The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-01-10
THE F|sHMARkET
FORA CAHTATA
January s. 1905.

January s. 1905.
Kilohana Art League. Improvement
Circle. Honolulu.
II occurs to me that a practical
method OF continuing the public in
terest in connection with your project
to keep the old fishmarket as a perrna-
nent building for public purposes Is IL
be found IN connection with the co1a-
ing music festival
We are arranging this year for one
of the two events to be a rendering OF
the Rose Maiden" the cantata by
Cowen- This will be under the eff
cient leadership OF Er Livingston. and
choruses from Oahu College. Kameha-
meha Schools High School. Normal
School and Mills Institute will make
up a superb setting for solo and quar-
| tet work.
We are arranging to have Mr.. Fred
Butler. the bass. as soloist. The other
of the two events is the chorus work
of the public schools under Mrs
fuckers notable leadership. In for
mer times we have had one of these
concerts in the Opera House and the
other in the Boys Field. 1t seems to
me that 1t will be well to hold them
both in the old fishmarket. provided
we can get the use of this building for
that purpose.
wish to assure you that there is no
other purpose in these gatherings than
the encouragement of good music All
the money that will be made will go
toward the defraying of expenses
Whatever balance there has been here
tofore went to improve the Boys
Field. In the coming instance 1 see
no reason why the money should not
go 10 improve the fishmarket build
ing provided there was some chance of
perpetuity. 1 feel sure that in address,
ing you 1 have your interest and will
be glad of your cooperation. Hoping
TO receive a reply which will make it
possible for some further discussion OF
effective measures to be adopted, I
am, yours very truly.
THEODORE RICHARDS.
The above letter was received at the
Art League yesterday and an exchange
of ideas was had as to how, without
immediate funds. the City Improve
ment Circle could manage to prepare
the indoor park for immediate use.
If the building is not soon COM
\
Art Lacquer last night, Honolulu
will perhaps lose its best and only
chance to get a splendid public meet
ing place. Any day may bring the
news of the sale of the building for a
coal shed. and the effort of the Civic
Federation to save it from this doom
will be defeated.
1T has been estimated that II will
take thirteen thousand dollars to move
the beautiful pile of iron and glass
But why move it?
The space has been set apart for
park and with the semi-indoor idea so
appropriate to our climate of sudden
showers and intense sunlight, why Is
il that some of US are still wishing for
an arch or something else2 We have
the building. we need the building. and
we must Try TO fix it up.
Five hundred names are already on
the petition These are all Of Hawai-
ians who offer to give one days labor
in the completing OF the Indoor Park
Memorial.
For the present. permission has
been obtained to use the place for en-
tertafnments and gatherings
1T is the desire Of the Ohio Club
Of Buckeyes to have the fund which
they started spent for the completing
Of the structure for a memorial to Nc
Kfnley, but no meeting Of the Memo
rial Committee has yet been held to
consider the request
The majority OF our citizens are
very enthusiastic, but it is necessary
70 visit the park indoor and out
70 really appreciate its great adyan-
tages.
of course. it viii have to have a
very attractive entrance. Two designs
have been published. but the Art
League can design at least dozen
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