The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-11-14

from the boat. This was the only az
fair Ike an accident There was no
lack of excitement in making the land
Ing even after the weather had mode
rated considerably. Il was grea. sport
Tor the natives. The pilot Is an artist
.at mis- business. The Mlzlma officers
and boys are hard workers and the
men ashore do their duty without
fear.
The kalauplpa store j. on a corner
no; great distance from the landing.
Il looks = neat. we.l-conducied busi-
ness. The room Is large one. the
goods are arranged on shelves and in
show cases. Purchasers were keeping
the clerks busy. The store is clean and
well lighted. There were a number OF
loungers outside. The manager said
that business was fair and that he
found his customers particular people
and good pay.
When all were ashore from the Ma
zama the Hawaiians who had made
the voyage to visit friends were soon
scattered over the place. Many OF the
greetings were in public and OF course
were a0ectionate. soon the tears were
dried and words were plentiful in ex-
changing news items and telling OF
private and personal affairs.
Members OF the Board. and the ply
sician and lay guests proceeded up the
new road from the landing to- the
spacious guest house. The band con-
tinued its wharf concert. Natives
fiocked up with ponies for the run TO
kalawao. about three miles distant.
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Indifferent hoTsemen and others did
not care TO make the trip. In half an
hour. with DIR. Alvarez in the lead. the
cavalcade was moving along the well
kept road to the Baldwin home and
the tomb OF Father Damien.
The reception at Kalawao was en-
thusiastic Brother Dutton. Brother
Van lii and others greeted the cal
lers.
There has been marked improvement
at the II. Il. Baldwin home for boys in
the past two years. There are several
new buildings. The old ones have in
a number OF cases been extended
There has been no delay in carrying out
needed repairs. The lawn upon which
the buildings face is green and smooth
and the flowers are in bloom. while
we'll placed trees afford ample shade
for those who wish TO leave the lanais.
The hospital is better equipped than
II was, the sewerage system is better
The little work shops are models. All
OF the buildings and all or the rooms
are clean and inviting.
In the large school room the Ka-
lawaO band gave a concert. The play
ing i excellent. After the band. the
orchestra gave a couple OF numbers
and then there was solo with chorus.
The members OF this band are all
young and have been well trained by
Father DOminick Their leader is Ar
thur Mitchell. who was for two years
in the Kauai industrial school. The
band has n membership of sixteen.
Across the road from the large clus-
ter OF buildings known as the Baldwin
home for Boys. is the chapel where
the late Father Damien was the priest
for many years. His grave was viewed
with reverence by all. The priest now
Is Father Thomas. He has succeeded
Father Ramphile. a blood brother of
Father Damien, who left after a year
and half OF service.
Perhaps the chief feature OF KaIa-
WAC is the garden attached to the
Boys Home. and under the direction
Of Brother Dutton and Brother Van
Lii. There j. quite = banana patch
tables. anording a most desirable va
riety 10 the fare. The Stars and Stripes
float over the farm.
At the Baldwin home the buildings
are well separated as q protection
against fire. Then Kalawao has a
larger quantity OF water TOR use than
kalaupapa, which accounts for the
greater greenness OF the place. as COM
pared with the town ~ the main land
ing. At Ealawao Dr. Alvarez and the
physicians examined half a dozen or
more cases and collsc.ci some inter-
estiug data. Dr. Alvarez found sew
er1l boys whom he had treated at ks-
lihi. The lads a. this home seem much
like boys anywhere else. They have
their study and play hours and appear
20 be cOu-eutcI. u was noted IN one
or two cases that the disease has ar
rested growth. but this does not fix the
rule. There were many alOhas for the