Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-16
MRS. THOMAS
! SPEAKSBEfORE
AID ASSOCIATION

Mrs. wallace r. Harrington was
elected president of the Free Kinder
garten and Children's Aid Association
at the annual meeting of the mem
bers of that organization held this
morning in the, Henry and Dorothy
Castle kindergarten. The other Off
ing year. were Mrs. G. p. Wilder, 1st
vice-president; Mrs F. NJ. Swanzy, I'd
vice-president; birs. s. B. Dole, Sd vice
president; Mrs. David Oleson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. F. N. Swanzy, e.
nancial secretary of the kindergarten
department and the Castle Home;
Miss Wilhelmina Tenney, treasurer OF
the kindergarten department; Mrs. E.
"A R. Ross. treasurer of the Castle
Home, and, David Anderson, auditor.
T. The meeting was an enthusiastic one
and. well attended, the many reports,
both financial and otherwise, showing
that the scope of the work being done
BY the association has been materially
.broadened during the past IL months.
4 splendid tribute was paid the as
isociation by Mrs. ". ]. Thomas, the
well-known social and settlement
worker Of Chicago, who has been Wis
'itipg in Honolulu for the past several
months. Mrs. Thomas was. called upon
to speak, and her brief address was
full Of encouragement, and interesting
from the fact that it related chiefly
to the local work. In part, Mrs.
Thomas said:
Il think, that the efforts of this Or
ganiZation are quite in line, if not
little ahead, with similar bodies. on
the mainland. You are so-well equip
ped, you are handling a large num-
her of children in an excellent man.
,ner, and you are giving attention to
practically every line of work. can
not congratulate you too highly on,
the work which you are doing. 1t has.
been pleasure for me to see It. To-
day, the child has become the center
of interest in all parts Of the world,
and a movement is now on to show
that the child may come into its own.
The child has ceased to be the per-
s0nal property of the parent; it has
become the property of the comnauI-
ity. People are more and more TAX
ing sides with, the parents to help
them solve the problems which con-
front their children. Today, practical.
" all countries have bureaus of eugen-
les, and also juvenile courts to do
away with the vicious conditions Of
childhood. Parentheod can no longer
be confined to the home, for an in
terest in one child is sure to mean an
interest in many. Your kindergartens
here in Honolulu have developed the
right kind OF American. spirit, From
the reports rad THIS morning. I see
your needs are very pressing. This is
a condition which should be corrected
through the generosity of the COM
munity," ...s...
Besides the election of officers, the
various chairmen Of committees were
appointed: .... ... ....E
Kindergarten, department Ways.
and means: Mrs. NJ. Phillips, chair;
man; Fort street kindergarten, Miss
Jane sParke, chairman; Miller street
kindergarten, Miss Elnora Sturgeon,
chairman; Kauluwela kindergarten,
Mrs., Philip F.. Frear, chairman; Pa.
lama kindergarten, Mrs. J.. A. Gil
man, chairman; Muriel kindergarten,
Mrs. J.. w. Caldwell, chairman; Ka-
lih kindergarten Mrs. G.. j.. Augur,
ehairman; Beretania kindergarten,
Miss Beatrice Castle, chairman. Build
ings, and grounds, Mrs. E. w. Peter.
son, chairman 80 H.. -s . ~-,
Castle Home department - Ways.
and means: Mrs. James Bicknell,
chairman; rules and regulations, Mrs.
A. w. T. Bottomley, chairman; build.
ings and grounds, Mrs. George
Brown, chairman Fairgrounds, Mrs.
r r. kReidford, chairman; home
placing department, Mrs. Walter Dill
lngham,s chairman; nominating COM
mittee-Mrs. Andrew Fuller, chair
man. Mrs. Walter Frear and Mrs.
Theodore Richards.
=. The report OF the retiring president,
Mrs. Richard Ivers, was an interest
ing one and was greatly appreciated
by those present.
: A lengthy report was read by Miss
Frances. Lawrence, the kindergarten
supervisor.