The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-06
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BY treasurer f. ................S3.22 i q
Respectfully submitted.
MARY DILLINGHAM; FREAR.
Financial Secretary Castle Home for
children.
The committee from that department
expressed thanks and appreciation to
the many contributors 10 the comfort
and convenience OF the Home.
Mrs. Swanzy. Treasurer, then read
her detailed report OF both the Kinder
garten and Castle Home Department.
The Recording Secretary made a gem
eral report for the year. 1t was moved
and seconded that all the reports be
accepted. IL was carried.
GENERAL REPORT OF THE YEAR.
Three years ago our director painted a
word-piCture for us. We looked into the
future and In the bright kindergarten
room found the Chinese. Hawaiians, Jap
aLese and f0reign children working and
playing together. each nationality giving
out It's best and receiving help from the
l0thers-in the end reaching an IDEAL that
was worth striving for. At that time the
plan did not seem feasible. Today OBJ
tho new school year with 1--WE cOsmOpOli.
tan kindergartsns In Honolulu.
From the middle Of December until
I April all the schools were closed on ac-
count Of the plague. When they opened
again our kindergartens were placed ~
locations where most needed and Emms
Eall. for six years our kindergarten
home. was given up.
/ During the year 5gi children have beer
enrolled I'm the different schools. At th'
Portuguese Kindergarten. now 10 be call
cd Miller Street Kindergarten, i05 chill
|d~on have been enrolled. South Stree
Kindergarten has had n total number o.
100 children. including Germans. japanese
South Sea Islanders. Hawaiians and Por
Ituguesc. Palama. with III on the roll
has n majority OF Hawaiians. but includes
Japanese. Chinese. Portuguese and Swed.
len. The school az camp No. 2. which will
he called the Vineyard Street kindergar-
ton. has 105 children. Here the Chimes
NJ ave headed the list hut Hawaiians. Jap.
M ESQ and American children are In at
tendance. After the plague the japanese
Kindergarten met az camp No. 1 and en-
rolled ii3 That school has not opened
thlu fall. the NTH kindergarten being a
the Chinese Church and called the For
Street kindergarten.
i I wonder n we realize the pleasure tina
has come into these 600 little hearts
Through the Kindergarten. In Novembe
they learned OF Thanksgiving. entertain
Cd and were entertained. Christmas plan
were broken by tho quarantine. on
teacher on that day visited each OF he
Icrildrcn. carrying little gift. and founI
10 many homes that the children had no
lrcceived a single present. The brigh
faces quite repaid the tired Kindergarten
Through the year many little excursion
have been made. Some OF the childre
had never been 20 WAIKIKI before. Thes
pleasure trips have been made possibl
'tbrt ugh the Kindness OF different friend
a.. Ia
their own omnibus fare. Mr.. Berger an
1.-THE band boys have n warm place In IN
lchildren's hearts How they love IN
music and playing band Is favorit
game.
B The physical condition OF the childrc
Itat been much better this year. Mis-
Rice has been In charge OF the sanitar
; a. partmont. visiting the schools ever
morning and IN cases Of Illness ofte
treating the children In their own home
Many OF the mothers have expressed the
gratitude. This year Miss Johnson.
! trained nurse from the Sanitarium, tax
up the work again. Miss Koka says,
!. arsaklnR of the Japanese KINDERGARTEN
y "Our children are little missionaries. IT
other day ono Of the mothers came
, complain Of her four-year-old girl. 81
had nut her doll IN water and ruined
7 explained 20 her that We were teachlr
ltho children cleanliness, and allowed the
Ito wash CHINA douHt NoWte e"N
i. things. One day one Of our larger CIR
proudly said. Look at my dress; i was
1, od II myself" This department.. ther
fore. H. already meaning much In u
|chndren's homes.
Az the kindergartens have had mot
era' meetings and several times the mot,
lcrs have been on excursions with u
children. The fathers met one even,i
with the mothers, at Palama, ana
children spent n kindergarten hour vi
them. The need Of a creche has Dc,
felf this year more than ever. IN
lcfcwdcd camps 10 has seemed almost
necessity. an experiment was maoe
the Vineyard Street Kindergarten, 20
tho room was very warm ana LOT -,
OF better accommodations ~ was CIV
Iup. Tho need H. as great az ever.
when our work has adjusted tseh 20 =
Irevv conditions, we trust that the cree
viii be made n success. Al,
In June certificates were given 10 ~,
Kong and Helen Kahalcahu, In the tral
ing class. n H. pleasing TO nouee -
island girls receiving places OF re is'
} bnty. Miss Mary seyong Is oiree'o ~,
the Vineyard Street kindergnItcs' ~