Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-16
MRS. Y, THOMAS ..
SPEAKS BEFORE
AID ASSOCIATION
Mrs. w. R. harrington Is
Named President of the Free
Kindergarten Association

Mrs. Wallace r. harrington was
elected president Of the Free Kinder
garten and Children's Aid Association
at the annual meeting Of the men,
bers of that organization held this
morning in the Henry and Dorothy
Castle kindergarten The other off,
GERS chosen to serve during the COM
ing year were Mrs. G. P: Wilder, LIST
. vice-president; Mrs. F. NJ. Swanzy. I'd
ce-president;. Mrs. s., B. Dole, Sd vice
president; Mrs. David Oleson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. F.. NJ. Swanzy, f.
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. q
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.
! Ly the association has been materially
broadened during the past IL months.
A splendid tribute was paid the as
! ISOLATION by Mrs, w, /. Thomas, the
well-known social and settlement
worker Of Chicago, who has been WIS.,
liting 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: i
Il think that the efforts of this or
.ganization are quite in line, If not a
little ahead, with similar bodies on
the mainland. You are so well equip
ped, You are handling a large num-
Der 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 a 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 it's own.
The child has ceased to be the per-
sonal property Of the parent; it has
become the property of the commun-
/ ty. 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 also5 Juvenile courts to do
away with the vicious conditions or
/ childhood.E PAFenthood can no longer
be confined to tile 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 read this morning, see
your needs are very pressing. This is
| a condition which should be corrected
through the generosity of the COM
nunitJ.p sFNts N.e
Besides the election of officers, the
various chairmen of committees were
lappofnted: .-.... 49,.
Kindergarten department - Ways
and means: Mrs. M. Phillips, chair
man; Fort street kindergarten, Miss
Jane Parke, chairman; Miller street
kindergarten, Miss Elnora Sturgeon,
chairman; Kaulnwe1a kindergarten,
Mrs. Philip F., Frear, chairman; Pa
lama Kindergarten, Mrs. J. A. Gill
man.. chairman; Muriel kindergarten,
Mrs. J. W. Caldwell; chairman: Ka-
fihi kindergarten, Mrs. G.. J Augur,.
chairman; Beretania kindergarten,
Miss Beatrice Castle, chairman. Build
ings and grounds, Mrs. E. w. Peter.
son, chairman. -, 4.
Castle Home department = Ways
/ and means: Mrs. James BickneH,
chairman; rules and regulations, Mrs.
A. W. T. .Bottomley, chairman; build.
.ings and grounds, Mrs, George
Brown, chairman; Fairgrounds, Mrs.
R.. R. Reidford, chairman; home
fplacing department, Mrs, Walter Dill
lingham. chairman; nominating COM
lmfttee-Mrs Andrew Fuller, chair
man; Mrs. Walter Frear and Mrs.
Theodore Richards. 49,. -r
The report of the retiring president
Mrs. Richard Ivers, was an interest
Ting one and was greatly appreciated
| by those present :
A lengthy report was read by Miss