The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1882-06-14
Meeting of U. S. Citizens at the Hawaiian
Hotel.

In accordance with a resolution passed at the
meeting Of veterans, General Comfy, the United
States Minister Resident, summoned all claiming
American citizenship 10 meeting az the Hawaiian
Hotel ON Thursday last, for the purpose OF making
preliminary arrangements for the proper obsery
auce OF the Fourth Of July.
General Comfy took the chair, and Messrs. J. NJ.
Dat lr., and &. w. Stewart were nominated as
Secretaries Of the meeting \ provisional com
nittee Of i've, composed Of DR.. Rodgers, A. j.
Cartwright, A. s Hartwell. DR.. Emerson and K.
w. Lame, were selected 70 prepare plan of cele-
bra;iun for the consideration of the meeting.
Professor Scott related his experience Of similar
celg brutluLs II Japan.
DR.. MCGraw related how the Fourth OF July was
celebrated az NickshurE during the late war.
DR.. Rodgers on behalf Of the above named
committee said that they would recommend the
firing OF national sllutcs at sunrise. noon and
sunset to have IN Grafton and music in the fore
noon az hawaiahaO church picnic IN the after
noon and q bail IN the evening Ii was also recon-
rneldud that q committee of iwenty-one be chosen
To arrange FOR carrying out the same and that
they choose persons for the subcommittee from
their own uuml or. Report adopted unanimously.
The following were appointed members of the
committee: A. j. Cartwright. Chairman, Claus
Sprechels, A. g. Ellis JuO. II. Brown, j. A. Hop
per. c, h. EldrdEr, +. b. Hastings p. c. Jones.
A. : Hartwell. r. T. Dillingham;. A. W. Bush r.
W. Lame d. A. Mckinley. DR.. Rodgers, NJ. NJ.
Scott, T. z. Adams II. +. Hebbard, c. A. Arnold,
T. +. Kennedy DR.. McGrew, W. F. Allen.
Moved and carried that the committee be en-
powered 10 enlarge their number if found neces-
sary.
Mr. ?. c. Jones spoke Of tile work of the Finance
Committee N getting subscriptions and suggested
that subscriptions be taken in the hall forth
with. Carried unanimously and in a very few
minutes the sum Of 81 ,9sg was subscribed.
Members Of the committee were requested 10
meet az the Hotel on Friday evening.
H Hart suggested that a torchlight process
sion on the evening of the 81 be a feature
Of the celebration. Referred to committee.
The following are the names Of the subscribers
10 the fund for the celebration: Claus Spreckels
500: =. c. Jones ir.. SluO; A. J. Cartwright, J.
NJ Comfy A. :. Hartwei, Dillingham; & Co, j. h.
Athert1u, Levers q Cooke SjOeach J. ). McGrew,
W. +. Allen, 4. f. Judd, p, C. Advertiser
Co, i. Grieye a Co, Hrf-Tiiaa Gg-rfts So each
L. Selig, J. NJ. Dat, sr., J. 4. Hopper $40
each: Bruce Cartwright A.. w. Bush, Chas. Fur
uCauN So each.
Inc following named subscribed in sums of SO
or less Robt. won Oclhoiien, John Ross, c. A.
Brown Union Feed Company, George f. Wells,
Juu. A. Palmer. Il. W. Laine, A. G. Ellis,
James A. Kennedy, H. Hart, VIM. p. Toler, NJ.
liams q Co, VIM. Elssie of kapaa, w, II: Wilkin-
son. L. hiStler b Drdgnsteiu, Geo. l.. Fitch, f.
NJ. Hatch, ). J. Leyey, \. .. Murphy, Geo. W.
Pascoe, A. VI. Robinson, y. b, Emerson. A. NJ.
Magoon c. X. Miller, I. F. Kennedy, A. b. Kerr.
c. A. Arnold J. =, Copeland, VIM. Wagner, J. S.
AlIlett, c. r. James, W q. Ashley, NJ. v ThOmp-
son, james ID. IorbCrt. j. Z. Jordan. Geo. w.
STEWART IN AatArNLA Illus lNullA - NJ NONhts
William Ptdler, W. d. Bmden, f. Turrell, JAS.
l., C.. Ables, j. K. Morrell, W. Unger,
d. Simpson, C. Bolte, Phil. Stein, Z. d. Sweeny,
c, II. EldrldEg, H. L. Hebbard Louis Adler. Z. A.
Morse l.. L. NcCaudless, A. w, Dubois. j. A.
AIeCandltss, j. N. Whitney, Z. Hopkins A. NJ.
HewUtt, L. L. DOYLE, II. A. Burns. W. l.. Court
ney W. NJ. Clark, A. G.. Brewer W. c. Helmken,
F. NJ Fisher George Eclley. c. Hustace. ir., NJ.
VI. Scott, J. Brown, +. y. Eckley, II. EmmersOn.
considerable amount has since been added to
the subscription lists at Mr. CaTtwrights office
and J. NJ. Dat il. Il Co.'S. store.
In accordance with the call OF the Chairman,
Mr.. a. j. Cartwright, the committee of p met
again NJ the Hawaiian Hotel on Friday evening,
to arrange the details for the celebration of the
ith Of July The following programme, with the
proper committee to carry 1t INTO effect was agreed
upon; Auati0ual salute of 10 guns in the morn
lug and evening, and u at noon There will be a
picnic during the day, and a ball in Music Hall in
the evening. PRAYER by Rev. ). c. Damon, DID;
Grafton, by Rev. j. a. Cruzan; Reading of Decar-
alton OF independence, by Mr. j. Castle; Music by
the Band; Singing Of America, 10y the Audience:
Ben5dictlou. By Rev. Dr. HYDE,