The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-12-13
PEOPLE To
JOIN IN 4
HOLIDAY
Great Meeting as
the Cable Day
Event.
HOLIDAY WITH
MANY FEATURES
Messages from Coast Will Bring
Greeting to AlI-Concerts
and Fireworks.

Gable day will be made one of the
most notable of recent celebrations.
tees of the local bodies, which are in
terested in the coming of electric COM
munication. Governor Dole will act
with the trade bodies, and with public
meetings, music ana fireworks the day
will be made memorable.
The committee of the Merchants AS
sociation, which has in charge the ar
rangements for the day, had long
consultation with the Governor yester-
day, and as a result they are of opinion
the holding of a great meeting at the
opera house. The plan for banquet,
which was proposed in the letter OF
the San Francisco Association, which
announced the intention of that body
t. make it's celebration a part OF that
which would be held here, was decided
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and as well too selfish. for it was
deemed that the event is of such inn
portance to everyone, that the best
thing to be done is to have such gath
ering as will give everyone a chance to
attend and take part.
Governor Dole<announced his inten-
ton to make holiday of the occasion,
and the business men have determined
that if the cable shall be delayed until
after Christmas Day, they will see that
the business houses of the city will close
their doors for the event. If the cable
comes before Christmas it may be i'm
possible to secure more than a half
holiday. The Merchants will do ALI in
their power TO secure the proper recog-
milton Of the day. however, and it is
safe to say that the meeting will be a
great one.
Letters announcing the intention of
the local merchants went forward in
the Peru last evening, and they Will
call attention to the fact that the local
business people expect that they viii
have the message of congratulation in
time for reading at the meeting. 1t is
proposed that the gathering will be
held in the afternoon, to be preceded
perhaps by a band concert, and that it
be distinguished by series of address
es. Governor Dole win make the prin-
cipal oration of the day and will be
followed by others who will discuss the
progress which will come from the
opening of the cable for business, link
ing the Islands with the mainland
There will be a general celebration
in the evening. the fireworks and a band
concert being the prominent features
and it is expected that there will be
deal of merrymaking. There viii be no
distinguishing mark to the celebration,
but the people of every nationality will
have a part in the days Jollihcatlon.
Already the various societies of citizens
of other countries are making arrange
ments for the sending OF congratula-
tory messages to their homes
That the affair may not be one-sided
the members of the Builders and Trad
ers' Exchange decided, at a meeting
held yesterday noon, that they would
take a part in the exercises. A commit
tee consisting of w. W. Hall, Stanley
Stevenson and James Mott, Jr.. was
appointed to act with the committees
Of the other bodies, in the making Of
any preparations for the days events,
and this committee was instructed to
as well communicate with the Builders
Exchange Of San Francisco, proposing
an interchange of greetings upon the
opening of the line for business.
Work upon the laying Of the land line
progresses, and the local office wiz De
ready for the installation OF the in
struments W hich VIII arrive in the siI-
vertGwn.