The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-09-27
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country, by reason Of his manly charac'
ter. his patriotism and his uuswervini
md incorruptible honesty. ana durlnRy
~ term OF his 1hlcc. N'ich has bfri
o ruthlessly brought o. IN r.l me hasI
Won for himself the respect hINira
,on and love OF many millions OF peo.'
Die. II Is difficult to fathom the d'pth.
4 the sorrow which nils the hearts OF,
he people Of the nation. Tho hand n
ithc assassin has accomplished IT. dead
work: this great career Il sLaien'y,
! sndcd and there is nothing iy,t ia usi
,uut to mourn, and this we do id"y.
now.
I'VE may also express the deep sym
pathy we feel for those whose grief Is,
Ideeper than is ours. We know That DC
spite this sympathy Of d world lorI
kthose who now suffer. there is nothinsI
athat can fill the great void which ~
ecreated by the loss to the nation and
mankind of the man whose untimely]
end we mourn"
! An amendment Of James Gordon Spen-
Ger was adopted, making the size OF the
committee nine, and the original motion
Of Mr.. Jones was then carried.
Chairman Irwin then announced that
Ehe would appoint the ommittee without
Preference to affiliations or nationalities.
and named the following: Rev w. d..
kWestervelt, w. Kanuha, William Mulch.
kw. +. Allen, J. Is. Anterior, f. M
Hatch, f. NJ Swanzy. and w. Pfoten-
fhauer This left n vacancy on the COM
Xmittee and upon motion OF Henry Water
9house. put by that gentleman, the chair
4 nan was chosen to fill 1t. There were
4 'everal suggestions that the committee
Y ,ct as quickly as possible and 1t was an
N 1ounced that the committee would be
& ,sked to meet at the close of the meet
: ng. L. C. Ables suggested that the gov
q rnment should be asked to set apart 9
- lay chosen for the commemorative cere
z monies, so that all business house!
u night be closed and the people could &C
= ogether in the ceremonies.
~ Upcn motion OF c. NJ. Cooke, james
Z ;ordon Spencer was chosen as the OH
q ial secretary of the committee. There
B. Vas o demand for the resolution undel
q which the committee was to act and aftel
z ONE slight verbal changes 1t was accept
r a. reading that the committee should
"a rrange for "A memorial service and Il
n AXE such steps as may seem necessar,
- 0 express our sympathy and grief. Or
Y notion of II. G. Jones, the meeting ad
n burned so that the committee could ge
Ato work. al
a COMMITTEE TAKES UP WORK.
Isl Their. were five members of the com
nittee present and Colonel Allen came
n n before the close of the meeting, leav
p ng absent only Messrs. Kanuha. Mutcf
E nd Hatch. The committee organized
y the selection of Mr.. Irwin as chair
nap, and at once got down to business
x here was a unanimous expression tina
he action should be speedy, and as tn
H L. I@,a hA Ira n
4 the telegram of coincidence, this wa
I laced in the hands of +. NJ. Swanzy an
W G.. Irwin. The following Telegram
z vas adopted, to be sent to the Secretar
= ( State:
: 1.-THE people of the Territory Of Hawa
y Din with all the states and territorie
III the Union In their expression OF ir
rnse sympathy upon the death OF on
La oble President. and respectfully reques
" 'ou to convey to Mrs. Mckinley and tn
, Z ate Presidents family the heartfe
. \ ympathy Of Hawaii's entire commun
- ""
Z u This message, signed by the two men
4 n ,ers chosen to act in this respect, WI
~ = 'orwarded by the Aorangi yesterda
q fterncon.
"a y II was then decided that the CONNER
, q rative meeting should be held at Is
!, 4 raiahao church at 100 o'clock Saturdi
: 2 morning, and that the chairman shou
- 1, otify the government of this action,
~ hat the band may be secured to plf
c " utside the church. and that all publ
n = BUSINESS may be suspended. 1t Is e,
Il = ected that all the business houses
4 he city will close their doors on Il
clay.
IA William Mutch was appointed a cor
n X nittee, with power to add any membe
I 4 hat he may wish. on decorations of t
Vt y hurch.
8 w. T.. Allen was named a sub comm
"a a tee, with the same power to call for a
Ig" distance, to have charge of the program
n and ushers This will involve the @
,r arrangements for the seating. 1t was su
n gestcd that there be reserved seats
ne = any officials of the government, for arr
n z. and naval officers in the city.
q Mrs. Annis Montague Turner and I'll
ct Iodore Richards We're appointed col
IN mittee to have charge Of the music
"a features OF the meeting.
There was some discussion of pr
I'd fVram, but all that was done was tent
in dive 1t was decided that there shou
lvHbe an address by Governor Dole, anot
10 Ter in Hawaiian by the Rev. Mr.. Park
err that the Bishop of Panopolis should
ne a sked to speak, or to designate some o
n Xof the priests in this city to make
h" address,. that the Rev. Alexander Mac
iuto~h should be asked to speak and
the Rev. Mr.. Kincaid should reach I
scity in time, he should be requested
Fhll the other place on the program
our With this much work accomplish
ne the committee adjourned. to meet at
on o'clock this morning at the office of
IL &c. Irwin.
hex No sentiment of grief over the ne
NO Tof the deuSl of President Mckin
ur Twas more apparent in outward sy
ill abols yesterday than among the Chin
or sand japanese residents. Whence
onSthe Orientals We're questioned Il
eat ssaid that the death or the Presid
e."Swas as much regretted by them as
INK sthose who were born Americans. !
as tblack pail decorations We're spr'
We sovCr their places of business and +,
isEdences, and the Chinese dragon '
AXE Splaced at half-mast. The great vel
mt alag with the five-clawed beast {