Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-21

times necessary in order to afford
temporary relief, they never can
raise the permanent condition OF
people,
Work Is a Sig One.
Palama is no longer satisfied with
small means. They have been weigh
ed in the balance and found wanting,
and in consequence have been aban
doned, the problems before us de-
mand the best that we can give and
The best is none too good, when the
goal is the good of humanity.
Some advances have been made
during the period under report. The
plan of setting aside set of rooms
in one of the cottages, to be used as
model cottage, in which practical
housekeeping and simple cooking may
be taught is a great help, not only
TO those in the class but to the neigh
bors as wen. class in dressmaking
was added and is under the guidance
Of Mrs. Hall Here the girls and
vOmg women learn to make as far rs
possible. their own garments and thus
cut down on the cost of high living.
so much discussed ct The present
time.
The Bowling Alleys in connection
with the gymnasium, were sold and
the space occupied by them devoted
to club rooms for the young people
of the Settlement
Miss Shipman, who had charge of
the work among the women and girls
of the Settlement, left in July, and
her place has been taken by Miss
Fisher of Oberlin.
Gin October, Mr.. w. s. Bowen ar
rived to become Associated Head
Worker and take up the work among
| the bows and men of the Settlement.
| Since his arrival, he has been deyot-
| ing a great deal of his time to study
of his problem and is now at work
trying to solve it. The formation Of
| n club among the young men OF the
| neigh bOrhood has been successfully
carried out. These young fellows are
| for the most part the old guard OF
the Settlement The ideal of this or
ganization is not so much to be min
istered to, as to minister to others.
THE Kindergarten has been cal =
ried on by the Free Kindergarten and
Childrer's Aid Society. Here again a
change has to be noted in the Direc-
| t0rship. Miss Smith left in June and
was succeeded by Miss Glenn Jones
in September
immigrants Interested.
"The evening classes have been
! crowded this year. The newly arrived
immigrants have been anxious to
master. not only the intricacies of our
language, but our institution and his
tory as well. It has been difficult to
exclude the children of the immi-
grants. who were often, more anxious
than their elders to learn. Many OF
these could not enter the pubic
| schools and in order to teach them
something useful and to keep them
from getting into trouble, morning
school was established, with the con
sent and help of the Superintendent
! of Public Schools.
Living conditions in the frame
! tenements of our city are not CON
Gucive to either high thinking or
plain living. To rail against the tene-
ment dwellers, without affording
them a healthier method of living rs
cant Many of them are forced
through economic conditions, to live
as cheaply as they can at the peril OF
losing decency and health. To abuse
the owners of the tenements is futile.
| They are the creation of our modern
day economic conditions. Several
| remedies have from time to time been
moposed These vary from govern
ment ownership to philanthropy ana
: per cent. Eighteen months ago, at
the suggestion of Mr.. B. +. Dllling-
! ham sixteen cottages adjoining the
Settlement, were leased after the
owners had spent some So 10000 upon
. IPndlIS anu ltHbNt'i'i ~ WV
, there was doubt in the minds of some
of our friends as to whether the pro-
position would pay II was estimat-
ed by these friends that 20 per cent
of the expected receipts would have
TO be written off on account of vac
ancies and failure to pay rents II
is my pleasant duty TO report that
after a trial of year and a half, the
experiment can be pronounced sue
cess Not only is every cottage al
the present time occupied, but there
is a constant demand for others A
waiting list has been opened of those
DESTROYS of securing one of these cot
tages when they become vacant. THIS
in spite of the fact that rent is pay
able in advance. Up to December 81
1910. some hing like 81 10000 has
been collected in rents. We have on
" lost 90 or about one-third o.
one per cent; this through the failure
of one individual to pay his rent We
have not yet given up hope OF gettint
this amount This experiment has
had the effect of influencing one @
our friends to follow in our steps
Six cottages which he controlled