The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-10
WILL ALL
Be JOINED
The Free Kindergartens
Plan Cooperation.
!! NNUAL MEETING HELD
Lovers Of Children in Session at
Young Mems Christian
Association.

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Free Kindergarten and Children's Aid So
c;ety took place yesterday morning at 10
o clock In the Young Mems Christian As-
ISOLATION hall. There was a fun quorum
MrG Hyde called the meeting to order
and said they were present for the pur-
pose of making some changes. in the Ivy
laws. which had to b : made constitution
ally and ratified by the board of superyi-
sors. The proposed changes were for the
A., purpose OF enabling the kindergartens on
the other Islands to come in and be afili-
| ated with the main association.
The proposed changes were then read by
Mrs. Hyde, while Mrs. Arthur Wood read
the old clauses i'm the articles to be
changed and explained wherein they
differed.
After some discussion the proposed
changes were put TO vote and unanimous
~ carried, everybody being in favor of it.
Miss +. Carter was then appointed chair
man of the committee.
The regular monthly meeting had taken
place previously, at $50 a. m. Mrs. Hyde
opened IL with a prayer, after which the
regular work for the morning was taken
up.
Several reports were read and the ex-
penditures for different kindergartens
during the month related.
The requirements of the Fort Street
School followed They were so slight
that a motion to grant them was given
unanimously and with great applause.
Then came a suggestion for a union of
primary teachers, Undergraduates and
mothers, to meet together for mutual
benefit. The idea Is to have IL partake
OF the nature of social entertainment
as well. where tea may be served and q
chatty, informal afternoon be passed. The
Association was asked to defray the ex
penses of printing circular. explaining
this departure for discrimination among
the teachers.
Miss Lawrence brought up the much
mOoted question OF vaccination. Her slg
gestion was that the mothers of the kin
dergarten children should first be seeI
ard be asked to have their children vac
cinated AT home by the family physician
Failing that. the children should be VIC
cinated at school by Dr. Hoffman,, a
the nominal price of % cents each. Sb
Explained. after "A little discussion, tina
she meant those children who could af
ford TO do so. should pay this simple fee
ard that the Association might defra
the expense of vacc;nating the few re
naming.
\ choice OF a physician, she spoke OF he
preference for Dr. Hoffman,, saying til
children fairly loved him. and to illustrst
the oddities OF children and their quec
likes and disllkes, told the followin
story. which created much amusement
7, appears that the former vaccinator ha
beard. and the children were very niue
afraid OF him and created a scene whe
d. lit came to vaccination time.
For at least six months afterwar
whenever n man came to the school wit
a beard n panic ensued," said Miss Law
renee. "and the room would be emp.ie
I'm no time. The children fed wildly
all directions: those who could not 81
out quickly enough by the door. jumpe
Through the windows
Miss Lawrence resumed half hesitatin,
IL, "Mr. Frank Damon came In one da
and Of course he did not look at all lii
, the DOCTOR but the moment they saw N
bcard-well the scene that followed Wa
very funny. I can assure you
A ripple OF laughter endorsed her Wort
LA DR. Hoffman, has a handsome bear
70 his conquering OF the children's fei
lproves his power beyond all question.
Miss Lawrence asked for contributes
OF odds and ends from the different Il
I dies homes. which might seem rath'
, odd TO the uninitiated, but were very us
: full for the purpose needed. Empty spoo
were called for Irvine, cotton. cork
IcIoth. mating. boxes of all sizes and d
III scription from n pasteboard one TO
Y wooden soapbox: ever bits Of rope wou
~ be welcome.
" Everybody was greatly interested ar
Ian explanation was given. The tiny CHI
dren are instructed how TO make som
thing useful or pretty out of what Is u.s.
w Tally termed rubbish and consigned to ii
ash barrel. For instance, the mating