The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-03
GOLF LINKS
FOR PUBLIC
Proposed BY Promotion
Committee for
Park.

Public golf links are advocated bI
| the Hawaii Promotion Committee. I
is proposed that if authority can b.
| obtained from the park commissioners
| to locate the same in Kapiolani Park
The idea was suggested at yesterdays
| meeting of the Promotion Committee b!
Secretary Wood and was favorably
| considered.
| The Manoa Golf Club permits ii
links to be used only by members The
Moanalua links, which We're laid OH
/ through the generosity of Hon. S. II
! Damon. are open TO public players, but
| owing TO the lack of transportat ton IA
| ciIit1es the public does not make ust
| of them to a large extent. Secretary
Wood VIII take the matter up with the
| park commissioners.
There was some response to the cir
cular letter sent out by the commit
tee TO the persons designated in Mr.
Spalding's plan for the organization Of
city Improvement clubs. Allen Her
bert was enthusiastic over the matter
and suggested that the 'fraus and
sweethearts" of the gentlemen be en-
listed in the movement. He suggested
that no club should be composed ex-
clusively of either sex.
John Efinger concluded his note Of
acceptance with the following: Yours
for the elimination of fences. clean and
attractive lawns, trimmed foliage, and
the home and village beautiful
C L Wight said that most of the
work OF beautifying Honolulu has been
by women. For Nuuanu street above
Wyllie he suggested the names of Mrs
c. NJ. Cooke, Mrs. F. J. Lowrey and
Mrs. P. c. Jones. For the city water
frsat he recommended T. ]. King.
The committee thought it was wise
TO include women in the membership
of the clubs.
E. Q Brown. local representative Of
the Dearborn Drug & Chemical Co,
in communication suggested that il
the committee would forward Icrge
amount OF Hawaiian promotion litera-
ture to the headquarters in Chicago.
the firm would see that it was dis
tributed free of charge among their
acquaintances and patrons. The firm
has branch houses all over the United
States, and the committee will take
advantage of the offer made
A sample of the posters advertising |
the coming foral parade on February |
p was shown. The central portion of |
the poster will be devoted to an illus
tration showing a woman on horse
back, "A Pau Rider" These posters |
VIII be distributed all over the Pa
cific slope and every commercial club
on the Coast will be sent a personal
letter by Secretary Wood asking theiri
cooperation in giving the posters con-
spicuous display. 1
Secretary Wood proposed a public
bathing place somewhere along the
beach. The suggestion was at firstt
thought a good one, until some sug-
sested the cosmopolitan population Of
as a bar TO such place
J. A. NJ. Johnson bade the Promo
ion Committee farewell. He leaves
5or the Orient on Friday. He stated
hat he was arranging TO market Ha-
yaiian bananas and pineappIes in
Japan.
The secretary read letter from
'ecretary Wilson OF the [. $ Agricul-
ure Department concerning the d.
-ersified industries. In this connection
Ir. Wood said that table grapes for
he old California market could be
asily grown here. The climate was Z
uited for alI-the-year-round growths.
Ie thought there was q good opening
0r this industry.
The presence of Bishop Hamilton,
-rchdeacon Jefries and Mr. Whitney.
dvertising man Of the Michigan Gem
al Railway. was commented upon. Il {
as thought by the committee that 70
-awaH would benefit largely from @
leir visit a