The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-06-19
FOURTH OF JULY.
Large and Enthusiastic Meeting to
Make Arrangements

MAKE arrangements.
Pursuant to the call of Minister
Blount a large meeting of Ameri-
cans was held at the new branch OF
the Arlington Hotel Formerly Du-
dot House) on Saturday evening.
Consul General Severance called the
meeting to order, stating that Min
lister Blount was detained by another
engagement. He nominated Mr.. j.
B. Atherton as permanent chairman.
The nomination was ratified unani-
mously by the meeting, and Mr.. j.
w. Jones was the sole preference
for secretary.
Mr.. f. B. McStocker nominated
the following committee of arrange
ments, to retire and consider a
scheme for celebrating the Fourth:
T. F. Lansing, George w. Smith,
Bruce Cartwright, 2. @. Jones, w.
F. Allen, w. G. Wilder, Jr., D. B.
Smith, George G. Stratemeyer, w.
r. Castle, w. G. Ashley, A. B. Rip
lev, Theodore Richards, Prof. M. M.
Scott, w. w. Hall and j. w. Jones.
This carried with the substitution
of Mr.. McStocker for Mr.. Castle,
who said he would be absent from
town, and the addition of Mr.. Ather-
ton.
While the committee was in re-
! tirement Mr.. Severance preached
the matter of funds. Last year over
$1,000 was raised, of which the ball
consumed $500, and there was a
balance of SO to this year. He urged
liberality as a patriotic duty. In
answer to DR.. Rodgers suggestion
that the Provisional Government
would probably fire the salutes,
the Consult General said Americans
would burn their own powder. He
laid a subscription list on the table.
The committee returned with a
report, recommending that the cele-
bration consists of the usual salutes
and literary exercises, to be followed
by program of sports and grand
barbecue, the whole to be carried
out by the following committees:
Salutes-W. G. Wilder, Jr.
Literary exercises-Prof. M. M.
Scott, Bruce Cartwright, w. w. Hall
and Theodore Richards.
Finance-Hon. w. F. Allen, j.
Mort Dat and Edwin A. Jones.
Sports-C. B. Ripley, T. F. Ian
sing, j. w. Jones, George w. Smith
and F. B. McStocker.
Decorations George G. Strate-
meyer.
Barbecue-W. G.. Ashley, and D.
B. Smith.
Rev. DR.. Beckwith desired that
the sports should not begin until
after the literary exercises, as the
latter in recent years had been but
poorly attended. By having the ex-
ercises out of competition with the
other attractions, they could fill the
largest place of assembly in Homo,
lulu.
DR.. Rodgers wanted to know what
the committee meant by barbecue
He was informed by the chairman
that it was the same as was given
with great success, at former
Fourth, on Mr.. j. N. Wright's
grounds at Little Britain. They haC
raised $4,000 that year but part of il
went for a ball. 1t was estimated
5000 or $500 would cover the ex
penses of the projected feast.
Mr.. A. M. Mellis suggested ;
trades procession, but the sentiment
of the meeting was evidently thai
there was not time to get up such ;
feature.
Mr.. Emmeluth moved that the re
ports be adopted, which was carried
unanimously.
DR.. Rogers urged that a place
easily accessible to the people be Sc
lected for the celebration. He die
not want it at Remond Grove, or a
Waikiki, or anywhere that person
r from the centre of town could no
easily reach, if necessary, on foot
Hitherto, transportation facilitie
provided had broken down, becaus
all the people wanted to go ant
. come at the same time.
Mr.. Henry Davis thought Waikiki
which was easily accessible by tn
: tramcars, was the only availabl
place where there would be room.
Mr.. j. N. Wright being called up
y on offered fve-acre lot, we'll shade'
and watered, on his premises, Kim
street, for the celebration. This offe
was loudly applauded, and, on me
. ton of Mr.. Jones, accepted.
Much amusement was caused b
the importantly of Mr.. P. G. Jone.
to be let off the committee. He ha
served on it for thirty years and
: younger man should now take hi
T. place. Besides, he felt sad that day
I" it being the anniversary of the bal
tie of Bunker Hill, where his great
:. grandfather was killed. At length
n after Mr.. Lansing had proteste
e that Mr.. Jones was the daddy of tn
fourth of July in Hawaii, Mr.. Jone
SO was released on his own conditio
d that he double his subscription jus
! put down. His son, Mr.. E. A. Jone
was substituted.
Mr.. Anterior, a schoolmate of M
Jones in 1847-as the latter statet
was released on the same condition
and Mr.. j. Mort Dat substituted fc
him.
A vote of thanks was passed
Mr.. T. Krouse, proprietor of tn