The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-21
WANT PLAN
MADE KNOWN
Nj KinIeyMemoria
Committee Is
Ready.
MONEY WILL BE
SOUGHT AT ONCE
Point Made That Subscriptions
Will Follow Declaration as to
Form of Monument.

i Whereas, 1t appears to the members
OF TINS committee that the work OF Sc
y curing subscriptions would be faciIi-
tated by definite knowledge as to the
form OF memorial to be erected, there
q fore. be it
III Resolved that the executive commit
tee be requested to take positive action
4 regarding the character of the memoir
ial.
In the resolution quoted the Oahu
committee of the Mckinley memorial
organization embodied its sentiment in
connection with the memorial fund sit
Uation. The meeting of the sub-com-
mittee for this Island, held at the office
of Chairman H. Waterhouse, was at
tended by that officer, Secretary Far
rington, Messrs. Chamberlain and
Marques.
There was some discussion as to the
| course to be followed in the getting
down to work upon the collection of
the funds Mr.. Chamberlain suggest
ed that in his opinion the first step
should be the preparation of list of
perhaps hundred men who would be
expected to subscribe S1OO each This
could be cut up and the members of
the committee could then see a certain
number of the men and secure a good
start for the fund. After this prelim-
mary there could be arranged lists for
private subscriptions, at public places, |
and in this way the sum of $4,000 or
more might be collected.
Mr.. Marques said that among the |
Portuguese people with whom he had I
-
disposition to ask how the money was
to be used. He thought there would
be many subscriptions. though. CT
course, they would not be heavy ones,
from the Portuguese.
This sentiment being echoed by the
chairman. Mr.. Harrington offered the
resolution which is quoted, and when it
passed there was some discussion as
to the sentiment of the committee up
on the form the monument or memoir
ial is to take The members of the
committee all favored some plan for
a park or playground. The committee
adjourned utnil Monday afternoon at
$50 o'clock, when it is hoped to have
full meeting, SO that plans for use
during the holidays may be matured.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WORK.
The Mckinley Memorial executive
committee met yesterday afternoon in
the Office of c. NJ. Cooke. there being
present Governor Dole. J. A. McCand-
less. F. A. Schaefer, T. Give Davies,
{. NJ. Cooke and Secretary Halves.
The request of the Oahu committee for
more committeeman was granted, the :
following being added: ]. A. McCand-
less. Andrew Brown, Miss Felker, Mrs.
Frasher, Principal Dyke of Kameha-
neha Schools President Smith of Oahu
College, and the Rev. Alexander Mack
lntosh.
A letter was received. with several
photographs, showing the plans of Ru-
pert Schmid, the Oakland sculptor, for {
a monument The design was first Of ]
fered to Los Angeles. but it was too
expensive for that city. The cost VIII {
oe between sos, 900 and $50, 600. The de- s
sign is a departure in that instead OF .
the figure OF Mckinley posed upon
PEDESTAL, there is a seated figure OF
columbia, at the top, the figure of Nc
r[inley below. he being represented IN
he act OF descending the steps about :
he monument. This permits some ae- Y
ion in the figure. About the shaft 1
here are historical symbolical groups
The design is to be carried out IN c
granite or sandstone, with figures n 1
,ronze. The letter was placed on file {
n the room were three designs made :
~ Sculptor. osborne, the local ARTIST =
4 hfch received much favorable com =
nent. a