The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-26
THE BOYS BRIGADE.
Central Committee Meet.
ing Last Night.
Objects of the Brigade Officers and
Committees and the Work Ex-
peCted Of Them.

The sixth meeting of the Central
Committee of the Boys Brigade was
held last night in the parlor of the
Y. NJ. c. \. hall.
The Boys Brigade is new organi-
cation in Honolulu, dating its origin
back just little more than three
months. It's object, in the language of
its constitution, is ITO unity and con-
troll boys clubs of the city. that they
may all conduce to growth in Chris
tian manliness."
Three clubs were already in exist
the brigade last June. These were the
Palama the Kakaako and the Kauma-
kapili, the objects of which We're to
enroll boys over the age of II for their
better development. The new organi
zation was an amalgamation of these
three with the intention of extending
their scope and purpose. Other clubs
are to be organized in different parts
of the city and the promoters expect
to have at least six in working order
by the end of the year.
The promoters of the Boys Brigade
are among the most prominent educa-
tors and Christian workers of the city
among whom may be named the fol-
lowing: Theo. Richards. Rev. W. H.
Tubb, Rev. Silas P. Perry, Armstrong
Smith, F. G. Anterior. H. E. Coleman,
David Kaloi, Charles MolOkai, Charles
a. Elston l.. A. Andrews, r. w. Da-
mon, and P. M. Pond. Theo. Richards
is president and H. E. Coleman is sec
- -,
thirty young men have pledged their
services one night a week in the work
of the Brigade. The clubs are to have
regular Thursday-night meetings, at
which the boys will be given instruc-
ton in different lines of work and
called upon to take part in general
program of music recitation, etc.
The Central Committee is to have
monthly meetings, the next one of
which is to be the last Thursday in
October.
The work so far done has placed the
clubs already in existence IN better
working order for extension and gen
eral future work. The committee will
organize clubs for Chinese and Portu-
guese boys, with club quarters in To-
calities most convenient to the two
races.
explanation as to the object of the
Boys Brigade it may be we'll to give'a
list of and quote the assigned duties
of the different committees. The Re-
HgiOuS Committee is to plan for di-
rect Christian exercises in regular club
meetings, and to discuss joint gath
origins for temperance, purity or evan
geliStic work; the Military Committee,
to arrange for the unity of military
management in tactics, appointment of
officers, requirements as TO clothing or
cleanliness and to arrange for battal-
ion drills, competitive drills, ETC.; the
Athletic Committee, to unity athletics
and gymnastic work, arrange for COM
petitiye drills, organize sports like
baseball, basketball, etc, and to
schedule games and exhibitions among
the clubs, ETC.; the Entertainment
Committee, to plan for whatever of
entertainment may be advisable in
regular club meetings in addition to
the regular activities provided for
above, and to provide for entertain
ments at stated intervals of all the
clubs together; the Industrial Commit
tee, to discuss savings plans, posi-
bilities of employment for boys, and
the advisability of providing some in
dustrial training at night in some
lines.
About $500 is needed in order to put
the Brigade on a good, working basis,
and it is believed by the promoters
that the people will not hesitate to
subscribe that amount for so good a
purpose.
At the meeting last night nearly all
the committees reported, mostly, how
ever. on plans for future work. Much
good advice was given by President
Richards and Armstrong Smith as to
the purpose and extension of the or
ganiZatiOn. 1t was voted to set to
work at once in organizing Portu-
guese Boys Club.