The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-23
PETITION FOR
MARKET PLACE
Acoustics Pronounced Good at
Art League and Buckeye
Conference.

Promptly at o'clock Saturday the
band concert at the market building,
Alakea street, commenced, and during
the latter part was interspersed with
speeches to an assembly of Hawaiians
who had gathered to offer their assist
ance to the Improvement Circle of the
Art League in it's earnest effort to pro-
vide Honolulu with an indoor park
pavilion. or town hall, as Mckinley
memorial
c. H. Dickey. George Kalilikane, E.
Nauha. z. K. Lilikalani, D. Kalauoka-
LAM and Mrs. Nakuina addressed the
assembly in Hawaiian. Frank Damon,
Mr.. Hall and others also expressed
their views to those present.
Judge Kingsbury, who halls from the
same State as did William Mckinley,
was an enthusiastic listener. He said
later: THE acoustic properties of the
building are In every way most per-
feet. It is grand music box
Frank Damon and w. w. Hall. rep
resentatives of the City Improvement
Circle OF the Art League, and c. H.
Dickey, of the Buckeye Club, were
hearty I'm their praises of the result OF
the experiment in having a concert in
the structure.
The following is part OF the enthusi-
astic address given by Mrs. Nakuina:
1.-THE idea of having an indoor park
where ell the most beautiful or valu-
able indigenous plants could be repre-
sented by ported specimens would most
certainly appeal to the aloha and pa
triotism of the aboriginal Hawaiian.
with a strong love of green grow
ing things and OF flowers as one of the
prominent national characteristics. I
don't see how any Hawaiian could pos
sibly refuse to indorse a movement
which would bring his beloved wehi-
kuahiwi (mountain decorations) where
he or she could see them daily If so
There are very many Hawaiians. OF
the present day who have lived to
womanhood or manhood and have
heard only of the mamane, the moki-
hama, the lauae, the kauila, and the
long list of other trees or plants FAM
ed in song or story"
After the concert a tourist who had
been present the entire afternoon ex-
pressed his views to the committee in
the following communications:
Having heard concerts given in the
principal halls of Europe and America,
and listened to addresses and orations
in the largest temples. have no hesi-
tation in stating that. in my opinion,
the acoustic qualities evidenced this
afternoon in the old fishmarket are
quite equal to the best of them. This
purely accidental result is the more
surprising since I've known of more
than one utter failure in halls upon
which large sums and much so-called
architectural skill had been expended.
The taxpayers should certainly make
themselves heard so as 20 preserve this
much needed boon for the beautiful
city of Honolulu.
Then, if it be not presumption on
the part of one who has but a few
months since come to make his home
here. would most respectfully suggest
that those interested in the Mckinley
memorial could do worse than accept
ing this building and site, turning it
into a vast auditorium and a lasting
tribute to one whose memory is so
justly revered.
Perhaps there is no city in the Uni
ted States or Territories of its size
where there are more keen intellects
and shrewd business men, and it viii.
no doubt. appeal to them as it does
to a stranger.
ANTHONY LOTUS"
The following petition has been start
ed with about 500 signatures of Hawai-
ians. In due time all citizens of Ho-
nolulu viii have the opportunity Of
signing 1t:
We the undersigned respectfully ne
tition the Governor, the superintendent
of Public Works. the Board of Surer-
visors the Mckinley Memorial Com
mittee, and all others in authority. to
retain and complete the fishmarket
building on Alakea street, to be used
as a semi-indoor park or pavilion, a