Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-23
FROM THE SETTLEMENT
BOARD OF HEALTH ON
ITS REGULAR TRIP
Many Fine Improvements Apparent
Taro Planting Progresses.
Better Water
Supply,


Honolulu Friday night at o'clock In
the Mikahala to pay their semi annual
visit to the leper settlement, arriving
at Kallaupapa after a slow run, about
$50 Saturday morning. While horses
were being made ready to take the par
ty across the island the Board met to
arrange a few details relative to their
tour Of inspection and the visitors
amused themselves by admiring the
beautiful grounds surrounding Supt.
Reynolds private place and the COM
Portable homes Of the unfortunates,
while the band was giving an open air
concert.
The horses having been made ready
the party started for the taro patches
In the valley south OF Kalawao where
90 acres Of dry land and upwards of 80
acres of wet land taro is being grown
and attended by members of the settle
ment.
Taro cultivation in the settlement is
new experiment made necessary on
account Of the Board being unable to
procure a sufficient supply for the set
tiement. DR.. Wood expressed a belief
that in the near future there would be
enough taro grown in the valley to sup
ply the demands of the settlement,
which would, by the way, solve very
perplexing question for tho Board OF
Health.
On the return trip stop was made
at the Baldwin Home, where every
thing was thrown open to the visitors
and all the beauties OF the home and
grounds shown by the priests in
charge.
Only those who have visited the
Baldwin Home can appreciate what
II. p. Baldwin has done for the settle
ment in giving them this charming
home. A band concert was arranged
and enjoyed after which w. o. Smith
spoke to the band in native and Capt.
Berger gave them some new music that
he had taken with him for that pur-
pose. The captain will request that
greater inducement be offered those
with musical ability so as to improve
or the excellent results already obtain
ed.
The attention of the Board was then
diverted to the forestry and 1t was
found that the results in this line were
most satisfactory, as was the water
system. An abundance pure fresh wa
ter Is now carried from a mountain
stream, south Of Kalawao, three miles
through an S-inch pipe to all parts of
the settlement. No doubt tho planta-
tations on the other side of the island
would pay handsomely II the stream
could be turned to that side of the di-
viding line.
The party returning to Kalaupapa
enjoyed most delicious lunch at Supt
Reynolds home and then inspected the
Bishop Home for girls, where the Sis
ters Of Charity are doing such noble
work for the sufferers. They are de-
voting their lives to those unfortunate
ones and too much praise and encour-
Ggement can not be given them for
their devotion and self denial.
w. o. Smith has offered 5000 in
prizes for the most general improve
ment in premises, which will be dis
tributed next year.
Following are the names of the visi-
tors and the members of the Board Of
Health, besides los deck passengers
who arrived homo at 1910 Saturday
evening well tired out after their long
day but well pleased that they had
made the trip: NJ. II. Flint +. J. Low
rey, +. p. Dole. T.. C. Winston, DR..
Emerson, DR.. c. b. Wood DR.. C. L..
Garvin, DR.. w. Hoffman,, DR.. c. Camp,
DR.. c. II. Douglass, Fred O'Brien, Geo.
A. Dietz, Frank Davey, George +. Hen
shall, +. S. Gill, Sam Johnson, John
Efiinger, w. o. Smith, J. l.. Rockwell,
Father Matthias, Mr.. Fairweather, DR..
Samuel McCurdy, Rev. Massie, +. j.
Tesla, Stearns Buck, C. McGonagle,
Fred Lyman, Mrs. Hendryx, Miss Ella
Morrison, II. Avery, Chas. Wilcox,
Chas. Jacox, Capt, II. Berger, Miss
Morgan, Miss Anabel Lee, Mrs. +. r.
Aldrich, Miss Carroll, DR.. Kerr, DR..
Cleveland, Miss Thompson, Mrs. Joff-
man, DR.. Monsarrat, l.. NJ. Kohn, DR..
Wolters, Mr.. Fuller, Sister Renata, Sis
ter Susanna, Maria Nuneza.