The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1907-01-11
DILLINGHAM;
IN CHARGE

| are 10 TAKE VIII nc uiscusseu' ne
thought that every machine owner in
the city would be found willing to
take n part in the parade. lie favored
the postponement of the regatta until
after February 2s, by which time the
| Chamber of Commerce excursionists
from Los Angeles would be here. This
postponement was agreed to.
NEW AGENT AT LOS ANGELES.
Secretary Wood reported having com
| pleted arrangements for the Los Angc-
les agency of the committee being
taken over by Lloyd Childs, who will
establish the agency in the Chamber
of Commerce building, where arrange
ments are under way for the placing
of very attractive exhibit. One espe-
planned for Los Angeles will be the
giving of illustrated lectures daily in
the big auditorium in the Chamber
Of Commerce building, which will be
commenced as soon as the films for
the moving pictures can be obtained
from the Edison company. The at
tendance at the building during the
winter season is estimated at between
twelve and fifteen thousand daily and
the attention of visitors will be call.
ed to the Hawaiian lectures through
advertisements in the local papers.
Secretary Wood has also written to
the manufacturers for information re
garding stereopticon cases, in which
from fifty to a hundred views of lla-
waiian scenery can be shown. 1t is
the intention to have two or three of
these in the promotion rooms here and
also some at Los Angeles. Correspond
cnce is also being carried on with Lord
& Thomas, of Chicago, the largest firm
of poster advertising experts on the
mainland. The idea is to prepare some
Hawaiian posters for mainland adver-
Using, beginning with bathing scene
at Waikiki.
ROUTINE ACCOUNTS PASSED.
The regular routine accounts for De
cember were presented and passed.
These amounted to $74S, of which 1868
is for mainland work.
In connection with these and also
with some requests made to the com
mittee, Mr.. Morgan, the treasurer, re.
ported having experienced some diff
Guilty in securing a renewal OF the sub.
scriptions made by some of the mer-
chants for promotion work. The SUBJ
scribers had agreed to donate until
January |, but as it will be impossible
to secure any legislative appropriation
before July /, it is necessary that the
subscriptions should be extended until
that date. In view Of the difficult
ty he was experiencing in securing
these renewals, he advised the com.
mittee to go slow. Il
ENDORSED PANPACIFIC CONFER
ENCE.
The following endorsement of the
Panpacific Consular Conference, for for
warding to Washington, was presented
and passed:
Whereas, In the development of the
trade of the Pacific the commercial
Of sbnn1I ha
borne in mind and every effort tending
TO it's advancement encouraged; there
fore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Hawaii Promotion
Committee most heartily endorses the
plan for Panpacific Commercial Con-
gress as advocated by Honorable
George r. Carter, Governor of the Ter
rtory of Hawaii, and in the further
ance of the plan the secretary Is here
by authorized and instructed to for
ward copies of this resolution to the
Secretary of State at Washington, also
to Honorable j. X. Kalanianaole; and
be 1t further
Resolved, That Delegate Kalaniana-
ole be requested to appeal to Congress
for an appropriation sufficient to en-
able the State Department to arrange
for a Convention OF American Consuls
to be held at Honolulu.
SECRETARY IS MONTHLY RE.
PORT.
The report presented by the secre-
tary, covering his work of the past
month and outlining some of the prof.
ects to be begun, was read, as follows:
THE cablegrams from Secretary
Virgins, confirming the Associated
Press despatch that the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce excursion would
sail from San Pedro February %, was
one OF the best pieces of news the Pro-
motion Committee has received in some
time. The excursion party will not
only thoroughly represent the CONNER
cial interests OF Los Angeles, but many
eastern people, who are spending the
winter months in Southern California,
will doubtless take advantage OF the
opportunity to make an extended ocean
trip via the Sunshine Route to Hawaii.
Several newspaper correspondents will
accompany the party, which will also
have its official photographer and we
may expect TO have wide publicity
given To the event, which l hope will
be the beginning of series OF winter
excursions to Hawaii from the main
land, and believe will tend to bring