The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-30
THE HEBREW
GENE Terry
Meeting Held to
Consider the
Plans.
COMMITTEE TO
RAISE FUNDS
Proposition is Received TO Es-
tsblish New Institution at
Pearl City.

A Jewish cemetery at Pearl City will
be a reality if the plans made yesterday
at the meeting OF the First Hebrew Con-
gregation are successfully carried
through TO completion. From the en-
thusiasm displayed yesterday afternoon
there appears to be no reason why these
plans should not be successful.
The proposition received from the Hl-
waiian Cemetery Association was most
favorable. and it appeared to be the gen
eral opinion that It should be accepted.
The association through Walter Dilling-
ham, its treasurer. agreed to furnish n
plot Of ground at Pearl City in close
proximity 10 the presen: cemetery for a
given amount, and upon very liberal
terms. The First Hebrew Congregation
is to construct a fence, not over three
feet in height, around the place. conform
to the regulations of the cemetery, and
also build a vault The company agrees
to keep the cemetery in repair and dig
the saves as they are needed.
The first matter to be considered was
of course the funds needed for the pur-
chase of the buryins ground. There are
over u hundred Jewish citizens in Homo
lulu and it is expected that the amount
can be raised among them. If not the
general public may be called upon There
was considerable discussion over the mat
ter, many of the members being strongly
opposed to any outside help, while others
were equally certain that the aid of 9th
ers than Hebrews would be necessary
before the project could succeed. 1t was
rtfnirl tod nff ar- urfsi
were not adverse to receiving subscrip-
tions from Hebrews, and often were aid
ed in such manner, and the reverse
proposition was no more than just. The
opponents of this however insisted that
buryine ground was a different matter
entirely and it should be secured without
any outside help, or If any was accepted
it must be only in an indirect way
through a fair or luau or some similar
proposition.
Upon motion it was finally decided to
appoint a committee to investigate. as
To the rules OF the cemetery association.
the cost of the needed improvements
cemetery fund. On this committee were
appointed NJ. S. Levy and Fred Stern
and they Will begin on this work imme-
diately. a special meeting of the asso.
citation will be held next Monday evening
to hear the report of the committee and
u ldhe luElueT action upon the
ground project.
The First Hebrew Congregation has
about fifty members at present but no
services have been held as yet The pri-
mary object of the new organization is
to arrange for a burial ground, as even
the most reformed Hebrew aspires to be
buried in consecrated ground. There are
four or five members of that sect buried
in various cemeteries of Honolulu now,
but as soon as the new burying ground
is established they will be removed TO
ii.
The association yesterday considered
also the need Of one member of che con-
gregation who was cared for in Queens
and was of himself unable to
bear the expense. The bill was referred
To the board Of directors for sue action
as they deem necessary