The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-07-11
THEIR CONDITION AND THEIR
OBJECTS.
An Arrangement That Promises TO
Cover Whole Field and do Much Good
The Girls Reformatory.

The scheme of Rev. w. *. Azbill
Mrs. Harriet Castle Coleman. Mrs. j. NJ.
Whitney and others for a permanent
home for girls and women promises to
go ahead on private capital 1t was at
first hoped that the Legislature wocsd
grant some assistance direct to this
institution, but this has not been done
ana the time for action has now passed.
Private support has stepped into the
breach, however, and it seems not un-
likely that the hopes of the promoters
will attain a satisfactory fruitions
The object of this home is to provide
haven and employment for girls ana
women on the danger line of Homo
lulu's lower life. No fallen women will
be taken directly into the home, al
though ii is purposed to make provision
for this element as well in other ways.
In the home will be provided all the
incidentals appertaining to the name,
and sewing end other work will be pro-
Nided in order that girls and women
may earn sufficient money for COM
Portable livelihood.
The promoters of this home are dis
appointed that the Legislature has done
nothing for it, but are not discouraged.
They purpose continuing the work OF
organizing with vigor and hope for the
best of results.
The proposed new reformatory school
for girls, which the Legislature is pro-
Viding for, will take off a part of this
work. The sum of $4,000 is i'm the APP
preparation bill for the subject, in ad-
dition to which an adequate allowance
has been made for a matron and other
helu. This will be an industrial insti-
tuition and mental education will also
be given. 1t will take. however, only
girls and after they have passed thei1
majority they will be turned loose
again.
Inasmuch as the Board of Education
has no funds with which to provide
and equip a much desired industrial
school for girls, it has been tentatively
arranged that if the people who are
working for this home for girls and
women, will provide the plant the
Board of Education will maintain the
girls industrial part of the school if
the Legislature makes the appropria-
ton.
The rescue home of the Salvation
Army is distinct from any of these and
will have a distinct work. It's chief aim
Will be the rescue of fallen women. In
the home they will be given such work
as is suitable and proper moral in
tluences will be thrown around them.
All of their temporal and spiritual in
terests will be looked out for. Already
six fallen women have accepted the care
of this institution and are being well
still in an embryo state.
The Protective League is another
body that is doing an important res
cue work. Its province is perhaps more
far reaching than any of the others
Not only does it take charge of fallen
women and girls subjected to unwhole-
some influences, but protects men from
i'll treatment. 1t goes to the law di-
rect in its campaign, and makes an
aggressive in place of a defensive fight.
Thus far more than twenty women and
girls have been taken in charge. Some
are being cared for in homes of Homo
lulu and others have been sent to Miss
Baird's home in Kona. 1t was the Pro-
tective League that secured the pardon
of several Japanese confined in Oahu
prison. The latter were charged with
rioting. 1t was said, and they them
selves claimed that they had not been
given fair trial.
Miss Baird's home in Kona is for
girls. 1t is operated under the aus
pices of the Christian church. but is
maintained chiefly by the lady's own
money. 1t is in every sense a rescue
home. The girls there are given men
tai and industrial training. At maturity
they will be released If they choose to go,
but may be kept longer should they
have no opportunities outside. Several
girls have been sent by the Protective
League from Honolulu to this institu
ton.
Summed up, the proposed new home
will care for women and girls in need
of assistance. but not of fallen women;
the Salvation Army home will look af-
ter fallen women; the Protective Lea
que cares for everybody, men, women
and children, whatever their nationality
or condition or circumstances; the gov
ernments reformatory school for girls
will care for girls on the same lines as
boys are looked after; they will not be
cared for longer than maturity; Miss
Bairds school in Kona is designed es-
pecially for girls in such positions as to
need attention and assistance.
When all of these institutions are in
full operation it is believed that the
field will be completely covered and
that the bad influences of the past will
be thoroughly checked. The subject of
rescue homes has been discussed for
some years, but the active campaign for
them is the result of recent effort by the
missionary workers of Honolulu.
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