The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-07-28
Work Of Alexander
House Settlement is
Told In Report

Important new Work was lnCIuueu
in the activities of Alexander House
Settlement in the last fiscal year
while work in other directions has
been carried on as in former years
as is shown by the annual report
made to the trustees of the ~associa-
ton by Clinton s. Childs, headwork-
er, and c.. A. Puck his associate. Such
new work includes dental work and
physical training and athletics in the
schools. The new and old work has
been carried on under some Difficult
ties because of the necessary curtail-
ments in the working forces.
Activities Detailed
Activities of the Alexander House
Settlement in the year ending June
80, included conduct of the kindergar
ten, gymnasium, bowling alleys, tennis
courts and swimming pool; services
OF a district nurse; general communi.
ty athletics; use of association pro-
perry for community interests; COM
munity Christmas trees; investiga.
tional and relief work; dental work;
physical training and athletics in the
schools; Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts.
In addition to such work the associa-
ton has cooperated with other COM
munity work in the athletic or sports
committee of the Fair and Racing AS
ISOLATION of which Childs is treasurer
and Puck Secretary and for which
the St~enographer of the Association
has assisted largely in the correspon-
dence the swimming committee of
the Fair and Racing Association, Maui
Athletic Club, Boy Scouts Council:
Girl Scout Council, Humane depart
ment of the Woman's Club, the board
of child welfare and several other
organization and institutions.
In participation in the activities of
the Athletic Committee workers of
the association were chairman or
served on committees on football,
track and field athletics, baseball,
basketball, swimming and other mat
ters.
Not Just WaiIuku
In Child Welfare work Puck made
GAP visits in a year.
Miss Seibert has devoted her time
and attention to the girl scouts or
ganization and to athletics and phys
l ical training in the schools. OF the
Girl Scouts there are 16 troops will
144 registered scouts and a total en-
rollment of 272. The school WORK i!
regarded as one of the most impOr
tant of the undertakings of the settle
ment and its first year., under din
culties, has been sufficient TO show
it's possibilities.
Work of the Boy Scouts, which La.
been made public in the reports o
C Scout Executive Hutton is also deal
C with.
C The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Chill
Welfare and other Investigations
k and relief work, athletics and sports
; school athletics and physical cultur
and community Christmas Trees ar
some of the activities that extend be
; You'd the limits of the Waikiki Dis
trict into practically all parts G
9 Maui.
Figures are Presented
In the Kindergarten there was a
C average attendance of 81 daily III
der Miss Marshall and assistant
Gymnasium work was not pushed fo
the boys as formerly, owing to lac
of a man to take charge of that worl
but there was an average weekly a
tendance of AL. Mrs. Williams ha
devoted part time to girls club wor
and the girls attendance has average
o. 145 weekly. Mrs. Williams gave e
pecial attention to the swimming fe;
e. ture of the work for girls.
In district nurse work there wei
b 2499 dispensary cases, 2458 house '
te sits, 224 hours were spent at the di
pensary, there were 500 kindergarte
treatments, 1876 school room visi
and 1892 school treatments.
The tennis club, dental clinic ar
<everal other features are embodit
in the report and there are a nuI
ul Der of valuable suggestions for Il
e continuance and extension of Il
IS work of the settlement in the futul
e, For funds the Settlement are draw
to a very small extent from pub
appeals most of them coming fro
ed large sources" but the workers
in a great deal in assisting of raisiI
fe. from the public funds necessary
other agencies more or less close
y associated with community a
general welfare work.