The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-06-11
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
WELCOMES NEW BLOOD
Committee to Revise the Qualifications for
Membership Is Apponted--ResoIutions
on Health and Wharves-- Collection of
Statistics.

Secretary ]. Gordon Spencer hoisted
the telephone to the table of the Cham
Der of Commerce hall in the Hackfeld
huiIding and proceeded 20 work up a
quorum 1t was then five minutes aft
er the opening hour of 10 a. m. yes
terday, with only six members pres
ent. The telephone was as dead as a
boiler rivet, but President C. NJ. Cooke
worked another one on the same floor
of the building Ultimately, the follow
ing named were in attendance in addi-
ton to the president and secretary,
and business proceeded: w. L. Hopper,
]. A. McCandless, H. A. Parmelee, F. j.
Lowrey, H. A. Isenberg, 7. Give Da-
vies, j. r. Gait, E. D. Tenney, ]. T.
Crawley, F. A. Schaefer, w. w. Hall,
]. A. Kennedy and w. NJ. Gifard.
NEW MEMBERS.
After the reading of the minutes, Mr..
Davies, in the name of F. NJ Swanzy,
proposed c. D. Hedemann, manager of
the Honolulu Iron Works, for men,
bership, and Mr.. Tenney asked that he
himself should be elected to represent
Castle & Cooke, Ltd. in place of the
late ]. B. Atherton.
Mr.. Tenney, in preferring his request,
referred to the strictness of the bylaws
matter instead of representative of
firms. In the course of a discussion
that his first remarks produced, Mr..
Tenney said:
This institution should be rejuvenat-
ed and little more speed put into its
operations. Every man of ability and
usefulness in the community should be
eligible for membership. 1t would then
be a body of large membership and
large usefulness. 1t is simply ridiculous
that a firm like w. G.. Irwin & Co.
should be represented by only one
man"
Mr.. Giffard advocated the appoint
ment of a committee to revise the by
laws, particularly with regard to men,
He represented Mr.. Irwin,
who was the member of the Chamber
for w. G. Irwin & Co. The condition
of things had on occasions caused the
challenging of votes at meetings of the
Chamber For himself he would not
care TO attend the meetings if only al
lowed to speak and not to vote. He
moved that Messrs. Tenney and Swan
zy be committee to report on revision
of the bylaws rela ting to members.
Mr.. Gait mentioned his own position
as dubious with regard to the Hawai-
ian Trust Co., the resignation of George
r. Carter not having been accepted.
The secretary forthwith proposed Mr.
Gait for membership.
The motion for a committee carried
but the discussion proceeded.
SAN FRANCISCO WAY.
Mr.. Davies asked if one could by pow
err of attorney represent a member. He
was answered that the practice had
been for firms to designate their rep
resentatives in the Chamber
Mr.. Hall inquired if in San Francisco
the membership was of firms or in
dividuals.
Both" Mr.. Tenney replied and, an
swering Mr.. Giffard's question as to
voting. stated that in San Francisco a
corporation could have only one repre-
sentative at a meeting. Members of
that corporation might, however, in
dividually become members of the
Chamber.
Mr.. Crawley thought there was moth
ing in the bylaws of this Chamber to
prevent individuals from becoming
members.
Mr.. Cooke said one must be engaged
in commercial pursuits.
rs not the office boy at Levers &
Cookies engaged in commercial pur-
suits?" Mr. Tenney queried.
NO not in the sense of the bylaws"
the president returned; the office boy
at Castle. & Cookies may be-" Oaugh-
teri
LEGISLATION