Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-07
PALAMA PEOPLE
HARD At WORK
ON MPROVEMENT

With a view 10 the. beIttrment OF
the Palama district. the Palama I'm
provement Club, an organization TT
Gently formed by number OF social
workers and residents OF that local
ity, held its second meeting last
Thursday evening AZ the settlement
with a large attendance.
The meeting VAS presided U.tr by
Harry Aud, president Of the club
and the reading ana discussing OF
various reports took UP the greater
part OF the time. J. {. Lane. chair
man OF the membership committee
reported that 20 date there are nienty-
two, members in the organization.
which entities the club TO send five
representatives, including the presi-
dent, to the meetings Of the Central
Improvement Committee. The trea-
surer, S X Fukimura. reported that
he had collected dues TO the amount
Of eighteen dollars from the various
members, and also told of few minor
expenses that have been incurred by
the club.
An amendment of the bylaws was
passed making the yearly dues to the
club fifty cents. A report of the exc
cutiye committee was then made con-
corning the appointment OF chairmen
of the different committees. James A.
Rath was appointed chairman for the
committee on roads, sewers, water
supply and lights; p l.. Horne. of the
committee on schools: g. K Fuki-
mura, of the committee on tenements
and public health Mrs. II. Webb, Of
the committee on parks and play
grounds, and Spencer Bowen, of the
committee on membership. The Sc
lection of members to serve on these
various committees was left TO the
executive committee which is COM
posed of Harry Aud. president: J. C.
Lane, vice president; Spencer Bowen,
secretary; S. K. Fukimura, treasurer:
P. L. Horne, James A. Rath and Noah
Aluli. The delegates to the Central
Committee are James A. Rath, J. c.
Lane, S. K. Fukimura, Noah Aluli and
Harry Aud
After the committees had been ap-
pointed, the next business came up
in the form of remarks from the diff
ferent members present insregard to
the improvements which were needed
throughout the Palama district One
of the members made the statement
that improvements IN some of the
lanes of the district should be i'm
proved in the matter of lights and
paving. The subject as to the extern
sion of School and Queen streets for
the betterment of the district in gem
eral was brought up, and James Rath
spoke on the cross streets between
the main thoroughfares, bringing out
the fact that they should be opened
up to clear up the various congested
blocks. William Lane spoke to the
effect that lights We're needed along
Aud Lane, and also of the mix-up
of the mails on account of two Nor.
rls Lanes existing in the locality.
Fhe question of opening up more
Fairgrounds was brought up during
the course of the discussion and it
will be endeavOred to get the sup
port of the public in submitting an
application to the city officials in
Volv1ng the ways and means to get
property in the various parts of the
district for these Fairgrounds. 1t was
also decided that the club take I'D
the matter of the conditions existing
in the public schools with regard to
oVercroWding. At present there are
SO many pupils attending the schools
that it has been found necessary to
cut the regular sessions in two in
order to accommodate them all. and
this state of affairs will be looked
into IN regard to the ACCESSIBILITY of
securing more teachers