The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-13
WILL OPEN
EXCHANGE
MasterBuiIdersAre
to Entertain
Guests.

nally inaugurated by the Master
| Builders Association Wednesday, Feb
ruary 18th. At the special meeting of
the association last evening, there was
| passed a resolution providing for the
| formal opening and the presentation of
an especial invitation to the officials of
| the Territory and all others having
| business with builders, to be present
upon the occasion.
The meeting was a we'll attended one
and the reception of the report of the
Executive Committee. which bore upon
the feature of the exchange, was receiv-
ed with enthusiasm. The members in
spected the arrangements which have
been made so far and gave to the ex-
ecutive body full authority to make
any alterations in arrangement to pur-
chase all furniture and to prepare for
the reception of the invited guests upon
the occasion of the opening session.
There will be sent out special SOU
venir invitation, done by Beakbane
and the occasion will be made one
memorable in the annals of the build
ing trades of the city.
The rooms of the association in the
Elite building have been specially re-
furnished for the new use to which they
viii be put The large room which is
to be the change room has been paint
ed and, carpeted, and there will be new
furniture. The room has in it now a
large directors table, but the intention
is to place several smaller desks which
may be used by the members, when
they have business which calls for the
use of writing materials and desk
room.
In the adjoining rooms there will be |
placed similar furnishing, tables and |
desks, and it is the purpose to provide |
there for private conferences and in |
terviews. This will make of the ex-
change rooms place where any one
having business with a member will be |
given an opportunity to transact it, |
with all the privacy of an office.
During the discussion of the change J.
feature at the meeting of last evening J.
it was seen that there will be added {
as development, after the successful :
working of the exchange, all the feat
ures which distinguish similar bodies in !
the mainland cities. This will mean
that in time there is to be sort of COM Z
mercial agency attached to the asso-l
citation, by which membership in the
organization will be a guarantee of
financial responsibility. This will per-
init the association to become one of
the greatest powers in financial cir
cleS.
There will be a luncheon and music
and other features of the reception
Wednesday. The hours will be those
or the exchange, from 1880 to 1870
o'clock, and from that day the regular
operations of the exchange will occupy
the same hours.
The association has Sc members out
side of the II architects who are as
ISOLATED with it, and there are more
than dozen firms which are expected
to take part in the affairs later, which
VIII run the membership close to 100 F.
W. Beardslee, chairman of the execu-
i've committee, introduced the follow
ng resolutions which provided for the {
open session of next week:
Resolved, that a meeting of the regu- :
ar, honorary and special members of this
Association be held Wednesday Febru- |
Try 18th, 1902, at 1880 o'clock ID. M in
he Builders Exchange rooms, second
Ioor OF the Elite Building, for the pur-
'ose OF formally inaugurating the Build ,
RS Exchange feature of the Master
Suilders' Association of the Territory of
Hawaii
Resolved, that the Governor the Secre- 1
airy of the Territory, the Superintendent S
I Public Works, the Assistant Superin-
endent of Public Works the editors of
ne Honolulu papers. and the architects
nd civil engineers of the city be invited
o attend said meeting and meet the
MEMBERS OF the Exchange, and that an
lvitation to attend said meeting be given
trough the public press to all persons
ngaged in business through which they
ave dealings with master builders.