The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-07-21
COMMERCIAL
CLUB OPENING
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ing committee, had only to say that
a set of books had been opened.
Mr.. Harrington, chairman of the
committee on library and publications,
did not know, before the presidents
introduction, that the committee was
to cater to the Intellectual wants Of
the club. He thought it was to spend
money-nothing was so pleasant as
spending other peoples money nor so
unpleasant as to have the treasurer
remind you that there was not much
money. The clubs property was in
sured for 80 per cent. of its value and
the rate was low on account of the
excellent situation. Some books and
periodicals had been obtained. 1t was
aimed to get reading matter of inter-
est to people from abroad. Daily pa
pers of four Coast cities and of other
cities were taken. They would like to
have the advice of members as to suit
able class papers. It was Mr.. Bray's
suggestion, which he thought good, to
have the koa. bookcase filled with
works relating to Hawaii Papers
giving movements of steamships ev-
erywhere were desirable. They should
maintain good will and good fellow
ship in the club. They should increase
their membership and thereby insure
, their stability. He told a story to in
troduce the expression of his hope
that the club would have to be es-
tahlished only once. Some might not
like the liquor dispensing branch, but
they should endeavor to be good all
along the line
E. H. Paris. secretary, who had late
~ visited similar clubs on the main |
.,ea fol
that fact. He said the club was a |
place where they might always meet
on an equal footing and discuss with |
out animus different propositions that
came before them each day. 1t was
an organization that would tend to
cement the business interests of Ha-
wall. In the club stockholders, law
yers, auctioneers Qaughter), bankers
and all of them could help each other.
They might even speak of the Federal
building site without fearing to tread
on each others toes. He would like
to offer a vote Of thanks to the house
committee for the progress it had ac-
ecmplished in the opening that night.
This was seconded by several voices I
and adopted with applause.
President Smith announced the pro-
gram closed and invited the members
TO continue the entertainment at their
liberty.
Admiral Beckley, being called on, I
said the club was a good thing for
Honolulu and for the other islands. In
a. years time he knew that lots of v
people from the other islands would '
join-men of means-and they would A
have lots of money to spend. so that i
they could buy even yachts. He talk n
ed interestingly of the Hilo breakwa- I
ter and other items of approaching p
development. h
With names proposed at the meeting c
II the governors last night the mem S
bership of the club will have reached "
The number of one hundred and sixty o
eight h
Those in attendance were Geo. W.
Smith, president; H. p Wood F. s.
Dodge, Gerrit P. Wilder w. r. Far d
'ington, A. G. NJ. Robertson, w. w. Y
Harris, Geo. Martin, c. NJ. V. Forster, W
EOhn Efinger. w. NJ. Bray, Harry n
tombstone, f. J. Lord, J. A. McCand- a
ess. Robert Levers, F. J. Lowrey, r. Il
:. Lydecker t. ]. Fitzpatrick, H. L. S
Kerr, d. H. Lewis, z. H. Paris, w. CT
T. Lucas, ]. Wakefield, NJ. Phillips, ]. a.
? Morgan, r. r. Reidford, F. B. Da- p
non, \. Gartenberg, E. Wells Peter is
ION, G.. F. Bush, r. c. Stackable, z.
:. Myers. Chas. 6 Crane, Geo. c.
}ecllley, ]. l. Mclean. w. A. Love, II
2. L. Auerbach, A. Mason. f. L. VALID to
on. r. A. Jordan, J. A. Kennedy. T. fC
>. Lansing, H. f. Wichman. John F. R
'oper. Arthur SOule, c. c. Eakin, r. pa
:. Perkins. Stanley Stephenson, J. T. "a
Warren. w. H. McInerny, f. o. White,
Robert Booth and a few who called in
arly in the evening but could not re- no
main. al