The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-12-27
FAV0RS A
NEW PARK
J. s. McCandless
On Plans for.
Memorial.

Honolulu will have it's memorial to
Mckinley in the form of park or
square, if the sentiment of the people
who have been brought into consul,a-
ton upon the matter weighs with the
members of the executive committee
who have the final decision. During
all the discussions the subject OF n
park has been the only one which mas
seemed to unite the members of the
local committee, which will have the
work of collecting the funds for the
creation of any memorial which may
be thought proper.
Perhaps the first of the vigorous
boomers of a memorial to President
Mckinley was j. S. McCandless, who
was one of the original members of the
executive committee, and has just been
named as a member of the local COM
mittee on the fund. Mr.. McCandless
said yesterday that he had become
convinced that sufficient sum could
| be raised only by the decision of the
committee that the proper purpose for
which the fund should be used was
the creation of park. In continuing
| the discussion OF the plan, MT. MI
Candless said:
! "The people of Honolulu will read
lily give the sum needed for the fttlng
up of park or square, which shali
be also a playground for the children
OF the city. There Will be perhaps some
difficulty in getting together the money
for a monument to the late President.
The memorial upon the lines of an ad-
eouate monument would cost large
IslIm. and there would be some difficulty
in securing the contributions for the
purpose.
Il have now become convinced that
there would be ready and rapid re-
Spouse to call for money for the
I IL ,l1Nr
, idea now is the securing of plot
of ground which would afford suiiiclent
space for the national and other iielc
! games, and as well grounds for all tn,
popular sports which might be wished
There would be retiring rooms, covered
spots where the little ones could pla!
to their hearts content, and in time
perhaps, a bathing pool. All of thes'
could be gathered upon grount
which would be accessible to all part
e of the city, and would in time prov
$ to be one of the most popular pleasur
e grounds in the city
$ There could be erected gram
Y stand which would afford seats 10
e several thousand people, and could b
$ so placed that it would be aVailabi
d Cor either baseball, football or cricke
J. matches. There might be some al
/: rangement made by which certai
y portion of the stand could be set asid
for the benefit of the clubs playing
n and small charge made for admissio
to this portion, so as to cover trainin
a, expenses. All these are details Whic
could be arranged by the board
i, trustees, which would manage the par
for the people
The memorial feature proper Noul
come in in great arch entrlnc
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and at the same time give endurin
w form to the monumental feature. III
arch could be built of native Law
rock, and upon its summit could /
i placed bust Of Mckinley, or mich
n could be placed in the face of the key
s. stone which would afford a httin
IS point for the bust. From the la!
n speech of Mckinley there could l
i. made quotations which would show
20 the coming generations what we a;
"A mired above AL other points in h
tr character.
s. Il believe this would be memoir
lie which would last for all time; 81
lie which would be of practical benefit
t the people of the city, and whic
Sc would show how closely we would kee
the name of the dead President to OF
daily life