The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-10-19
TIE NkINLEY MONUMENT.
STATED AT THIS
MORNINGS MEETING.
Suggestion for Hospital Ward as MOnu-
ment-Commlttees Of Nine and Fifty
Will be Appointed

Promptly at eleven o'clock this MORN
ing, the committee and citizens meet
ing OF the Mckinley monument scheme
convened IN the hall OF the House of Re
presentatives in the Capitol building.
Governor Dole temporarily assumed
the chair and called for the reading of
the minutes Of the Federal officers
committee relating to the matter In
hand.
Governor Dole then asked for the
election Of o permanent chairman In
his place and was re-appointed as such
upon the motion Of Judge Estee. A. @.
HaWes was appointed secretary Of the
meeting after the Governor requesting
some other name I'm view OF the official
intimacy Of Hawes with the executive,
Other nominees pleaded stress Of work.
The chairman then declared the meet
ing opened for suggestion mentioning
that he thought that representative
men should be chosen to collect funds,
decide upon the character of the mOnu-
ment, its future care II they were To
form a permanent organization, or the
suggestion be adopted that they turn
the monument over TO the government
for preservation.
James c. Spencer suggested that some
other form than a statuary monument
be adopted as statues were often any
thing but ornamental and did not at
tract much public attention He sug-
gested n ward In the new hospital to be
named after the late President Cover
nor Dole stated that the monument
idea did not originate with the Federal
committee but that he believed Mr.. Nc
| Candless was the first to give voice 10
the matter.
j. A. McCandless replied that he
| thought the whole community felt the
same way that he did and suggested
| that the question Of a ward or "A sta
| tue be left until the amount Of funds
! collected was determined upon. He sug-
gested that an executive committee Of
nine be appointed, they in turn TO ap-
point a committee Of fifty including
representatives from all the newspapers
| favorable to the proposition, these COM
mttees then to lay the matter before
the public.
Judge Estee made the motion that the
! committee be appointed with the pro-
viso that he be left off the committee
as 2 public official. Mr.. McCandless be-
Inc the chairman. j. i. Cooke suggest
ed increasing the number TO l3 but
Withdrew his motion after the remarks
Of Governor Dole and Judge Estee 10
the effect that the work was always
done by few in any cas" and that bet
ter work could be handled with small
| Ter committee.
! Mr.. McCandless explained that a sub
committee Of fifty was necessary to In
! clude all the newspapers, the japanese
Chinese and representatives from the
other islands. After depreciation on the
| part Of the chairman. a motion appoint
ing him as permanent chairman Of the
committee Of nine was Withdrawn by
! the Rev. Westeryelt with the under
standing that Governor Dole be mem
Der Of that committee, The motion was
carried and the meeting adjourned un-
| III called by Governor Dole who would
then announce the names Of the com
mittee Of nine which il had been pre-
vlously moved by Spencer, were TO be
appointed by the chairman and have
full power 10 appoint the sub commit
tee Of fifty 10 act under their sugges-
ton
IL Among those present were Governor
fDOle, Judge Estee Marshal Hendry, j,
IA. McCandless j. q. Spencer, j. IL
Boyd, j. =, Cooke Rev, q. J.. Pearson
Rev. Or l., NJ Hartley, Rev, w, -,
Westervelt w y, Mailing O. II, Berry
W. H. Wright J, @, Evans, x j
Imaniahi a. X Ozawa, A. q, IiaWe'
and II, O. Austin.