The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-04-27
VALLEY island IS
Seeking T0OUTD0
. HERGARDENSSTER
Maui Now Planning For the Crea-
lion Of "A Thousand GAR
dens' Immediately
COMPREHENSIVE CAMPAIGN 70
BEAT DOWN COST or LIVING
- t
Planters Headed BY Men Like
r. r. Baldwin Are Heading
the BIG Food Plan
oman special To me Advsrtissr)

(Mail Special To The Advertiser)
WAILUKU, Maui, April 25--f' A
thousand gardens on Maui" Ia the slO-
gan adopted in the campaigns TO have
children all over the Valley Isle raise
Vegetables to help fprestail the effects
Of food shortage.
The comprehensive plans mapped out
by the newly organized Maui Fair and
Racing Association, which is in charge
Of the campaign, were completed At a
meeting Of the directors Of The orGahi-
zation yesterday.
/ Widespread cooperation will be given
the children BY the grown-ups and the
plantations will lend every assistance
in the promotion Of the vegetable gar
dens.
r. r. Baldwin, manager Of Punnene
plantation, will set aside tracts Of land
near every laborers camp for the chill
| dren 70 develop into gardens. Similar
offers have been made by other man
ayers. Manager Penhallow Of Wailpkt
| Is ready TO lend land for the children
and DR.. W. d. Baldwin of Haiku has
made similar plans Supervising Prin,
cipal Of schools W. NJ. Mcclpskey has
received instructions from Honolulu to
promote to the fullest extent the work
AZ the school children with their gar
dens stas ~
The fair and racing association di-
fectofs have appropriated 1878 to pay
expenses of the children's garden cam
paign, The plan Is 70 oder prizes 20
| the children for the best gardens and
close the contest by Christmas.
| Even IL there is no food shortage,
the directors believe, the contest viii
help many families reduce the high cost
Of living. Sufficient seeds are now on
hand to start the campaign and Il y
1 understood that the experiment sta
tion has cabled to the mainland for
more seeds.
The following plans, submitted as a
committee report, were adopted by the
association;
The general committee will be com
posed of some thirty members in a.
many communities in the county Of
Maui. Each locality win have q sub.
committee Of which the member Of the
garden COMMITTEES from that locality
4 will be chairman. The gardens com
mittee will meet once each week for a
general discussion Of plans.
The executive committee, composed
of FIVE members, ID as follows: d. II.
Case, chairman; w. j. Cooper, pecre-
tary; l.. r. Mathews, director of gar
deHs; William Mcolusky; DR.. w. d.
A Baldwin.
The size Of each garden shall be not
less than one hundred square feet.
Prizes Recommended are as follows.
Six first prizes: trip to Honolulu.
Six second prizes: choice of the fol,
lowing articles: Ball and bat, baseball
mask, pocket fiashlight, fountain pen,
set Of garden tools, don, hair ribbon
! and sash, sweater, bicycle lamp, wagon,
etc. .te NJ
Six third prizesi small set Of garden
tools, one years subscription 10 "Mapi
News" base ball, baseball bat, book,
school companion, subscription TO
Boys Life'' or & American Boysp
etc. ~
Method Of making awards; decision
upon this has been deferred until later.
7 Budget; The childrens, gardens com
mittee recommend that the sum OF
s275.0O be set aside for budget for
this committee, to be expended as fol
lows: Printing $40; LIST prizes $500;
! Office aud meidentals $50; total $275.
The Committee plans TO request the
a merchants Of Maui ITO donate the ar.
ticles selected for the second and third
prizes
The contest win begin at once and
close at Christmas.
F. l. .TN..kr :. q ~.