Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-14

naturally IOmdTuS any place r. where
there is, as he expresses it, "somethin'
doin.' If the "somethin' doin,' hap
pens to be bad, there is grave danger
that the boy will become bad; if, it
happens that the -somethin' doin'" is
wholesome, educational and ennob-
ling, then the boy will usually respond
and grow into useful citizen
/ Therefore, our endeaver is to see to
ii that there are lots of varied activi-
ties OF the right kind.
The activities carried on during the
past year may be. grouped into two
divisions, viz: Cd Those provided for
members of the Settlement. t2l Those
provided for the boys of the whole
neighborhood.
boys who are members are organ
lied into clubs, graded as follows:
/. Small Midgets under so lbs).
2. Big Midgets tunder so lbs.).
g. Juniors tunder 50 lbs.).
4. Allegro Brotherhood tower %
lbsl
5. "E and A. fself-governing)
g. Young Mems Club.
Each of these groups is again sub
divided into teams, which strive
against each other for championship
honors. engaging In such games as
basketball, indoor baseball. soccer,
cross-country running, swimming, vol
ley and dodge-ball. etc, etc.
The Young Mems Club remains a
unit for inter-settlement competition.
For four years now they have retained
the indoor baseball championship Of
the island
Two other self-governing clubs have
been organized during the past year
Tire e and A., and the Allegro Broth
erliood, and both are strong and grow
ing stronger. Each group, under
adult supervision, manages its own
affairs, appoints its own officers and
committees, etc.
The K and A has paid-up men,
bership now of fifty-one, and the pro-
gram for its weekly meeting is some
what as follows:
Is minutes Forum for the discus
sion of civic problems, etc.
As minutes Military. drill and tao
tics.
One hour-Team games, swimming,
ETC.
The Allegro Brotherhood is group
of 35 vigorous adolescent boys, and
their program is one of strenuous
team games. military march and cal
isthenics. Early this year they re-
solved themselves into the Allegro
Minstrels for the purpose of raising
funds Wherewith to equip their club
rooms, and they gave what, was for
them very fine minstrel show.
The LIST Palama Patrol, Boy Scouts
of America, has recently been reot-
gained, and is going strong Our
boys made good showing on the oc-
casion of the recent Scout Rally out at
Moanalua. Now they are ambitiously
tRH work building their own scout
Mouse, the lumber, ETC., being provided
by the kindness of Mrs. Charles Adj
ans, and the leadership by Mr.. Hoyt
of Kaiulani School.
Other activities for club members
include daily use all the year round OF
the games and reading rooms, swim
ming tank and showers, hikes and
camping trips, senior club dances and
motion picture shows twice monthly.
The best feature of the Palama clubs
and it is especially true of the Sc
nior clubs-is that they are not only
organized for mutual development and
pleasure, but are bands of young men
who can be counted upon for service.
They stand ready at all times to serve
the Settlement and the neighborhood,
and their help is very real. y
Not the slightest attempt do we ever
make to organize along race lines; we
bar no race, no color, no creed. All
our clubs are mixed and to the hu-
manitarian, the citizen of the world, it,
is gratifying to observe the happiness
of the results obtained h..
2-Neighborhood activities The
Settlement workers recognizes a re-
sponsibility not only for boys who are
enrolled as members, but also for the
boys of the whole Palama district Al
particularly fine opportunity for serv-
ice presents itself at the Kaiulani
School, with its thirteen hundred chill
dren. Recently we have organized a
physical training department there,
made up of representatives from the
upper classes, and they are to- promote
inter-class athletics.
Last fall swimming campaign was
conducted for six weeks, with the slo-
gan, Every boy in Kaiulani School to
swim" At the end of that time go
boys who could not swim at all before
were able to swim at least so feet
Two aquatic meets, one cross-coun-
try race, and many indoor baseball,
volley and dodge-ball games have
been arranged for the Kaiulani School
boys, with the hearty cooperation of
the school principal
Last summertime the whole Settle
ment plant was thrown open during
the school vacation to all boys, ire.