The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-16
EVANGEL|CALS'
MAUI MEETING
Reception to Govern0r-James
Wilder and Friend
Touring.

WAILUKU, March 1.-THE semi
annual meeting of the association of
the Evangelical churches of Maui, Mo-
| lokai and Lanai win open on next Wed
nesday morning at 10 o'clock at the
Kaahumanu church in Waikiki.
There will be several interesting ad-
dress by English speakers. The first
| address will be given by the Rev. W.
B. Olesen, the newly elected secretary
of the Hawaiian Board. On Friday at
nine thirty Rev. R. B. Dodge will speak
upon Prayer, the Heart of Religion. :"
On Saturday morning at nine thirty
Rev. E. B. Turner will speak. His
topic is "The Pastor and His Chris
tian Endeavor Society," On Monday
morning the address will be by Rev.
W. B. Olesen, "The Pastor and His Sun
day School,
On Thursday night there will be
rally at Waihee, and on Friday night
rally at Waikapu. On Saturday even
ing, March 81, concert win be held
for the benefit of the Kaahumanu
church. On Sunday evening at half
past seven Rev. VIM. B. Oleson will
preach at a union English service to
be held in the Union church.
TO RECEIVE GOVERNOR.
A citizens meeting was held in the
Wailuku courthouse Monday evening
to consider the manner in which to
provide for the entertainment of Gov
ernor W. F. Frear and party when they
largely attended and was one of the
most harmonious meetings ever held
here.
The question of refreshments was
discussed. r. A. Wadsworth moved
that no spirituous or intoxicating
liquors be purchased by the refresh
ment committee nor served. This mo-
ton carried without dissenting vote.
A general plan of sightseeing and
visitations for the Governor and party
was laid out Large committees were
appointed to carry out the arrange
ments. Since the meeting the luau
committee has been flooded with offers
of pigs, chickens, vegetables, etc..
ITEMS.
Miss Minette Eckart, a daughter of
Max Eckart, died at her home in Wair
luku on Sunday morning after an i'll
ness of six weeks with pneumonia. She
has never been very strong and her
condition was considered critical from
the first. DIR. Dinegar attended her and
was in regular and frequent attendance
and had DR.. ST. Sure assist him but all
efforts seemed of no avail. Miss Ec-
kart leaves many friends to mourn her
untimely death.
The fence commission for the Maka-
wac District met on the eleventh in
slant and rendered their decision in
the matter of fences to be built be-
tween certain lands owned or controlled
by the Raymond Ranch and the Wallace
estate and the Keahi estate. The COM
mission ordered a post and wire fence |
to be built between the lands Of the |
ranch and the land Of those two es-
tates and ordered that the same be COM |
pleted IN sixty days from March II.
James A. Wilder and DR.. Clark of |
Detroit, Michigan, came up on the XII
nau Tuesday to spend camping vaca- |
tion on East Maui. They expect to
camp out all Of the time and will pitch !
their tent wherever they choose They |
will travel through the unsurpassed |
scenic beauty of Keanae and Nahiku.
Some fine pictures from the talented |
hand of Mr.. Wilder may be expected |
from this trip.
A. Shepherd has spent few days this |
week and last week among old friends
whom he knew here many years ago. He |
is the master mechanic of the Waianae
plantation where he has been constantly /
employed for over twelve years. He re-
turned home Tuesday.
Akana of Makawao went to Honolulu
this week and will visit China during /
the next six months. He is known as
Akana Liilii and is wealthy man. He
has resided in Maui many years and is
well and favorably known.