The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-06
Officers.

TreSlQenu. wv III. n. OdSti'
First Vice-President. John A. Hughes
Second ice-President. r.. FL. Trent
Secretary. .......: 49,. ..Ed Io"s'
Treasurer. .......C &C. FL. Dickey
Executive Committee = Lorrin An
drews, D. L. Al, VIM. r. Castle, G. 81
Dickey, A. F. Grifiths, Perley L. Horne
John A. Hughes, Fred. J. Lowrey
Theo. Richards, Rev. D. Scudder, d. ID.
Geo. w. Smith, Ed Towse, r. FL. Trent
D. L. Wilmington, DR.. G. B. Wood.
Committees.
Membership and Finance &C. H
Dickey, r. H. Trent, David l.. Al.
Legislation and Public Servants
John A. Hughes, Lorrin Andrews, VIM
r. Castle.
Parks, Streets and Public Works-A
F. Grifiths, Fred. J. Lowrey, Geo. w
Smith
Education, Charities and Public
Health-Dr C. B. Wood, Perley l.
Horne, Theo Richards.
Law and Order-D. L. Wilmington
Rev. Doremus Scudder, D. D., Eo
Towse
The Beginning.
Friday evening, November IL, 1904
the Research Club of Honolulu met al
the home of Mr.. Charles Anterior, al
which Mr.. David L. Wilmington read
paper on Civic Righteousness. The
evils existing in communities, the eff
forts of some American cities to better
existing conditions, and the results OF
such efforts in San Diego, Cal, were
forcefully presented. In concluding
the speaker deprecated the lack of in
terest in civic affairs in Honolulu and
cited the instance of the removal,
shortly before, by the Governor, of an
official high in public life. The Gov
ernors action was fully appreciated
by the thinking citizens, and yet, SO
apathetie was the public conscience,
that no public recognition had been
made either by individuals or societies,
religious or secular.
At the following meeting of the Min
isterial Union, two of the members,
who had heard Mr. Wilmington IS paper,
asked that resolutions of appreciation
be drawn up by that body and copies
be sent to Governor Carter, the High
Sheriff, and the press. The committee
appointed to draw up these resolutions
President Horne of the Kamehameha
Schools, Secretary Brown of the Young
Mems Christian Association, and Rev.
John W. Wadman-met the following
day at the association rooms. Novem-
Der 25, the committee met again, in
vited Mr.. Wilmington, Mr.. w. A.
Bowen. Mr.. G. P Castle and Rev Mr..
Westervelt to act with them and draw
up resolutions These were adopted by
the Ministerial Union at a special meet
ing. on November %. Copies appeared
in the press the following day.
The chairman of the committee
called another meeting at the Young
Men s Christian Association rooms to
discuss more fully civic reform. The
proposition of starting Civic Fedora
tion for Honolulu was carefully consld-
cred. Plans were made to call a mass
meeting after the holiday season to
consider the whole matter A commit
tee was appointed. A program was ar
ranged.
Late in January, public call was
issued which read as follows:
90 A Civic Federation for Honolulu.
81 A Civic Federation is union or
federation of business and professional
interests promoting and protecting the
welfare of the Commonwealth. Is
such an organization desirableg Please
attend a meeting of business and pro-
fessional men for the purpose of con-
sidering this proposition.
Thursday, January %, at p. M, in
response TO the call. about thirty men
met in the Chamber of Commerce. A
definite program had been arranged.
Rev j. w. Wadman presided. Rev. w.
d. Westervelt stated the object of the
meeting Mr.. D. L. Wilmington spoke
of Civic Federations in general and
outlined the method of organization.
Mr.. Perley l.. Horne presented tenta-
tive constitution. Several others spoke
in favor of organizing and the meeting
voted to form itself into The Civic
Federation of Honolulu. The constitu-
ton, amended slightly by a committee
of three, was temporarily adopted, and
an executive committee of nine was
elected. February z, the new Civic
Federation met again, the constitution
amended was regularly adopted. The
number of the Executive Board was in
creased from nine to fifteen and the
four additional members were elected.
The Executive Committee met at once,
elected officers and chose its commit
tees.
Constitution.
Article /.
The name of this organization shall
be "The Civic Federation of Homo
lulu. -
The purposes of the Federation are
declared to be: To aid in securing
good government through the election
and appointment of honest, able and
capable officials. The establishment
and enforcement of law and order.
The Improvement of civic and moral