The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-01-15
(From Thursday AdvertiselrI. }

ITJHE AID CLUB tried its luck as q
eo-educational institution yester-
= day, when it gave its ear to the
ITopagandas of many women who are
bent on making Honolulu city beau
tiful. . %
These women were guests Of the club
at the luncheon meeting, and after
President w. r. Harrington announced
men Of the guests stood up on chairs,
in good .Ad Club fashion, and told what
should be done to improve Honolulu,
Before the meeting ended the Ad
Club found itself enlisted in some of
the campaigns which the women have
launched. How far the enlistment will
take the organization in cooperating
with its guests Of yesterday may depend
on future developments, and the action
of two or three special committees ap.
pointed by President harrington.
What Fair Women Want
This is what the women told the Ad
Club they were working for: e. ...,
The removal Of all billboards. st
A play ground commission. 10.
Improvement Of the capitol grounds,
extending from Kawaiahao to Armory.
Good sidewalks over the city. "a !;
Medical examination Of children, ,.
Improvement OF Queen Emma park on
Nuuanu avenue. ~,
Tho removal Of all itin movie
show houses. NJ x Il
A new Y. w. q. A. building. NJ
Hygiene and Biiiboards ..a., "a
Mrs Walter +. Frear, who spoke for
medical examination of school children,
represented the college club, and Mrs.
+. J. Lowrey spoke for the Outdoor
Circle and made several Of the recon-
mendations. Mrs. II. NJ. Swanzy, Mrs.
A. N, Campbell, Mrs. Theodore Rich
ards and Miss Anderson were the other
speakers. aEA,
Mrs. Campbell was the special speak:
er for the Outdoor Circle on billboards.
She said in part 4,
| We want to make Honolulu a more
beautiful place, a more unique place,
and wish TO find more attractive way
of heralding goods than by billboards,
which are not only not beautiful but
are menace 70 health. Take, for in
stance the billboards at Berctania and
Alapai streets; the people in the house
living behind it are cut Off from fresh
air and snffer on that account.
| tYou may say we do not need to
nurture the aesthetic sense of the gen
Grafton to come, but you must admit
that we must nurture its health
F" Our fight against billb0ards is pure
~ impersonal. We ask you to help US
in our campaign" ~
Some Pihkia Here * ~.
9 Mrs. Frear s talk began in this way;
rA"lf germs come from Germany, para
sites from Paris, and microbes from Ire
land, what do you know about the pill.
kia of Hawaii" .t&l
She then impressed the need Of medi.
cal examination fchildfen. ~ "a
That Is how you can save money
in your schools she said. ... (
g Do you know what repeater
isf A repeater is pupil who cannot
pass the first year, but must spend
] two or three years for one year 8 work
That means much extra money to tho
government. ..,.-. II
1The duh child--look into causes FOR
his dullness His eyes or aeanng mas
be defective; or it may be on account
of adenoids; there may be any one Of
number of things to account for hi
slowness in school. An examination
would show the cause and perhaps Tea,
to the cure The College Club will ash
the legislature for measure providing
for such examinations Vs.
Children,s Playground 45S
Mrs. Theodore Richards spoke Of
the work being done on children S play
grounds. ~ B4f
''We need a permanent playground
committee or commission" sac said
'and we want the Al Club TO- stan,
back of 1t. We need nor only play
grounds but trained workers for tn
proper Supervision aHd organization
Of play. At the Palama ana Beretani,
Fairgrounds you will fni hundredl
Of ehildren every day, ana at the 9th
ers but few. Wihyf Because at thu
former We have such supervision, an,
the children are taught the true. spir
it Of play, the beauty Of MUTUAL help
fulness and the necessity or give an,
take :. 4~fs
Mrs. Swanzy made an InterestIn;
talk on play grounds. She has beer
aetiyely Interest in Fairgrounds, 70
several years. 49,
Miss Anderson spoke of the wori