Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-27

league has been carried on without
superintendent, the officers alone, WITH
cut any remuneration and under pres
sure of church and mission work OF
great variety which necessarily takes
precedence, doing all In their power
to promote the interests OF temper
ance and curtail the .eyils Of drink.
beginning with January, 1914, a
new regime was inaugurated, super
intendent employed, an educational
campaign anlcng the public schools
started, literature department estab
lished, a plan Of publicity systematized
and general line of advance adopted.
Under the new order we are
pleased to be able to report consider
able progress during the year. Hay-
ing secured official recognition from
the department OF public instruction,
the superintendent Of the league has
visited all schools of the territory
with very few exceptions, public and
private, Of two rooms and up, and
addresses have been made to the pu-
pills, while nest of the Honolulu
schools have been visited. twice.
Along lines of the Lincoln-Lee
pIedgesigning campaign, more than
$500 have been added to our roll Of
honor ais knights Of the button with
its cross set in red white and blue.
making a present total membership
of $500.
Along publicity lines, from six to.
eight articles as weekly average,
bearing on the great temperance ad.
vance movement, have been prepared
in different languages and sent cut to-
the daily press Of the territory, max
ing total for the year Of over 5000.
Tracts and pamphlets, several
thousand of them, donated or pur-
chased, have been freely, distributed
in various tongues, while attractive
colored posters have been used with
telling effect
THE worlds temperance Sunday.
November s, was generally observed
IN all churches and Bible schools
thrcughout the territory and reports
reach us indicating good results.
Three saloons in the sozcalled pub
lie market zone of Honolulu were
given notice to relocate January eL
1915. They have already done SO. No
new LIQUOR eraporiums during the
year were opened in Honolulu. The
u s. Spanish War Veterans club has
been closed, so have two dance halls,
and none too soon Waikiki Inn was
compelled to dismiss It's former man
ager and open up business on more
respectable basis.
Police and district courts have
been visited. Assistance rendered the
authorities (where possible} in the
enforcement Of law for civic better.
nent. -Four or i've bills are in pro-
cess OF preparation for the coming
legislature In order to secure some
Improvements IN our liquor legfsla-
ton.
After hard fought battle which
consumed great deal of our time
and energy. lasting for some months,
the board OF license commissioners at
last denied the petition for Installing
a liquor bar In the Pleasanton hotel.
We consider this one Of the mist ems
couraeing achievements OF the year. 4
Our expenses for the year have
more than doubled last years, but
friends and patrons have been SYM
pathetic and generous so we started
the new year with a small cash bal
ance on hand
Today we inaugpfate a new period
in our history rs q league. We meet
for the first time on q territorial ba-
sis and mHst now proceed to consider.
ways and means Tor q much larger
and more effective Organization We
not only need q central committee of
control. but each island should havet
its own executive and these commit
tees should be composed Of the very /
best active influential men possI-
bic The prohibition movement has
come to stay. It behooves US to get
ready. Hawaii must swing in line. It
will be q glad day for us when old
King Alcohol lies smitten In the dust
never to rise again.
We esteem 1t great honor as well
as pleasure to have with us today
our general superintendent, DR. Puriey