Show I Kin Of Hawaii I Missionaries Passes Passe j jIn In California Mrs Sam Ottosen has hns received ed word of the death of a l lifelong life lifelong life life- long friend and foster aunt Miss Helen K Wilder Vilder for whom she was named She feels that the following bits of Mrs 1 Wilders Wilder's history will be of interest to our readers Helen Kinnu Wilder Vilder 85 died at her California home I 1 last a s s. s t month She was born in Honolulu Honolulu Honolulu Hono Hono- lulu in 1869 a n daughter of Samuel Samuel Sam Sam- uel G. G and Elizabeth Judd V Wil Wilder fI fIdel der del Her grandparents Dr and Mrs Geret P. P Judd went to Hawaii on the third missionary ship from Dos Boston ton in 1828 He lie spent his life with the Ha Hawaiians Hawai- Hawai vai- vai ians and was a friend and adviser advis advis- er for s several veral monarchs monarchs mon- mon archs once saving the islands from being taken over by the French government Miss Wilders Wilder's mother was the first white girl born in Hono Hono- lulu She was born at the old Mission House which still stands and is visited each year by thousands of tourists Her father fa father father fa- fa ther went to Hawaii as a young I man and after his marriage to j i Elizabeth Judd was active in inthe inthe I Ithe the development of the islands At one time he served as 35 minister minister min min- ister of the interior under King min min-I Kalakaua I Two of Miss Wilders Wilder's cousins George Carter a and nd Lawrence Judd served as is governors of Hawaii Miss Wilder Vilder founded the Humane Humane Hu Hu- mane society in Honolulu and build the office building and animal shelter now used by the thc group She came to California in 1903 for reasons of health built builta a large home and planted an orchard of apricot trees Her apricots were of such fine quality quality quality ity she had them put in fancy pack under her own brand for several years She had lived in Santa Cruz since 1922 She did much traveling making making making mak mak- ing many trips to Hawaii one world tour four visits to the Orient and a trip to 10 Vladivostok Vladivostok stok Siberia where she did Red TIed RedCross RedCross Cross work in 1918 She was a member of the First Congregational nJ church |