The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1892-04-08
HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING.
Large Additions of Corresponding
and Regular Members.

Hawaiian Historical Society, held at
Y. NJ. G. A. hall last night. A num-
Der of ladies graced the occasion 10y
their presence. Hon, G.. r. Bishop,
president, was in the chair.
Rev. r.. Il. Hoes, chaplain of the
L. S. flagship San Francisco, submit
ted a report as librarian. Since last
meeting the association had received
donations of 100 bound books and
over 600 pamphlets all bearing on
Hawaii and its concerns. Rev DR.
Hyde was gratefully mentioned for
having turned over his valuable col
lection of books, pamphlets, newspa-
pers and manuscripts. Mr.. A. j.
Cartwright, Hon. S, n. Castle and
Mr.. Geo. p. Castle had also dealt
very literally with the association,
the last-named having turned over %
volumes of Hawaiian books. A cordial
resolution of thanks to the generous
donors was passed.
Judge Dole presented the report
of committee consisting of himself,
Chaplain Hoes and Prof. Scott, on
an arrangement for mutual benefit
made with the trustees of the Homo
lulu Library and Reading Room As
ISOLATION. The arrangement in brief
is that the Library Association give
up their front room to the Historical
Association, transfer TO it all printed
and manuscript matter relating to
Polynesia arfd the Pacific now in pos
session of the Library Association;
while the Historical Association
engages to give members of the
Library Association the privileges of
its own library, to not call on the
Library Association for financial aid,
and, in the event of dissolution, to
turn over to the other organization
its whole library. The committee
believed that with this alliance with
an incorporated body, there was no
present occasion for Incorporating
the Historical Society. They recon-
mended that the president be made
the trustee of the society to hold its
property. The report was unani-
mously adopted and the president
elected as trustee.
Mr.. Thos. O.. Thrum, treasurer,
presented his report. Receipts for
the month had been 1894, bills paid
5000, deposited in Savings Bank
$500, cash in hand S253 so. Ac-
cepted.
Hon. w. f. Allen moved, second
ed by Judge Dole, the following res
olution. The seconder said it was
no mere formal matter, rs Her Maj
esty had taken friendly interest in
the association, and would benefit it
by her patronage. The resolution
was received and passed with APP
plause:
ReSol0ed, That Her Majesty Liliu-
okalani, Queen of the Hawaiian King
dom, be elected the Patron of this So
ciety, and that the President and
Corresponding Secretary be appoint
ed a committee TO wait upon Her
Majesty and request her acceptance.
DR.. Hyde, Prof Alexander, Chap
lain Hoes, Judge Dole and Mr.. Allen
each proposed a number Of cores
ponding members, who were elected
as follows: Rear-Admiral Brown, u.
S. N; Medical Inspector Wood, l..
S. N; Chief Engineer Inch, &. :.
N; j. w. Austin, +. p. Bond and
j. f. Hunniwell, of Boston; Capt.
G. K. Button, Otis 7. Mason and j.
w. Powell, Of Washington, ID. c..
General S. G. Armstrong, OF Hamp-
ton, Va, Hon. w. n. Armstrong, of
New York; M. NJ. Cover, of New
Haven, Conn. I. ii. Davies, of
Southport, England; s. Percy
Smith, ii. G. Scth-Smith, Edward
Tregear and f. ID. Fenton, of New
Zealand and Rev. j. $. Whitmee,
of Samoa.
Mr.. Jos. Emerson presented a list
of seventy-siX residents of Honolulu,
who had expressed their desire to be-
come members. They were elected
in block. The membership roll has
now got beyond 200 names.
Mr.. Jos. Emerson was the essayist
of the evening. He read a learned
and lengthy paper, on "rhe Lesser
Hawaiian Gods, " or, as he explained,
especially those gods who have re-
ceived the worship and become the
patrons of individuals and of fami-
lies, and have entered most intimate
ly into their daily life" He treated
of them under two heads" Unihi-
pili' and "Aumakua" -excluding
several other classes like the "lapus,"
or ghosts, and that myriad of sprites,
spooks, gnomes and fairies with which
the Hawaiian imagination peopled
earth, sea, air, and the neither as
well as the upper world. AT the be-
ginning the essayist acknowledged
substantial assistance from Prof. w.
ID. Alexander, DR.. N. b. Emerson,
Mr.. q. j. Lyons, Mrs. Emma Naku-
ina, Mr.. j. M. Poepoe, and his
friends among the kahunas and
others of the Hawaiian people.
Under the first head he remarked
that OF all the familiar spirits which
kahuna summons to execute his
wishes the most dreadful is an unihi-
pill. He described the eXacting de-
tails required for securing an alliance