The Hawaiian star., 1906-04-06
CLUB
NOW ORGANIZED
e. FAXON BISHOP CHOSEN PRESI-
DENT-REPORT OF THE COMMIT

The country club is now an organi-
zation Last evening forty-siX men
gathered at the Young Hotel and
adopted constitution and bylaws.
The following officers were elected:
President, f. f. Bishop 1st vice pre-
scident, ]. p. Cooke; 2nd vice'president,
G. p. Wilder; secretary, CD. Hutchins;
treasurer J. O. Young; auditor Wade
Warren Thayer; directors, c. 5. Hol-
loway, e. r. Adams. DR.. c. B. High, J.
d. McInerny
At the opening Of the meeting r. r
Adams was elected temporary chair
man and Clinton j. Hutchins tenn
porary secretary. The chair then read
the committees report that had been
appointed to see if the proposition was
feasible one or not
The reports was i'm part as follows:
The histoy of the movement toward
the organization of a country club in
Honolulu dates back nearly two years
when self-appointed committee visit
ed the lands known as Waolani valley
for the purpose of investigating it's
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ganization. This committee found the
land to be SO splendidly adapted for
the purpose that overtures were made
to the owners of the property for
lease with an option of purchase and
finally an agreement was reached and
a lease secured which lease bears date
of October 2, 1905 and runs for a period
of twenty years, at an annual rental
of $500.
At the time this lease arrived the
committee was assured of an option
to purchase within five years for $4,000
and the owners were willing to accept
$4,000 cash and allow $4,000 to stand
as a mortgage on the property for am
ind finite period, said mortgage to
bear per cent interest. AS the land
covers an area of approximately 300
acres with at least IS acres peculiarly
adapted for our purposes, this was com
sdered a reasonable price. The lease
was made i'm the name Of Wade War
rca Thayer Esquire, as lessee and
has remained unevcCuted to the pres
cnt time.
Several gentl men who We're APP
preached on the subject of organizing
a country club to be located on this
property. claimed that it was insult
able for the purpose on account of be-
ing boggy and swampy and refused
to interest themselves i'm furthering
the organization. In order to thor
oughly investigate these statement
committee Of five consisting of Il. r.
| Adams, J. d. McInerny, DIR. c. b. High,
| c. Holloway and O. l.. SOrensOn was
requested to make "A thorough investi-
/ cation of the land and make a report
/ upon tha same.
This committee visited the property
and after careful and thorough exam
/ nation pronounced it to be in every
way suitable for the uses and pur-
/ poses of the club. finding the land dry
and the location i'm every way adapted
They also reported that as a business
( proposition, they considered it a good
/ Investment as quite a large area could
/ be divided into house lots and sold
at a fair price without interfering in
any way with the general scheme. on
March 25th about twenty-five of those
while there held an imprOmptu meet
ing. f.. r. Adams being appointed
/ chairman. \ committee 'on Organiza-
tion and membership was appointed
and other numerous meetings, decided
to hold this general meeting, and no
tics to this effect We're mailed to over
three hundred citizens.
This committee now recommends
that a corporation be formed at once
for the purpose of acquiring the prop
erty known as WaOlani valley, there
on to erect a suitable clubhouse and
institute such improvements as may
be necessary and proper i'm the con-
duct of a country club. We believe
that the corporation should be cap
italized at $4,000 with the privilege Of
extension to $4,000 and that suitable
bylaws and rules should be adopted
for the government of the same. The
necessary form for Incorporation has
been drafted and is ready to be sub
mitted for approval Two hundred and
thirty-nine prospective shareholders
have subscribed for 542 shares amount
ing to a total of $13,55O. The commit
tee recommends that the dues for at
least six months be place at 80 per
month and that such dues commence
from May 1st next
1t is confidently expected that the
subscriptions for stock can be brought
up to $4,000 and that the realizations
from monthly dues will amount to at
least $1,000 by August 1st next. 1t
therefore recommends that prOposi-
tion be Immediately submitted to the
owners of the property, that on Sep
tember 1st next we will purchase
the property for $4,000 paying $4,000
cash, allowing $4,000 to remain as &
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