The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-11-10

KNOW tIldL tle Oh I'll
wages to that relief fund are in favor
these bandsmen home. The communit
Il to the band TO designate their appro
the band be ck here
FINANCE COMMITTEE SAYS NO.
A meeting of the finance committee
in charge of the fund subscribed for
the relief of needy Hawaiians in San
Francisco just after the earthquake,
was held yesterday morning in the
Bank of Hawaii Present at the meet
ina, we're Governor Carter, who pre-
sided, g M Cooke, S. M. Damon, L.
Tenney Peek and E. I. Spalding.
The general concensus of opinion was
that. although the treasurer has in his
hands an unexpended balance or
SsO72 S3. vet it should be continued for
relief only of needy Hawaians in San
Francisco, the original purpose. The
committee was unanimous in it's belief
that it had no power to devote money
from the fund for any other purpose.
The committee expressed the belief
stand at least one-half of the expense ]
of bringing the band home. The COM !
mittee went so far as to suggest ra1s- |
ing a separate fund for the bands re-
turn expenses.
UNFAVORABLE COMMENTS.
The position taken by Chairman .
of ha IL
pervfsors was voiced by many people
yesterday. They felt that if anyone
was needy it was each individual
member of the band. One man said:
IF the finance committee believes
that that fund should be devoted only
to needy Hawaiians in San Francisco
then let the people raise new fund'
which they have already begun sub
scribing to, and get the bandsmen just
to San Francisco. Then the first relief
fund can legitinately be used for
bringing them home from that point.
They will be needy Hawaiians in San
Francisco all right enough when they
get there
Steamer steerage fare is $50. Count
require $500 to bring the band from
San Francisco to Honolulu. With rail-
road fares to San Francisco, hotel
bills and incidental expenses, the
amount required would be about $4,000,
so some figure.
p. c. JONES TALKS
p c. Jones stated with considerable
emphasis yesterday that someone had
h1 Ia
away, without MIR. Cohen being re-
duired to put up a. bond for the return
of the organization safely to Homo
lulu
Now, ] suppose it's up to the COM /
Inunity 10 see that the band gets
1one'' he added.
MERCHANTS WILL TALK.
The members of the Merchants As a
sociatien will discuss the band matter
st a special meeting to be held at 10 =
o'clock this morning. Secretary E. II.
Paris issued a notice yesterday for the +
meeting and ii is expected there VIII s
De a large attendance q
It is understood that some express
sion of opinion will be made about the
disposition of the Relief Fund for L
Needy Hawaiians in San Francisco" 8
Secretary Paris is strongly of the be- s
ief that now is the time to devote that
und toward bringing the band back. .
He says that another fund might be u
but what is the use when
here is already a relief fund lying P
dle7 Use that ne argues. o.
RELIEF NOTES. t,
Mystic Shriners have contributed 800 a
oward the relief fund. The collection te
vas authorized by Potentate c. B.
cooper. a.
Sam Nainoa, manager OF the Royal
Sawaihau Glee Club. will give a ball re
lext week Friday evening at the Alex Il
Inder Young Hotel. Manager Hertsche to
las offered the use of the two roof gar d'
len bathrooms free of charge, and Will A
10 all he can to further the success or e1
he event. Nainoa gives the use of all u
iis singers and players. so that there pc
Sili be music enough for two quintets. nj