The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-06-13
THE FOURTH OF JULY.
Permanent Building ~ Little uritain-
sports io be At the Grounds Amount
Of Money Raised. Etc.

Yesterday afternoon promptly at 4
O'Clock the committee on Fourth of
July met at the directors Office in the
Safe Deposit Building to receive and
consider reports from the sub.com.
mittees appointed at last meeting
There were present Col. w. f. Allen,
Dr. c. b. Wood, Prof. NJ. NJ. Scott. DIR.
NJ. Gresham. r. f. Lansing. Geo. =.
Castle, j. Mort Dat. f.. e. Ables. j. n.
Wright, j. A. Kennedy, Z. 4, Jones, J.
A. Gilman. J. w. Jones. j. 5. Martin,
E. y. Towsc, A. f. Wichman. J. A. Nc
Candless, f. b. McStocker and George
Stratemeyer.
After the reading of minutes of pre-
vious meeting Secretary Gilman read
the report of Col. J. H. Fisher ON
salutes which included the reading OF a
letter from Col. John II. Soper, on be-
half of the Government, stating that the
saIutes requested would be fred with
out charge.
The offer was accepted with thanks
and Mr.. Ables suggested the con-
tract no LOT for savernI vears unon tho
same terms.
Prof NJ NJ Scott renorted from the
literary committee stating tbav ,yould
need about $3.50. Arrangements would
no n,ado for ,bo usn,I oration rer,.rls
signine etc and Mr. II. f Wicbman
wopId renort later on providing q
ouorta,to # ,y.s ey,i,ated ,I,e octuol
expenses Of fine literary exercises ont.
side of the band would not exceed sGO
Mr. II WRIGHT fran the committee
on e,rorrds renortod n nr,rositiop to
furnish the grounds free if the commit.
tee wished TO erect its own buildings or to
erect for a rental of s55O for the first
wear and probably $500 thereafter. a
building with - sbinple roof and fine
dancing floor 4ox1oo feet. surrounded
with a yeranda ten feet wide and pro.
vided with a sneakers platform. l0x15
feet in size For the nresent occasion
he conld nrovide 400 chairs and there
after furnish the building with perma.
nent renewable seats. The buildins
and furnishings when compIete would
cost about $4,000.
The nroposition for building was ac.
cented and the report filed.
The Committee on Picnic renorted
tbrougb Mr. Georoc p Castle q recom-
mandation for q basket nicnic He
stoted ,hn nricn ot which 200 dozen soda
co,ld no bnr,,bt and also read commu.
nicotions from fine Elite porlors and Mr.
Thomas Krouse ON nrovidipp refresh.
ments After discussion of the report
s9oo was voted tn tba committee
Mr. I W Tones renortcd for tbc
COMMITTEE, on Srorts He stated that
s55o would ba peodpd il fin,
committee secured the use o
the baseball orouuds rs usual
at an expense Of $3.50. Ii the sport.
uare hold ot Iittle Britain only $40,
would he needed. which would cover al
expenses. including the prizes TO b,
offered.
After considerable discussion it wa,
decided to hold the sports at the picni,
grounds, and $500 was voted TO the com
mittee.
Mr.. George Stratemevcr for the com
mittee ON decorations reported that i
remained with the decision of the meet
ing as to the amount of decorations
they could be made to cost $50 or 81 600
He was in favor of something artistic
did not believe in a color display o
bunting without taste or design.
The meeting voted 500 to this com
mittee.
Mr.. Frank Hoggs asked permls
sion to make a proposition to tn
ITa,,;l I,,.,,.,,,Il Iil.o t,o ,,r;,,;lao,
ol furnishing the programs 10 Ine III
Gfary committee Tree OF chalSe' ii
Nouiu sel up b" li'e program IL PiV.'
Oh tilhe 10 DC u'S'r'pu'eo' liciuoii'
every liliiis' anu Mo"'', '"N' ms ~"