The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-04-22
COUSINS HOLD
ANNIVERSARY meeting

On Saturday, the ninety-third anfi.'
versary of the arrival OF the inst New
England missionaries at Honolulu from
Boston, in the brig Thaddeus, the de-
seendants of all the pioneers who came
over in that little vessel, as wei as in
the eleven other vessels which came
aiterward as reinforcements, celebrat-
ed the event with rOll!call. In the
same yard where, from 1920 to late in
the fifti,s, the missionaries were wont
to meet, the descendants held their
meeting. ~
This WIS the annual session of the
Cousins Society. Gray.haired sons of
first missionaries and tiny great-great
grandchildren of the pioneers, include
ing few of the fifth generation, gath
cred under tent and answered to thu
roll-call as the ships names were cal
ed. As each vessel s name was called
a Youthful descendant of one of the
missionaries of that vessel elevated
pennant on which was Inscribed the
names now h stOric among the mis-
sionary achievements in the Pacific
Ocean.
Each missionary man and woman
who sailed around the Horn from New
England from 1919 to 1SiS was listed
in the roll.call. To the names of some
there were no responses; for Others gen.
erations rose, babies in arms hlving
their tiny hands raised by their elders.
A notable group was the Gulick fam
ily, including Ormond, Charles Il. and
Iohn Gulick all sons of pioneer mis-
sionaries. all eray.haired and far past
the allotted term of life, each mis-
sionsrv whose activities have Teen
spent in Hawaii, in Janan and in SWIM
and all yet keen in the service OF the
Master.
As the hands were raised to respond
to well-kuown missionary names ana
descendants stood up and raised their
hands, a fervent request was heard
from a gray-haired missionary;
"Let US hear their voices, too.
The Names on the Roll.
First came the brig Thaddeus, which
arrived at Honolulu April 10, ls2o'
The second reinforcement of mi on
aries arrived in the schooner Active,
February 4, 1923; third, ship Parthiah'
March 30, 1928; fourth. ship New Eng
land. June Z, 1881; fifth, ship Averlck,
Nav II, 1892; sixth, ship Mentor, May
|. 1898: seventh. ship Hellespont, june
q 1895; eighth, bark Mary Frazier
April @, 1897; ninth, ship Gloucester
Nav 81. 1871; tenth. brig Sarah ADJ
Gail September 81. 1912; eleventh, brig
Globe. July Is, 1874; twelfth, snip
Samoset. November 20, le4o;
The Cooke family he'd the Iarges'
representation of descendants, nu'hpe'
inc twenty.eight. The judas hau
twelve. Judge Dole was the soie tep
,esentative of the Rev. Dlmei Do'o
and wife.
To Preserve History.
II was decided by the soe'etV W
commence work as soon as possip'e oh
a history of Hawaiian Missions. anu
Cor his work President w. +. Diuhs
ho, annoiuted +. C. Atherton, Ar,hur
AIaxander. Mrs. b. +. DillinghHm, MIS-
Andrews and Doctor Clark. The eoin'
,n;ttoe will delve into old letters VIII
ten nv eaIly missionaries and now IRE
ssrved ps heirlooms bv descendants.
noany of them throwing 'ntrrestine
s;de'ights on the history OF the lSiinuei
Unless the history is soon eoihih''hee,'
and nut well toward comnletioh mn
Of TIE matter win be lost to prs'e,''y'
The election of Offices resnit"n %
/ Follows. Frank C. Atherton. nresi
dent. Albert F. Judd. viee-n'es,hent'
J.vle Dickey. treasurer; Mrs X. W. An
drews, secretary.
Cousins Reception.
TIE reception of the Cousins was
held ia the old frame and coral ms
| ,.,,,,, hama tho oldest frame build