Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-20
PALAMA WORK
IS splendid
Annual Report viii Show
Progress In Every
Direction.

| Extension and enlargement of the
work in every direction, progress in
| the fight for civic and social better
| ment, a vigorous campaign against tu-
berculosis, development of the free
| kindergarten, work among young and
| old alike-all of these will be reported
and discussed tonight at the annual
! meeting of the Palama Settlement As
ISOLATION, to be held in the settlement
gymnasium, King and Liliha streets
at o'clock. The work for the past
year will be reported on by Superin-
tendent ]. A. Rath and others.
Besides the statement of work done
in the past and plans for the future,
DR.. Sinclair of the Board of Health
will speak on 1.-THE Relation of the
Settlement to the Health of the Com
munity" w. T. Pope, superintendent
of public instruction, will speak on
The Relation of the Settlement to the
Public Schools of the City," and John
McTaggart on 1.-The Value of the Set
tlement to the Neighborhood."
Steady Progress Shown.
The annual meeting of the settle
ment association tonight will mark an
other milestone in the progress of
charitable and educational work in one
of Honolulu's most thickly- populated
tenement districts The settlement has
a history of much interest as well as
significance.
Its beginning was years ago, back
in 1896, and it was founded as PA
lama Chapel" the gift of Mr.. and
Mrs. P. C. Jones to the community. 1t
was dedicated on June |, 1896, and was
first designed to furnish facilities for
religious worship in the Palama dis
trict A lot was purchased and build
ing erected at a cost of $4,000. Central
Union church first assumed response
bility for the new chapel and Rev. j.
NJ. Lewis was first pastor and superin-
tendent From the first the social SER
vice side was recognized and indus
trial classes organized. In 1898 free
dispensary was added. Rev. Mr.. Lewis
resigned in 1898 and a committee car
ried on the work until the arrival of
Hiram Bingham Jr., who in turn re-
signed in 1899 because of i'll health.
Again a committee directed the work,
with Miss Anne Pope in charge. Miss
Pope secured a children's playground
and developed the settlement idea in
other ways, but she also had to leave
on account of poor health.
Many Changes.
In September, 1899, Rev. j. P. Erd-
man assumed the leadership After
three years of work the plague broke
out and the settlement was closed.
When it was opened, the tenements
began to spring up everywhere, and
the settlement faced many changed
Mr.. Erdman was followed
by Fl. p. Judd, and he by Rev. A G.
Logan in 1908. In January, 1905, the
settlement supervision was transferred
from Central Union church to the Ha
waiian Board, and in February, 1905,
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Rath took charge,
making their home in the neighbor-
hood and beginning their years of
useful, fruitful work. Old clubs and
classes were reorganized and in 1906
'Palama Chapel was formally changed
into "Palama Settlement" Trained
nurses have been employed, pure milk
depots established, and diSpensaries
opened in various parts of the city.
Committee in Charge.
In March, 1909, the Hawaiian Board
the supervision to a spe-
cial committee consisting of Messrs. !
]. r. Gait A. Gartley, A. l.. Castle, !
w, F. Dillingham;, W. w. Hall, DR.. w. !
D. Baldwin and DR.. Doremus Scud-
der. The sociological work has devel- !
oped steadily ever since. The tuber-
culosis day camp was opened in April
Of last year.
Through all of the work, Mr.. and
Mrs. P. c. Jones, founders, have been
active and deeply Interested
The annual report for last year
showed receipts and monies on hand
to more than $4,000. 1t |
s expected that this record will be ,
for the year just closed.
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