Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-29

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/ The intermediate department Of the
Honolulu Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation is made up Sof young men who
1 ARE too old to be in the boys. depart
/ ment and too young for the mems de-
/ partment. At the present time there
are $50 of these young men In the
association Their ages are from Is
| to 81.
To effectively handle such a large
group of young men, clubs are being
formed to take care OF them At the
| present time there are five organized
clubs with an average membership of
IL to club. All the Intermediates
have as yet not been placed in clubs
but 1t Is the aim Of the department to
have all Intermediates eventually ac-
| tive In some club. The names OF the
clubs that are now organized are: ssEl
EGIpbo," Get Ready" knights Of Ka.
mehameha, Washington and "Den-
Bile y. z or this group the Double x
club has been organized the longest.
hut the Get Ready club has been do
Ing the most consistent work. and the
knights Of Kamehameha have had the
largest attendance, Is
Club activities are carried on two
evenings q week. Saturday evening
is given over to athletics and Tues.
day evening 10 club activities. The
atlfletic program for the year has been
made out and Is q good one There
win he such i variety 0f sports that
every man will want to part cipate.
IN nnrf Of them The athletic program
for the year Ii as Follows
Aquatic tournaments form October
to October 80.
Basket bail. November to February
10. ta
Baseball, February &c to April 8. \
Novelty track meet, April Is. I. ~.
Decathlon, April 20 and 30.
Gymnasium exhibition, May 6.
Pentathlon, May 10 and 90. 4
Relay meet, May 81
Punahon meet, June 4.
Club night is given over to educa-
tional features. The young anen in the
clubs realize that the day is coming
when they must take an active part
in the affairs of the city and they are
preparing for wider activities.
Then q short literary program Is
held. Here they learn how to debate,
give readings, book reviews, extempo
raneous speeches and biographies. An
inter-club debate will be held the early
part of the coming year and two beau
tiful gold medals will be given to the
two men winning the debate for their
club. The Ell Globo club has several
men who have had experience in de-
batting :
Sociological surveys will also be
carried on over the city. Club mem.
bers will study the lighting OF the
streets, the cleaning of streets, and
some afternoon they win Investigate
the fish markets to see If any i'm.
provements could be made there. Then
the club leader will take them to
picture show and they will take note
books along and take down points on:
+ Who attend moving picture shows,
old or young people, rich or poor, Ha.
waiians, Japanese, Chinese or white
people? s.. .~-...- -,
Is the theater well ventilated? !
Has II enough and conspicuous exits
in case of fire?
What kind of pictures are shown,
good. bad or Indifferent? /
What 90 the people applaud, the
crude or the uplifting?
Bible study win also have a place
in the clubs programs. Each club
night IS minutes will be given over to
Bible study
James Wakefield is chairman of the
frnfn 10 o1sfY
mittee, and he with the intermediate !
department secretary and two men, !
bers of each Of the clubs will direct |
the activities of the whole department.
The names Of the members of the
central committee are:
Felix Rodrigues and William Ser.
rao of the Ell Globo club
Percy Bull and George Daifuku Of
the Get Ready club.
Sam Kahalewai and David Keliipule-
ole of the Knights Of Kamehamehas.
Towe Young and Kai Luke of the
Washingtons.
Harold Hill and John Haglund OF
the Double X club,
The leaders and presidents of the
clubs are as follows:
R. X. Thomas and Harold Hill OF
the Double X.
L. r. Killam and Towe Young Of
the Washington.
j. Brooks Brown and Samuel Ka-
halewai OF the Knights of Kameha-
meha.
w, H. Pannett and Percy Bull of
the Get Ready.
r. s. Whitcomb and F. c. Soares OF
the Ell Globo.