The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-12-24
SATURDAY IS
A HOLIDAY
THE WHOLE TOWN AGREES TO
CLOSE UP IN HONOR OF THE
FLEET.

Honolulu will shut up shop on SAT-
urday and devote itself to the enter
tainment of the fleet. The movement
for making the Saturday following
Christmas day a holiday has carried
practically unanimously, and all stores,
banks and other places of business will
be closed for the day. On Saturday
therefore the entire business commune
ity will devote itself to the very salts
factory duty of playing host to the
sailors and marines that are within our
gates. F. w. Macfarlane has been I'M
firing in visiting every place of bust
ness and securing the signature of the
house to the following:
We, the undersigned, hereby agree
to close our places of business on Sat
urday, December 26th, for the purpose
of making a general holiday in honor
of the presence in our harbor of the
fleet under command of Admiral Evans.
Wilder Steamship Co., c. l.. Wight,
President; Allen e. Robinson, Ltd, per
Muhlendorf; NJ w. McChesney & Sons,
Ltd, per j. NJ. McChesney, Treasurer;
Grady, Sayres & Co., per E. r. Grady;
c., Brewer & Co., Ltd, E. F. Bishop,
Treas. Theo. H. Davis & Co., Ltd, f.
NJ. Swanzy, Managing Director: Castle
& Cooke, Ltd, by its Treasurer w. a.
Bowen; The B. F. Dillingham; Co., Ltd,
B. F. Dillingham;, President; Hawaiian
News Co., Jno. H. Soper; Frank j.
Kruger; McInerny Shoe Store; Levers
q Cooke, Ltd, by f. ]. Lowrey, Pres:
Emmeluth & Co., Ltd, j. Emmeuth,
Manager;SE. O. Hall & Son, Ltd. w.
w. Hall, President; Hawaiian Trust
Co., Ltd, l.. Abrams, Cashier; Pacific
Hardware Co., Ltd, l. S. Dillingham;
Jr., Manager; NJ. McInerny Ltd, E. A.
McInerny, Treasurer; Henry Water
house Trust Co., Ltd, by Arthur E.
Wood, V. p. and Manager; Hawaiian
Hardware Co. Ltd, by Theo. F. Lam
sing, Treasurer; NJ. Phillips & Co., Hy-
man Bros, p. C. Kaeses; Interest,"
and Steam Navigation Co., Ltd, by it's
President, James A. Kennedy: E. w.
Jordan & Co., Ltd, E. w. Jordan; b.
F. Ehlers 6, Co., c. du Roi; H. F.
| Wichman & Co., Ltd; Whitney &
Marsh Ltd, by NJ. Brasch; The Manu-
| facturers' Shoe Co., Ltd, by VIM. II
Smith, Manager; VIM. c. Lyons Co.
Ltd, William C. Lyons, President
Hebron Drug Co., Ltd, by II. w. Hob.
ron, President; Whitman & Co., per
S. Woods; John Mott, per Jno. H. Stell
ing; The Hawaiian Electric Co., A
Gartley, Manager; II. P. Roth; Fl
Hackfeld & Co., Ltd, H. A. Isenberg
Vice President; Gonsalves & Co., Ltd
per NJ. A. Gonsalves: California Fee
Co., Ltd, by T. j. Krng; Alexander {
Baldwin, j. Waterhouse, Treasurer
Lewis & Co, Ltd, H. F. Lewis; H
May & Co., Ltd, w. T. Lucas, Mana
ger; Benson, Smith & Co., Ltd, Georg
w. Smith, President and Manage
(close at II M; The HOLSTER Drug Co
Ltd, per VIM. Woon Honolulu Pilot
Supply Co., Per F. ]. Church; W. w
Dimond & Co., Ltd, per Emil A
Berndt, Manager; Union Feed Co., Ltd
by F. w. Macfarlane; A. Blom; N. S
Sachs Ltd. L. B. Kerr, Ltd; Pacin
Import Company; Bergstrom Musi
Company, Ltd: Coyne Furniture Co
Ltd; Pearson & Potter, Ltd. Porte
Furniture Co.; Won Hamm- Young Co
Chambers Drug Co, Honolulu Dru
Company; Hawaiian Gazette Co, Book
binding and printing department: Ho
nolulu Brewing & Mailing Co.; f. A
Schaefer & Co.; w. G, Irwin &c Co.
Wilder & Co.; Bank of Hawaii, Ltd.
Claus Spreckels e. Co.; Bishop & Co.
First National Bank.