Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-23

Christmas came and went at the
Boys Industrial School at Waialee
yesterday and, to quote one who was
there, the celebration was a bowling
success" .,.r.
The most dangerous thing for a
boy, and especially for young boy,
pale of society,"" a member Of the
new industrial schools board said to-
day. THAT is the only difficulty in
having an industrial school so far
from town. Society Is likely to forget
the boys, and think of them as out
casts.
The fact is that q large majority
of the boys at the Waialee school
are sent there simply because their
home conditions are impossible. This
is witnessed by the fact that there are
SO many small boys in the school.
We want to convince the boys that the
public has not forgotten them; that
they are sent there to become better
members of society and not to be
punished for what they have done in
the past. .s-.-. E
Valuable for Public.
The public has got to do its part
So we think this Christmas gift to
the boys is even more valuable in
its reaction on the public in getting
it interested In the boys than in just
providing the boys with good time. !"
AS result of generous contribu-
tions given by Honolulans, the boys
had the time of their lives yesterday
afternoon and evening. The Christ
mas celebration furnished at the in
stance of the industrial schools board
was q tremendous success from start
to finish, a big factor in the success
being the fact that all the members
OF the board, as web as about doz-
en- others from Honolulu, were pre-
sent to assist in the good time.
Those who went out to the school
yesterday were Judge and Mrs. w. L.
Whitney, Mr.. and Mrs. &C. Ather-
ton, Mrs. A. L. Andrews, DR.. C. b.
Cooper, Mrs. F. w. Macfarlane, Miss
Bertha Ben Taylor, Father Valentin
and guest, Pres. A. F. Griffiths, Miss
Leonora Anderson of the Y. w. c. A.,
and three assistants, Miss Enid SUIT
ton and James A. Wilder.
Prior to the arrival of the visitors
the boys had a big. Christmas dinner
in the school dining hall, and When
the Honolulans arrived the boys were
assembled in the main study hall-a
quiet, well-behaved. crowd. There
were 141 of them.
Program For Boys.
Mr.. Anterior opened the program
with an artistic and clever exhibition
of gclub-swingi ng, which 'br0uht
down the house" and extracted tumul-
tuous applause from the boys. Then
there was a concert on the phono-
graph. after which Mr.. Wilder, in the
role of Santa Clause, descended upon
the gay crowd and distributed Christ
mas presents from huge tree. Each
boy received an individual present,
with his name on it. Each present
consisted of big silk handkerchief
for the neck, a big bag of candy, a
huge sack of jumbo peancts and two
cornucopias. The 10 gallons of vanil.
la and strawberry ice cream disap-
peared like snow in the sun.
A Filipino orchestra played between
times, and Miss Anderson gave an ex-
hibition of Irish jigs and fancy dances
novelty and delight to the boys.
There was not one unpleasant in.
cident during the evening Actions
spoke louder than words in the mat
ter of appreciation, and it would be
hard to find single boy who did
not thorouhgly enjoy himself. 81
When the visitors from Honolulu
left at 9 O'Clock, the Filipino orches.
ira was still playing.
President Griffiths was chairman
of the celebration. Mrs. Andrews and
Mrs Macfarlane were In charge of
purchasing the presents.