The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-15
BUCKEYE
MEETING
Local OhioanCIub
for Mckinley
Statue.
PASS RESOLUTION
TO THAT EFFECT
Pleasant Evening Spent at Bowen
Residence Ohio Centennial
May be Observed.

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| Ohioans in Honolulu desire that a
| statue of the late President Mckinley
be erected in this city as the memorial
| of the people OF the Territory of Ha-
wall. At the bi-monthly meeting of the
| Buckeye Club. held yesterday evening
Bowen, Kewalo street, a discussion en-
| sued over the form which the memorial
| is proposed to take, and sentiment was
| unanimously expressed in favor of a
ground. AS sons and daughters of the
State which claims Mckinley. the local
Buckeyes hope to assist in the erection
of suitable statue to the memory OF
| the martyr President as the tribute of
the people, of Hawaii. pledging them
selves to raise the sum of $500 toward
such purpose. A committee of three
consisting of E. S. Gill. w. c. Weldon
and E. S. Muckley. was appointed to
formulate. resolutions embodying this
sentiment. They presented the follow
ing, which were duly adopted by the
club:
I'VE, your committee to whom was
ferred the work of drafting suitable
expression of this society upon the mat
ter of the memorial TO the late President
Mckinley, do report follows:
II. That this society pledge itself to
raise the sum of $500 as contribution
n ri nf NTf.I< iyl vTo
mortal in Hawaii, ard the sum of 500 be
set aside by the treasurer of the society
as part of said $500.
2. That the individual members of this
society pledge themselves to make their
personal contributions to the Mckinley
memorial fund through this society.
8. That the secretary be instructed to
inform Mr.. c. NJ Cooke. chairman of
the Mckinley memorial committee, of the
action of this society.
And your committee would further
recommend the adoption of the following
resolution:
Resolved, That tits the sense of the
Buckeye Club of Honolulu that the most
suitable memorial would be statue of
Mckinley. erected in some public place
or park in the city of Honolulu; but
whatever may be the final decision of the
general committee will in no wise af-
feet our contribution or our earnest eff
forts to assist in the final completion of |
a suitable memorial
Respectfully submitted,
EDWIN S. GILL
walter C. WELDON, |
"E. S. MUCKLEY.
Committee
The gathering of the Buckeyes was
primarily of social nature. a pro-
gram of musical numbers was given,
with discussion upon the
memorial, and supplemented
by a literary contribution to Ohio's
greatness as an educational center.
given by Rev. w. d. Westervelt
Mr.. WesterveIt also called attention
TO the fact that Ohio was admitted as
l State on November 90, 1902, and he
therefore suggested that the Buckeye
Club of Honolulu take cognizance of
he coming centennial of the founding
If the State, and arrange for a proper
observance of the hundredth anniver-
'ary.
The musical program was as fol-
ows: Piano solo, Mrs. Hooker; quar-
cite. Messrs. Brown, Skinner, Thorn
on and Muckley; piano solo. Miss Car
lie Castle. During the serving of re-
reshments of lemonade, cake and salt
d almonds in the lanai, the quartette
ang several selections which won
hem much applause. An invitation
vas extended to the members to attend
he next meeting of the club in March
t the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H
Atherton and to the following meeting
I the residence of Mr.. and Mrs Henry
4 vote of thanks was
endered to the host and hostess for
cry delightful evening. j. X. Brown,
resident, presided, with w. b. Skinner
S Secretary. There were about sixty
lembers present.