The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-27

settlement occurred, lnCfC was q /
large attendance of people Of several
although the booths
were not thrunged at one time This
was because the center Of interest
was the annual meeting of members
of the association in the chapel, fol-
lowed by addresses on the work and
on the tuberculosis campaign. The
people visited the exhibits in the
gymnasium in more or less scattered
groups before, during and after the
exercises in the chapel
James A. Rath, superintendent. pre-.
scented his report, the statistics of
which were legibly displayed in large
placards on the walls.
During 1911 the total number of
patients treated by the settlement
nurses and dispensar es was 1902,
representing 1900 different individ-
uals. Over eleven thousand different
visits were made in connection with
the treatments as well as 1860 So
cial calls paid by the nurses. The
number of children treated was 1903,
and of babies "a, while 2765 bottles
of milk were supplied from the milk
depot.
Ninetyfour students we're reached
in the night school, which had an ay-
erage attendance of A. The Japan
csc led with "a students, while there
were one each of Russian and Hin.
doc. The number of inspections
made in public schools in the short
time this system has been established
was 9475.
J. r. Gait president followed with
an interesting address. He related
the history of the settlement, which
started in 1896 under the name Of
/ Palama Chapel, founded by Mr.. and
Mrs. p. c. Jones. In 1905 Mr.. RaJh
was put in charge. and the following
year the settlement was incorporated.
| It is doing extensive work i'm district
nursing, conducting of free dispenser.
| les, medical inspection of schools etc.
Mr.. Gait made an earnest plea for
assistance to the Pa Ola day camp,
which needs $4,000 to bring it up 10
/ its normal capacity With a capacity
of twenty-five patients, its presently
available means will not take care al
more than twelve A settlement house
on the grounds was also needed for
although at first it was not deemed
well to have the workers shut ur
there, investigation of the practice
elsewhere and experience showed
them that the head worker and some
nurses ought to reside on the prem
Uses. There would not be much
trouble, the speaker thought, about
acquiring the additional land neces
sary.
In conclusion he rendered the
thanks of the directorate to Mr.. Rath
the members of the staff and espe
cially William A. Bowen, auditor
who gave very valuable assistance
free. purely for love of the work.
Former Governor George r. Garter
was then called on to deliver an illus
trated lecture on tuberculosis and It's
causes. He stated that in the ten
Observation-Disclosures
ment of the army, was set in motion
.inaugurated, by General Ainsworth
many years ago, when he was assign
ed from the medical department, fol
he entered the army as a surgeon, anC
was placed in the adiutant's office a
Washington in the War building The
office work was sadly behind, ant
there was some confusion Genera
Ainsworth jumped right in so t.
speak, and after days and months o
hard work by himself and his eff
Client corps of clerk helpers, h,
cleared up past business and soon ha,
his department running up to date il
excellent style.
This attracted the attention Of tn,
powers that be to the ability of Gen
eral Ainsworth, and he was assigne,
the Pension and Record Division o
the United States Army In thi
work he originated what is nov
known as the card system whicl
has been of untold benefit in lesser
ing the official work of keeping tn
records of not only all military mel
of the Civil War, but those Of tn
present day
Friends of Major General Ainswort
assert that he is worked down and /
an iii man. If years of constant an
e successful duty in his office dutie
q will undermine an industrious man
health and views, then Major Genera
Ainsworth can claim a large amour
, of sympathy and admiration for hi
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