Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-23
DESCENDANTS OF
MISSIONARIES IN
YEARLY ROLL CHI
Memories Of Pioneer Days in
Islands Are Revived at An
nual Gathering OF Cousins
Society

Hawaii -past and present. was we'll
represented in a meeting Saturday af.
ternoon OF the Hawaiian Mission
Children's Society, Familiarity known
as the Cousins Society," The meet
ing was IN the new Mission Memorial
building.
The happy affair was the aalIual
gathering OF the descendants OF mis-
sfonaries who came to Hawaii from
1878 TO lStS, and b actual count 10.
representing five generations. we're
present.
Miss Agnes II. Judd. last president.
presided. while the following officers
for the ensuing year we're nominated
and elected: Ge.rit p. Wilder. nresl-
dent: Rev. Henry 2. Judd. vlce.presi.
dent; Mrs. X. w. Andrews. secretary.
Lyle A. nickey. treasurer and II. W.
Andrews. recorder.
The address OF the day was deliver
ed BY Joseph Emerson, Eiissionary's.
sen. His talk was for the benefit OF
the children present and he spoke IN
an interesting manner OF his boyhood
days near Waiaiua and told tales that
would aellght any yoHngster Of roping
cattle, climbing mountains and gath.
ering land shells He WIS allotted 10
minutes; took 50 and no one regretted
ii.
Roll Call Most interestina
The most interesting event Of the
"Counsins' meeting. however. was
calling tie roll As the names OF the
early missionaries sounded cut In the
great, still hall descendants answer
ed. In some cases babies In arms uu-
able to speak for themselves, were
held aloft by proud parents while
score was made and the number IN
creased in favor OF that particular
family.
II was the third time the roll had
been called. although the society Was
organized in 1859. At that time tie
meeting was closed with the mission
aries favorite song. Prom Green
lands Icy Mountains by bishop
Heber, and the same song closed the
Honolulu meeting Saturday. Rev. O.
H. Quick opened the meeting With =
short prayer. -
In the roll call descendants ~ Amos
g. Cooke had ne .5llo 1111tl-
tiyes with IS presents those-of 0elfili
PyJudd were second with Is. Others
scored as follows:
William H. Rice. r.: Levi Cham
berlain, 10: Asa Thufsfon. IL: EoWDll
Smith, TO-, James w. Smith. 5. Elias
Bond, s: Cochran Forbes, 81 9anlnet
". Castle, S; Edwin o. Hall. 5; Peter
J. Quick, 3; Lorrin Andrews, Dwight
baldwin. John 8. Emerson, Harvey n.
Hitchcock, David B. Lyman. John D.
Paris and George B. RowelI. 2. and
Hiram Bingham. w. P. Alexander,
Daniel Dole and Lorenzo Lyons,
each.
In respect to the Baldwins Il may
be said that at the first rollcall that
family had the most Representatives,
but at this meeting most Of them nap
pened to be temporarily out OF the.
city.
Held In Memorial euiIdlna
The meeting Saturday was held IN
the new building. Heretofore 4 has
been conducted In q big tent back OF
the old mission buildings across the
street and while II was very pretty
and impressive In the new structure
the Cousins" believed Il was not Is
homelike and cordial as the old tent
and they propose to move back 70
canvas next year.
The descendants represented those
missionaries that arrived In II com
panies on as many ships around the
Horn in % years.
A substantial collection was taken
at the meeting to finance the so
ciety during the next year.