Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-12-29
WORK FOR CHILDREN Want THREE COUNTIES.
SETTLEMENT SCHEME IS
PLANNED FOR hlL0
DEVELOPMENT or THE MISSION
FOUNDED BY c. c. KENNEDY.
IN CHARGE or GOOD
WORKERS.

Hilo. Dec. 26.-That part Of Hilo
known as waiakea has soventy-nve
children between the ages Of 4 and q
without the advantages OF kindergar-
ten teaching and without proper home
care and training, These children are
of different nationalities They are
Hawaiian. Japanese, Porto Rican and
Chinese. They are at home In the
street both in wet and dry weather
and are in constant danger from pass
ing wagons and horses. They are
growing up under surroundings that
are bad. During the past year since
establishment of the Waiakea mission.
q splendid start has been made for the
social betterment OF the residents OF
Waiakea and their children. Three
years ago the late Mrs. Abbey began a
work OF philanthropic teaching among
these people holding classes In the lit
tie Waiakea church. A little more than
o year ago. through the liberality Of
IC. C. Kennedy. the mission building,
furnished with a plano and chairs and
electric light, was placed at the dis
posal OF that community. Services OF
various kinds have been held there
during the last year. the ladies OF Hilo
under the leadership OF Mrs l.. c. Ly-
man. having been untiring in their
work.
| II is now recognized that more sys-
tematic and advanced work must be
done among these people and Hilo is
to be called upon to maintain a Social
Settlement. Social Settlement work
among the poorer classes of Chicago,
under the excellent management of
Jane Adams. has attracted the atten-
tion Of the phllanthropists OF all lands.
1t is proposed to do in Hilo upon a
small scale what is done on prodigious
lines In the great cities.
| A permanent salaried officer will be
put in charge of the settlement. The
choice of this person has been most
happy. Miss Wight Of the Hilo hospital
having consented to take up the charge.
Miss Wight Is an accomplished woman
in many lines and is practical nurse.
She will begin her new duties at once
and II is confidently expected that the
people of Hilo will be liberal in the
manner OF needed financial aid.
A hospital dispensary will be opened
each forenoon where Miss Wight will
receive and attend the sick. She Will
visit the homes and look after the
needy. She will instruct in the art OF
tidiness and order in the home and by
various methods inculcate in both par
onts and children, desire for the bet
ter side Of life. A library and reading
room will be established. In the mat
ter Of thrift and economy. better hab-
its will be promoted by a Savings bank
which will also be managed by Miss
Wight AS the work progresses and
public interest is aroused Miss Wight
win have an assistant.
The purposes of this movement are
strictly practical. The boys of Waia-
kea are to be taught how to make of
themselves men, and the men are to
be shown how they can better support
their families and better serve their
employers.
| The work is in the hands OF a COM
mittee consisting Of Mrs. L. c. Lyman.
chairman, G. C. Kennedy, Miss Deyo,
Rufus A. Lyman and Mrs. McTaggert.
The people at large are not to be be-
sieged with subscription papers, to sup
port the Waiakea Social Settlement.
Contributions are to be entirely vol
untary and those in charge expect a
liberal response. During the past year
the work of the MISSION has been hand
somely supported in this way and II is
believed that the practical program of
! the Social Settlement will be promoted
with the same enerosity.-Tribune.