Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-15
|. R. MATTHEWS
FOR SETTLEMENT
WORK ON MAUI
Graduate of Y. M. C. A. Train
ing College Invited BY VAL
ley Isle Aid Committee
Especial Star Bulletin correspondeneel

Especial Star Bulletin correspondeneel
wAILUKU, May 13.-on wednes-
day OF this week meeting of the Maui
Aid Association Committee for the
Alexander House Settlement OF Wal
luku was held In reference to the Sc
curing a headworker for the settle
ment for the coming year. All mem
bers of the committee were present
and after some elaboration over eight
or nine names that had been submit.
ted for the position and the recon-
mendations carefully reviewed. IL was
voted unanimously that call should
be extended by cable to Leslie r.
Mathews. who graduates this coming
June from the International Young
Mems Christian Association College
of Springfield, Massachusetts. Ralph
l.. Cheney, director Of the secretariai
course of that institution, has heartily
recommended Mr.. Mathews for the
position.
Mr.. Mathews was born In Balti-
more. Maryland, and Is graduate OF
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn, N. Y.
He has had one year in the Balti-
more Medical College. and for three
years has been director of the com.
munity work in Old Lyme, Connecti-
cut, where he was unusually success
full He was with the college glee club
for two years.
He is engaged to be married TO Miss
Hammond, who has been assistant
pastor in the Central Church, Boston.
for six years. She Is q graduate OF
the Emerson School OF Oratory, and
in her church work has had special
charge of the social department
Mr. Mathews and Miss Hammond
will be married In July soon after his
graduation from college, and will
leave in August for the islands. They
will begin their work in the Alexan.
der House Settlement. Wailuku In
the first part of September.
rowing to the resignation Of Miss
Charlotte Z. Turner. who for many
years has been In direct charge of the
Chinese mission in Waikiki and OF
late years also of the Japanese work.
1t was necessary to secure worker
from the East as her successor Mrs.
Mathews will. in conjunction with the
work Of her husband as headwOfkeH
of the settlement, be in special charge
Of the missionary work for the Japa-
nese and Chinese OF Waikiki and vic.
unity Her excellent training In Bos-
ton would seem to especially prepare
her for this work.
/ A few days ago Miss Beulah ].
Drinkle, who was at the head Of the
kindergarten Of the Wailuku Settle
ment, resigned. The committee at its
meeting voted that Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
thews should select kindergarten
II they can find suitable person In
the East and have her accompany
them to the islands for the head Of
the settlement kindergarten.
Changing the plan heretofore fol-
lowed in the administration Of the
Alexander House Settlement, where
each department Of the work has been
more or less a department by itself.
the committee unanimously voted
that the new headworker should have
entire charge OF the whole Of the set.
Element work IL the future. The
kindergartener win therefore be d.
rectly responsible to the headwOrker.
In connection with the adoption OF
this new plan the Alexander House
Gymnasium committee held two Inn
portant meetings Wednesday, one of
which was in conjunction with the
committee of the settlement Is such.
It was voted to coordinate the work
in the future by placing il all under
Mr. Mathews, the new headworker.