Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-02-09
P|NKHAM'S REPORT
IS INTERESTING
Tells OF Kapiolani Girls
Home And One
For Boys

MI Pinkham To the Board nj the meet
Ing held this afternoon
Besides the interesting account OF
the girls home and an outline Of what
Is proposed In regard to the boys
home which II Is proposed to build at
Waimea. there are a number of pho
Geographic illustrations of the girls
home.
President pinkham's report IA In
most part as follows:
Honolulu. January 30. 1907;
20 the Members of the Board OF
Health:
II Is 10 he most sincerely hoped that
The coming Legislature. and all sue
feeding Legislature will make the
titles OF appropriations for the Girls
And Boys Homes read.
Kapiolani Girls Home Pay Roll:
Boys Home Pay Roll.
Support of Kapiolani Girls Home:
Support OF Boys Home:
mud forever discard the title of MON
loprous Female Tor Malc) Children OF
Leprou3 Parents" ! very much doubt
II II IL fair to place such stigma, as
IL at present the case. or these chill
nrcn of leprous parents
We have now had m experience of
twcnty-.nc years and three months
with girls nj the Kapiolani Girls
Home, and Of one hundred and Ave rc-
ccived. but six have been returned to
the Settlement.
II is more than probable had these
six been promptly taken from their
parents after birth and been brought
mp In a nursery until old enough 20 he
transferred To the Kapiolani Girls
Home, most Of them would not have
developed the disease.
In order that. In the future, no
chances may be taken, WI, have pur-
chased the materials and are about To
erect most complete and up-io-daic
nursery at Kalaupapa. Molollai, where
IN all babies born In the settlement
VIII be Immediately cared for. This
was undertaken with the approval of
the residents at the settlement.
The girls now at the Kapiolani
Girls Home appear very healthy and
happy. as much, II not more so, than
average children. 4.'
This institution is n mirvcy OF wha,
can he done with a little money, and
what girls themselves may accomplish
when willing to work.
see no happier faces anywhere than
those In this Home.
At present the place shelters three
Sisters In charge. forty-fivc girls and
six employees.
HOME FOR NON-LEPROUS MALE
CHILDREN or LEPRoUS PAR
ENTS.
The Legislature, session of 1905, an.
the sum of So, 900 with which
To establish such Home and $4,000
per year for its support.
Neither sum was sufficient to estab- |
lish the Home or maintain the nrty-
six boys designated. of whom thirty
two are under six years of age. These
very young boys require motherIy at
iention. which can only he secured by
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