Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-26
Maui Is Booming
Garden Contests
For The Children
Six First Prizes of Trip to Horo.
lulu Decided on: Encourage
ing Home Agriculture
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WAILCKU. Maui. April Indoors
ing the report ard plans OF its com
miItee ON children gardens, the Maui
County Fair and Racing Association,
al its meeting on Tuesday afternoon,
went further and appropriated s." for
current expenses OF the committee IN
Carrying out its plans, and An add
tiCnal 1925 10 be used in taking the
six first prize Winning boys in the big
Maui garden contest 10 Honolulu our
ing the next Christmas holidays.
Dire tor Mathews, who has general
charge OF the organizing for the big
work, stated that the committee plans
to have 1000 gardens started by chill
dren on Maui, all working through or
ganihed committees in different dis
tricts. The first contest will close be-
fore the first OF the year, when an
other will be at once started with d
view OF being ready for making big
showing at the 1918 Maui county fair.
Following is Mr. Mathews report:
The general committee will be
composed OF some 80 members in as
many communities in the county Of
Maui. Each locality will have sub
committee of which the members Of
the garden committee from that local
ity will be chairman. The gardens
committee will meet once each week
for a general discussion OF plans.
The executive committee, COM
posed of five members, is as follows:
ID. H. Case, chairman; w. J. Cooper,
secretary; L. r. Mathews, director of
gardens; William McClusky, DR.. w. D.
Baldwin.
The size of each garden shall be
not less than 100 square feet.
Prizes recommended are as fol
lows:
Il. Six first prizes: A trip to Homo
lulu.
-. Six second prizes, choice of the
following articles: Ball and bat, base
ball mask, pocket flashlight, fountain
pen, set of garden tools, doll, hair rib
bon and sash, sweater, bicycle lamp
wagon, etc.
"3. Six third prizes: Small set of
garden tools, one years subscription
to Maui News, baseball, baseball bat,
book, school companion, subscription
to Boys Life or American Boy, etc.
Method Of making awards.-De-
cision upon this has, been deferred I'M
til later.
"Budget.-The children's gardens
recommends that the sum
of $275 be set aside for a budget for
this committee. to be expended as
follows:
Printing. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000
First prizes ...:.......... $4,000
Office and fncidentals. $500
:. = ..r. S275.GO
THE committee plans to request
the merchants of Maui to donate the
articles selected for the second and
third prizes.
The contest will begin at once and
close at Christmas
List of chairmen, subject to their
acceptance.-Wailuku, Mrs. Weddick
or Mrs. Crockett; Waikapu, Mrs.
Frank Hoogs:~ Waihee, Mrs Mary
Austin; Kahului, Ellis G. Pleasant;
Kihei, r. B. Walker; Olowalu, Valen-
tine; Lahaina, Puukili, Honokawai, L.
Puunene, Brown; Kea-
hua, Burns; Sprecklesville, Jas. T.
Fantom; Paia, A.. C. Bowdish; Hama
w. s. Beeman; Haiku, Dr.
w. D. Baldwin; Kailua-Keanae-Huelo,
w. F. Pogue; Waiakoa, Robert Won
keokea-Ulapalakua- Ma
kena, DR.. Raymond; Hama TALL
Hama plantation), Mrs. John Chalm-
ers; Honckohua- Honokokau-Honolu
d. T. Fleming; Haou, VIM.
Haia, Jr.; Kipahulu, John Fassoth;
Kaupo, Mrs. Lille MARCEL; Makawao,
Rose Crook.
Molokai-Pukoo-Ka malo- Halawa, c.
c, Conrad; Kaunakakai, David Kaai.
Lanai-Mr Munro