The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-05-08
HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
An Interesting Session Held Last
Night.


Quite a large number Of persons
gathered at the Y. NJ. C. A. hall
last night to hear Prof. Alexander's
paper. The following persons were
voted into the society as members !:
Miss Jenira Henry and Mrs.
Emma Nakuina, corresponding
members, and the following as
active members: Mrs. II. A. P.
Carter, Miss Helen S. Judd, Mrs.
Haalelea, Mrs. S. G. Wilder,
Messrs. Chas. w. Booth, c. S.
Bradford, A. W. Carter, J. L. Car
ter, Antonio Fernandes, w. NJ.
Graham, L. T. Kennedy, L. B.
Kerr, DR.. ]. Mott. Smith, c. A.
Peterson, R. P. Myers, T. R. Moss
man, C. A. Luther and John Kid
we'll.
On motion of Mr.. D. Logan, DR..
Emerson seconding, Robert Louis
Stevenson was unanimously elected
a corresponding member of the So
ciety.
After the reading of the paper of
the evening, the senior vice-presi-
dent presiding, Joseph Emerson,
drew the attention of the society to
the plentiful lack of funds. The
purchase of books made constant
demands, and a very elaborate cat
alogue had just been completed,
which naturally cost money.
The Board of Managers held
business meeting just before the
regular session of the society," at
which the following resolution was
adopted:
Mr.. PRESIDENT We live in his
toric times. The events that are now
shaping themselves in Hawaii are of
the highest interest to us as individ-
uaIs, as a community, and as parts of
a nation.
We should deem it good fortune
that this Historical Society was
seasonably brought into existence
and charged itself with the duty OF
collecting and keeping material and
data to be used by future writers and
historians in formulating Hawaiian
history.
1t would probably be no exaggera-
ton TO say that during no twelve
month in Hawaii's last hundred years
of history has there. been 1.-THE of
the attention given to this group and
its affairs by civilized nations that has
been directed to it during the past
year.
The amount of attention given to
Hawaii by writers and publicists
abroad has been almost paralleled by
the activity of writers for the public
press and for pamphlets on the spot.
Much of this work may seem to us
now of ephemeral value. Experience,
however, teaches that on such point
the snap judgment OF those who are
themselves actors on the stage and are
in the thick of the fight is likely to be
at fault, and the fact is often deplored
too late for repair that important evil
dence has been lost, and the truth of
history sometimes obscured through
a failure to preserve some seemingly
insignificant proclamation, poster,
pamphlet, or other printed page.
Time alone can determine the true
value of such things.
In view of these facts:
Resolved, That the librarian of the
Hawaiian Historical Society is here
by instructed to use his best efforts to
collect, obtain and preserve in the
library of this society:
1st. Copies of all newspapers, peri
odicals and other publications pub
lished in Honolulu or elsewhere in the
Hawaiian Islands since January l,
1898.
%. Copies and samples of all pro-
carnations, posters public an
nouncements, ETC., especially those
that are of political significance, that
have been published since the above
date or that may hereafter be pub
lished, etc., etc.
Sd. That in fulfillment of this pur-
pose the Librarian is authorized to
expend the sum of S.
n. B, EMERSON.