Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-06-15
SPENCER Bowen
Named DELEGATE
TOLEAGUE MEET
Manager of Associated Chart
ties to Represent Anti Saloon
League at Convention

w. Spencer Bowen. manager OF the
Associated Charities OF Honolulu and
now in Ohio, has been selected by the
Anti-Saloon League OF Hawaii as one
OF its representatives at the biennial
convention of the National League to
be held in Atlantic City July 6 to 9.
The appointment was made at q
meeting OF the league Thursday,
There was a good attendance. The
reports of the auditor, treasurer and
superintendent were read and &C.
ceYted
Following is the May report Of Supt.
John W. Wadman:
Two. tours in the interest of our
educational campaign have been made
since our last session. one on Maui.
May Is to 81, and the other to 10.
hala, Hawaii, May 26 to June 2. Dur.
ing the former trip, Is schools we're
visited, which included all the larger
ones Of central Maui and all those on
the Lahsina side, both big and small.
was cordially received and invited
to speak either to the whole school
+, body assembled, for the purpose, or
to the upper grades only, either In
| their separate class rooms or gath
cred in one room. ssS
I'm all % addresses were made In
the schools and It's pledge cards dis.
tributed. all OF which were afterwards,
signed and more cards requested.
Copies of the Rurnham catechism on.
alcohol were presented to the teach.
/ ers with the compliments or the
! league. Besides the visitation OF the
schools, three addresses were made on
| Sunday, at Lahainaluna, Baldwin Mem
orial, Lahaina, and Wailuku Union
Church. Upon invitation an address
was also made to The monthly PASTORS
meeting In the Hawaiian church, Wat
luku. lncidently. here and there. cen
| siderable literature was disbursed.
! The Maui tour covered ia miles In
steamer, AZ in auto. 50 In train. rs In
saddle and four in hack; total, 345
miles.
I The Kohala trip was shorter but
still buster, Eight schools, including
4 the Seminary and the Japanese JodO.
shn were visited. II addresses made,
/ f25 pledge cards distributed with 100
Lincoln-Lee buttons. Public meetings
In the interest OF temperance were
held each evening at different places
! in the district. with three services on
| Sunday, which included an open-air
mass meeting on the courthouse
grounds, attended by 400 or 500 peo-
/ pie representing all churches and ma
| tionalities. The Boy Scouts were pres
/ ent In uniform, so also the pupils OF
/ the Seminary. The exercises were
/ most interesting and impressive. They
/ were wholly along the line Of temper.
ance A Great World Movement,
was the subject OF the address made.
For the success Of this service, tbs
/ first Of the kind ever held In Kohala,
we are Indebted among others 10 Mrs.
/ tDr.) Bond, DR.. Cowan and Adjt. and
! David Lyman. All the Kohala pastors
assisted. The. meeting will not soon
| be forgotten Pledge returns are still
being received from the schools and
more cards sent out as per request.
! We are grateful to all the school
teachers for their sympathetic coop
/ Grafton. The Kohala tour covered 26s
! miles In steamer, SO In auto, Il In
saddle, and four in hack. Total 338
miles. Mr.. and Mrs. George Watt de.
serve the thanks Of the league Tor
their kind hospitality and assistance.
We should also thank Mrs. w. p.
McDougall for active cooperation. Rev.
George l.. Kopa was q tower q
/ strength
Personal letters were addressed b
46 members Of the Congressional par
| y upon their departure to the Coast,
expressing our sense Of appreciation
Of the value of their official visit TO
/ Hawaii, our best wishes for a pleasant
and safe return voyage and earnestly
requesting them to read the copy Of
Mrs. Whitney's book on Temperance
in Hawaii, enclosed, 50 as TO acquaint
themselves with the liquor conditions
/ on the Islands, with the hope and
/ prayer that when the question Of any
legislation Is proposed in Washington,
bearing on those conditions, they may
! be well and inteIligently informed on
the subject and be ready to do ali m
their power TO help correct the many
evils and abuses growing out Of the
traffic.
Three visits have been paid the
/ police court and the part Of one morn.
I ing spent in Judge Ashf0rd,s court.
The following articles have been
prepared and published In different
papers: The Worlds Strides, vodka
Expelled from Russia Saves Poland,
Rum Rule Topples, Stock Market Re
ports, The White Mans Burden, The
Enemyis Ally, Skiddo. Maui Trip. The
Worlds Strides IN Temperance. BreFf
ties Of the Anti-Saloon League. Ko-
hala Tour, After-H0nr Privileges, a
Forced Move, Socialist Party versus
Liquor.
Letters are now being sent out to
\ all pastors throughout the ISLANDS 20
i have delegates elected representing
churches, Sunday schools. Christian
Endeayofs, to the adjourned session
Of tie annual convention Of the league
/ to Be held July e0.2f in the Kauma-
kapiH church, H0noiulu. af the time
OF the annual conference Of the Ha-
Waiian Evangelical Association
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