The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-04-11
Reports Received Of Progress Of
WaTGrly Club.
EARNEST MEETING OF MEMBERS
Good Attendance-A Surprise for
dition of Finances.

About 80 members attended the first
quarterly meeting Of the WaVerley
Club on Saturday evening; a very sat
fsfactory attendance when the counter
attractions of the day and evening are
taken into consideration.
There was a. surprise in store for the
worthy president, Hon. A. V. Gear,
when he took his seat on the platform
to call the meeting to order. While he
was momentarily busily engaged in
discussing club matters with life mem
Der H Z. Waity a handsome gavel
was quietly placed in front Of the
chair" 1t was a beautiful specimen Of
Hawaiian handwork made of Hawai-
ian woods and bearing the inscription
on a silver shield: "A. V. Gear. The
! first president OF the Waverley club,
Honolulu, H. L., April 9, 1898. Aloha.
| With it was another handsome piece
of KOa wood for the tapping board.
THESE were a present from members
in token of their esteem for their pre-
sident and he was permitted to remain
lin surprised ignorance of the fact until
the close of the meeting, when he very
feelingly responded for the gift.
| The first important business in order
was the reading of the lengthy report
! of the recording secretary, James T..
! Copeiand, on behalf of the committee
| of management. This report showed
that on March 31st there were eleven
| life members and 129 active mem bers
| enrolled; the life members represented
! donations amounting to $1,25O, eX-
| elusive of promised donation of $3.50
from Mr.. Alexander Young to the
| library fund when S1,750 shall have
| been first raised or promised. 1t en-
| dOrSed the segregating OF the club
| funds into a current expense fund,
reserve fund and a library fund, and
advocated the election of three trus-
| tees from the members of the club
in whose names the property of the
club should be invested. AN increased
membership was asked for with the
purpose of increasing the accommO-
dations and attractions of the club by
adding another room to be used for
meetings and for a library and chess
room. It's spoke of the forthcoming
concert on Tuesday, the 18th, and sug-
gested two other formal entertainments
in July or August and in December
and advocated monthly entertainments
either free or at a small charge, and
occasional dances. 1t concluded with
| brief but interest account of the for
nation and progress Of the club and
thanked the kind friends who had as
| sisted at the house warming enter
| tainment of the club.
| The financial report of Financial
! Secretary A. B. ScrimgeOur was re-
ceived with applause. He reported that
the receipts from all sources up to
March 31st were 81 ,111.50, made up as
| follows: Entrance fees of active mem
| bers, $127; life members $3.50; Dues
S204; constitutions $25; Hall rent $50
and a discount of 81.
The total expenditures amounted TO
$593.78 leaving a balance in the
| treasurer's hands of S517.72.
The accounts as segregated showed
current fund, receipts $361.50; cost of
maintenance for the quarter $315.15,
balance on hand $46.35. Reserve fund,
receipts $3.50; expenditures $27S.63;
balance on hand $471.37. The library
fund VIII be opened with the proceeds
of the concert on the 18th instant.
The constitution was then by unani-
nous vote temporarily suspended and
100 active members we're elected, bring
| ing the total membership of the club
up to 15S of which LAG are active mem
| bers.
On motion of r. \. Jordan, seconded
| by NIr. J. \. Mehrtens the committee
| of arrangement was appointed a COM
mittee to revise the constitution and
! bylaws, and TO report the proposed
revision to a special meeting of the
club to be held on May 18th.
On motion of Horace Wright second
| ed by G. L. Edwards the club voted
| to elect three trustees in whom the
property of the club should be vested,
and the president, treasurer, record
! ing and financial secretaries were
authorized and empowered to arrange
| the mode of transfer.
On motion of II. L. Herbert seconded
| by accalamatiOn Messrs. H. E. Waity,
Hugh E. Mcintyre and W. Mutch were
Ie,ected the first trustees Of the Waiver
ley club.
After discussion it was decided that
members tickets Of admission to the
! Easter entertainment should be 80
cents, all others 81.
| After several other matters of in
! terest had been discussed the mem
| bers adjourned to billiards, pool and
cards we'll pleased with the progress
| OF the club in the first three months
RHEUMATISM CURED.
| My wife has used ChamberIain's Pain
Balm for rheumatism with great relief