The Hawaiian gazette., 1907-06-18
OLD-FASH|0NED
FOURTH FAVORED


anniversaries than has been the case
for many years. 4, will be suggested
by the present Board OF Managers that
rewards OF patriotic pictures be given
the public schools of the Territory for
the coming year. These are now shown
you by the secretary and any sugges-
tions on these lines will be valuable.
1T was expected that we would be
able to give this evening a report from
the delegate OF the Hawaiian society
to the National Convention but such
has not as yet come to hand. Although
we appointed full delegation but one,
Compatriot Charles Montague Cooke,
was able TO attend.
This meeting will appoint to the
citizens meeting called by the Acting
Governor for the proper celebration of
the coming Fourth of July a number OF
its members as delegates. and sugges-
tions should be offered as to our ideas
of the most suitable way OF observance.
I'm closing let me again solicit from
the members a more hearty support in
securing applications for membership.
We need every eligible man of good
character that we can possibly get And
they should all be present at the va
rious patriotic observances. Already
the Americanization of these islands
has been questioned We can do much
to maintain 1t and to see each year that
Old Glory is planted firmer; that our
boys and girls and not only our own
but those of alien nationalities who are
born here inherit the same birthright
as to citizenship that we do; and that
they are in every way inculcated with
the spirit of the broad patriotism of
Washington, Adams and Jefferson; that
each day in their young school life
there is brought before them deeds OF
our patriotic ancestors that render
this fair land today one of freedom and
righteousness"
| The report of the treasurer, Lyle A.
Dickey, showed expenditures for the
| Fourth of July celebration and for
works of reference for the library
which had exhausted the funds of the
society and left small deficit.
Sidney Miller Ballou, as registrar,
made the following report:
II have the pleasure of reporting that
during the past year there has been
this society ths n in any pear since its
first organization. Twenty-nine men,
bers have been admitted to the society,
and while some of the more recent have
not yet been approved by the National
Society. yet for the greater part they
have Joined upon the services of an
cestors which have already met with
the approval of the National Society.
and 1t is therefore safe to assume that
they will be admitted. Against this
there has been but one resignation,
leaving net gain of twenty-eight
members.
f"At the date of the last report of the
4 registrar there were fifty-fve members
in good and regular standing, so that
now we hove eighty-three member.
"The names of those joining during
the past year are as follows: Charles
Francis Parsons. Charles Jonathan
Austin, Selden Bingham Kingsbrry,
Edward Davis, Geors, Paul Cooke,
Samuel Parker, Palmer Parker Woods.
Frederick Galen Snow, John Uric
Smith, John Stanley Low, Erdmann
Dwight Baldwin. Edwin oscar Hall,
end; David Little Wilmington, Perley
Leonard Horne. Ray Hotchkiss Leach,
Ernest Napela Parker, Samuel Parker.
Jr.; Robert Parker Waipa, Charles
Henry Dickey, Eugene Hollis Lyman,
Frederick Snowdon Lyman. Samrei
Mills Damon, Joseph Platt Cooke,
Robert James Frat, Samuel Parker
Woods Stephen Parker Waipa Robert
Parker Waipa, Jr. Charles Williams,
Albert WateIhouse.
| .nnripp the nast ua hava
moved into our new headquarters in
the Young building and. in accordance
with the recommendation of numerous
registrars in the past, have begun a
collection of a reference library, to
which the following additions have
been made during the past year:
'Saffell's Records of the Revolu
tionary War; 'Heitman's Historical
Register officers Continental Army;
Conn. Historical Society Revolution
afy Rolls: Delaware Historical So
ciety Papers, 1916: Mass. Soldiers and
Sailors OF the Revolutionary War;
Vols. Ills: Officers and Men of New
Jersey New York in the Revolution:
Penn, Archives 5th Series, Vols. is;
| SO. Car. Historical and Genealogical
Magazine Vols. IL; Vermont Revo>
lutionary Rolls; French Soldiers in
Revolutionary War; National Regis
ter of S. A. r.; National Yearbook of
1906; Colo. Yearbook, 1906; Mass.
Yearbook, 1901; Maine Yearbook,
1903; New York Yearbook, 1899;
Ohio Yearbook 1901; loan of ID. A. r,
lineage books 6, 7. -, Is, 16, II, 20,
81, 22."
The matter of appointing delegates TO
attend the citizens meeting called by
the Governor To arrange for a Fourth
OF July celebration being before the
meeting, Judge Kingsbury said he con-
fessed To being old fashioned, but TO
his mind the only proper celebration of
the Fourth of July was by a public
gathering at some appropriate place,
where there should be the reading OF
the Declaration of Independence or
Linco'n's Gettysburg Address or some
other appropriate selection, and pa
triotic grafton. The afternoon should
be left to games and sports and the
evening To fireworks,
These sentiments seemed TO meet the
approval of all those present,
The following We're then selected to
attend the meeting called by the uoy-
ernur for tomorrow morning, John Ff-