The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1893-06-20
RESPOND WITH ENTHUSIAST
TO MINISTER BL0UNT'S
CALL.
They viii Celebrate the Fourth
with salutes, Barbecue and sports.


decorated Saturday evening will
2 flags and lanterns. Across the gate
r ways hung rows of red, white anC
blue lanterns, and round the veranda:
hung similar rows, giving the prem
ises distinctly patriotic air. The
doors and windows were draped with
large American flags, and on the cen.
ter table of the large and comfortable
parlor, where the meeting was held,
was large bouquet suggestive of the
national colors of the most progressive
nation on earth.
The meeting held was distinctively
American, perhaps more so than any
ever held in Honolulu before. There
were no tmake believe" Americans
present; the usual quasi-American
kicker was an unknown quantity for
the first time in years, and the meet
ing was the largest and most deter
mined that has been held here during
the past dozen years.
By 7:30 o'clock the American voters
and residents here began to assemble
at the Arlington, and before o'clock
the rooms and verandas were thronged
with representative citizens of the
great republic. 1t seemed as though
every man whose Americanism was
any way in doubt had congenially alb
scented himself.
At quarter before o'clock, after
awaiting for the arrival of Minister
| Blount some time, it was learned that
he had determined not to be present
at the meeting, and in consequence
| Consul. General Severance called the
assembly of American citizens to or
der. In his opening remarks he said
in substance:
Fellow citiZens-Everyone here to-
night is familiar with the object of
this meeting. You are all aware it is
for the purpose of celebrating that
greatest of American holidays-the
day of American independence. Last
year, as has been the custom, the
American minister was present, but.
Mr.. Blount has informed me that he
was so pressed by business that he
finds it impossible to attend and has
therefore requested that / call this
meeting tos order. However, this is
not an occasion for speech making,
but for business pertaining to the eel
ebration in hand. | therefore nomi- |
nate as permanent chairman of the |
meeting Hon. J. B. Anterior.
Mr.. Atherton was unanimously |
elected and as soon as he had taken |
his seat, Mr.. j. w. Jones was elected |
permanent secretary.
Chairman Afhartpu thoT1 Sl1onacfad /
that the formation of a nominating |
committee would be in order.
Mr.. f. B. McStocker moved that in
place of a nominating committee a /
committee of arrangements, to consist |
report q programme of celebration
and to have complete charge thereof
in case this meeting adopted the re-
port. Carried.
The following committee of arrange
ments was appointed: T. F. Lansing,
George w. Smith, Bruce Cartwright,
P. C. Jones, w. F. Allen, w. c. VIII
der, Jr., d. B. Smith, George C.
Ashley, c. B. Ripley, Theodore Rich
ards, Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott, W. w. Hall
and J. w. Jones.
1
obliged to be absent at court on one of
the other islands he was under the
necessity of declining and moved that
his place be filled by the appointment
of Mr.'F L. McStOcker. Carried.
On motion the committee of ar
engagements was given power TO fill
vacancies in the committee, if such
should occur.
t. I I |
be added to the committee,
making it consist of sixteen instead
of fifteen members. Carried.
f. B. McStocker moved the COM
mittee retire and report during the
evening to the meeting. Carried.
During the absence of the commit |
tee Consul Severance took the chair.
He stated that last year the citizens
had raised something over $1,000 for |
About $500 had been | {
spent on the ball given, $500 was given
as prizes for the sports, and there still '
remained a balance of little over 50
in the bank of Bishop & Co. as a
starter for this years fund. He urged !
that the subscriptions must be liberal c
this year and that it was the especial
duty of Americans to make the pres 1
SuG CGlcDIdIIOu Il CIeulJ W themselves |
and an honor to the great nation they L
alone represented in this country.
DIR. Rodgers suggested that the Pro-
government would probably
fire the salutes for the committee.
Consul Severance said that this
celebration should be distinctively
For this reason, meeting
here as American citizens, the cele- i
Oration must be kept distinct from
any other governments or organization. :
Il was for the same reason it had been 4
ieemed wise to keep the celebration r
separate from the annexation club.
there were many Ameri a
ans in that organization, it could not +
De called distinctively American. As
ar as this celebration was concerned, y !
t was best to draw the line between q
I and the Provisional government. u
let us pay for own powder, as Ameri n
ans are in the habit of doing. As it =
lad been suggested that subscription q
list be opened that evening, to save s.
ime, he now laid one on the table, so v
hat during the absense of the COM
nittee on arrangements citizens could