The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-21
CORONATION
CELEBRATION
Business Houses
Are to Be
Closed.
MAJORITY OF
FIRMS AGREE
Preparations for Ball Go Ahead
With Every Outlook for
Great Event.

Coronation Day will be celebrated
by the merchants OF Honolulu with de-
gree OF enthusiasm which will be notable.
~ the indications given In the canvass
made by the committee which has in
taken as showing the true state Of the
feelings OF the business community.
The committee consisting OF J. A. Ken
nedy. J. q. RothweIi and J. Wakefield
yesterday had seen II OF the business
firms of the city and every one OF them
agreed TO close their establishments on
next Thursday. June esth. At 1, o'clock
noon The committee met with not
single man who refused to sccede TO their
request to make the holiday one OF unani-
nous consent. and while they have not
seen all the business men OF the city
they expect that their future canvassinS
will have results similar TO those which
have marked the preliminary work OF the
body.
IL Is the intention OF the committee to
try to see every business man in the
city. and In the event OF failure TO meet
one. IL Is their hope that each store Will
be closed. SO that the action may be rs
community.
The tickets for the ball have been is
sued and they were being taken yesterday
at n high class rate. The preparations for
the ball at the Moana hotel are being
made with the expectation that the dane
ers Will number several hundred. some
figures placing the attendants ut four
hundred ut least. There will be elaborate
decorations for the occasion and the hotel
will be ablaze with light and gloriied
with the national colors In honor OF the
event. Invitations have been sent TO the
Governor and to all representatives of
foreign powers.
The committee has secured the sigma
lures of the following firms to the agree
ment TO close their places of business:
Allen & Robinson. Jas. F. Morgan. l..
B. Kerr * Co. Ltd. Gonsalves & Co.
Inter-Island s. n. Co, metropolitan Meat
Co. Ltd, Washington Mercantile Co. j.
a. Hopper. L. Peck & Co. Honolulu Iron
Works Co. Theo. II. Davies * CO..
Pacific Hardware Co. Ltd. Alexander &
Baldwin. J. NJ. Dowsett. Hawaiian News
Co, Ltd. Macfariane & Co. Ltd. Hus-
tace q Co. II. Hackfeld & Co. Ltd.
Wilder g. s. Co. s. c.. Wilder & Co. NJ.
els & Co. Ltd. Bank OF Hawaii. First
National Bank. Hyman Bros. Cation.
NELL & Co. J. s. Martin, Grimwood,
Richardson & Co. Dillingham; & Co.
Harry Armitage. Union Feed Co. Hoi-
lister & Co. +. o. Hall & Son. Levers
& Cooke. Ltd. +. w. Jordan. Hawaiian
Trust and Investment Co. w. G.. Irwin
& Co. Ltd. II. waterhouse & Co. Ltd.
NJ. McInerny. Whitman & Co. J. Mott.
Wall. Nichols Co. w. w. Dimond &
Co. Castle & Cooke. Ltd. r. Hoffschlae-
ger & Co. Ltd. Warehouse G. Podmore.
Hopp * Co. c. Il. Collins. +. Philip &
Bro. ]. Lando. Hebron Drug Co. Ltd.
II. +. Ehlcrs * Co. II. +. Wichman.
Lewis Bros. The Kash. Benson Smith &
Co. Ltd. Bishop & Co. r. a Schaefer
& Co. California Feed Co. w. c. Pea
cock & Co. Lovejoy & Co. Von-Hamm
Young Co. c. Brewer & Co. Ltd. NJ.
W. McChcsney & Sons. NJ. :. Grinbaum
< Co. ~. s Sachs Dry Goods Co. T.
@. Thrum. Mani. Shoe Co. Ltd. Whit
ney & Marsh. II. May & Co. Ltd. Nc
Inerny Shoe Store. c. J. Day & Co. J.
Emmciuth & Co.