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

The annual meeting OF the trustees
md members of the Palama Settle
| ment organization. of which John +.
Gait is president, will be held at eight
O'Clock this evening in the settlement
house, at which time three new trus.
| tees will be elected to hold office car
ing the ensuing year. and the report
covering the work which has oeen &C
complished during the past year will
be read by James A. Rath, head wo;..-
er of the settlement
The report of Mr.. Rath. which has
been submitted to the present board
of trustees and which will be read at
the meeting, contains a detailed ac-
count OF the work which has been
done by the settlement and the settle
ment workers during the year which
las just passed, and gives glowing ac-
counts of the success with which each
department has net. He speaks at
the beginning Of the coming 10 homo.
lulu of Miss Blascoer and Raymond
Robins, who commenced in this city
Hew 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 1t has never been learn
ed just what the local problems were
end whether they were, being treated
in proper manner.
Throughout the past year the settle
ment has. continued it's 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
6ispensaries alone; 1896 were sent 20
doctors. 80 were sent to the hospitals,
while 2194 were supplied with nour-
ishment and bed linen. The entire
number of treatments aggregate
total of 1898. The Pa Ola day camp
has cared for 46 patients during the
year. Mr.. Rath advocated that this
building should be supported IN a
more liberal manner.
IN crowced Neighborhood.
The Palama neighborhood has a
population of more than 5000 persons,
and has undergone great changes in
the last five years. The work of the
beard of health, as well as the new
building law, is having it's effect. The
racial element are changing. and with
them the social and moral ideas Ar.
Rath recommends that survey be
made of the district which the settle
rneft touches with a view to ascertain
ing just what races make up the poiy-
glot constituency, and what the con-
difions and problems are.
The social work Nof the settlement
during the past year has consisted OF
the boys and girls clubs. the Satur-l
day evening moving picture show, and
atvariety Of other ! entertainments.
There have also been dances given by
the neighborhood clubs, bothers' meet
ings, and meetings of other organ.za-
tons connected with the settlement.
The club work among the boys and
girls has shown a marked increase,
and the attempt made during the sum-
mer months. to provide entertainment
&ild training for]the boys and girls out
Of school proved success The edu.
cational 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
ment 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-
dicament, and II both these features
are to grow in the future. or in fact
hold what they have, it IS imperative |
that more room be provided. This
matter, however, is now in the hancs
OF the building committee.