The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-09-25
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
PUBLIC MEETING BEING HELD
THIS AFTERNOON.
Invitation Extended to all Citizens-Re-
solutions Expressing the Sentiments
of Hawaii in This National Loss.


of Hawaii in This National Loss.
A special meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce was called early this morn
ing for 2 o'clock and the utmost en-
deavors were made to give publicity to
the notice. The invitation to attend
was extended to all citizens. The
melting was called to be held in the as
sembly room over Castle & Cookies.
The purpose of the meeting was to
adopt suitable resolutions in memory
of President Mckinley.
w. G. Irwin, president of the Chamber
of Commerce and Secretary Spencer
took their seats a few minutes before
two o'clock followed shortly afterwards
by about twenty-five of the members of
the Chamber. At two o'clock private
citizens began to come in rapidly and
the supply of available seats soon ran
out. Secretary Spencer remedied the
matter by drawing attention to a sup
ply of chairs in a neighboring room.
The room was very hot and little con-
versation was held between those ar
riving who all wore the earnest faces of
those who are assembled with fixed
and universal purpose. Delegate Will
stated that he was not going to join the
meeting.
p. c. Jones made motion that the
, chairman be authorized to appoint a
committee of seven to arrange for the
/ memorial services This was seconded
by j. B. Atherton.
George r. Carter suggested that it
would be a wise plan to authorize the
committeee to determine the exact
manner in which the services should be
conducted and how the general public
would manifest its sorrow. The COM
mittee should determine how long and
whether houses should drape with
mourning and how long a period this
mourning should be observed. Mr..
Jones said that this was the idea which
he had had in mind. The entire work
was to be left to the discretion of the
committee. Those who had come to the
the meeting had done so unprepared
with any plan and he thought matters
could be expedited if the work were to
be intrusted to the committee.
Rev. w D. Westervelt of Kawaiahao
Church said that the Ministerial Union
had held a meeting and come to a gen.
eral scheme of memorial services. 1t
had first been intended to hold the ser
vices on Sunday evening but afterwards
! Mr. Maefarlane had suggested that it
would be far more impressive and in
dICative of the great sorrow which was
felt over the death of President Nc
Kinley if some regular business Gay
were to be set aside and all business
houses and stores close then. The idea
of the Ministerial Union had been to
! confer with some committees from the
Bar Association or the Chamber of
Commerce and agree upon the best pla n
for Memorial Services. Mr.. Westervelt
| stated that Rev. Parker of KawaiahaO
hol
that church would be open at the dis
! posal of the public for such services.
Mr.. Erdman had also made similar
announcement regarding Central Union.
Bishop said that it would be an eX-
! cellent plan for the meeting to send a
telegram of coincidence to Mrs. Nc
Kinley and to the people of the United
States or rather to the Secretary of the
Interior expressing the great sorrow
which was felt here in the demise of
President Mckinley. Mr.. Bishop said
that the reason suggested sending the
message to the Secretary of the Interi-
or was that all Territorial matters
were sent to that department. The
message should, he thought be drafted
without delay as the steamship Aoran-
gi would sail this afternoon for the
Coast
| This suggestion was well received
and it was decided to leave it to the
committee to draft the proposed tele-
grams of coincidence
| f. M. Swanzy made very beautiful
tribute to the late President. The COM
mittee was increased to nine members
and the following were selected: w. q.
Irwin, F. NJ Hatch, d. kanuha, Rev.
w. d. Westervelt, w. F. Allen, j. b.
Atherton, f. M. Swanzy, William
Mutch and w. Pfotenhauer.
The meeting decided upon a tele-
gram of COMO ence to be sent to Wash
ington and also decided to hold meet
4 ing tor memorial service next Sdtur-
day. The service will be held in the
morning, beginning at 1030, at Hawai-
ahao church.
he committee will meet at w. G.
Irwin's office at 10 o'clock tomorrow
to complete arrangements.