Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-02
IS
! FORMALLY GIVEN
TO KINDERGARTEN


The Free Kindergarten and Chi
dren's Aid Association. with Mrs. F. /.
Swanzy presiding. had its regular
monthly meeting at the Library d
Hawaii this morning. when the deed 70
the Mother Rice Memorial Playground
in Moiilili from the descendants Of
Mrs. Rice was formerly turned over 70
the association.
The deed carries with Il 3 SUI
ficient endowment to carry on the
work of the playground, said Mrs.
Isaac NJ Cox. secretary Of the associ-
alton, and we are all deeply grateful,
as am sure the entire city Of Homo
lulu is. for this very splendid gift.
report from tie Beretania Play
ground was read by the secretary.
bringing out the interesting fact that
the average daily attendance OF chill
dren at this, one Of the city's most i'm.
portant breathing places. is 200.
Football has made Its appearances
among the boys on this playground.
riyaling baseball in popularity. Sam
uel W. Robley, Y. NJ. C. A. secretary OF
community boys work, has charge Of
the boys sports. and every Saturday
morning boys OF football age from the
playground are given the privilege u
going to the Y NJ. G. A. gymnasium.
Under Mr.. Robley the boys have been
organized to meet other football teams.
and enthusiastic play is the result.
Miss Vera Day, who has charge Of
the playground, reports that the girls
and smaller boys are much interested
now in making scrap-books from pic
lures which they themselves clip from
magazines provided for the purpose.
Some of the older girls are now max.
ing one large scrapbook to be kept as
a permanent addition to the play.
ground equipment.
Still more important is the interest
the girls are taking in Red Cross work.
So eager were they to learn to knit
that, lacking needles, they found wires
and Strengthened them out into knit.
ting needle lengths, and used strings,
pieces OF Irvine and bits OF thread
picked up here and there for materials.
until they had really learned to knit.
Now they are provided with needles
and thread so that they may knit
washrags and other things for the Red
Cross, in addition to the first aid and
other work they are learning to do IN
this connection.
The little ones are keeping IN their
interest in clay modelling, drawing
and sand working.
Mrs. Swanzy announced that the
Board of Supervisors had promised to
request w. L. Frazee, superintendent
OF lights, to place two lights ID this
playground. which will be done immo-
diately, the association paying for the
electricity used until such timo a.
there Is water sufficient IN the Nun.
anu reservoirs to supply power for the
government lighting plant
In speaking of the need for more
light Mrs. Cox took occasion to pre-.
sent, most forcibly, the necessity for
keeping the Beretania playground
open always for the children OF Homo
lulu.
AS we all know said Mrs. Cox.
the Bishop estate has offered to sen
the ground to the city and county for
$4,000, but so far the offer has NOT
been accepted, and | understand that
now the Bishop Estate IS about to
lease the property. at high rental. 70
some business concern who will doubt.
less at once proceed to put up build.
fngs Of some sort that will shut the
children off from this fayorite breath.
Ing place OF theirs. There is not room,
In Aala Park for the children to play
as tney want to play and as they
should play. Now. when cities all over
the world are condemning buildings
and having them removed to make
playground space. it seems a shame
that we cannot keep this ground open
for the children