The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-01-15
MAY ASK FOR
A MONUMENT
Mckinley Memo.
rial Fund Under
Debate.

II all Of the members of the Buckeye
Club of Honolulu can agree on the
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-
tion 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 a monument in
memory of President Mckinley, one Of
the greatest of Ohoans.
Last nights meeting Of the Buckeye
Club ives held at the Beretania avenue
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. X. 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. Fl. Williams. Rev. w. d.
Westervelt, Rev. w. III. 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. NJ.
Watson, Miss Anderson. Mrs. Geo. B.
Mcclellan Stanley Livingston, F. NJ.
Bechtel, Charles McGenogle. Charles
Frazier. Miss Jessie Frazier Miss Skin-
ner, Miss Dryer, Miss Herner" Miss
lHS LII. w. W. ItDSeIS, VNTS. All
ris Montague Turner. Mr. Strong. Miss
Ashton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Cullon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Skinner and VIII
Seve.
At a previous meeting of the club a
committee had been appointed to lcok
into the question as to whether the
Mckinley Memorial Fund park might
be dropped and monument substitu-
ted in ctea6 This cOnrpittae 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 a number of the members
of the Genera! Memorial committee
nave been consulted and that they
feel doubtful rs 10 the propriety of
diverting the funds 10 n monument
since the original contributions were so
largely made under the condition and
under the expectation of n Memorial
Playground park.
"2. 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, as it now stands, the park
idea will never materialize into any
thing permanently valuable and suit
able as 4 memorial to the name of VIII
liam Mckinley.
Wherefore, in view of these circum-
stances, we recommend that the Buck
eye Club formally address a letter to
the said General Committee of the Nc
Iinley 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
contributions were made ana recon-
a change to building a suit
able monument, suggesting an early
reply from said contributors, in ab-
sence nf which the General Committee
may be properly regarded as at liberty
to dispose of the land already bought
and with the money now in hand
build a memorial monument"
The association voted to accept the
report but motion was made and
carried that before writing to the Gem
tii an tIit liIclllbtiS VI NIit
Club should be communicated
with by letter and their opinion in ref
erence to the matter secured. Should
these opinions be favorable to the
idea later meeting of the,
club will draft letter to the General
Committee Of the Mckinley Memorial
Committee. With but little debate
w. A. Bowen and the Rev. w. D. wes-
tervelt were named as a committee to
send a letter to each member of the
club outlining the above plans.
A large number of the members of
the club seemed to feel that enough
money would not be secured so that
the land already purchased for a park
would ever be put in very suitable
shape and that it would be better to
sell that land and with money now in
hand put up monument in the CEN
trail part of Honolulu, probably at the
junction of King, Richards and Mer-
chant streets.
After the monument matter had been
disposed of as above those present en-
joyed a very good program of music.
Mrs. Annis Montague Turner furnished
one of the most pleasing numbers of
this Later, refreshments were served.
All around the Brown home there
We're little groups of Buckeyes discuss
ing all manner of events but chiefly
the prospect of Mark Hanna securing
the nomination for president and what
they could do for Hawaii in case their
new Ohio idol could reach the presiden-
Iial chair.
All those present complimented Mr..
and Mrs. Brown for the fine evenings