The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-19
RESPOND WITH ENTHU SIASM
TO MINISTER BLOUNI'S
CALL.
They Will Celebrate The Fourth
With s.Iptes. a Barbecue and Sports.

The Arlington house was gaily
decorated Saturday evening with
| flags and lanterns. Across the gate
ways hung rows of red, white and
blue lanterns, and round the verandas
hung similar rows, giving the prem
ises a 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 "make 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
OF I'D
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 to 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. Atherton..
Mr.. Anterior was unanimously
elected and as soon as he had taken
his seat, Mr.. J. w. Jones was elected
permanent secretary.
Chairman Anterior then suggested
that the formation of a nominating
committee would be in order.
Mr.. f. b. McStocker moved that in
place of nominating committee a
committee of arrangements, to consist
of fifteen members, be appointed, to
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: L. F. Lansing,
George w. Smith, Bruce Cartwright,
der, Jr, u. B. Smith, George G.
Stratemeyer, w. r. Castle, w. G.
Ashley, c. B. Ripley, Theodore Rich
ards, Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott, w. w. Hall
and j. w. Jones.
Mr.. w. r. Castle said as he was
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. K. McStocker. Carried.
On motion the committee of ar
pO"CA W LII
vacancies in the committee, if such
should occur.
Mr.. w. r. Simms moved that J. Il.
Atherton be added to the committee,
making it consist of sixteen instead
of fifteen members. Carried.
f. 3. 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
celebration. About $500 had been
spent on the ball given, $500 was given
as prizes for the sports, and there still
remained balance of little over 50
in the bank of Bishop & Co. as
starter for this years fund. He urged
that the subscriptions must be liberal
this year and that it was the especial
duty of Americans to make the pres
ent celebration credit to themselves
and an honor to the great nation they
alone represented in this country.
DR.. Rodgers suggested that the Pro-
visional government would probably
fire the salutes for the committee.
Consul Severance said that this
celebration should be distinctively |
American. For this reason, meeting |
here as American citizens, the cele- |
bration must be kept distinct from |
any other government or organization. |
II was for the same reason it had been |
deemed wise to keep the celebration |
separate from the annexation club. |
there were many Ameri- |
cans in that organization, it could not |
be called distinctively American. AS |
far as this celebration was concerned, |
it was best to draw the line between |
it and the Provisional government.
Let US pay for own powder, as Ameri-
cans are in the habit of doing. AS it
had been suggested that subscription
list be opened that evening, to save
time, he now laid one on the table, so
that during the absense of the COM
mittee on arrangements citizens could
if they so desired, before the
regular canvassers were sent out.
The committee on arrangements
and submitted their report.
1t recommended that the celebration
consist of the usual salutes and lite
rary exercises, to be followed by a
of sports and a grand
barbecue, the whole to be carried out
by the following committees:
Salutes-W. G. Wilder, Jr.
Literary exercises Prof. NJ. NJ.
Scott, Bruce Cartwright, w. w. Hall
and Theodore Richards.
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