Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-20
SONOF ONE FOUNDERS OF
YH.C.A, VISITING IN CITY

die, says Mr. Sawyer, chc foreEun-
ner Of baby week.
The 5und.e contained ire follow.
ing for the mother. -four bed sheets.
four inflow slips and two night gowns j
fer the baDy, tnre3 dresser, three
shirts, two petticoats, six NAPKINS, two
night GOWNS and one square flannel
bl.a'=et. bouad wi,f "hi,e ribbon.
Remembers People Coming.
4 can remember seeing the people
cali for these bundles. . says MIR Saw.
yer, relating the incident 1T is esti5
mated that at least 1000 such pack
ages were sent out from our home
in this cause.
MY mother always dressed very
plainly She was never known TO
wear Jewelry OF any kind. In fact
she was rarely seen In any color but
black She wore a smail black bon,
net with white strings tied under her
chin, and always wore black gloves!
until one day she exclaimed with q
sort of inspiration as she looked down
az her hands, Here I am doing God S
good work with my hands clctEed in,
mourning From that day as long as
she lived she was never known TO put
on a pairof. black gloves again z
Extracts carried by Mr. Sawyer from
his mothers diary show her interest
in all life. Some of them are given
herewith:
June 9, 1S5S--Amongst the green
mountains of Vermont, who can look
at nature and not love God?
October How much pleasure
there is in doing for others
May 26. 1S59-A poor colored wo-
man called Did i say poor? All no.
she was rich in the faith / enjoyed.
the good woman.
Wedding Anniversary.
June 1O--Our wedding day, II
years We passed the evening at
home. had the pleasure of a little
meeting with the children and of put
ting them all to bed. The mothers
privilege and the mothers duty
April 3, lSS3--My birthday Mo-
ney received from the different mem-
bers of the family. TWAS my choice,
TO help me in my baby work
January 25, 1888 - twenty-five.
years since | began my baby work. !
January 29--I have had pleasure
today giving away poetry on the open
ing of spring, entitled The Laughing
Chorus.
June Fifty years since my hus-
band and | were introduced. Seven
OF the nine friends that were present
that evening were with us today, ex-
cept one, who died.
'sJune 10. 1S97-our golden we'd
ding day.
February 2S. 1907 made dona.
ton of Is volumes from my library
to the Y w. G. A. of which | have
been director these many years,
April 3--My 18th birthday re-
joice in this day. Golden day"
Mrs. SaNyerss diary covered Pc
riod of As years. beginning with her
birthday in 1852 when she was 20
years old. and closing on her nth
birthday anniversary I'll health in
the last years of her life prevented
her from writing in il then. ~
OF the golden wedding day which
she mentions under date Of June 10,
1897. her son says that she planned
to make it one of benefit for the poor.
Accordingly she issued invitations, an.
nouncing her plans, and telling her
friends that she would accept gifts
for the poor at any amount up to 81.
In this way $500 was given by friends
Of the family, and Mrs. Sawyer and
her husband added another $500.
Mr.. Houghton of Houghton & Milf
lin Company told father he was go
ing to send $40 for the work. says
Mr. Sawyer, recalling the incident,
1and had to figure up a band of
nephews and nieces to come in under
the 81 rule so that he could send this
amount to mother. .