The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-13
Honolulu. T. H. Nov. S. 1907.
To the Mckinley Memorial Committee
Honolulu, T. H.

Honolulu. T. H. Nov. s. 1907.
tn the Mckinley Memorial Committee,
Honolulu, t. H,
Gentlemen: In reply to a recent
article appearing ii the morning paper
in which you invite suggestions or crit
icisns respecting the proposed build
fng of a Mckinley memorial in Homo
lulu. the City Improvement Circle OF
the Kilohana Art League respectfully
submit the following:
We know that no cause. however
good. Is benefited by undue criticism
q. another cause and therefore would
rather urge the merits Of new plan
for establishing and maintaining q
! Mckinley Memorial, which We believe
/ II be more practical than either the
monument or the amphitheater plans
which your committee have under con-
/ sideration. Both plans before You nave
merit, and if Honolulu had the pubic
buildings that the city requires, II
/ would then be difficult 10 know which
| Of the two plans you are considering
! should be first carried out
| But We call your attention 10 the
/ fact that there is not in our city
/ single available building where large
public or private meetings, exhibitions
fairs or entertainments may be salts
i factorily held. We need large airy
meeting place under cover. A place
/ where our citizens could meet and
mingIe when occasion requires, and in
so doing secure the advantages which
surely come from such gatherings.
The government now has roof
/ worth more than $4,000 located on a
| block Of government land, valued al
more than $50, 0e0 which is being held
for nublic use. We have every reason
| To believe the Territorial government
! would be willing TO join with the
Memorial Fund Committee for ths
purpose of providing a dignifed per
manent Mckinley Memorial where
large public gatherings can be held
From preliminary estimates, We find
that the remodeIng of the market, OF
| Alakea street, into a Mckinley pavi
ion completed 10 the satisfaction Q.
al can be accomplished for the sun
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 amplt
size. central location, peTmauency, per
feet ventilation and not inartistic de
sign.
The remodeling Of the market wouli
include enclosing the outer walls Wit
heavy wire netting, suitable 10 serT
as a trellis for climbing vines, whIcl
would preserve the present airiness Q
the building. and at the same tim
give the secIusfon a public entertain
nent would require.
The architectural feature whic1
would change the building from
market into "a memorial pavilion, an
u which we invite your especial al
tention would be the erection Of n
Mckinley arch a. the waterfront en-
Of the pavilion. Thus the R0binso
plan for The Beautifying Of Homo
lulu would be carried out by digni
fed city water entrance. that wOul
also serve as the main entrance 70 N
pavilion. The Art League IS prepare
70 submit q design for this feature c
the building which would formally ded
icate the whole structure, building al
arch as a Mckinley Memorial,
The interior Of the building could 3
divided into stage. floor. dress cIrcl
etc. as suggested in the accompany
ing rough sketch. Those familiar wit
the building viii recall that two rev
Of pillars divide the entire buil6In
into three sections. We rec0mnen
that the center section be made shor
- by placing Z stage in one end al
the dress circle q 1000 seating caps
city in the other end By taking Q
in this way the distance Of TWO ri
lars at each end, the intervening spa
wiN Be properly proportional for
floor. Connecting the dress circle ar
me stage, row On each side becwes
tae pillars, q removable boxes, shou
De made.
The remaining two sections Of Z
building We recommend be paved wi
some inexpensive material, as there
already a very good foundation T
interior fittings. stage, floor. boxe
seats, etc. would be 50 arranged as
give t1e greatest amount ot a5aptab.