Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-03

With the close of the 1913 legis-
lature, the Palama Settlement finds
itself among the several local insti-
tutions and organizations which have
been benefited by appropriations
sanctioned by the house and senate.
Through the efforts of friends of the
settlement bill was introduced early
in the session asking that a certain
amount, necessary for furtherfhg the
work of the settlement during the
next two years, be appropriated. This
ball failed to pass, however, but the
legislature voted to increase the
board of health anti-.uberculcsis ap-
preparation by $4,000. making the
total appropriation $3S,000 Out of
this fund the Palama Settlement will
receive $500 year for the next two
years, the money to- be used for fur
thering the anti-tuberculosis Work
which is now being carried by the
district nurses in the employ of the
settlement.
Upon the invitation of Headworker
Ratn, The members or the health COM
mittees of the house and senate Wis
tied the Palama Settlement and Its
numerous dispensaries to make an IN
yestigation or the necessity OF max
ing an appropriation 20 further the
work. Tue work OF the nurses was
highly commented upon, and the Wis
ltIng sorons favored making such an
appropriation. The work which
these nurses are doing is one of yitai
Importance" said a member of the
senate health committee, and should
tins work be discontinued by lack OF
funds, the settlement might as well
close its doors"
so great has become the work of
the Palama nurses during the past
few years that they are now compris-
ing the greatest factor in the progress
of the organization. Each stationed
in one OF six different sections OF the
city, they are continually in touch
with all classes of people, making so
cial calls and visits, administering TO
the sick and treating daily hundreds
of little patients at the public schools
on Honolulu. Theirs is a great work
and to put an end TO this work would
mean exposing the city TO either an
epidemic or a plague.
practical Red cross is the most
fitting name which could be applied
to the work of the Palama nurses.
The settlement now controls six main
dispensaries throughout the city, each
being in charge of district nurse
These dispensaries are located at
Kalihi-waena, Kauluwela, PunchboWl
PaIama, Molliili and Kakaako. In
conjunction with these, twelve Others
which serve as branches or sub-dls-
pensaries, are located in the various
public schools throughout the city.
Public schools having dispensarles
are Kalihi-waena, Royal, Moiliill,
Kaiulani. Maenae, Central Grammar,
Normal, Pohukaina and ka2humanu.
These school dispensaries are divided
UP among the district nurses, each
nurse spending not less than an hour
a day at each one assigned to her.
In this manner each school dlspen-
sary is visited every day. In addition
to these dispensaries and sub-dispen-
saries for the treatment of sickness
and the bruises and cuts received by
the school children while at play or
the settlement maintains
a separate hospital known as the ia
Ola day camp, for the treatment OF
both adults and children who are sui
fering from consumption.
History Of the Work.
Two years after the founding OF
Palama Settlement and the organiza-
ton of the kindergarten and the chill
drens aid association, the first dis
pensary was established at the settle
ment grounds on King street. This