The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-03-25

One of three who will set aside for.
tune for the benefit of their employees.
X X X X X X X X X Il X X x X X X X
with the establishment of fund of
$4,000 for the benefit of the employees
of the various stores controlled by
b. Nathan, +. w. Dohrmann and Mrs.
Blanca w. Pausen, of which Dimond
& Co. of Honolulu, is one, this group
of companies has gone far toward solv-
ing the problem of compensation for
workmen.
The news of the benefit fund came
to Honolulu on Saturday and shows
that the fund was made available on
March Il, the fiftieth anniversary of
the establishment of the first store by
Mr.. Nathan in San Francisco in 1868,
and at the same time on the eightieth
birthday of Mr.. Nathan.
Saturday afternoon there was meet.
ing of ali the employees of Dimond &
Co., presided over by f. A. Berndt,
manager, at which the letters from Mr..
Dohrmann were read and the plan of
the benefit fund made clear. AT the
same time resolutions were adopted by
the local employees and cablegram was
sent to Mr.. Nathan in Dresden, Ger
many, congratulating him upon his
birthday and in appreciation of his in
auguration of the fund in which they
will participate.
Among the firms which will be
benefited by this fund are, beside Di-
mond & Co., the Nathan ohrmann
Company, San Francisco Parmelce.
Dohrmann Company, Los Angeles
Howell Dohrmann Company, Oakland;
Thinker Dohrmann Company, San jose,
and Yost-Dohrmann Company, Stock.
ton, all of California.
Sixty Thousand In Fund.
To establish this fund, Mr.. Nathan
contributed $4,000, Mr.. Dohrmann
donated $25 900 and Mrs. Paulsen gave
$4,000, the total of 100000 to con-
stitute a perpetual fund for the follow
ing purposes, as told in the letter re-
ceived Saturday from Mr.. Dohrmann:
Purposes of Gift.
''To use the earnings to relieve need
and distress of employees, and to assist
those who may depend upon such EN-
ployes for their living when they are
in trouble or need.
$50 far as possible and practical, Ia
provide pensions for those, who, in
their old age, or in case of infrmities
after long and faithful service, are un
able to earn sufficient wages to afford
them comfortable living.
"To do any and all things for en-
ployes which, in the judgment of the
trustees, will add to their individual
or collective comfort, pleasure, enter
tainment and prosperity, and which viii
have tendency to more firmly estab
fish and maintain friendly relations
between employers and employees.
Method for Extending Relief.
CATO provide relief or assistance
either by special or periodical payments
or by paying hospital, doctor, or funera
expenses, or bills for supplies of an.
kind, in eases of sickness, distress
, death or other misfortunes or advors
circumstances.
"B-To prevent as far as possibl
, need or want, by payments, such as hos
! pitt dues, membership in beneficial as
, sociations, life insurance dues, etc
whenever earning power of individual
a employee is insufficient to enable theI
. to do so.
"C--To extend assistance to en-
ployes or Others depending upon then
by way of tuition fees or other e1
! penses, to enable deserving employees t
+ acquire skill and knowledge which wi
= enable them to increase their earnin
Q power and to fit them for advanc ement
"D-To supplement salaries of en-
u ployes who render faithful service, bu
/. whose earning power is not yet, or no
! any more, sufficient to afford them O
: their families fair living.
! "E-To provide for those employees
!, who, during long previous service her,
by good conduct, given satisfaction
and who, on account of age or othe
indrmities, are no longer able to ear
4 sufficient 10 enable them 10 supper
}. themselves and those who depend npo
! them, such temporary or permanent per
I sions as the income of the fund wi
y permit.
= "f-To do any and all things, will
J. m the amounts available, which ia III
2 Judgment of the trustees will help I
: carry out the purposes for which thi
Z, fund WINS created. "
Reasons Hxplained
hessrs Nathan aud D0hTman, vii