The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-05
A TEMPERANCE TEMPEST An IMPORTANT RULNG.V
MURPHY CLUB CUTS LOOSE FROM
THE ASSOCIATION.
Directors Object to Paying High salar-
led Ofhcials-Will Handle Their own
Affairs In Future.

There is a tempest In the local Tem-
perance League Instituted by Franklin
austin under the title of the Murphy
League. The association was formed
TO inaugurate various clubs through
out the community and the directors Of
the organization known as cub No. l,
cain that the club ITSELF has received
no benefit from the money coming in
to It's treasury which have been Divert
ed, supposedly to pay the saiaries of
PRESIDENT Austin, listed at $1,000 and
Association Treasurer Bancroft, listed
at SloOO per year.
At the meeting last evening Bradley
who has been receiving $50 a week as
pianist and secretary and acting treas
urer was severed from his weekly
enolument and general connection
with the club. 1t was claimed that
Bradley had failed to make accurate
accounting of the numbers of members
enrolled and that far from his being a
desirable party for an executive officer
in a temperance club, he had an apph-
cation on file for a bartender's position
and had offered to two witnesses in
toXicating liquors at his own house.
The salary set aside for Franklin Aus
tin was also judged to be an extra
neous one and it was voted that the
same be dispensed with. Mr.. Austin is
still however the president of the asso-
clation. but the financial affairs have
been passed into other hands.
The directors who have now taken
the bull by the horns and propose to
run the club on its own basis apart
from the association, claim that they
have been unable to obtain H1y a.
counting of the amounts that have
been handled by the club treasurer
Bradley and turned over by him TO
Bancroft. treasurer of the association.
The directors of the club consisting
of F. G.. Noyes, A. b. Wallace, j. w.
Hemus, j. c. Austin and Jean Sabate
will now endeavor to make the club
self supporting, being willing however
to assist the association with any sur
plus funds they may have after all
debts have been paid.
Every Wednesday there will be a
dance every Thursday an experience
meeting and every Saturday a concert,
commencing with the grand opening
of the new club rooms on Saturday. w.
G. Smith is announced for a talk on
that occasion, to be followed succeed
ing weeks by e. S. Gill and Il. Nc
Cants Stewart. The club will be dis
tinct from the association as a finan-
cial proposition although allied to 1t
by the cause and will not contribute
% the salaries of the associations Off
GERS Austin and Bancroft. 1t Is
laimed that a great deal of money has
been subscribed and the club directors
nave not been considered or consulted
in it's handling.
Extensive changes are also being
made with a view of making the club
headquarters and entertainments more
popular and enjoyable.
Partitions have been removed and
the club is now the possessor of a sDa-
cious hall which will be fitted up with
electricity and made as enticing as
possible. Magazines are sunulied for
readers and a stage is being erected for
me concerts and entertainments that
will continue to be a feature of the
club. An amateur dramatic club is
being organized and will soon be Civ
ing plays in aid of the cause.
The new rooms will be quite attrac-
tive, several good oil paintings being
owned by the club which with kappa
cloths will decorate the walls.
The new executive party is strong
in the belief that a movement of this
kind can only be properly accomplish
ed with the aid and announcement of
the fair sex and lady members will be
eagerly canVassed for to make the So
cial side of the meetings a complete
success. Several ladies have already
signified their Willingness to join and
become a factor in the temperance
cause.
II wish you would say for me-" said
Franklin Austin on this subject, that
have never received a salary for my
work in the Francis Murphy clubs. The
money received has been devoted first
TO paying the expenses of the club,
and if there was any left l received
1t to enable me to continue in the
work. l have not received in all, more
than half what it has cost me to live.
There has been but one salaried offi-
Ger or employe of the clubs, piano
player named Bradley who got sal
airy of $25 a week. But his salary has
been discontinued for the present at
least at my suggestion.
1T is intended to put the club on a
new basis; to make 1t self-supporting
in the sense of having its support come
from among its membership, rather
than by subscriptions from outside
sources.
"But neither nor Mr.. Bancroft the
SECRETARY have ever received a salary
wish you would state this for me
emphatically."