The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-12
PLAYGROUNDSFOR
CHILDREN GIVEN
BOOST BY ARNOLD.
i-4----- a X 4 Q. :.stl y,
Juveniles More important 70 Ho-
nolulu Than Streets Says
Supervisor at, s3i
AID CLUB ASKS THAT
TOTS BE CONSIDERED
Five Recreation Centers Are
Suggested City Fathers
win Deliberate
(From Thursday,s Advertiser)

(From Thursdays Adyertiser)
Amid applause from the gallery, In
which several supervisors joined, Super.
visor Arnold, at the meeting Of the
board Of supervisors last night, blazed
a trail for system of children's play
grounds in Honolulu, which to all ap.
pearances cannot be blocked by any
opponents TO the expenditure Of public
funds in this direction.
The subject came up when William
Thompson, as chairman of q sub-com.
mittee Of the Ad Club, read lengthy
letter to the board, urging equipment
Of Playground I'm SEVERAL sections Of
the city. Mrs. Theodore Richards of
the Free Kindergarten and Children's
Aid Association also addressed the
hoard along the same lines, telling what
has been done in the past and what 10
desired for the future.
After the address Supervisor Quinn
arose TO announce that he was heartily
in favor Of Fairgrounds, but that with
the demand for roads and other i'm;
provements money was not available.
Arnold ohamrions Cause 2f =
Supervisor Arnold took up the Achal;
lenge quickly, and, gaining the hoefs
iFHIt seems to me that children arr
more important TO this community than
roads or street improvements. Perhaps
we cannot give the playground work
ers all they want at this time, but ]
am certain thatwe can find funds some.
where ito give them q start in their
Z work. i am Absolutely opposed to.any
member of this board throwing colo
water on the work of building up; our
% ehildren's Fairgrounds, and 4 won 4
stand for it.pt, ~ 4 d, a III 81
After the applause had subsidized 81, I
pervisor Arnold moved that the letter
from the Ad Club committee be re-
ferred to the road committee for o re;
port at the next meeting, which was
passed unanimously. I . az
The letter was as follows: w.
The Ad Clubs Letter g.,
Mr.. Mayor and gentlemen Of the
Board of Supervisors: --Some days ago
Mr.. Mayor, you4weEssl kind enough ia
say: Gan hail the women Of the Out.
door Circlel If every resident of Ho
nolulu were as public spirited as these
women, Honolulu would be the most
beautiful and attractive city in the
world today. They give their timt
and money in their efforts for a city
beautiful with graeiousness that Il
inspiring and uplifting" p. =
Noble Women Workers ~
This community is fortunate indeeC
in having women or executive ability
planning and working not only for I,
city beautiful, but that the minds ant
bodies of our children might be de
veloped along sane lines. A few week
ago several ladies addressed the Al,
Club with reference to supervised an,
equipped Fairgrounds in the differen
centers Of the city of Honolulu. Afte
mature consideration the Ad Club de
cided to cooperate with the severa
organizations to this end, and appoint
cd committee consisting Of Messrs
K. M. EhrhorD, Tom T.. Wall and VIM
Thompson. We have gone CAREFUL,
over the matter with the ladies, an,
have-made thorough canvass of avail
able sites, and respectfully submit tn
following for your consideration;
Five Playground Centers .. =
That the city and county of Homo
lulu should establish Fairgrounds in tn
five following centers: Kaiulani, Ks
ihi--waina, rKauluwela, Kakaakoi an
Moiliih. In all Of these districts, q
cepting the last named, there are ampl
grounds already set apart either q
school property or Immediately adja
cent to school property for the estai
lishment Of Fairgrounds. At Kalih
waina and Kakaako some quite expeI
siye equipment has already been placet
but so far, little used because Of lac
of organized play, In Moiliili there
absolutely nothing. The school ground
isare small This is eopgested distriC
and the need Is pressing. Our studysc
the problem has convinced us that thei
should be general director, who shoul
have under her one assistant for eac
playground, The director should be-
trained worker, allie to instruct her a
,sistants, organize the play on eae
ground, and Keep in touch by visitin
each center several times weekl,
These Fairgrounds should-be open fro
two D. m. until dusk each school da
and from nine a. N. until dusk eac
Saturday, Sunday and holiday. tn
grounds should be owned or lease,
equipped and maintained by the eli
and county funds.
Direction Of the Grounds
IL might be found necessary for son
organization or commission appOintt
by you to have general direction Of u
grounds and workers. The Free XII
dcrgarteu and Children 5 Aid Associ
tion, the pioneers in this work, ha'
equipped and successfully operated
playground at the corner of Smith al
Beretania streets for the past TO
years. This association, rich in expe
ence, would consent to undertake t
direction of any Fairgrounds which y
may decide to finance. II is the desj
of this association, should it be deem
wise to place the proposed playgfouH
under its supervision, that the one n,
directed by it he considered on I
same basis with the five mention