Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-27
Palama Association has Had a
Splendid Year, According to
Report of ]. A. Raih

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The annual meeting Of the trustees
Ind members Of the Paiama Settle
4 ment organization, of which John r.
| Gait is president, will be held at eight
| o'clock this evening in the settlement
] house, at which time three new tfus-
tees will be elected to hold Office ,,lr-
4 ing the ensuing year, and the report
covering the work which has 3een az
complished during the past year will
be read by James A. Rath, heaG VOL.
| er of the settlement.
The report of Mr.. Ra.h, which has
been submitted to the present board
OF trustees and which will be read at
the meeting, contains a detailed az
count OF the work which has been
done by the settlement and the settle
nent workers during the year which
has just passed. and gives glowing ac-
| counts OF the success with which each
department has met. He speaks at
| the beginning of the coming 10 iiono.
lulu of Miss Blascoer and Raymond
! Robins, who commenced in this city
;lew era in social work. The social
survey of this city is practically new
idea, and while social and MISSIONARY
work has been going on here for some
time past, yet Ii has never been learn
ed just what the local problems were
and whether they were being treated
in a proper manner.
Throughout the past year the settle
ment has continued its daily round of
administering, not only to the people
Of the neighborhood, but to the city as
well. At present the settlement oper-
ates six dispensaries and during the
past year 1909 patients have been
treated. OF this number 3943 recover
ed, 70S improved, and 81 died; 3,071
OF these patients have been treated in
dispensaries alone; 396 were sen: 20
doctors, SO were sent to the hospitals,
while 2194 were supplied with nour-
ishment and bed linen. The entire
number of treatments aggregate a
total of 1888. The Pa Ola day camp
has cared for 46 patients during the
year Mr.. Rath advocated that this
building should be supported IN
more liberal manner.
u, Crowded Neishborhood.
1.-THE Palama neighborhood has a
population of more than 5000 person.,
and has undergone great changes in
the last five years The work of the
board of health, as well as the new
building Lave. is having its effect The
facial element are changing, and with
them the social and moral IDEAS MIR.
Rath recommends that a survey be
made of the district which the settle
hlent touches with a view to ascertain
ing just what races make up the po.y-
glot constituency, and what the con-
ditions and problems are.
The social work of the settlement
during the past year has consisted of
the boys and girls clubs. the Satur.
day evening moving picture show, and
aiivarietyi of other entertainments.
There have also been dances given by |
the neighborhood clubs, bothers' meet.
iigs. and meetings of other organ.za-
tons connected with the settlement.
The club work among the boys and
girls has shown marked increase,
and the attempt made during the sum-
mer months to provide entertainment
aad training for the boys and girls out
oflschool proved a success. The edu. |!
rational work of the settlement has
consisted of the kindergarten, the !
evening classes and also classes in !
domestic science; dancing and clay |
modelling. The work of the settle !
nent in this regard, says the report, :.
has been greatly hampered by the lack |
of room The Kindergarten, which is
carried on by the Children's Aid Soci- !
ETY., is more than crowded, and the
evening classes are in the same pre- !
dfcament, and IL both these features
are to grow in the future, or in fact
hold what they have, il IS Imperative
that more room be provided. This
matter, however. is now in The HAMS
cf-the building committee. ss-@