The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-08-14
Elected To Preside Over Chamber Of Com.
merce For Coming Year-.-Secretary's Re.
port Shows Year Of Successful Labor.

dent Of the Chamber of Commerce at
the annual meeting held yesterday. He
succeeds w. G. Irwin, though Mr..
Cooke has been presiding at the meet
ings practically during the whole of
Mr.. Irwin's term.
Mr.. Cooke tried to decline the honor
of the presidency on the plea that he
would be absent from the Territory for
about a year but the Chamber would
not have it that way and he was elect
ed unanimously.
E. d. Tenney was unanimously chos-
en- as vice-president, and James Cor
don Spencer was reelected secretary
and treasurer without a dissenting
vote.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
The financial statement presented by
Treasurer Spencer showed a balance
on hand of $2OO5.65. A year ago the
balance amounted to s1672.01 and the
receipts, including dues and s3, 900 from
the wharf committee, made the total
s6,14901 The $4,000 was turned over
to the tourist committee and the other
expenditures included secretarys sala-
ry of 5000, W. G. Weldon $500, leaving
the balance of $2,OO565 remaining. F.
w. Macfarlane was appointed to audit
the accounts,
CHAMBERS WORK FOR A YEAR.
The following is the report of the Sec
retary showing the work of the Cham
Der of Commerce for one year to
August l, 1908;
sEGRETARY's REPORT.
G'has. M. Cooke was elected presi-
Honolulu, August 1st, 1903.
10 the President and Members of the
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce.
Gentlemen: AS customary, l sub
nit summary of the proceedings OF
the Chamber during the past year.
The last annual meeting was held
with the regular monthly meeting, oil
August 18th, 1902; since when, clever
monthly and seven special meetings
have been held, and one joint meeting
with the Merchants Association.
The Chamber has lost by death, Pau
Isenberg, Joseph u. Atherton, William
w. Dimond and Samuel C. Allen.
Resolutions of sympathy We're spteat
on the minutes and a copy sent t
each family.
Honorable George r. Carter resign
ed his membership on accepting tn
appointment as Secretary of the Ter
ritory.
Seven new members have been elect
ed to the Chamber as follows: j. 1
Crowley, representing The Hawaiia
Fertilizer Co., L. l. Spalding, repre-
senting Claus Spreckels & Co.'S Bank
]. A. McCandless, representing Nc
Candless Bros, f., +. Paxton, repre-
senting b. +. Dillingham; Co., Ltd, G
+. Denison, representing the Oah
Railway & Land Co., c, HedemanI
representing the Honolulu Iron Work
Co, and Mr.. +. L. Waldron.
Five members have been elected I
fill vacancies: A. Gartenberg, fo
Grinbaum & Co., Ltd, ]. A. Kenned
for the Inter Island Steam Naviga
tion Co., f. d. Tenney, for Castle
Cooke, Ltd, ]. r. Gait, for the Ha
waiian Trust Co., Ltd, and E. A
Berndt. for w. w. Dimond & Co., LtC
Mr.. L. r. Stackable, as Collector c
Customs, became an Honorary Mem
Der under an amendment to the by
laws.
The joint committee of this Chambe
and the Merchants Association o
Fire Claims, reported in August las
that Mr.. j. G. Pratt, who visite
Washington as delegate, in April,
: 1902, and returned in July, had bee
paid for salary, transportation an
expenses, the sum of sS.0l6.00: the con
mittee having raised s4,09o,o0 thei
remained in it's hands N,074,0o. TIL
committee was continued. and agail
, in November, Mr., Pratt was engage
| to visit Washington, in the interes