The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-06
REPORT GROYS BRIGADE milk WATERING CASES.
ENCouRAgih4 STATEMENT or
THE ENTERPRISE
Managers DESTROYS Of obtaining Ground
For Athletic Park Finances IN Good
shape Details OF the work.

The annual report of the Boys Bri-
gade for lyOl, embodied In pamphlet
form, has Just been issued an. con-
tains interesting statements OF the de-
tails anu progress of the various
branches of the enterprise.
President Theodore Richards, in his
report, gives a frank statement of the
difficulties met and overcome, of the
preconCeived ideas of what would be
useful exploded and ..,e growth of more
practical methods. He says, I'VE are
safe In assuming growth anyway; and
we are wise enough TO acknowledge
! that there are signs Of arrested develop
ments in spots"
President Richards consider the mill
tary work to be the back bone of the
organization, while the possibilities in
] the athletic line are UNNECESSARILY
greater than, so far, experiment has
been able to determine. Enclosed athle-
tic grounds under supervision is the
thing most strongly urged in the re-
port and strenuous efforts are to be
made to secure the proposed playground
in Kauluwela district, half of which
has been offered by the Government
and the remaining two acres and a half
by the Bishop estate at a nominal rent,
provisional upon certain improvements
being made.
Such a lot, so near the heart of the
city, could hardly be duplicated" says
Mr.. Richards, but it will be a most i'm
portant item to secure just the right
Athletic Committee"
The line of entertainment is strongly
taken up showing, that music failed to
prove the attraction imagined and ad-
vancing the possibilities for instruction
in illustrated talks, simple scientific
experiments, travel and stereopticon
lectures or evenings of pure amusement.
The savings bank question is reported
as not having had fair trial.
Next season a continuous open club
will be exploited at Palama and pos
| sibly at Kakaako. At present the clubs
are open but one night a week Thurs
days. Volunteers for such work, con-
cludes Mr.. Richards are most encourage
ingly easy to obtain.
The treasurer j. p. Cooke shows a
disbursement of $4,3S9.S0 with receipts
fom contribution, including 81 1851 IL
proceeds of the Advertising Tourney
amounting to $4432.15 leaving a balance
on hand of $42-35
The report f e. ]. Wilson, Major o.
the Brigade and chairman of the Mill
tary Committee shows drills have beer
held every Thursday at Palama, Kalihi
Kakaako and Punchbowl with a batta
lion drill at the Union Square, June
when medals for the event of the fielC
day were presented. The Major
claims the military as the mainstay o
| the organization and speaks most en-
couragingly of the results.
The Training School at Palama ha
I been highly successful. 1t is PRACTICAL,
q manual training school open to an,
male who attends the Thursday nigh
drill, of all ages and nationalities. Ha
waiians at present preponderating wit
Portuguese next. There Is no pay be
yond the cost of material when article
are made for home use. The boys hav
made all the shop fittings and don
much for the club room over the shoI
besides making great many things fo
themselves.
The results have been most encourag
ing, over 140 having been at schoc
there being a regular class of 80 an,
25 who come now and then. All mate
rails necessary are already provide
and the list of tools is nearly complete
r The hours are Mondays, Wednesday
i and Fridays, 2:30-S:30 Tuesdays AM
: Thursdays 2:15 to 4:30.
o The theories upon which the trainin
e school have been so effectively estab
i lished are briefly: That this is the in
y dustrial age. where the age of appren
q ticeship is past, and employers deman
n some knowledge before they will tax
y on boy. That there is no better wa
to prevent a boy from destruction tina
to exercise his creative powers.
The booklet is we'll printed and illus
trated in interesting fashion with hal
tone engravings representative of tn
work of the Boys Brigade.