Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-17
Death REMOVES
WELFARE WORKER
OF VALLEY isle
Maui Shocked BY Short and
Fatal Illness of Miss Amy R.
Swain, Community Expert
Especial star-Builetin cOrrespondencs)

J Especial Star Bulletin correspondencs)
WAILUKU, Maui, Nov l6.-ln the
death OF Miss Amy Swain on Tuesday
of this week Maui has lost a young
women OF rare character. Miss
SWANS sickness was one Of the sad
Gest events in recent history.
From the large graduating class OF
the Wheelock kindergarten school Of
Boston Miss Swain was chosen espe-
ciaIly for the kindergarten and com
munity work in Kahului She stood
high in her school and during the last
year or two was volunteer teacher
on Sundays in the kindergarten d.
partment of the Old South church, fsGs
ton. Here She met with unusual sue
cess
On the steamer coming 10 Hawai-
she made a large circle OF island
friends and Immediately endeared her.
self in a very remarkable way to the
people OF Maui who were fortunate
enough to know her The unanimous
opinion is She was lovely girl
Absolutely unselfish In her outlook
upon life, fully consecrated to a Very
high ideal in her teaching and COM
munity service, she never failed 10
come up to the high standard as loEg
as she was able to work. Her kinder.
Earten and Sunday school children
dearly loved. her. She had begun
teaching in the citizenship classes at
Puunene, where she made remark
able impression by her willingness to
help in every way possible. She was
fun OF fun and was excellent company
wherever she went
In the services OF yesterday after
room Mr. Dodge and Mr.. Pleasant
raid the highest tribute possible to
her character and the work she hao
done in the last few weeks. "Her
life is a benediction to u.s." said Mr..
Dodge in closing his words of praise.
Mr.. Pleasant spoke of her as living
in his own home and how deeply he
and Mrs. Pleasant felt her going. she
was an aspiration to everyone in Ka.
hului and her life should call us to a
better service"
--a-41iss Swafa,s Illness was of only
three weeks duration. Meningitis was
the first cause. This was followed by
erysipelas, pleurisy and double pneL.
monia Her wonderfut vitality AMI
care Of the attending physicians ard
nurses gave overcame ali but the pneu-
monia. which was the final cause of
her death. She was not conscious
much of the time during the last two
weeks.
The heavy rains of yesterday pre-
vented many from attending the
funeral, which was held at Kahului.
AS il was, the auditorium was filled
with friends of Miss Swain from all
parts of central Maui. The flowers
were beautiful. Seldom has such a
mass of roses been seen as covered
her body and gathered in large bout
Duets on the platform. Other cut
plants, ferns and shrubs completely
covered the organ loft. Nearer. My
God, to Thee" sleep Thy Last Sleep"
and abide With Me" we're sung.
Scripture was read by Mr.. Pleasant,
while Mr. Dodge offered the prayer.
The paIlbearers were Capt Parker and
J. s. b. Mackenzie, representing the
Kahului church; ID. c. Lindsay, repre-
senting the Kahului Kindergarten COM
mittee; Frank Lufkin, F. j. Johnson,
L. r. Mathews and Richard Lillico.
The ushers were w. II. Engle, Capt.
Parker and Seabury Short
The body, covered, with roses and
maidenhair fern, was carried to the
Clandine wharf, thence taken by the
Mauna Loa to Honolulu, where Un-
dertaker Williams will forward 1t 10
Clinton, Connecticut, where MISS
SWANS parents reside. Rev. Mr..
Pleasant accompanied the body to
Honolulu. where he made arrange
ments to carry out the wishes of the
family.