The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-15
MEMORIAL
POLO TODAY
Principal Business
Houses Will
Close.

This afternoon at kapiolani Park will
be played the long looked for polo
match for the benefit of the Mckinley
memorial fund. There has been a phe-
aomenalIy large sale OF tickets and in
sications are that by $3.50 o'clock. the
time scheduled for play to start. the
grand stand will be packed.
The business houses will close at 2
p. m. today in honor of the occasion,
and even the Hawaiian Tramways
Company has decided to spread itself
for once, and will run extra cars to
Waikiki every fifteen minutes.
The opposing teams are made up Of
eight of the best players on Oahu, and
will itake the field as follows:
Reds-G. Potter 1. K. w. Single 2.
W. F. Dillingham; 3. r. Atkinson back.
Blues-A- f. Judd ], Lieut.. Hancock
2. George Angus 3. c. S. Dole back.
Four periods OF fifteen minutes will
be played. and there viii be an inter-
val Of seven minutes between periods
and two minutes after each goal. The
band will be in attendance.
The officials of the day will be S. +.
Damon, umpire; Albert Warehouse.
and @. w. Dickey. referees; ]. p. Erd-
man and F. T. p. Waterhouse. lines
mesl; Ernest A Mott-Smith, timekeep-
CT.
The interest in the game has grown
TO such proportions that the city will
be well nigh deserted while it is going
en- The decision for closing was made
quickly yesterday afternoon, after the
receipt OF the following letter by Mr..
s. n. Damon, president OF the polo
club:
Honolulu, II. T.. March IA. 1902.
Mr.. 9. +. Damon. City:
Dear Sfr:-I notice with regret that
there has been no move on the part of
the downtown retail stores to close to-
morrow afternoon on account Of the
polo game for the benefit Of the McKin-
ley memorial fund
IL movement was started among the
retail stores, especially the drygoods
and grocery stores. think it could be
easily arranged to have them all close
at p. m or even as late at 2:30. which
would give the employees time to get to
the game. Such a movement. If start
ed By you, or some one else in author
ity, would be the means OF not only
increasing the fund to quite an extent,
but would afford many people a chance
to show their regard for our martyred
President Hoping this will claim
more than passing attention,
/ subscribe myself,
SALESMAN.
Upon the receipt Of the letter 1t was
laid before Mr. j. z. Cooke. and he
had the following paper circulated:
I'VE, the undersigned. hereby agree
to close our stores on the afternoon OF
Saturday, March 18th. at 2 p. m, in
order to allow employees the privilege
OF attending the Mckinley memorial
polo game at Kapiolani Park. and
thereby swelling the receipts OF the
fund"
This was signed during an hour by
the following: Alexander & Baldwin.
N. McInerny, Il. F. EhIers & Co, E w.
Jordan, Henry May & Co, Whitney *
Marsh, NJ s. Sachs DrygOods Com
pany. Lewis & Co. The Kash Com
pany, The Hub Clothing Company. l.
y. Kerr & Co, II r. wichman. Levers
< Cooke. NJ Phillips & Co. H. Hack
fess. & Co, NJ. 5. Grinbaum & Co
While there are several stores not IN
Guided In the list which are expected
to close. their assent could not be OBJ
tanned last evening. but the committee
is hopeful that they will have the list
filed this morning
There has been an overwhelming call
upon the livery stables for carriages.
and the attendance viii prove as full
az the limits of the field will admit.
The field was pronounced in line
shape yesterday. when g W. Dickey
completed the last rolling OF II. and
the experts decided that nothing could
be done TO improve IL.