The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-13
An Enthusiastic Meeting at the
Drill Shed.
PROMINENT CITIZENS SPEAK
Minister Cooper Tells
What He Learned.
Speeches by Men Who Are Work.
ing for the Cause-Why They
Are AnnexationistS.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Annexation Club was held at the Drill
Shed last night In expectation that
speeches would be delivered or adj
dresses made by members of the Cab
met large crowd gathered in front of
for the meeting, and in order that they
might all have an opportunity to get
seated the opening was delayed for
several minutes.
The audience was a thoroughly rep
resentative one, and was made up of
men of all shades of opinion. The an
neXationist sat by the side of the anti
and they exchanged their individual
opinions with the greatest of good feel
ing, and the man who went in the meet
ing opposed to the measure left with
changed views.
The stage was occupied by Minister
Cooper, Senator McCandless, Hon. A.
G. NJ. Robertson, L. A. Thurston and
Secretary j. l.. Mclean.
l.. A Thurston called the meeting to
order, and announced that this was the
first monthly meeting under the new
organization, and while they did not
intend to make any great hurrah or
show, he was glad to see the large num-
Der of persons present. He called upon
the secretary to read his report OF the
work of the club AS Mr.. Mclean was
suffering from a cold, Colonel Fisher
read the following:
Report of the Secretary of the Annex
alton Club to the regular monthly meet
ing, held "a the Drill Shed on Tuesday
evening, January 18th, 1897:
The last public meeting of the Annex
alton Club was held in the Drill Shed
on Friday evening, December 4th, at
which time the report of the special COM
mittee appointed to draft Constitution
for the Club was read and adopted. Fol-
lowing this an election of officers took
place at the same meeting.
Since that time the officers have held
seven meetings and have carried forward
rapidly possible the work of re-
organization not only of the Club in Ho-
nolulu, but of those in the outer dis
trictS and on the other Islands.
At the first meeting of officers, held on
December 18th, it was decided that paid
executive officer and assistant, to devote
their whole time to the work of the Club,
would be necessary, and an offer was
made to Mr. G. a. Brown, asking him to
accept the position of Executive Officer
of the Club. This Mr.. Brown was willing
to do, on condition that said officer could
be one of the board of officers and entitled
work of the Club, Mr.. Brown was pre-
vailed upon to accept the office tempo
rarily until the next public meeting was
held, at which time it was agreed that
an amendment 90 the Constitution would
be proposed, creating an officer to be
known as the executive officer of the
Club. This amendment Will be placed be-
fore you this evening.
For the Clubs headquarters the offices
on Merchant street, near Fort, were Sc
cured and fitted up as rapidly as pos
1iStE
all persons an opportunity of signing the
Club roll The work of enrolling men,
bers is progressing satisfactorily. The
executive officer and assistant have also
pushed forward the work of starting up
the branch clubs on the other Islands.
The Club is in communication with Of
ficers of the old branch clubs and others,
and the work of reorganization in the
other districts is going on as rapidly as
possible.
In order to facilitate the work of the
Club. the following committees have been
appointed among the officers:
Literature-A. Y. Gear, c. =. Wood, G.
s. Ripley.
Finance. H Fisher. b. f. Dillingham;.
J. =. Atherton.
Printing!. J. Lowrey. L. A. Jones.
Public Meetings and Speakers. c.
Ables. w. r. Sims. D. L. Naone, @. T.
Mcleod.
Organization-G F. Mcleod. G. w
Smith. y. Y. Gear.
The main purpose of the Club is to con-
centrate attention upon the necessity and
advantages of annexation; 20 disseminate
Information upon the subject. and 10 get
into touch with those OF our own people
who believe in annexation. In union there
Is strength. and without information
10 who the friends of annexation are,
there can be no union.
tt * believed that the Club is making
good progress along the lines indicated.
but to do its best every members should
feel personal responsibility in the mat
ter. JAS. l. MCLEAN. Secretary
Mr.. Thurston then stated the neccs-
sity for an executive officer, and the
selection OF c. a. Brown TO act as ex-