The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-03-16

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. other year the Promotion Com .
. mittee hopes 70 see this in =
y creased 70 100000 or even =
. 100000. =
This statement was made TO the Pro.
motion Committee yesterday afternoon
by Secretary Wood Retail dealers
had stated 20 various members that
their business was much better this
wear than last. Tourists spent money
literally in all classes Of stores.
whether Asiatic or Occidental, and
even the Oregon gilrs achieved a repu-
tatiOn for being good spenders. Alto
gether the outlook was entirely satis-
factory for a prosperous tourist season.
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
The financial status Of the Promotion
Committee was discussed in detail. 1t
WAS indicated that the Promotion Com
mittee believed that the Shipper IS
Wharf Tax should be given over en-.
tirely to the promotion work, as the
Promotion Committee was the child of
the Chamber of Commerce and Mer-
chants Association. At present $1,000
miftee from this fund. The end of the
year, however, finds the committee cup
against it, " with deficit.
a meeting of the trustees of the
Chamber Of Commerce is 10 be held this
afternoon and the members of the Pro
motion Committee will attend TO place
the matter before that body. The Pro
motion Committee was making every
dollar go as far as possible, but to
promote interest in the islands necessi-
tated expenditures.
NO MONEY TO GIVE.
Owing to numerous demands made
upon the committee by various organi-
Zations for financial assistance the com
mittee has decided to announce that it
has no power to give money. that being
outside its province. Whenever an or
ganization intends 10 give an entertain.
ment, an appeal is generally made to
the Promotion Committee. Both T.. /.
Spalding and Chairman McCandless
have been the watcbdogs of the com
mittee's treasury and they are now
putting double locks on it,
HAWAIIAN SONG CHORUS.
Rev. f. b. Turner appeared before
the committee to speak in behalf of a
proposed Hawaiian song chorus, as pre-.
scented in the following letter of Theo.
dore Richards:
March 10, 1906.
Secretary II. p. Wood, Hawaii Pro-
motion Committee, Honolulu.
My Dear Sir: II has occurred To m.
that possibly your committee may
have underestimate the possibilities
of the coming music festival as Il
means not only of advertising the is
lands but OF pleasing such visitors as
may already be here. The festival IS
assured and is arranged for April q
and 2S. As 10 the first event. which
has been called the childrens carnival.
the Honolulu public is only beginu, ,
10 be aware OF the unique character
OF this open air concert OF children. Ine
three hundred who comprise the Choir
Uses I'LL comparatively the stand in the
Boys Field and represent four of our
leading public schools. They are ad-
mirably led by Mrs. Tucker-so well
led that | doubt IL many cities could
Improve on the character of the music
from that point OF view alone. When
IL is considered. however. that they
represent all nationalities and are
beautifully dressed in their school
colors and national colors, the event
may well have called forth such en-
thusiastic comments as the late New
ins Armstrong made I'm a New York
paper
The second event In the opera
House, April 2s. viii be the best musi-
cal output OF the city from a chorus
point Of view. The three hundred
fresh, young voices come from much
older grade than Is drawn from in the
carnival at the Boys Field. Kameha-
meha School. oahu College. the Nor
mai School. the High School. Mills
Institute furnish a selected number OF
voices. We will be supported by d
band and are arranging for a soloist
from the Coast. As this chorus is al
ready drilled IN the different schools
before coming To the final rehearsal
excellent music II assured. Here. too
the Bationalities are well Represented
80 that racial hmalgamhtion makes al
interesting study 10 the visitor from
the mainland.
There is another very interesting
feature which could be arranged for
which II not now a part Of our plan
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songs. belifye fhat " immediate
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