The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-11-15


fairs or entertainments may be salts
factorily held. We need a large airy
meeting place under cover. A place
where our citizens could meet and
mingle when occasion requires, and in
so doing secure the advantages which
surely come from such gatherings.
The government now has a roof
worth more than $4,000 located on a
block of government land, valued at
more than $4,000. which is being held
for public use. We have every reason
to believe the Territorial government
would be willing to join with the
Memorial Fund Committee for the
purpose of providing a dignifed per-
manent Mckinley Memorial where
large public gatherings can be held.
From preliminary estimates, we find
that the remodeling of the market, on
Alakea street, into a Mckinley pavil-
ion completed TO the satisfaction Of
all can be accomplished for the sum
which your committee now has avail
able in the Mckinley Memorial fund.
The advantages we call your atten-
ton to in this building are its ample
size, central location. permanency, per-
feet ventilation and not inartistic de-
sign.
The remodeling of the market would
include enclosing the outer walls with
heavy wire netting, suitable to serve
as a trellis for climbing vines, which
would preserve the present airiness of
the building, and at the same time
give the Car1nCinr q rfthlfn OF
ment would require.
The architectural feature which
would change the building from
market into a memorial pavilion, and
to which we invite your especial at
tention, would be the erection of the
Mckinley arch at the waterfront end
of the pavilion. Thus the Robinson
plan for THE Beautifying of Homo
lulu" would be carried out by digni-
fed city water entrance, that would
also serve as the main entrance to the
pavilion. The Art League is prepared
to submit a design for this feature of |
the building which would formally ded-
cate the whole structure, building and !
arch as a Mckinley Memorial.
The interior of the building could be |
divided into stage, floor, dress circle, |
ETC, as suggested in the accompany
ng rough sketch. Those familiar with
he building will recall that two rows
II pillars divide the entire building
nto three sections. We recommend
hat the center section be made short
n by placing a stage in one end and
he dress circle of 1000 seating capa-
ity in the other end. BY taking Off
n this way the distance of two pill
airs at each end, the intervening space
viii be properly proportioned for a
loor. Connecting the dress circle and
he stage, row on each side between
he pillars, of removable boxes, should {
e made.
The remaining two sections of the
uiding we recommend be paved with
ONE inexpensive material. as there Is !
lready very good foundation. The :
1terior fittings, stage, floor, boxes.
eats, etc, would be so arranged as to 6
i've the greatest amount of ADAPTABLE q
y Ia the various public needs of the !e
Ity. I
The building can be made to serve
dmirably the requirements of such
atherings, as public functions by gov
rnment officials; for large conven-
ons and political meetings; for fes-
walls OF song given by the schools
the city; for the Fourth OF July
nd other celebrations of our own and
her countries national holidays; for 0
rye concerts of all kinds; Charitable o
anefits and church fairs; agricultural u
Id horticultural exhibits: a gather II
& place for contestants in the floral o
trades and automobile shows, etc. j
C, etc.
These are only a few of the many a.
'vious uses to which the pavilion Oh
build be put
We are assured that the disposition u
the Mckinley fund in accordance e
III the foregoing plan will meet not u
ly with the approval of the organ le
atoms of our city. which have the
III being of the public at heart. but az
II commend itself to every citizen vi
a practical useful disposition of IL
Is question of a memorial in a way
serve the best interests of every
lien. combining as il does the sat
actory disposition of the memorial es
nd; the utilization OF valuable pub F,
property now idle; the acquiring of W,
much needed public pavilion. and at de
same time making a large and In
portant step forward In the beauti- of
ng Of Honolulu. ex