The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-28
June Fourteenth Will be
Celebrated.
A WARM TIME is CERTAIN
Mass Meeting Saturday Appoints a
Committee of Fifteen to Take
Charge of Affairs.

10y 'uhe II, Will De ceIe-
Drated by the citizens of Honolulu II
Will commence and end in a blaze of
glory. A number of prominent man
met Saturday morning at II O'Clock Of
the Chamber of Commerce and form
uialed plans for the proper celebration
OF HaWali's admission to the Union NJ
States and Territories. Fifteen renre-
sentative men of the community have
the arrangements in hand and no ef-
forts will be spared by them to make
the day an eventful one in Hawaii,s
history. Upon them rests the burden
OF planning every detail of the days
celebration from the booming of a sun
rise gun to the last echoes of the ban
at midnight.
w. r. Allen was elected chairman
and ]. A. Gilman was made secretary
OF the meeting.
Mr.. Allen made the suggestion that
the arrangements of the exercises
should be left to a representative com
mlttee OF citizens with full power to
proceed in carrying out whatever plan
was consideged best by them. Mr.
Cooper moved that a committee of nine
be appointed by the chair. G.. M
Cooke was of the opinion that nine
men would be unable to do all the work
required and suggested that fifteen men
would make a proper committee. The
suggestion of DR.. Rodgers to place only
thirteen persons on the committee ac-
cordlng TO former custom was voted
down, Mr.. c. D. Chase remarking
there was no Committee of Safety"
movement intended.
CHAIRMAN Allen then appointed the
following gentlemen to serve on the
Committee of Fifteen
j. b. Anterior, chairman; H. E.
Cooper, J. F. Hackfeld, C. B. Wilson.
w. o. Smith, J. L. Kaulukou, w. C.
EAchi, Fred G. Smith, James G. Spencer.
~. A. McCandless, George Paris, C. NJ.
Cooke, j. H. Fisher, DR.. Grossman and
fJ. w. Jones. Mr. Hackfeid asked to
be excused on account of being a con-
sui for foreign government and Will
liam Mulch was appointed to the
vacancy.
Upon motion of Col. J. w. Jones. the
chairman and secretary of the meet
ing were made ex-officio members of
the general and subcommittee to be
formed.
Mr.. Cooper then preached the form
of program to be followed on Admis-
sion Day, which he considered should
consist of a military review, inaugural
address, a reception by the Governor
in the forenoon, and the ball in the
evening.
After the formal meeting had dis
persed the committee of fifteen met
and made up the following committees:
Executive Committee-J B. Ather-
ton chairman; w. o. Smith, H. E.
Cooper, J. L. Kaulukou, J. H. Fisher.
Finance Committee-Chas NJ. Cooke,
chairman; w. F. Allen. ]. Gordon
Spencer, Chas. B. Wilson, w. c. Achi.
Ball Committee-J. W. Jones, chair
man; Fred c. Smith. Geo. H. Paris,
DR.. Grossman, J. A. Gilman, w. Por-
ter Boyd.
I w o. Smith made an appeal for the
preservation of the Hawaiian flag in
the ceremonies of the day and for the
future He thought it wise to display
the Hawaiian flag. second only to Old
Glory, and that Hawaii Ponoi" should
rank with the musical selections next
to the Star Spangled Banner. There
was a general feeling on the part of
those present that Mr.. Smiths sugges-
ton was a proper one, and there is lit
tie doubt but that the old Hawaiian
ensign will become the symbol of the
territory.
President Dole will be consulted by
the general committee in the arrange
ment of details and the full program
will be announced shortly.
One of the features of the celebration
will be the issuance of souvenir invi-
tations. These will be sent broadcast
to citizens on every island of the
group, the intention being to print
them in such form as to be valuable
as mementos The finance committee
will raise $4,000, a sum that is con-
sidered ample for the fulfillment of
every obligation, including the large
supper to be given in connection with
the ball.
The inaugural ceremony will occur
between 10 and II o'clock forenoon.
Uses PROFANE LANGUAGE