The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-04
MAUI GETS
INTO LINE
Civic Federation Is
Organized in
WaiIuku.

For Some time past it has been re-
allied that Wailuku has reached that
stage of development when some sort
of civic body is needed to rightly in
terpret and enforce our local needs,
and general sentiment has grown up
in favor of such an organization.
Consequently. when on Monday even
irig word was passed round that there
would be a preliminary meeting for
the purpose of organization, over a
dozen of our leading citizens met at
the office of Attorney D. H Case.
Judge Mckay. Vice President; w ].
Coelho. Secretary, and C. D. Lufkin.
treasurer. These officers. with H. B.
Penhallow. w. F. Crockett and c. B.
Robertson constitute the executive
committee.
A constitution was submitted and
adopted, providing for regular month
ly meetings. and special meetings on
call A list of membership was sign
ed by every one present, and a gem
eral meeting of citizens was called, for
Wednesday evening at the courthouse
for the purpose of explaining to the
public the objects of the association
and giving a chance to all who desired
to become members.
The call for Wednesday evenings
meeting struck popular chord, and
shortly after the hour of meeting ar
rived the hall was filed with our lead
meeting to order and the minutes of
Monday evenings proceedings were
read and approved. The constitution
adopted was also read and explained,
after which a ten minutes recess was
taken to allow those present to sign
the membership roll and pay their ini-
tiation dues. AT the end of the ten
minutes on call to order, a list of MEM
bers was reported. The president also
stated that during the afternoon he
had received telephone message from
Hon. H. P. Baldwin who although un-
able to attend, desired that his name
be added to the roll Of the membership,
and that he would do all he could to
forward the work of the Association.
The organization being thus COM
pleted, a consideration of the work of
the Associa ton was entered into. and
several objects that need immediate
action were fully discussed the chief
attention being given to appropria-
lions in the loan bill, for the benefit
of Wailuku District, the money for
which is now lying idle in the Ter
-ritoriai treasury. After several mo-
tons touching the lao Valley, the jail,
the courthouse, and other appropria-
lions, Mr.. j. n. K. Keola moved as
an amendment that the executive COM
mittee of the association proceed at
once to investigate the loan appro-
priations available. and to push the
work further at once by interviewing
the Territorial authorities and urging
the Immediate prosecution of the work
provided for by the loan bill. This
was carried with enthusiastic unani-
nifty and the executive committee met
last night to begin. active work, the
results of which will be sent to Homo
lulu today.
other important suggestions were
made by DIR. Weddeck. Judge Mckay,
John Kinney, Sheriff Baldwin and 9TH
ers, and considered by the Association.
According to the constitution adopt
ed, the Association is to hold regular
meetings on the second Thursday in
each month, and a full attendance was
promised by every member present.
By the way the executive committee
may have some good news to present
at the next regular meeting which will
be held on April 14.-Mauf News.