The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-04-11
HONOLULU
MUST GIVE
M'KinIey Fund Is
Waiting on
Action.

All things In the matter ~ the Nc
Kinl,y Memorial committees work walt
upon tho Honolulu suh-body. This was
shown at the meeting yesterday after
noon. There was n small gathering Of
the executive committee. there being
present Only Acting Chairman +. \.
schaefer, G. ~. Cooke J. 4. McCand-
less, n. G. Davies, the Rev w II. Wes-
tervolt and ]. q. Rothwel
when the meeting had been called TO
order, Mr. Schaefer presented his res
ignation OF the craftsmanship, which
had been rendered to him as a result of
the departure of Governor Dole. The
reasons assigned were such that the
request for relief from the duties was
granted and the choice fell upon Acting
Governor Cooper for the succession.
There was some discussion of the
subscriptions and the estimates made
Of total amount which had been brought
out up to this time were close to
$4,000. In the list for Honolulu there
are now only about twenty persons
who have given TO the fund, and the
sentiment was that there should he
something definite done in this city be-
fore there was any more active cam
paign carried on in the country dis
tricts.
Chairman j. G.. Rothwell Of the COM
mittee in charge of the collections of
funds, submitted a form of letter and
enclosure for sending to each person
in the island who has not subscribed.
There Is included an envelope address
sed, a postal money order application,
letter to Treasurer Cooke to accom-
pany the donation. and finally the fol-
lowing letter:
Dear Sir:-It is the custom among all
civilized nations to honor the memory
Of the illustrious dead, and ii has de-
volved on this committee to take the
initiative in securing the means for the
erection OF a suitable memorial to be
dedicated to the memory of the late
President of the United States, VIM.
Mckinley, n man who eminently serv
ed his country in the exalted position
to which he was called by the popular
vote of his countrymen, American cit
liens.
The form of memorial has been rec
commended in the shape of public rec
reation ground in the district of Homo
lulu, as n BETTING token of regretful
esteem 20 the memory of one of Amer
ica's greatest statesmen, whose sympa-
thios and efforts were recognized to be
always for the best interests of the
public at large.
This committee have not yet heard
from you on this subject, and desire to
afford to every individual resident in
Hawaii, regardless OF nationality, the
opportunity of being represented in so
meritOrious an undertaking. You are
therefore invited to subscribe to this
fund such amount as you may desire.
Enclosed please find subscription and
money order blanks to be used in for
warding your subscription, which will
have prompt acknowledgment, in the
form Of a Mckinley Memorial Fund
Certificate. The committee trust to re-
ceive your prompt and favorable re-
spouse.
There followed some general discus
sion and the result was the passage of
n motion to send the letter and the
general plan to the Honolulu commit
tee for action. There was some talk
Of making a definite start at the work
of the recreation ground, so as to show
would-be subscribers that there is
something in sight for their money.
Committeeman w. ID. Westervelt said
that while in Hilo he found there was
some talk of the use to which the cash
is to be put. The general opinion seem
ed favorable, until some one mentioned
the Kalakaua bust. and as there was a
total lack Of knowledge as to what had
become of the bust, for which there
was made popular dollar subscription,
the people seemed to shut up like
clans. There was some curiosity eX-
pressed as to the use to which this
money was to be put, and ii was said
by some of the committeeman that they
had heard that the bust was now in the
Bishop Museum, a place which seemed
out of keeping for it. Mr. Mark Rob-
inson, the treasurer of the fund, said
yesterday afternoon that there had
been subscribed something less than
$500, which he had completed to the
latter sum, all of which had been paid
over to Sculptor Hutchinson for his
work in the making of the bust. The
bust when received here was offered 10
the government, with the expressed
hope that it be placed in the govern
ment building.
The prOffer was refused, according To
Mr.. RobinsOn's recollection, on account
of lack of funds with which to con-
struct suitable niche for the bust
The sculptor then finding no place for
the work, had il put in the rooms OF
the Kilohana Art League, where 1t has
remained for several years. The time
is said to have been about five years
since the completion of the bust. Late
ly there has been expression that the
bust should be given place in the gov
eminent building, and there is proba :
bility that this will be done. without
great delay.
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