The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-10-22

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of help given. Through these depart.
ments also a wild field of health and
hygiene work with the children, and
baby welfare work with the mothers
and babies is also being undertaken.
Great Activity Planned
Plans are under way for the build.
ing of gymnasiums, athletic fields,
club houses, motion pictures theaters
which will also include a vaudeville
circuit, and restaurants for proper
feeding. New and improved dwellings
are being built OF are planned to the
extent of hundreds; sanitary systems
are being laid out; the villages are be-
ing planted for Identification; diaries
are being installed or enlarged to
supply milk; more extensive raising
OF animals far food is being gone into
and in every way the plantations are
endeavoring to give "the square deal"
to their laborers and employees.
Sick Well Cared For
A very large and important part of
the work done for the welfare of plan
tation employees, is the providing Of
hospitals, physicians, nurses and visit
ing nurses. Some of the plantation
hospitals are not to be excelled any
where on the Islands in staff buildings
and equipment. They treat thousands
of cases.
Their are now s district nurses on
Maui plantations who are SEN out in
to the homes and to village dispens-
aries to look after mothers, children
and babies, and see that sickness and
ailments Of all sorts are properly
treated. Their is a far reaching reach
ing series and is only limited by their
endurance personality and the mum
Der of hours in the day. A great many
day nurseries for taking care of the
children of mothers who work have
been established under these nurses.
The Maui Agriculture Company has
established two kindergartens, a
most fundamental A~mericanizing
agency. 1t is to be hoped hat either
there will be more such established
on the plantations or that the public
schools will establish them and pro-
vide for transportation.
One Real Pioneer
The Alexander House Settlement
has been carrying on various activities
since its formation in 1901. 1t is cen
trally located at Waikiki although by
recent arrangement with the planta-
tons its work extends all over Central
and West Maui. Its physical equip
ment consists OF a gymnasium, swim
ming pool and bowling alleys; an
other building in which is located the
kindergarten and part of which is
given rent free to the Maui Library
a small office building;
tennis courts; and I residence for
its workers, all in Waikiki.
Has General Supervision
BY arrangement with the planta-
the Settlement has this year be-
their supervising and organic
ing agent in the welfare" or indus
trial service work which they do. In
addition to this the Settlement carries
on its work among the boys and girls
and people Of Waikiki and other
towns and communities not strictly
plantation. Thus it ulites the two
fields under management.
There is not space here to so into
details Of the Settlements work
but an enumeration of the directions
which it takes, together with a state
men of the fields of the various. mem
bers of its staff will indicate what
his work is.
Division of Duties
The headworker has general super
vision yer all the work of the Settle
and is directly responsible for
It's work on :he plantations. The as
headworker is responsible for
he work in Waikiki and is also direct
y responsible for certain things for
rIigh thp Snttlnpnnn+ l,,ntn- hi. t;~,o
These things are: secretary of the
Territorial Board of Child Welfare;
Boy Scout Commissioner; INDECENT
agent in certain cases for the county,
probation officer in certain cases;
.rustee for certain children, for the
court. secretary of the Athletic Com
nittee of the Maui County Fair and
Association, agent for the Red
Cross. He also takes mp many other
community activities, more or less
temporary in nature.
The other Settlement activities in
furnishing a district nurse for
he school and town of Waikiki
through whom also preventive hygiene
md sanitation is carried on. Gymna-
work is provided for the boys
and girls and young people of Wal
.uhu ana vicinity, DOWllnS anu tennis
are carried on through clubs, and
swimming is always on the boards.
Staff is Increased
Recently the Settlement added the
new workers to the staff through
whom it will reach out further to the
boys and girls of Maui. w. II. Hut
on comes to extend and organize the
Boy Scouts, his time will be partly
by the Settlement to he Maui
Council of Boy Scouts. Leland c.
Lewis m to have general charge
If the gymnasium work and to assist
organizing athletics and recrea-
ions on the plantations. Miss Elean-
n Langwith m to take up an en-
irely new and highly important work,
hat Of organizing girls work in the
owns and on the plantation.
Public Schools Included
Considerable welfare work is being
lone in the public schools. The plan
ations on Central and West Maui
generously made il possible for
practically every school to have at