The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1883-11-17
the Y. M. G. A.

held on Thursday evening, Mr.. G.
M. Cooke, vice-president, in the
chair.
The minutes of the previous meet
ing were read and approved. The
directors recommended the election
of five new members, Messrs. j. H.
Hare, w. w. Smith, w. c. Murray,
E. G. Sandford and r. w. Hon.
burg. These gentlemen were unani-
mously elected.
Mr.. Atherton reported. that no
further communications had been
received flom America about q
general Secretary; that one appli-
cation was made in Honolulu, but
they could not recommend it.
Mr.. w. w. Hall, for the enter
tainment committee, reported that
fourteen ladies were arranging for
fair to be held on 11th December, by
which they hoped to realize $400 or
| $500, towards the fund for altering
the building and making more
rooms.
Mr.. P. G. Jones jr., reported on
the success of the Sunday afternoon
services, and asked all members to
exert themselves in distributing in
vitations to every person they met.
He was doing his best but he
wanted other members to assist him.
He felt that they were deeply indeb-
ted to Mr.. Cruzan, and said that
his (Mr. Cruzan's) last afternoon
sermon was one of the best he had
ever listened to.
Mr.. G.. M. Cooke said that he had
been present at the first service and
noticed many regular church-going
people. He had not been again till
the last, when he saw that most of
the congregation was composed of
the working class.
| Rev. A. Forbes, then took the
chair, the vice-president being ex-
cused.
| Rev. j. A. Cruzan hoped that the
temperance committee would assist
him in preparing for the free en-
tertainments. 1t seemed to be the
opinion of the meeting that Mr..
Cruzan had done so we'll that it
would be pity 10 give him any
help.
Rev. A Forbes then spoke on the
illicit sale of liquor, saying that it
had materially diminished, especial
ly among the Chinese on the other
islands, and that the manufacture OF
liquor by stills had almost ceased.
The reason was because they could
easily purchase all they wanted,
openly and directly from first hands.
The wholesale liquor dealers were
making large profit. He under.
stood this to be so, from what was
told him by sheriffs and residents in
various parts who said that the
natives now got their liquor, case
at a time, instead of slyly by the
bottle.
On motion, it was agreed that the
building committee be instructed tt
proceed with the work on the new
room, but not to expend more money
than they had in hand.
Mr.. Hall mentioned that 5000 wa,
owing on the furniture account. On,
gentleman hoped that the next chair
purchased would be more comfort
able than those they now had.
In consequence of complaint
made about persons writing obscen
things on the blackboard and in tn
visitors book, and of the lights be
ing put out at nine O'Clock sharp
when gentlemen were reading, it wa
decided that the trustees be in
, structed to take responsible charg'
, of the building and give orders t
the janitor.
An interesting letter was rea,
from Mr.. Isaiah Bray, who had beer
to the Massachusetts State Conven
ton of Y. M. G. Associations a
Springfield. He recommended tina
the Honolulu Association becom
. identified with the American Inter
: national Committee by the appoint
ment of correspondent. The,
would then he entitled IN send dala