The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-22
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RELIEF FUND wins
GREAT GRATITUDE
Letters to Mrs. Emerson Say
That Money Is Being Proper
~ 'ly Utilized "'" TO-
TRULY CHRISTIAN CHARITY.
BRIDGES EXPANSE OF SEAS
Nuns and Others Thankful For
What People Here Have
Contributed yr
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lFrom Monday Advertiscr.l }.

tagged" on Belgian Day, or contrib
uted at other times to the Bel nan re-
lief fund, and all those who helped to
or anize the day and make II a success,
will be interested in knowing how much
good has been done with the money.
Mrs. Dorothea Emerson, who had
charge Of the funds, informs The Ad.
vortiser that two remittances aggregat.
ing $S64.66 were made TO her sister in
England, and that subsequent contribd-
tons made and pledged will bring the
fund up to little more than 5000.
Only little more than eight hun.
dred dollars had been received, when
Mrs. Emersonis sister wrote:
Honolulu DID Wonders
Honolulu has certainly done won.
dcrs in the way of helping. Everyone
we have told about II is most inter
csted. We are not disposing Of the
money exactly as you suggested. After
consultation with the head Of the COM
mttee we agreed that it would be bet
ter to keep some on hand for future
emergencies. am sen1ing the nuns in
London $50, Mademoiselle l.. for
"L'appui Beige" fund f25, and the
Oxford committee f25. This leaves a
balance in the bank for future use of
a little mole than 500.
The nuns, under date of May 4, send
a touching letter Of thanks, describing
at length their work among the refu-
gees AMI expressing great gratitude for
the money AMI pracels of clothing sent
from Honolulu. They say in part:
Both are a real godsend to US, for
as the months drag on, it is increasing
ly difficult to pay expenses. Many who
helped most generously at first have
been obliged to curtail their aims as
so many claims spring up day by day
and food is much dearer. How little
we thought that in far away Honolulu
earnest Christian workers were gather
ing thus for our poor clients! Truly
Christian charity bridges the oceans!
please thank in our name all who
have contributed and assure them how
deeply we appreciate their very prnc
teal sympathy and cooperation. W.
pray God to reward them"
Nuns Deeply Grateful
Miss F. o., who has been receiving
the clothes and money for the nuns, fur
ther writes: The nuns are most deep
ly grateful for this unexpected an,
most generous lift for their poor refu
gees If you could only have seen thei
faces when told them that a draft o
ffty pounds had come from Honolulu
you would have felt gratifed. Tw,
beautiful parcels Of clothing from Mrs
G. have arrived, all so well made an,
of such good material. They are 1
splendid addition to the clothing stOr
and delight the heart of the nun i
charge.'
From the Citizens' Emergency Con-
mittee, Belgian Refugees Sub-commit
tee, Oxford, comes this acknowledge
ment:
"Your sister has brought us the yer
interesting and gratifying news Of tn
splendid results of your Belgian Day a
Honolulu, and also a check for f2t
which you so kindly sent to help tn
Belgians at Oxford. We spend froI
&l40 to fl60 weekly in house rents
maintenance, coal, clothing. education
etc. All the office work is done by vo
untary workers,
1T is impossible to say how long on
Belgian guests will be with us and 20
will understand how very grateful W
feel for such help as you have sent U
from Honolulu. Would you please col
vcv to all those who worked to max
Belgian Day such a success, mos
grateful message from the Oxford Be
Cian Refugee Committee"
Individual Thanks Sent
In acknowled ement of the other e
Mrs. Emerson has received the follow
ing from Laurge G.:
81 must thank you most sincerely O
behalf of the committee N'App,
Relge) for the very substan initial sum {
E25, which you have forwarded to hel
the terrible distress of the civil poDuli
ton in Belgium. You hay
been most successful, and will you col
vey my thanks and gratitude to a
those that have helped youf"
This woman sent an individual ME
sage to all who helped on Belgian Da,
which Mrs. Emerson forwarded to q
on her list. She trusts it has been dull
received.
OF the first fund she sent, whic
amounted to very ""Hrlv $500, her ST
ter writes:
81 don't know we>s we should haV
done without it. We NS"i been able
help so manv in ways in wEvh the con
mittees could not assist. Se'
eral of the refugee families a ''"tireI
supported by private enterprise, tsat !
various people promise 20 much NJ Mt
for the support of certain family an
thus relieve the committee.
''The little fund from Honolulu hi
purchased a good deal Of new clothin
""h has provided coal for at least or
family all winter and bolped REGULAR
with the maintenance of several fam
li"s. All of these people have bee
told that help had come for them fro
far away Honolulu and from some
them Mrs. Emerson has received mo-
apprcciativc lettcrs.'