The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-29
tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser.)

| last night at the residence OF W. "A
| Bowen. Architect Newcomb gave an
address on "Beautifying Cities, illus
! trating his lecture with excellent draw
| ings. A hearty vote of thanks was
rendered Mr.. Newcomb for his address
and Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen for enter
tanning the members of the club. =. L.
Weaver was appointed president In the
absence of Prof. Bryan. c. II. Tracy
continues vice-president, and w. c.
| Parke as secretary. G.. Il. Mcclellan
w. A. MADDEN and c. G.. owen were
| appointed a committee to aid the Off
GERS in carrying on the work of the
club. The park committee, consisting OF
Messrs. Wall, Chase and Mcclellan,
have been recommended to. continue
their work devising means for beauti-
| flying the city.
Following is Mr.. e. A. p. Newcomb's
| address:
Abundant shade, extensive space, ade-
quate sewerage and water supply are the
four elements which go far to make a
perfect city. These matters were con-
sidered necessary by the ancients, as the
unearthed ruins of the most splendid
cities mutely testify.
The planting of trees and the position
of shaded avenues and gardens, were
treated with as much care and con-
sidered as necessary for the health of
the popuace as the perfecting OF the
sewers and aqueducts.
In the eighteenth century, our ances-
tors closely connected to Great Britain
and France, worked on traditional lines
in laying out w shington. Savannah
and New Orleans, with results which
over shadow anything that followed,
previous to the last twenty-five years of
the nineteenth century. Beyond choos-
ing prominent and appropriate sites for
the Capitol buildings of our more mod
ern States. there are no indications that
a well arranged plan for future develop
ment of their cities was followed. The
present century promises better things.
There is scarcely village in the
United States, but has its improvement
society, and the services OF the most
prominent architects, sculptors, en-
gineers and landscape gardeners are be-
ing employed in the great cities to add
elegance and beauty to the enlargement
OF their borders.
Boston has stretched her arms i'll
blessing to the people from Nantasket
beach on the South shore past Revere
beach on the north shore. in a series
of parks, gardens, meadows, groves.
formal terraces, sylvan glades, bathing
beaches and streams for exercise and
pleasure boating. This vast territory
contains monumental and rustic bridges,
balustrades, arbors, retreats, refresh
ment houses, artistic shelters, of stone
and wood, cascades, fountains, pergolas,
bathing and boat houses, sand banks for
the children and shaded seats for the
aged. Everything in its appropriate
place and with the proper surroundings.
Here barren rocky space, where the
picturesque mullen blooms and savin
trees stand like sentinels. There groups
of willows ana poplars planted where
their reflection in the river makes them
doubly beautiful. avenues of elms and
tangles and, thickets of wild rose and
azalea, nature made more beautiful by
the intelligent skill of man.
New York. Philadelphia, Buffalo, and
in fact all the cities of the East, and
many in the West, are extending and
identifying their boundaries in this way
for the health of the people.
When the park system of the District
of Columbia is finished. as planned by
d. II. Burnham, of Chicago, Chas F
McKimm. and Augustus St. Gaudens
of New York, and Fred'k Law Ohm
stead. of Boston, who are named the
Park Commission" Washington will
be the most beautiful capital city in the
wori4.
HONOLULU.
Honolulu, on account of its climatic
conditions, which are such that recrea-
ton is a part of the daily life the year
through, offers an interesting problem
to those who would work for her civic
adornment. In order to see what she
needs let us consider what she already
possesses. Whoever laid out the gov
eminent grounds with the Opera house.
the great church and armory adjacent,
certainly had fine sense nj the inn
portance OF space, which adds dignity
to public buildings. The buildings
themselves may not be above criticism,
but they are interesting showing as they
do, the aspirations OF the few who, in
those days. paved the way. Even Ka-
waiahao church with its massive
columns. supporting blocks of coral
rock, in lieu OF an entablature and Us
small eye window under the clock, is
impressive by the extent Of its plan,
and no mndern edihee, however beauli,
iul, could better express the faith and
love Of those who laid her corner stone.
II is unfortunate that the automobile
building niefirfes with what was a
stately group oi public buildings The
spacious grounds In this nclghhorhood
should never he sacrIhrrd Inn rather
Increased and heiullhfd Tho removal
M lht Npndrn structures .on ihp rs
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