The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-03
THE RENT OF
MURPHY HALL
Club No. | Gets Letter From
the Alleged Asso-
citation.

Franklin Austin, who was at one
time connected with the temperance
movement inaugurated by Francis
Murphy, addressed, on September "a
a letter to the young men who are
now managing the affairs OF Murphy
C,lub No. /. in which he assumed au-
thoritv over their movements by rea-
con of his connection with the nebulous
Francis Murphy Temperance C4uO
Association" He notified the CluO
that the association" had notineu a
Y Gear, the lessee of the hall, ana INC
Hawaiian Electric Company, together
with sundry business houses, that INC
association" would not be respoilSloie
after October / for any OF the Elk
r,aneee of the club. He intimated that
those would have to be borne by the
c,uh itself This is practically what
the cIub has been doing since the exit
4 of Austin. He also sent an inventory
Of portable furniture in the hall whIch
he claimed was owned by the asSo-
citation" evidently composed OF Mr..
Austin, himself. and he gallantly per
mit+ed the club to use the same until
such time as he chose to terminate the
privilege. Austins letter is as fol-
lows:
Honolulu, II. l., Sept. "A, 1901
Mr.. Noyes, Secretary, Francis Murphy
Club, No l, Honolulu, h. l.:
Dear Sir:-Pursuant to instructions
from the Board of Trustees of the F. NJ
IN
have notified A. V. Gear and the Ha-
waiian Electric Lighting Co. that the
Association will no longer be responsible
for the rent and lights for Francis Muir
prv Hall after October 1st. The trades
people who have been in the habit OF fur
nishing the hall have also been notlhed
that, pursuant to resolution passed, at
the request of your Board of Directors,
on the 7th inst, giving your club com
plete autonomy. that the Association
will not be responsible for any bills con-
tracted by Club No. l since Sept. Isl.
l am also instructed to transmit to you
a copy of a resolution passed of even
date. together with an inventory of all
q the portable property a. the Francis
4 Murphy Hall owned by the Association,
which gives Club No. 1 the undisputed
right to use the same until called for by
! the Association for other purposes. All
I other property in the hall is owned by A.
W Gear and you are az liberty to make
Z any arrangements with him for its use
that you may see fit.
The actions taken today by the Trus
q tees clears the way for Club No. l to
make permanent lease in its own right
with A. V. Gear for the hall for four
years, and upon your request in writing,
the Trustees will doubtless pass a reso-
s. luton appropriating to Club No. l the
8 amount expended in permanent fixtures
such as plumbing, electric wiring and
q fixtures, staging, etc.
On behalf of the Association and my
self, / beg to convey, through you to
the Club No. l, our sincere .congratula-
tons upon its decision TO assume the re-
sponsibilities of fun autonomy. and 1 feel
certain that many friends will be raised
up to assist the club; and further, 1 beg
& to assure the club OF my personal inter
est in it's future welfare and my willing
ness to assist it to the extent of my abiI-
q ity, consistent with my duty to other
clubs organized under our charter.
l am, dear sir, tfs
Most respectfully yours,
FRANkblN h. AUSTIN,
President r. M I. c. A.
The members of Club No 1 saw Mr.
Gear, and it was learned by them tina
Mr.. Gear had leased to Austin ant
Bancroft, personally, and not to tn