Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-07-11

high today in the organizations in the
world and IL has grown from a little
beginning made in England by the
Booth family, Honolulu had its first
visit from a member of the army
nearly twenty years ago but IL was
not 10 be permanent, for the red-jer-
sled man who came to start the work
turned out TO be an independent re
presecntative who lacked certain
necessary qualifications.
Shortly after, squad came and
installed themselves In headquarters
and began the work Of caring for the
spiritual welfare of the men and wo-
mon on the street, incidentally com
bining settlement work with that of
religion. There have been no back
sets since the beginning and while
there may be no built-to-order cita-
dels such as are pictured in the War
Cry" as being a part of the work in
cities throughout the world. the Army
in Honolulu has its hall at the corner
of Nuuanu and King streets that vii!
stand the storms.
First ,Rescue Home.
The first rescue home was the old
McCully Homestead on King street
and was occupied for some time until
a seemingly better location was found
in another part of the city. II was
rot long, however, before the officers
of the Army found that no place could
be had for a moderate rental by the
many applicants for home and protec-
ton. Then came the search for prop
erty on which to put up a suitable
building. After a time a splendid
MI Of rnh no cd m
per Manoa Valley, and Captain Nc
Abee and Architect Kerr planned the
comfortable and commodious build
ing that now houses forty-six child.
rem and young girls that would other
eleven acres included in the property
belonging to the Salvation Army and
the children have large play grounds
and there is ample room on which
TO build new cottages as they are
needed.
II may be said that the occupants
of the Home are divided into three
groups, the children, the school girls
and the older or rescue girls. Each
of the different groups have separate
apartments and although the two
former mingle they see little or
nothing of the third group. All o.
the homework is done by the girls.
Each one has her own task and this
must be accomplished in the early
morning All of the heavy work such
as washing. cooking. and sewing is.
done byIthe older girls, who are in
most instances very capable. Upon
entering the home the girls are taught
system. and everything in the place
is marked, in some way from the bed
ding to every bit of personal prop
erty, and there is small room filed
with tiny cupboards having cores.
ponding numbers and as soon as the
laundry is returned II Is sorted and
properly arranged. In this way all
confusion in the linen closet is avoid
ed. In another room Captain Nc
Abee has other small cupboards bear.
ing the names of each of the girls,
where the little things that are dear
to the childish heart are kept.
House Well Planned.
The house is so well planned that
each of the groups of girls has a sit
ting room or study hall where they
may spend their leisure hours. The
children have large game hall apart
from the main house, the school girls
have room on the first floor and
the older girls are on the second
floor, while the officers have still an.
other smaller parlor. The girls oc-
cupy different sections of the large
dining room and an officer is always
present at the meals
Some skeptics have questioned the
adviSability of having the young girls
so closely associated with those who
have been taken into the home for
protection. but a visit to the home
will quickly dispel doubts as to the
canability of those in charge to handle.
and problem that may present itself.
The older girls are kept busy work.
ing for the younger ones and there
are no idle hands or minds about the
place.
Guardianship Held.
The Salvation Army Home holds
guardianship papers for most il net
all of the children there and this
gives the officers full charge of them
End they are not allowed to leave
the home whenever the spirit moves
them" Many of the young children
are committed to Captain McAbee by
Judge Whitney. while others are sent
there by women interested in humane
work who find them and find that
they are i'm need of good home.
protecting hand and moral and spir-
itual training. Many of the young
women, however. enter the home of
their own accord At the present
tire there are only ten young women
in the home and there is room for
six more at the very least. Often
when these women show an ATTITUDE
and willingness TO do the work they
are employed by the Salvation Army.
Heretofore the Rescue Home and
the religious branch of the Army has
been conducted by different officers,
but Colonel Cox has been sent here
recently to take charge of the work
not only in Honolulu but in this group
of islands and from this time on the
two branches of the work will be com
biued A visit to this well-organized
heme, talk with Captain McAbee
and a glance into the lives of those
who have received so much benefit at