them
perfectly. but Is master of every situa-
Nl'll NlNll'hN Nil' VI
dignity or the esthetic side of her ma
ture. While busily engaged in her
work and allowing no opportunity for
service to pass she maintains an eX-
allied, though somewhat inactive po-
sltiOn in society and IL a leading fuc-
tor in the educational and religious
| life of the city.
The daughter of pioneer mission
laries-the Rev Richard Armstrong and
Mrs. Clarissa Armstrong. whose name !
are inseparably connected with the
early life of Hawaii-Mrs. Weaver in
hcrts their lofty aspirations and capa
| Utilities. These traits, together with
unusual advantage of travel, combine
In producing rare efficiency.
When the Rev. William Richards, an
other Of the esteemed early mission
aries, died, Mrs. Weaver's father was
called from the pastorate of the Ka-
minister of public instruction. serving
| faithfully in this capacity until his
death. Her mother is said by those
| who have vivid recollections of her
wonderful influence in the early days
to have bene a woman of intellectual
| ity ana force. The family was large,
and each child was blessed with mark
| ed individuality. Mrs. Weaver, as n
| young woman, lived in world of ro-
nance, her aims and views of life
being far In advance of those of most
| girls of n similar age. A certain pic
quancy of manner Is retained to this
day, the stranger meeting her for the
first time gaining an impression of the
| charm of an effervescent, hopeful ma
ture combined with the mature judg-
ment of later years.
Mrs. Viewers early education was
acquired at Oahu College, where she
various departments of the school life
Of old Punahou. She is considered an
authority on matters relative to facts
and traditions of the early days. She
later became successful teacher, and
several of the older residents of Ha-
wall, among whom 1.-THE Rev. Frank
Damon Is notable example, are liv-
ing testimonials Of her efficiency They
love to recall the days when she was
the leading guide and inspiration of
their young lives.
While still very young woman she
went to the States for pleasure and
educational purposes, later marrying a
man of wealth and culture. A period
devoted to foreign travel followed. The
couple visited the chief places of his
toriC interest In the old world, and as
this was considered somewhat remark
able in those days, Mrs. Weaver was
induced to lecture upon her return tc
california She assumed the duties OF
lecturer, as a woman of wealth anC
leisure, and easily became one of tn,
leading educational forces In Califor,
MAS early history.
Years later, when reverses of for
tune were met, she occupied uniqu,
! Dosit ion ms supeTlntpndent nf tho pnun.