The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-04-13
WOMEN.
They Object TO the Wording
of a Memorial.


League held its third business
meeting yesterday morning at
Arion Hall. Mrs. F. W. Macfar-
lane, President, called the meeting
to order promptly at 10 o'clock.
After reading the minutes by the
Secretary, Mrs. Grace KahaIewai,
the proposed memorial to United
States Commissioner Jas. HI.
Blount was taken up. The Secre-
tary read it once in Hawaiian, but
Nthe ladies in the rear part of the
building could not hear her. They
requested her to again read the
rather lengthy memorial, which
was done. The memorial was
briefly in this wise:
To Z. S. Commissioner JAMES FL.
BLoUNT;
Greeting: We, the members of the
Hawaiian Women's Patriotic League,
formed for the sole purpose of perpe-
trating the independence of Hawaii,
kingdom for whom our ancestors
fought and bled in war, do hereby
implore Your Excellency to recon-
mend to your Government the res
toration of our beloved Queen on the
throne of Hawaii, and that the pres
ent stage should be brought to an
end. The people of Hawaii have re-
ceived you with warm welcome,
and it would be o deed of humanity
on your part to grant the earnest and
humble applications of the patriotic
women subjects of the sovereign of
Hawaii mel.
Several of the elder women were
dissatisfied with the wording, and
especially the utter absence of the
name of Liliuokalani," on the
memorial. Mesdames J. Kaae, G..
w. Miles, M. Kaaepa, Mele Alapai,
and few others sternly opposed
the literary construction of the
memorial, as it seemed too undi-
plomatic to them.
The President explained that the
word "Queen" written in the me-
mortal meant Liliuokalani, as Ha-
waii has no other queen at present.
An old woman replied: "You
might place Kaiulani there; we
want you to put Liliuokalani's
name at the head" Mrs. Mele
Alapai, of Unihipili fame, seconded
the last speaker, maintaining, how
ever, that Liliuokalani's name
should properly come at the end of
the memorial.
At this moment about ten or
fifteen old women were on the floor
crying for Liliuokalani." Mrs.
w. l.. Wilcox ran across the build
ing to the rear to explain to them
the intention of the President. As
there were more than twenty
women speaking at once to her
about ''Liliuokalani," Mrs. Wilcox
was necessarily obliged to yell to
the house in order to be heard, but
the twenty were determined not to
hear her.
Mrs. Nakuina, interpreter, here
explained the words of the Presi-
dent. The women called out for
another reading of the memorial
which was readily complied with.
The rival contention for the inser-
ton of Liliuokalani's name at the
top of the memorial was again
made. The old women became
frantic as they thought the younger
and more intelligent members were
trying to rob them of their
Queen.
"Put Liliuokalani at the top and
we'll be satisfied" cried the chorus
of women from the rear part of the
building.
Mrs. Mele Alapai took the lead
ing part for the Opposition. The
discussion occupied nearly two
hours without coming to a vote. Of
the three or four hundred women
present only about twenty wanted
the name of Liliuokalani inserted.
At noon the President became
weary and dismissed the meeting
subject to her call.
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