The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-03
Proposal for Day
for the Island
Visitors.
WOULD ENTERTAIN
IN MANY WAYS
Association Appoints Committee
TO Draft Plans for
Affair.

"AwAIr Day. when there may b
III gathered at the Capital men anC
women from every island and
eaoA settlement on the Islands. is tbs
plan which II to be worked out In ths
fora OF some concrete proposition by q
conmittee of the Merchants Associa-
tios- The association was called upor
To consider the question by the presen-
t>tssn OF the following letter from r. Il
Het3. at the meeting held yesterday af-
s>rsssn:
Honolulu. n. T.. May End. isc
Tss Merchants' Association. Honolulu.
- T..
ssatIemen: desire to bring to the
consideration OF the Merchants associ.-
tta the desirabllity OF some united &C
- toward securing an inuux OF people
frso ths other islands to witness the
rse9 on the eleventh OF June. or the Oh
s-rvsnces on the Fourth Of July. or 4ry
etssr special occasion that might seem
hssl
~ seems To me that there can be no
sueDtion but that the gathering OF q large
nsaser OF people from the other islands
wosIa tend To closer and better FEELING
between Honolulu and the outside dis
trsc<S ard would be quite n stimulus to
trk<1A
n
~ouid be necessary To select the best
y a5iabtc date. arrange for excursion rates
and devise embellishments and induce
meats. sufficient Ia attract the largest
nuobsr OF people
While any speefai occasion nngsh. b.
seiesssd AZ suftabt. for the psirDose OF
dts<ussinE the matter. I would suggest
snonS avRi1abfs dates the Fourth OF
July. In addition to the regular patriotic
obsarvancss there will BE- the fowinS
r. irFgs m
there 10 TO b. held here an Agricultural
F'ssr and ~ might b. possible To arrange
for this fair 10 BE- held during the week
ef the Fourth. In connection with the
fair. ~ may be that some Of the business
housss would nks 10 make an exhibit OF
their goods. Z believe that tbs Jockey
club woui1 uranEc for n rscc meet
Theatrical troupe would uo doubt max
an engagement Intcr-tsiand athletic
sVrnfs could be promoted. ~ fvr In
stance. baseball matches between the
Tfno. Maui and Honolulu teams EScfir-
.ioaa on the railway. n ball. md mary
otner special attractions could b. arranS-
cd sunicfent 60 draw q great many peo-
pie 10 Honolulu
Pwhaps the one point most vital a. the
.uccean OF such undertaking would 10
the securing Of excursion rates on AL ths-
stcaners during this time. but ] believe
tn.s this can BE- accomplished IL would
th~~ be necessary to thoroughly and az
rr.ufvriy throughout ali the islands. ad-
v-rfln~ the attractions offered and The
.peefai excursion rates prevailing
szAouid this proposition meet with ;ns
aDorvv.I OF ths association. Of course
- ofh~r dste than mentioned might
n-- found more suitable. and other rnotc
attractive features than those enunerated
wsuil readily suggest themselves
Hoping that after consideration you
may and this worthy Of favorable ae'i"n'
v.r truly PR. HELM.
when the reading vas finished there
~as sorne discussion OF the plan and
IL developed early that the members OF
th- association were heartily In favor
of some such action for the purpose OF
brttsrtns trade relations The Fourth
az July was considered as primarily
IN. Say OF HIlO. as there has been for
-or.s time n race meeting held there
al, that day. This and other points be-
ins SrouSht out made IL necessary that
there should be put before the associa-
to q more concrete suggestion. and
uoos motion the chairman OF the meet
,,. amounted the following committee
q, ,o.k into the possibilities Of the plan
ara report what may be done. as 70
ra,es and attractions for the day. The
esmnittee is constituted as follows;
= n Helm. w. W. DlmOnd and G. W.
saith
mon report OF the committee on pub
Hcssv the matter OF the suggestion OF
wsis-r c. weedon. for aid for the max
lnssf tour OF the United States with
.. illustrated lecture upon the Islands
"a. taken M. There was some little
discussion and the report Of the com
ruits-e. advocating the appropriation OF
stss a month for the support Of the lee
lures. vas adopted without dissent
1u- vote
ssarcsary Harris laid before the
rr--gas all the correspondence In re-