The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-25
.FAVORS A
NEW PARK
]. s. MCCandIesS
On Plans for
Memorial.
MONEY FOR SQUARE
COULD BE RAISED
Arched Entrance Would Afford
Opportunity for Placing Bust
or Statue if Desired.

| Honolulu will have it's memorial to
Mckinley in the form of a park or
square, if the sentiment Of the people
who have been brought into consulta-
ton upon the matter weighs with the
members of the executive committee
who have the final decision. During
all the discussions the subject of a
park has been the only one which has
seemed to unite the members of the
local committee, which will have the
work of collecting the funds for the
creation of any memorial which may
be thought proper.
Perhaps the first of the vigorous
boomers of a memorial to President
Mckinley was ]. S. McCandless, who
was one of the original members of the
executive committee, and has just been
named as member of the local COM
mittee on the fund. Mr.. McCand!ess
said yesterday that he had become
convinced that a sufficient sum could
be raised only by the decision of the
committee that the proper purpose for
which the fund should be used was
the creation of a park. In continuing
the discussion of the plan, Mr.. Nc
Candless said:
1.-THE people of Honolulu viii read
lily give the sum needed for the fitting
up of a park or square, which shall
be also a playground for the children
OF the city. There will be perhaps some
difficulty in getting together the money
for a monument to the late President.
The memorial upon the lines of an adj
eQuate monument would cost a large
sum, and there would be some difficulty
In securing the contributions for the
purpose.
81 have now become convinced that
there would be ready and rapid re-
Spouse TO a call for money for the
creation of a park or playground. My
idea now is the securing of a plot
of ground which would afford sufficient
space for the national and other field
games. and as well grounds for all the
popular sports which might be wished.
There would be retiring rooms, covered
spots where the little ones could play
to their hearts content, and in time,
perhaps, a bathing pool All of these
could be gathered upon a ground
OF the city, and would in time prove
10 be one of the most popular pleasure
grounds in the city.
There could be erected a grand
stand which would afford seats for
several thousand people, and could be
SO placed that it would be available
for either baseball football or cricket
matches. There might be some ar
Management made by which a certain
portion of the stand could be set aside
for the benefit of the clubs playing,
ard a small charge made for admission
to this portion, so as to cover training
expenses. All these are details which
could be arranged by the board of
trustees, which would manage the park
for the people
The memorial feature proper would
come in in a great arch entrance,
which would give the name to the park,
and at the same time give enduring
form to the monumental feature The
arch could be built of native lava
rock, and upon it's summit could be
placed a bust of Mckinley. or a niche
could be placed in the face of the key |
stone which would afford a fitting |
point for the bust. From the last |
speech of Mckinley there could be
made quotations which would show to
the coming generations what we ad-
mired above all other points in his
character.
Il believe this would be memorial
which would last for all time; enc
which would be of practical benefit 10
the people of the city, and which
would show how closely we would keep
the name of the dead President to our
daily life"