Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-09
HeadWorker James A. Rath
Outlines Activities for VAR
!. iouS Departments

IenQ 10 materially InCTSdSc the SNOpr
Ief work accomplished In the past
years has been prepared by James A
tRath, Meadworker of the Palama Set
Element, to be carried out by that or
ganization during the 1915 fiscal
year. The new program fully covers
the work OF and outlines new actigl
ties for every department OF the set
Elements work. including work for the
boys and girls and the several dispen'
saries.
| The program takes up first the so
cial work OF the settlement. The week
ly schedule OF activities which will be
observed during the coming year fol
lows:
{ Daily monday to Friday Kinder
garten, swimming (boysl, swimming
tgirls), club rooms (boys), club rooms
(girls), night school, playground.
Sunday-E and A. Club. Sunday
school, swimming (boys), Japanese
Sunday school, Japanese jiu jitsu, Jap
anese services, playground.
Monday-Music classes (piano1, di-
vision /, Kaiulani school games. young
mems club.
Tuesday = Music classes (piano),
girls gymnasium (midgetsl, campfire
girls, junior boys cruz.
Wednesday Sewing class, Kainlani
school games tDiy %, girls gymna-
SUM (seniors), boy scouts
thursday Girls gymnasium Gum
iors1, neighboraood parties first and
third Thursdays).
Friday Gymnasium tcampfire girls).
Orchestra, Allegro brotherhood, moth
ers' club (last Friday OF each MONTH }.
Castle swimming tank tsenior giris).
Saturday Story hour (playground)
playground. girls club rooms open.
Midgets' club (boysl Div. A and B.
Midgets. club (Chinese), motion pic
lures tsecond and fourth Saturdays).
Club Athletics.
Palama Settlement boasts of large
number or boys clubs, among which
ARE the Small Midgets. Big Midgets.
Kaiulani Athletic League. Juniors. Al.
legro Brotherhood, e. and A. Club, the
Young Mems Club and the Boy Scouts.
The gymnastic and athletic activities
OF the above clubs are along some
what similar lines and consist of
simple apparatus work. indoor and
outdoor recreatiye games, track and
field athletics, hikes and noun
tain climbs. and aquatics. Some
of the games played in the
shield and cup competitions are sbas-
ketball, indoor and outdoor baseball.
voiieyball. dodgeball, soccer and Cross
country running. The competitive
games are mostly between teams or
ganized within each weight, grouping,
thus giving & game to the maximum
member or club members, but inter-
.e1nbs .eameB -are arranged ron time
to time.
The swimming tank is open for boys
every day at 2 and O'Clock, Satur-
days IL and O'Clock, Sundays
O'Clock. Swim for each club after IT'S
meeting. Kaiulani School Athletic
League twice a week. CLUB rooms
open at to and 6:45 to 9. Tramps
and outings planned from time to
time, Employment found for boys
and men who are members Of the set
Element.
Regarding activities for girls, the
settlement has an active chapter Of
the Campfire Girls of America. Dur
ing the coming year this Organization
win meet each Tuesday and Friday
afternoon at 2::30 o'clock in the set
Element gymnasium The L. p. L.
Club Is another active girls, organiza-
ton, meeting each Saturday after
noon at. o'clock in the club house.
Gymnasium work for girls is digid-
ed into three divisions: Juniors, Sc
niors and mfdgets. The activities con-
sist Of marching, work on the appara-
tus, drills. folk dancing, organized
games, veIley ball, basket ball, dodge
bah. indoor baseball and swimming.
IN the list Of general entertainment
is Included motion pictures and neigh
Eorhood dances. The following pro-
gram of monthly entertainments has
been outlined for the coming fiscal
year:
october 20, 1914 Halloween so,
cial
November rs. 1914 Thanksgiving.
December %, 1914 Christmas en-
tertainment.,
January Is. 1915. Concert BY or
chestra.
February exhibition by Boys
Clubs.
March 27-Play by Dramatic Club.
April % Exhibition by Giris'
May a7LProgram in charge Of n.
e A.
June H. Closing exercises.
Educational Work.
The kindergarten is under the dfs
rection of Mrs. Norma Adams and Is
controlled by the Free Kindergarten.
and ChiIdren,s Aid Association. The
work is open to all children Of the
Palama neighborhoOd between the.
ages offour and six years. The even
ing classes are under the direction
of K. Ishida, and meet Monday to-
Thursday evenings. inclusive. The
subjects taught are English, Ameri-
can history, geography and typewrit.
ing Other educational activities are
music tpiano), Miss Carrie Bray. IN
structor; class meets Monday and
Tuesday from one until i've O'Clock:
orchestra. Pic Reyes. instructor. class
meets every Friday evening from sew
en- until nine o'clock Sewing classes