The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-13
MAY ASK FOR
A MONUMENT
Mckinley Memo
rial Fund Under
Debate.
Buckeye Club Takes
Action to Learn
Public Wish.
Members Were Entertained at the
Brown Home Last
Evening.

i II all of the members of the R,,ckav
Club of Honolulu can aerea IN RI,
subject that association will. in a few
weeks. forward a letter to the Gen
eral Committee of the Mckinley Memo
rial Fund, asking the latter organiza.
ton to canvass among the subscribers
in an effort to get them to agree to
divert the fund from the park scheme
TO that of erecting monument in
memory of President Mckinley. one of
the greatest of Ohioans.
Last nights meeting of the Buckeye
CLUB was held at the Beretania avenue
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. K. Brown
and was well attended. Among those
present We're: DR.. and Mrs ]. NJ. Whit
| ney, Mr.. and Mrs. w A. Bowen, Mr..
and Mrs. H. H. Williams, Rev. w. D.
Westervelt. Rev. w II. Rice, Mr.. and
| Mrs. VIM. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Fran
els w. Smith, John w. Frances, Miss
| Belle Johnson. Miss Ida NJ Pope, Miss
| Albright, Miss McCracker. Mrs. E. M.
| Watson, Miss Anderson, Mrs. Geo. B.
| Mcclellan, Stanley Livingston, f. M.
| Bechtel, Charles McGenogle, Charles
| Frazier, Miss Jessie Frazier, Miss Skin
ner, Miss Dryer, Miss Herner. Miss
Byington, DR.. W. G. Rogers, Mrs. An
mis- Montague Turner, Mr.. Strong, Miss
Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. CuIlon,
Mr.. and Mrs w. E. Skinner and Will
SIEVE.
At previous meeting of the club
committee had been appointed to look
into the question as to whether the
Mckinley Memorial Fund park might
be dropped and a monument substitu-
ted in its stead. This committee re-
ported as follows:
Your special committee, appointed
to investigate in regard to the Nc
Kinley Memorial Fund and report such
suggestions as in their Judgment SEEM
ed good, at the next meeting of the
Buckeye Club, have now TO report as
follows:
81. That number of the members
of the Genera! Memorial committee
nave been consulted and that they
feel doubtful as TO the propriety of
diverting the funds TO a monument
since the original contributions were so
largely made under the condition and
under the expectation of a Memorial
Playground park.
90 That on account of the hard
times having curtailed to some extent
the amount originally expected to be
collected by the General Committee,
we fear, ash it now stands, the park
idea viii never materialize into any
thing permanently valuable and suit |
DC i1I IA 49,
liam Mckinley.
Wherefore, in view of these circum- |
stances, we recommend that the Buck |
eye Club formally address letter to /
the said General Committee of the Nc |
Kinley Memorial Fund, wherein it be /
definitely suggested that a general cir
cular of information concerning the
situation be sent out to as many as
possible of the contributors, and also,
that it be announced through the news
papers, inviting the subscribers to re-
consider the purpose for which their
were made and recon-
a change to building suit
able monument. suggesting an early
reply from said contributors, in alb
sence of which the General Committee
nay be properly regarded as at liberty
% dispose of the land already bought
L
'uild memorial monument"
The association voted to accept the
export but motion was made and /
arried that before writing to the Gen [
raj Committee all the members of the
Buckeye Club should be communicated {
With by letter and their opinion in ref (
renee to the matter secured. Should
hese opinions be favorable to the
Monument idea a later meeting of the
Tub will draft a letter to the General
Committee of the Mckinley Memorial
committee. With but little debate !
V. A. Bowen and the Rev. W. D. Wes- Z
arvelt were named as a committee to {
end a letter to each member Of the
Tub outlining the above plans.
A large number of the members of
ne club seemed to feel that enough
loney would not be secured so that q
lie land already purchased for park ]
ould ever be put in very suitable y
lape and that it would be better to !
IL that land and with money now in
and put up monument in the CEN
al part of Honolulu, probably at the
motion of King, Richards and Mer- .
lant streets.
After the monument matter had been g
sposed Of as above those present en- .
yed a very good program of music. :, :,
RS. Annis Montague Turner furnished l
le of the most pleasing numbers of ~
is. Later, refreshments were served.
All around the Brown home there VI
ere little groups of Buckeyes discuss al
8 all manner of events but chiefly ~
e prospect of Mark Hanna securing o.
e nomination for president and what at at
ey could do for Hawaii in case their u
W Ohio idol could reach the presiden- pt
Il chair.
All those present cnmplimented Mr.
d Mrs. Brown for the fine evenings is