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message  had  been  given,  the  audience  was  addressed  also  by 
Governor  Frear,  Judge  Dole,  and  the  Kishop  of  Hawaii,  on  the 
subject  so  vital  to>  the  Territory.  After  the  meeting,  fifty  women 
enrolled  as  members.  Since  that  first  meeting  until  April  17, 
the  message  had  been  carried  personally  to  sixty  teachers,  eight 
hundred  school  children  in  Honolulu — the  result  being  that  the 
membership  had  grown  to  about  three  hundred  individual  mem- 
bers; a Conservation  Club  formed  in  the  Normal  School  of  the 
two  higher  classes,  which  came  into  the  Woman’s  National  Rivers 
and  Harbors  Congress  as  an  organization  and  had  planned  active 
work  for  the  summer,  viz : to  commence  to  re-forest  a picturesque 
old  land  mark,  Punchbowl.  The  local  chapter  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  American  Revolution  have  come  into  the  organization,  and 
to  show  their  interest,  they  have  offered  a prize  to  the  two  high 
schools  for  the  best  essay  on  Conservation.  Besides  this  per- 
sonal work  in  Honolulu,  a written  message  was  sent  to  every 
teacher  in  the  whole  Territory  of  Hawaii. 
To  bring  this  matter  educationally  among  the  women  of  the 
Islands,  there  have  been  instituted  quarterly  ueetings  at  which 
papers  are  read  by  women  who  have  acquainted  themselves  with 
their  chosen  subject,  thus  giving  others  the  benefit  of  their  study. 
In  Hilo,  situated  on  the  island  famous  for  the  active  volcano, 
is  a large  membership,  and  the  women  are  doing  practical  work 
in  forestry. 
During  the  last  year  while  Ihis  work  has  been  going  on  in  far 
away  Hawaii,  active  work  has  been  going  on  throughout  the 
Nation.  A recent  report  by  Mrs.  Tomkies,  the  National  Presi- 
dent, shows  that  organized  less  than  eleven  months  ago  with  seven 
members,  the  Woman’s  National  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress 
has  grown  to  a strength  of  over  twenty  thousand  members. 
To  the  women  here  present — to  the  women  of  the  City  of 
Seattle  and  the  State  of  Washington,  I bring  the  greetings  of  the 
Woman’s  National  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress,  with  the  earn- 
est hope  that  you  will  become  members  of  the  organization,  and 
as  such,  create  a public  sentiment  for  all  that  Conservation  means. 
We  women  of  America  can  be  of  great  help  in  not  only  adding 
to  our  Nation’s  present  prosperity,  but  in  handing  down  to  our 
children's  children  a land  rich  in  beauty,  in  agriculture,  and  in 
commerce — a land  in  which  is  destined  to  be  found  the  highest 
human  expression  of  mental  and  spiritual  power. 
Probably  during  no  time  in  the  history  of  the  islands  have  fo 
many  activities  been  in  operation  to  disseminate  knowledge  of 
Hawaii  and  to  bring  its  attractions  before  the  mainland  public. 
The  immense  popularity  of  the  Seattle  exhibit,  the  promotion  of 
island  interests  at  the  Spokane  and  Denver  Congresses,  the  recent 
visit  of  the  Congressional  party  and  of  the  fleet,  form  a combina- 
tion of  advertising  mediums  which,  falling  together,  will  prove  an 
incalculable  impetus  to  island  affairs. 
