The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-27

Photography during recent years has been 50 universally used IN keeping
records and N the arts and sciences that surprise is often expressed hat the
ISLANDS do lot possess a Photographic ocety Oh serious workers. Many of the
more advanced amateursa nd persons interested in the preservation of scientific
and technnal Photographic records have decided to organize a Photographic
society covering The whole group of islands, the headquarters being N Honolulu
with ramifcations or branche in each of he counties of the Territory.
One of the objects of the society would be to establish a Photographic
survey of the Territory so as to form a pictorial history of the sam Copies
of the photographs comprising the survey will De Systematically filed at me
or more central points to insure their preservation an accessibility. Possibly
copies will be fled in the archives of the Territory and in the Bishop Museum.
This work will include forestry, native flowers and fruits, architecture, the
habits and customs OF the native population, street scenes in the cities and
towns, seaeoast, river mountain and cloud scenery. Probably ne of the most
valuable parts of the file of pictures will be the portraits Of men and women
who have been prominent in the political commercial and educational advance
ment Of Hawaii.
the more difficult branches, such as photomicrography and applied photography.
Monthly meetings will be held at which original papers will be read and
demonstrations given. An electric optical lantern will form part of the
paraphernaia of the society and be used to illustrate the lectures and give
exhibits. About thirty gentlemen have expressed their willingness to join
this society and among them are the leading scientific and artistic workers OF
the Territory.
rooms of the Hawaiian Engineering association o the second floor of the
kapidani Building, corner of King and Alakea streets, the entrance to the
building being on Alakea street, for the purpose of organizing the society and
ekcting officers for the current year.
All those who are interested lin photography for artistic or scientific pr
POSES are requested to attend this meeting.
The organization Of this society is due to the efforts of Mr. I. W. Hart
The need and benefits of such a society have been quite widely discussed
among artistic and scientific workers and it is hoped this opportunity will be
taken full advantage of by those interested.
Mr.. Hart will be present at this meeting to further explain the objects
and benefits Possibly as an added interest some lantern slides will be shown
which will be of value to further illustrate the benefits of such an organization
When the Legislature makes appropriations in excess of probable revenue
it simply gives the Executive a free hand to manipulate expenditures at its
pleasure. Thus what perhaps a majority of the Legislature might have voted
priority to, if items were thus to be scheduled, the Executive may leave to
the lasta and so have nulifed by force of circumstances And tins power tn
Legislature is tending to give to a Governor unknown until after me day
next autumn.
Senator Smith has menowed wonderfully since he Numbered in the forum
against spending money on the Boar of Genealogy. His fight for $4,000 for
the protection OF the remains Of dead kings is sublime. 1t would likewise be