Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-04
The QUEENS ANNIVERSARY
Hitch in Details Of Program for Its
Celebration.
One Society Goes II Alone In Advance Of The
General Meeting Of British
Residents.

There is disagreement between
local British organizations about
the Queen Victoria anniversary
celebration, which, it is sin
cerely hoped on all hands, can be
bridged over. In some late years
the British Benevolent Society,
Scottish Thistle Club and Sons of
st. George have put on these af-
fairs jointly, for the benefit, how
ever, of the Benevolent's charity |
funds. Admission was fixed at a
given amount, but ticket admit
ted ladies accompanying the
holder.
This year the Sons of st. George
have decided, in advance of a gen.
eral meeting of British residents,
to give a ball on their own &C
count. They charge 81 head for
admission, to ladies as we'll as
their escorts.
The Sons had taken the initia
tive in proposing conference
with the Benevolents and the
Tbistles, which was held in the
persons of delegates but came to
no agreement. An officer of the
Benevolent was, however, appoint
ed to see the British Commission
er for the purpose of having
general meeting of British resi-
dents convened Commissioner
Kenny while willing to patronize
the celebration preferred havin.
the preliminariss done as the
spontaneous action of British
residents. So the call for meet
ing this evening was Issued
through the press anonymously
In the meantime, as stated above,
the Sons have gone it alone with
an evening program.
According to come OF the Sons
of st. George seen by a reporter,
the delegates of the other bodies
objected to their proposals, espe-
cially to making an admission
charge to ladies as we'll as gentle
men. Their answer was to this
effect:
"We are afraid we will lose
money at the old rate. Business
is dull now and cash scarce in the
community. However, you guar
an ee third of the loss, if any,
and we shall agree to former condi.
tons"
This the Benevolent Society de
CLUES to d., accor ding to what the
Sons allege. 1t Is willing to &C
cept the profits for charitable pur
poses, but does not feel justified
, IN guaranteeing against posi- 'lt
! losses. The Thistles also dissen
, on the ground that only bad man,
sgement would produce deficit
The thistle rrpr esentatives OBJ
G jected to an elaborate supper tina
would make high admission ne
cessary to prevent deficit. They
considered that light Refreshments
are the proper thing, as they arr
quite the popular thing for even
ing entertainments in Honolulu
At the same time, being it is TO
p the sake of charity, they though
v dollar and half or two dollar
for geotleman's ticket admitting
ladies in escort would be RICH
enough. They further elaine,
that there should be no defici
even at a dollar, as the recor'
proved that when the Thi-tles ha,
part in the management there wa
a surplus.
Thistle men also say that Will
the Sons have perfect right t
hold ball whenever they choose
by themselves they canuot max
it a representative British func
ton, or one in the name of tn
British residents generally
Moreover, they are not please
with the appointment OF the Paci
fc Club as the place for geners
British meeting, rs it is rendpz
/, vous for only the wealthier elias
and that of various nationalitiei