Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-24

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turned over TO the little inmates OF
the Kauikeelani .children's hospital.
i The tree was donated by DR.. A. q.
Hodgins, surgeon for the hospitai.
The nurses and officers will be IL,
4 charge OF the celebration. Christ.
/ mas dinner, with all the "fxin s. will
be served at noon. ...<.: F..
Tree for Poor Riddles. =.
Poverty was banished, at least tenn
porarily, last Wednesday night when
a great crowd OF children from Ka-
kaako, Punchbowl, Aala. Waikiki and
other local districts gathered at the
home of Mrs. John Lucas at Kaalawai
and enjoyed a real, old-fashioned
Christmas celebration. The children
gathered at the Office of the Humane
Society, Capitol grounds, early in the
evening, with Miss Lucy Ward, hur
name officer, in charge. Rapid Tran
sit cars took them out TO the tree.
II was a happy, care-free throng. and
| the kiddies shouted for sheer joy
when a white-bearded Santa Claus in
red suit handed out presents right
and left. There was candy, nuts, fruit
and other goodies galore, and it was
tired but extremely happy crowd of
youngsters that left for town after
the last candle on the big tree had
| burned out. '..-.. T.. ... .'..@
Associated Charities. .......=.
Basket dinners for the AZ dependent
families under the care OF the Asso-
ciated Charities are to be furnished
tomorrow by the Honolulu AID Club.
kamehameha Schools
The various departments at the Ka.
mehameha schools will have Christ
mas tree and celebration this evening
Exercises at the girls school are tc
be held tomorrow At noon on Christ.
mas Day the school will serve a spe-
cial dinner. There will be no ser.
vices in the chapel on Christmas
morning.
Oahu Prison.
| 1t will be gala day at Oahu prison
| tomorrow At the instance of High
Sheriff Jarrett a bounteous Christmas
] dinner will be served at noon, and the
afternoon viii be devoted to sports,
There is to be baseball game and
probably some track and field events.
In the evening big Christmas tree
will be lighted, from which presents
for all The inmates will be distributed.
A musical program, combined with a
series of vaudeville stunts, will follow
the distribution Of gifts. The talent
for the entertainment will be furnish
ed by the inmates.
Boys Industrial School.
| Nearly $500 contributed by generous
Honolulans furnished for the inmates
| OF the Boys Industrial School at Wal
alec last Wednesday a Christmas cele.
bration that doubtless will be long re-
membered by them. The campaign
for funds was started by the Star
Rulletin at the timely suggestion of
Juvenile Judge w. L. whitney and
others Interested in the work of the
/ institution. Mrs. A. L. Andrews was
appointed a committee of one to take
lcharge of the celebration. Several
auto loads of presents for the boys
were purchased with the fund, as we'll
las large quantity of candy. nuts,
fruit and delicacies All Of the
members of the new Industrial Schools
Board were present at the school dur.
ling the celebration. Each boy re-
ceiyed gift.
A bounteous Christmas dinner, pre-
pared at the school and lacking moth
ling in the way OF fixin's" was an al
together enjoyable feature Of the cele-
hration.
Girls' Industrial School.
A big Christmas entertainment will
be held at the girls industrial school
at Moiliili this evening. A Christmas
tree. the gift of Mrs. Wade Warren
Thayer, will contain presents tor all.
The girls will present cantata eRti;
tied Santa Claus in Dreamland.
The parents Of the girls have been
invited to the entertainment, it being
the plan of the school to get in touch
with the parents as much as possible
and encourage spirit of friendliness
and cooperation. A bountepus Christ
mas dinner will be served at the
school at noon tomorrow.
5eretania Settlement.
Following custom which has pre-
vailed for many years, the Beretania
settlement held its annual Christmas
celebration in the Fort street Chinese
church last Tuesday evening for the
/ Chinese children of the neighbor-
hood. Several hundred children were
present, as well as many parents and
other friends of the settlement R.
H. Leach, the new superintendent,
was in charge, being assisted by sew
eral other workers. Chinese cos
tunes blended prettily with the garb
of the Occident, and the kiddies en-
joyed themselves thoroughly. Plenty
of soda pop. doughnuts, candy and
fruit was to be had for the asking,
and the celebration was branded the
most successful ever neld by the set
Element.
kaiulani Home.
The girls at the Kaiulani home now
are enjoying two weeks Christmas
vacation, school to reopen on Janu-
airy g. The time will be given over to
a series of picnics and theater part
les. A special Christmas dinner will
be served at the home at 1o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Honolulu School for Boys.
/ A big chimney, chock full of pres
ents, will form the table centerpiece
at Christmas dinner to be given at
the Honolulu School for Boys at noon
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