The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-13
BUCKEYES
PROTEST
Will Investigate the
Mckinley Park
Scheme.

The Buckeye Club, through special
committee, will shortly begin an In
vestigation of the Mckinley Park
scheme, and may bring pressure to
bear upon the Mckinley fund commit
tee to give up the park idea and take
up the monument plan originally pro-
posed as a Honolulu memorial to the
late President.
At the regular meeting of the Buck
eye Club held last evening at the resi-
dence of DR.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Whitney,
Punahou street, the Mckinley memo
rial was the principal topic of dis
cussion. AS the Buckeye Club raised
large fund toward the memorial and
turned the cash over to the general
committee in charge. the members
thought they were entitled to make
known the desires of the club as to
what form the memorial should now
take, as the statement was made at
the meeting that nothing would be
done to improve the park site for at
least year.
Rev. W. D. Westervelt, a member of
the general committee, and also a
Buckeye, reported to the club that at
a recent meeting of the general COM
mittee, it was shown that fourteen
acres of land had been bought on King
street opposite the present baseball
grounds. In the left hand corner
there is pond fed by spring, which
could be enlarged as boating pond.
This property cost $500. There was
also $500 in the bank for the develop
ment of the park. This was consider
ed enough to cover the premises with
earth for lawns. Mr.. Westervelt said
that at the general meeting it was de-
cided that there was insufficient money
to carry out the original plans for the
park. After a full and free discus
sion. the decision was reached that 1t
would be better to wait until the next
legislature convenes, prepare the park
and present it to the Territory with
the understanding that 1t be maintain
ed properly by the government as a
pleasure resort for the benefit Of the
people.
DR.. Rogers said he had favored a
Mckinley monument, for the reason
that the park might not always be
properly cared for, and would there
fore not be a credit to the memory of
President Mckinley. He felt that the
Buckeye Club, hailing from the State
of McKinley's birth, was deeply inter-
ested in the matter.
w. A. Bowen said the facts in Mr..
Westervelt's report were disappoint-
ing in that policy Of delay had been
deliberately decided upon. AS for the
park idea he thought that it was to be
breathing place near at hand where
young children could enjoy it. He
was not certain that the Legislature
would accept the park and maintain
it. 1t might be neglected. Mr.. Bowen
favored a Mckinley monument as a
proper memorial.
Mr.. Westervelt said that he indlvid-
ually also favored monument. 1t
was his opinion that the Buckeye Club
should take the matter up with the
general committee, and decide upon
the improvement of the park and also
to procure monument to be erected
upon the grounds.
Mr.. Bowen remarked loosely that at
present he had an indefnable fear of
trading property with the government.
The Club he said was originally in
favor of a monument, and subscrip-
lions in the club had been raised on
that basis. He felt that monument
was the only proper memorial to a
President like Mckinley, and it should
cost all the money the committee has
in the bank and all that could be real
lied from the sale of the park site.
]. X. Brown, the temporary chair
man, had always favored a monument,
and hoped yet to see the memorial
take that form and upon motion a
committee consisting of DR.. Rodgers,
w. A. Bowen and Rev. e. S. Muckley
was appointed to make a complete in
vestigation of the memorial matter and
report at the next meeting, which will
be held at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. C. Brown.
To the suggestion that the park idea
could be carried out and a monument
erected for s25OO Mr.. Brown replied:
"A cheap monument in an inaccessi-
BILE park would be the worst form
imaginable"
DR.. Whitney said his plan had al
ways been to purchase the corner at
Hotel and Fort streets on which the
tobacco store is located, and upon the
corner proper erect monument to-
Mckinley, utilizing the remainder as a
mart for the lei sellers.
Stanley Livingstone favored the club
with vocal solo, responding also to
an encore. Following this was NOV
ing picture exhibition by Rev. Mr..
, Rice. Rev. w. d. Westervelt follow
ed with a large number of stereopti-
con views showing some interesting
scenes in China. the photographs be-
ing taken by Mr.. Westervelt during his
recent visit. Both sets of pictures
We're greatly enjoyed.
Light refreshments We're served at
the close y the evening