The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-04-23
To HELP
THE BOYS

with a hoartinoas which Will surely sc0r,
a Die not only FOR the merchants In nn
advertising way. but for the Boys Bn.
g,dc treasury.
When II Is understood thot the tourney
Is 10 be given almost entirely by .he
business firms ~ the city. whereby each
house can display some novelty In the
way OF tablcauN. charadcs and unique
methods OF making known the particular
line Of goods carried. there Is certainly a
treat In store for those who attend. Not
who take part in the stunts" upon the
stage. but the admission fees viii add
not little to the fund.
Representative business men and we'll
known society ladies are backing the
tourney and intend to make 1t one of the
most successful financial, social and phil
anthropic affairs yet given in Honolulu.
The Boys Brigade is deserving of all the
support the people OF this City can give
/ IT.. The younger element which has
hitherto been allowed to roam almost at
wil upon the streets day and night with
out any special object in view except to
( learn evil things such as playing "craps,"
/ playing truant, smoking in side streets
]
has an opportunity to be trained to some
trade and enjoy a simple but wholesome
club life such as is offered at the Boys
Brigade headquarters on King street,
I Palama.
! Phoenix like, the Boys Brigade head
quarters arose over the ashes of the fine
little club house which was destroyed in
the conhagration of January 20, 1900. 1t
is proposed to make 1t larger, add addi-
tional manual training machinery, put in
n library and furnish a general gathering
| room. Branches may be established in
those parts of the City in which the
small street boys have little else to at
tract them except the vices by which
| they are surrounded.
| This admirable institution has for its
officers and instructors men who have
put their shoulders to the wheel and
mean to make the movement succeed.
| Theodore Richards has been the prime
mover in all things pertaining to the
club since its inception, and has inter-
ested a large number of men and wom-
en- of philanthrop!c turn of mind. John
! d. Waldron is the foreman of the ma
chine shop and is assisted by j. S. Bal
ley, volunteer who instructs in turn
ing, and by c. S. Waldron. The days and
hours when the building is open are:
Monday Wednesday and Friday, from
2:30 to 1880 and $50 to $3.50 p. m.
The present equipment consists of
2is-horsepower electric motor; two -
inch swing turning lathes, gig saw, 30
benches and fun sets of the best make
of modern tools for the same. The
course of instruction is divided generally
] into three parts, the first course being
! instruction in the names of tools, parts
of same, use Of jack and smooth plane;
rip saw and crOss-cut, getting out stock,
brace, bits, chsels and matchmaking
mortises, compass saw, spoke-shave,
wood-file, scraper and sandpaper, making
handles, compass and level-making,
round and level chamfers. With this
work the boys have each lined his case,
made saw bench, finished a good NAL
let, set his oilstone in block, put on
| bevelled cover, and become famlnar with
the names and uses of ordinary tools.
The lad has worked mostly on soft wood,
sharpened his own chsels and kept his
planes In order.
The second course consists of work at
the turning lathe, grinding tools and
more practice on the oilstone, using rip
saw to get square edge as well as fol-
low line, laying MOOR and use of ham
mer so as not to mar, block plane, cut
ting with fine saw, assembling, mailing,
finishing, puttying and vanishing, read
ing sketches and plans studying build
Ing plans, making tables for club and
The third course is in drawing plans for
work, use of bead and combination plane,
making moulding, smoothing and finish
Ing hard wood, mortising and tenoning
with other forms of joinery, filing saws
and practice In putting and keeping tools
In good condition.
Part of this course has been worked
during five years or more by John d.
Waldron, the foreman. who was In
l.. MOOdv'a
school at Dalton, Mass. Much of the
work Is experimental, but If a boy in
the Brigade shops wishes to make any
particular article, and If his skill is suf-
flcient, he is allowed to substitute.
There is now as large an attendance as
can be profitably cared for, but as the
boys progress in their work. they need
less oversight. The shops and the club
are open to any boy and all he has to
do is to report to the nearest club, en-
roll, then hand his name to the foreman,
who will inform him when he can be
taken on. No one is allowed to use the
running machinery without going
through the various courses prescribed.
At p. m. Tuesdays and Fridays private
instruction is given for those who wish
to pay. There is not better equipped
or better sustained shop in n city of
equal size which is open nights and free
to all.
The committee which went out among
the business houses yesterday was head
ed by j. p. Cooke and Theodore Rich
ards, and the signatures OF many of the
most prominent firms In the City were
secured for financial assistance. Among
these were Levers & Cooke. +. o. Hall &
Son, Metropolitan Meat Company, Fred
II. p. Warehouse. Paclnc Hardware
Company, Wider's Steamship Company,
Union Feed Company, Hawaiian Electric
Company, Washington Mercantile Com
pany, California Feed Company, II.
Hackfeld & Co., Hebron Drug Company.
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George p. Kauimakaole and ]. w.