Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-19
WOMEN TO MAKE
WELFARE

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nishing of their homes viii be poetic
little feature Of the Public Welfare EN-
hlbits. the opening date for which Is
now drawing near. and a special room
on the main floor Of the Palama gym
nasium. wn,rc tn" exhibits are to he
held. has been turned over To- a com
mittvc Of ladies' headed by Mrs. i. j.
I.uwr,y. to De ntt"d NJ with furniture
made out Of boxes.
The furniture that Mrs. Lowroy and
ncr ,uwurkcrs viii place on exhibition
next Monday ni"ht when the exhibits
open. will be- made entirely from old
boxes. the provcrbial soap-h box, more
famous in Honolulu than anywhere
else. becoming or utility for tn" first
time in its long existence.
our political friends. now preparing
to entertain us. will not recognize their
once beloved corner rOstrum converted
into comfortable armchair at the
most Of few cents, but such II to ID"
done. and when the soap-bOX makes
its appearance In the exhibit Of box
furniture II viii bear placard making
that statement and explaining how the
feat was accomplished.
MIR. Rath, head worker OF the Pa
lama settlement. and principal direc-
tor Of the Public Welfare Exhibits
(Which are not. by the way. entirely
"a settlement cntcrpris"). expects to an
nuunco the program Of entertainment
for the week shortly. There will be
something doing every evening that
the exhibits last, whole side of the
spacious gymnasium having been set
aside tor the purpose
Tie directors Of IA" Eirmcss. which
was given last year. nov regret that
they lid not count tho attcndanc" ut
that spectacle. which was in support
of III" Palama Settlement, but II II
almost certain. Judging 10y the gate re-
Ccipts. that thcr" We're fifteen thou
sand pcup!" there. This oversight will
not occur again. however. for turn
stilc H. To be erected ut the foot Of the
stairs and every visitor will be
Count>l The workers earnestly In
vitr every citizen OF Honolulu, rich
or poor. to come and hc counted. and
assure the utmost benefit tn all.
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trees now being tapped. new trees vii
he taken in on Lots IL and Is. OF
/ 1907 planting. The trees ON Lot Il
that were cleared up last year vii
also be coming in during the year
making about 10000 trees that Will b'
, tappablC by the end Of the year. On
cXLcrienco OF six mouths with thu
present method OF tapping Is hardl,
sufficient TO mako an estimate VI tn
1912 crop authoritative. At the pres
I ent rate 5000 pounds or more shout,
be obtained There is still uncertain
'ty as to the approximate number O
days nthe year that the same tree
can be tapped. Much. OF course, de
penGs ON this. The number will In
crease as the trees grow larger. ~
! well na the yield per tree ror tapping
! |, Is hardly expected that the re
turns will pay all the plantation eX
pensCs. The trees now producing vii
probably pay for their own upReep In
GLIDING their proportion of manage
ment and general charges This In
cludos all the Ccara trees ON Lots
IL and II, with about three-i0urihs q
Lot II. and one-third or 10. a. 10
Is and the remainder Of Lots IL an,
IA will probably pay for the labor q
their upkccp, leaving only the gencra
charges on these portions. and the eN
pensc Of the unproducing areas. Ia
gether with permanent improvements
to he otherwise me-.