The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-10-10
THE CIVIC FEDERATION,
ITS OFFICERS AND AIMS
omcers.

Officers.
| President VIM. r. Castle
| First Vice-President. John A. Hughes
Second Vice-President. -. r. II. Trent
! Secretary. I'D Iowse
Treasurer. .............C. H. Dickey
Executive Committee - Lorrin An
drews, D. l.. Al, VIM. r. Castle, c. H.
Dickey, A. F. Griffiths, Perley L. Horne,
John A. Hughes, Fred. j. Lowrey,
Theo. Richards, Rev. d. Scudder, d. d.,
Geo. w. Smith, Ed Towse, r. II. Trent,
D. L. Wilmington, DIR. C. B. Wood.
| Sub Committees.
| Membership and Finance &C. H.
Dickey. II. II. Trent, David l.. Al.
Legislation and Public Servants
John :, A; Hughes, Lorrin Andrews, VIM
Parks, Streets and Public Works-A.
F. Griffiths, 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., Ed
Towse
The Beginning.
| Friday evening, November II, 1904,
the Research Club of Honolulu met at
the home of Mr.. Charles Atherton, at
which Mr.. David L. Wilmington read
a 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
ernor's action was fully appreciated
by the thinking citizens, and yet, so
apathetic was the public conscience
that no public recognition rad been
made either by individuals or societies,
religious or secular.
4tstbe- following meeting of the Min
| isterial Union, two of the members,
who had heard Mr.. Withington's 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
Men s Christian Association, and Rev.
John w. Wadman-met the following
day at the association rooms. Novem-
Der %, 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 2S. Copies appeared
in the press the following day.
The chairman of the committee
called another meeting at the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms to
discuss more fully civic reform. The
proposition of starting a Civic Fedora
tion for Honolulu was carefully consid-
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, a public call was
issued which read as follows
ga Civic Federation for Honolulu.
ga Civic Federation is a union OF
federation of business and professional
interests promoting and protecting the
welfare of the Commonwealth. Is
such an organization desirable7 Please
attend a meeting of business and pro
fessional men for the purpose of con
sidering this proposition
Thursday, January 26, 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. W1adman presided. Rev. w
d. Westervelt stated the object of the
meeting Mr.. d. l.. Wilmington spoke
of Civic Federations in general ant
outlined the method of organization
Mr.. Perley L. Horne presented a tenta
tive constitution. Several others spok'
in favor of organizing and the meeting
voted to form itself into The Civi'
Federation of Honolulu. The constitu
tion, amended slightly by a committee
of three, was temporarily adopted, ant
an executive committee of nine wa
elected. February Z, the new Civil
Federation met again, the constitution
amended was regularly adopted. Th,
number of the Executive Board was in
creased from nine to fifteen and tn
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 shal
be "The Civic Federation of HonC
lulu.
The purposes of the Federation ar
declared to be: To aid in securin
good government through the electio
and appointment of honest, able an
capable officials. The establishmer
and enforcement of law and orde
The improvement of civic and mor'
conditions. The formation throughor
the Territory of organizations simila
to this.
Article ii.
Executive Committee. The affail
of the Federation shall be managed b
an Executive Committee of fifteen.
2. The Executive Committee shall /
elected at the first regular meeting {
the Federation. Five shall serve unit
the annual meeting of 1906, five unit
the annual meeting of 1907 and Il,