The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-04-22
PLANS FOR COMMEMORATIVE
NICTORIA'S DIAMOND JUBILEE.
Alexander Young Comes Forward with
Handsome Donation for the Per-
manent ial-Committees.

ing of over 100 Britishers in the Ar
lington hotel parlors, when he headed
a fund for the purpose of establishing
ton of $4,000. The scheme met the
approval of almost every Britisher
present. The suggestion made is that
the institution be called the Queen
Victoria Hospital and that although it
would be open to patients of all ma
tonalities, the hospital was to remain
always i'm the control of Englands
subjects.
British Vice Consul T. r. Walker
presided over the meeting last even
ing and w. F. Wilson ofiiciated in the
capacity of secretary. F. NJ. Swanzy
stated the objects of the meeting.
\ committee composed of Sir Robert
Heron, William G. Irwin, Daniel
Logan, Thomas May, w. F. Wilson and
f. VI. Swanzy was chosen to draw up
resolutions of congratulation to Queen
Victoria on the completion of the
siXtieth year of her reign. These will
be forwarded to reach her majesty in
due TIM.
The Queens Diamond Jubilee will
be observed in Honolulu in most APP
propriate manner. There will be
parade, exercises. athletic sports, and
perhaps dance. The "details have
been left to committee which will
confer with British Commissioner
Halves to ascertain his wishes in re-
gard to the celebration. A Government
holiday will be declared and gala
time win be the order of things.
1t was moved and carried THAT the
British community in Honolulu take
suitable steps for celebrating Queen
Nictoria's Diamond Jubilee, and that
an Executive Committee be appointed
by the chair to draw up programme
for the days celebration and to carry
out same. Such committee to have
power to appoint subcommittee from
their own number and also to fix the
day on which the celebration shall
take place, after consultation with the
British Commissioner. The commit
tee to report to a further meeting of
British residents"
Those chosen to serve on the eN-
ecutive committee were:
| II. Armitage, George Angus, b. F.
Beardmore, c. Crozier, A. II. Hatfield,
! On To-, L.,
Herbert, DR.. Murray, w. II. Pain, w.
| Roe. II. 5. Scrimgeour, w. l.. Stanley,
r. NJ. Starkey, II. E. Walker. f. H.
! Wodehouse, Fred Whitney, II. Wright,
! w. w. Wright, r. l.. Auerbach, o. st.
j. Gilbert, c. Girdler, j. w. Podmore,
W. F. Reynolds, T. r. Robinson, w. c.
Sproull, +. b. Thomas, Thomas Wright,
Alatau Atkinson, 7. Black, George
Dali, T. c. Davies, Ed Giffard, George
| Harris, A. st. NJ. Macintosh, II. Mist,
w. McBryde, r. C. Monteagle, j. NJ.
Monsarrat, r. Mcmillan, Ernest Ross,
| d. Shanks, w. G. Shinglehurst, John S.
Walker, Sam p. Woods, j. Lucas, c. G.
Ballentyne, j. c. Cook, L. w. Jordan,
NJ. b. Macfarlane, j. Ii. Soper, Wray
Taylor, Douglas Collins.
1t was moved and carried: THAT a
Finance Committee, with power to add
/ to their number, be named by the
chairman of the meeting; such com
mittee, amongst it's other duties to
canvass 1st) for subscriptions for the
general celebration of the day and for
the address to the Queen. (2) For
funds to be DEVOTED to the permanent
memorial. This committee to report
to the Executive Committee, the
amount available for tie general cele-
Their meeting of British residents, the
amount of donations secured for the
permanent memorial"
The following are the members nom
mated:
+. NJ. Swanzy, Robert Cation, j.
NJ. Dowsett, C.. NJ. " Forster j. A.
Kennedy, William Lishman, ii. f. Nc
Intyre, J. Rothwell, Alexander Young,
James Campbell, w. NJ. Giffard. DR..
Herbert, Il. II. Keyworth, l.. b. Kerr,
T. Lucas, Thomas May, DR.. McKibbin
and f. c. Macfarlane.
Give Davies made a suggestion that
religious services be held in conjunc-
ton with the celebration.
The last motion was as follows:
THAT fund be formed for the pur-
pose of establishing a hospital mainly
for incurables of any nationality, as a
permanent memorial of the compile
tion of the siXtieth year of Queen Vic
toria's reign, the control of such fund
and hospital to be at all times in the
hands of British subjects, and such
hospital to be hnown as the Queen Vic
toria Memorial Hospital.
Proprietor Krouse, of the Arlington,
was rendered q vote of thanks for his