Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-11-11
TRIBUTE;TO MEMORY
OF LATE II. A. ISENBERG

At the joint meeting of the Chamber |
of Commerce and the Merchants AZ.
ISOLATION yesterday afternoon, when
resolutions were adopted on the dea Ii |
of II. A. Isenberg, as published in yes
terday's Bulletin. President +. j. Low
rey Of the Chamber of Commerce, said:
"As representatives of the CONNER
Cial interests OF the city, we have
gathered today to pay a tribute to tho
memory of our late friend, II. Alex.
ander Isenberg. Probably no death
has ever occurred among us that camu
with such a shock. 1t is only a short
time ago that he was here in our coun
ellis. When death comes to one, who
In the fullness of his years, has com.
pleted his life's work, we regret his
absence and mourn his loss, but when
the Reaper comes to one in his youth
who has begun to take his place in the
affairs of the community. 1t Is with q
question mark in our minds that We
accept the inevitable.
MIR. 1senbeTg, while one of thu
youngest business men in the city, was
one of the most promising. His inhu-
ence eXtenued throughout the Islands.
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broad and liberal. In manner he was
dignifled at the same time cordial.
sympathetic and benevolent. for he was
a man OF means. He had loving
wife and was surrounded with home
affection. His homeland, Germany,
watched the development OF his career.
"Mr. Isenberg has gone from among
us and we shall sincerely miss him. as
l . .t,,as
for us TO place on record our estima,
ton OF him. our regret at his untimely
death and to express our sympathy To
the family and his associates in bust
ness"
In moving the adoption OF the reso
luton. +. NJ. SwanZy said:
81 can add very little TO what has
been said. II was not very long ago
that we were called upon to pass reso
lutlons on the death of Mr.. Paul Isen'
berg, and now the son has been taken
away. ! think we can say, sincerely
that Mr. Alexander Isenberg was a
worthy son of worthy father, and
In that you have said about all that you
could say. You all remember what q
fine man, In every sense Mr.. Isenberg,
Sr., was. He was a king among men,
md his son was king among men,
He was extraordinarily advanced in
his business ideas for a man of his
years. He was universally admired
among his business associates. Person
ally, | have been very closely asso.
ciated with him In matters intimately
connected with the planting interests
OF these Islands, and have often been
called upon TO admire the acumen OF
his judgment his clearheadedness his
perseverance, his industry, very essen,
tial and valuable qualities which the
best business men only possess. So
Cially, he was Of charming disposi
ton, and genial to large degree. He
was never called upon to assist the
needy, that he did not readily respond.
"When one considers the loss We
have sustained by his death, II Is not
difficult TO gauge the magnitude of thu
loss which his family has also sustain
cd"
Geo. W. Smith, president of the Mer,
chants Association, said:
"In seConding these resolutions, let
me direct your attention to the fact
that, while bodies of this nature are
only too often called upon to mourn
for those who have gone before, II IL
usually for one who has reached ma
ture age.
"Seldom are we met to honor tho
memory Of one cut Off so early in life
where manhoOd's morning just touch
es noon at time when life held 50
much of promise to the community In
which he made his home, to the honor
cd house OF which he was the head, tc
the organizations of which he was al
able counselor.
, ITO the widow we can only offer oul
condolences in grief that time cal
only partly heal,
"To his business associates ou
heartfelt sympathy for the loss of on,
whom they esteemed and relied upon
His memory will be cherished b!
those who knew him as something add
cd TO our daily life, a memory tina
should be an eXemplar to those whI
II follow him."
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