The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-05
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WELCOME
FLEET
Committee Named But
Date of Arrival
Unknown.

/ In response to the call by E. A. Mott
Smith, Secretary of the Territory, for
a public meeting ''to consider action in
regard to the feet the hall of the
/ Chamber of Commerce in the Stangen-
wald building was quite filled by
very representative gathering yester-
day afternoon.
/ At the appointed hour of three
o'clock Secretary Mott Smith was seat
ed at the table with President James
F. Morgan of the Chamber of Com
merce at his right and the Governors
private secretary, c. H. Mcbride, at
his left.
Others present were Governor w r.
Mamie Phillips, S. G. Wilder, J. C.
| Cohen, r. J. Buchly, Gen. J. H. Soper,
G. M. Cooke, E. I. Spalding, President
/ Geo. w. Smith of the Merchants Asso-
citation, Judge S. B. Kingsbury, Collec-
tor of Customs E. R. ,Stackable, C. K.
Al, Pah On, j. o. Lutted, F. L. Wal
dron, w. T. Lucas, w. M. Bray, c. w.
R, King, Col. J. H. Fisher, A. n.
Campbell. w. H. Hoogs, L. Tenney
Peek, John A. McCandless, w. Pfoten-
hauer, Postmaster Joseph G. Pratt,
Forester Ralph S. Hosmer, Willard E.
Brown, Rev. J. A, Rath, F. B. Nc
/ Stocker, John Lucas, c. Hedemann, D.
H. Lewis, w. G. Weedon, w. w. Hall,
DR.. Doremus Scudder, Principal P. L.
Horne of Kamehameha Schools, f. w.
Everton, superintendent of Public
Works Marston Campbell, C. K. Not
| ley. j. H. Harbottle, Chief of Detec-
tives A. P. Taylor, Y. Akai (manager
Yokohama Specie Bank, D. Yonekura,
DR.. K. Haida,S w. Motoshige, DR.. T.
Mitamura, Y. Takakuwa, H. p Roth,
G. F. Bush, Clifford KimbaH, Capt.
Bradley.
THE PROCEEDINGS
All that was done at the meeting was
strictly preliminary in nature. consist
ing of statements of the occasion for
the meeting and the appointment of a
committee of three to select a general
committee out of large number of
names submitted.
Mr.. Morgan, who had been privately
requested by Mr.. Mott-Smith to make
an opening statement, related the ac-
ton taken by the commercial bodies.
Mr.. Waldron representing the Mer-
chants Association, and himself the
Chamber of Commerce had conferred
with the Governor regarding the ex-
pected visit of the fleet. It was agreed
at that conference, as an advisable |
course of action, that a general COM |
mittee, say of fifty, should be appoint !
ed, with Secretary Mott-Smith as |
chairman, to take charge of the arl
rangements. It was further suggested I
that all classes and nationalities be in
vited to representation on such general |
committee They could not tell yet
when the Pacific feet under Admiral |
Evans was coming, but they were. pref
ty sure that it was coming here Some
time. He suggested that Mr.. Mcbride
act as temporary secretary and the
meeting proceed to organize for the
business in hand.
On motion of Mr.. Hoogs, seconded
by Mr. McCandless. Secretary Mott
Smith was unanimously elected as per-
chairman, and on motion Of
Mr. Morgan, seconded by Mr.. Spalding,
Mr. Mcbride was similarly made per-
manent secretary.
Chairman Mott-Smith called on Gov
ernor Frear for statement regarding
the visit Of the fleet.
Governor Frear said he did not be
lieve anybody doubted that the feet
would come. "San Francisco appoint
ed committee of reception some four
months ago. the Governor continued.
''We should not put it off any longer.
''The visit of the feet viii be a
great social and business event for
Honolulu. It will bring these islands
before the United States and before the
world Not merely viii it show that
these islands exist, but the accounts of
the visit going abroad viii give a
great deal of information about these
islands. The visit of the feet will be ]
1t will form an object les 5
son upon the strategic situation of Ha-
wall
eve have great reputation for {
hospitality and it viii be incumbent ;
upon US both TO maintain our reputa-
ton and add to ii. We ought to re-
gard this event as great opportunity /
IF doing something something grand
for the feet.
''The committee NAV not have a
great deal to do for the present, but
there ought TO be a committee both
for planning and for the obtaining of ,
We want to know in ad- !
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