Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-02
In The Panama Canal Zone

the Canal Zone Federation Of Women's
clubs, which at present is interested in
securing kindergarten teachers and
equipment for the zone public schools
The federation appoints committees on
art and literature, library extension
forestry and waterways, education
botany, home and philanthropy.
travelling library is feature Of its ac'
tivity, also.
Woman's Club.
The Cristobal woman's club has pre-.
scented a drinking trough for horses to
the town Of Cristobal. The first public
playground on the isthmus was recent.
ly opened and presented to the city OF
Colon by this club, the result Of the ef.
fort of It's educational department,
which had the cooperation OF the Pa.
mama railroad. The Colon government
maintains the playground. Some of the
women's clubs have established sewing
schools for girls, night schools for
boys. The first children's library was
established at Cristobal in 1908.
Baseball.
The great American game Of base.
ball Is strong on the isthmus. The
Atlantic league is composed of five
clubs-Dry Dock, Panama Railroad
Commissary, Panama Railroad Com.
pany, Colon and Civil Administration.
The members of the first three teams
are drawn from employees at Colon
and Cristobal. the players on the Co.
Ion team are made up of merchants
and professional men at Colon, and
the talent on the Civil Administration
club is represented by employees Of
that department in Cristobal and else
where. The games are all played at
Colon, and the attendance at each
ranges from 500 to 1900. The Dry
Dock team leads the league, with the
Commissary club close second. II
is proposed to put up new park at
Colon, prior to the opening Of the next
league season, the Panama Railroad
company having granted the ground
for this purpose. The business men
of Colon will contribute a fund for
the erection OF enclosure and grand
stand
The Y. NJ. C. A. 5
Attached to the Office of the chair.
man Of the canal commission is a gen
eral Y. M. c. A. secretary. who has
supervision of the commissions club
houses. which are maintained and op
Grated under the auspices OF the Y. NJ
c. A. These have done much useful
work toward securing a greater per
manency to the force. in giving health
full amusement and a better content
ment on the part of the employees.
The Empire Christian league, organ
lied January, 1908, is entirely undeno
minational, and has already built q
half dozen Of the commission type
Church and lodge" buildings. A finC
new Roman Catholic church has been
built at Culebra on ground donate
by the commission.
Secret Societies.
+. Many secret organizations have been
established at the zone. The Sojourn
ers' lodge, A. +. and A. NJ. Is the
longest established secret society on
the isthmus. The Independent Order
Of Odd Fellows have lodges at Girls
tobal. Corona and Culebra. and the
Daughters OF Rebekahs flourish at Cor
IONA, knights of Pythias, Pythian Sis
tiers, Red Men. knights Of Columbus
fhn InHnnnnHnnt nrIAs sf Da In
Kangaroos. are foremost here among
such organizations. Among the labor
unions are: Brotherhood OF Locomo
tive Engineers, Steam, Shovel and
Dredgemen, International association
OF Machinists, etc. La Boca and Other
towns have popular bachelors clubs
and the Cristobal Camera club gives
frequent exhibitions.
The Canal Zone Humane society and
the Panama Humane society are work
ing In conjunction to protect children
and animals In the zone from crueI
treatment. The w. C. T. U. and the
Loyal Temperance Legion have a con
siderable constituency. and the Red
Cross society has planted It's banners
firmly here.
Canal Work.
An epitome OF the whole work Of the
zone is found In the two sea-golpg
dredges. one at Limon bay, the Other
at the Peclfc entrance, in the Bay OF
Panama, each OF which. In making ths
canal, Is doing the work OF eight good
steam shoyels aud seyerpl dump trains
Each Is village in itself, with a small
army Of men aboard, and containing
every known equipment and means oil
excayntlng,
Medals are distributed to all EN-
ployees OF the isthmlan canal commits
sion who have served two years oil
more on the canal work.
The compressed air system as mo
tive power In rock drilling and In run
ming tools OF various kinds In the
shops, Is in general use, those at the
Culebra cut. La Boca, Port Bello and
the shops at the different towns In the
zone. being up'to.date plants In ever,
respect. ~
Road Building.
American enterprise for road build
ing along the canal zono is everywhere
evident. The survey OF the new EN-
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