The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-07
YhCHTSMEN
MAKE MERRY
Transpacific Craft the Theme
at H. 7. C's Annual
Banquet.

The annual election of officers and
the usual banquet of the Hawaii Yacht
last night.
The affair was a jolly one and en-
thusiasm over the new yacht ran high,
indeed the Hawaii was the theme of
the evening.
Present were: Commodore H. E.
Cooper, Vice Commodore C. W. Mac
farlane, George Crozier,, J. Lyle, Alec
Lyle. w. H. McInerny, G.. P. Wilder,
c. T. Wilder, H. P. Roth, T. H. Petrie,
p. L. Weaver, C. A. Brown, George
c. Beckley, A. w. Nicely, J. E. Young,
t. V. King, John O'Brien, E. Meeker,
Kenneth Brown, J. W. w. Brewster,
Fl. Nj. Ayres. C. Albright, Dan Logan,
V. Hurd, Ray Rietow, r. H. Rycroft
G. Turner.
Commodore Cooper presided and
mace a very acceptable POSTMASTER.
The officers elected to serve for the
coming year are as follows:
Commodore, J. A. Lyle: vice commO-
dore, c. T. Wilder; secretary and treas
urer, c. t. Wilder; directors, H. E.
Cooper, W. H. McInerny, o. L. Soren-
son, c, W. Macfarlane, George Croz-
Ter; port captain, Ray Rietow; meas
urer, Q. L. Sorenson: regatta commit
tee, II. Roth chairman, j. Jaeger, H.
Rycroft.
Secretary Petrie reported that the
club had $3.50 on hand and that its
Indebtedness amounted to 1920
c. T. Wilder, treasurer of the Trans
pacific Yacht Race Committee, stated
that the Hawaii had cost about $13,-
900 paid in cash up to the present. Of
this amount $4,000 had been advanced
About $4,000 was needed to complete
the boat and at least $1750 in pledged,
but uncollected. subscriptions was in
sight. Apart from this money, which
he believed could be collected without
much difficulty. Wilder stated that It'll
would be necessary to raise $4,000 more
in order to allow the Hawaii to sail
out of this port free from debt He
adjured each member of the club to
do his best to influence some persons
to subscribe to the fund until all the |
money needed was in sight If they |
couldn't get money the gift of some |
article needed would be just as ac-
ceptable
Thus was the business of the meet |
ing conducted, pleasantly and between
courses. The banquet was an excel
lent one and served in the Young's I
best style. The table was decorated
with asters and incandeseent lights
with green shades shed a delicate re-
fulgence over the festive board.
W. H. McInerny, called upon to tell
something of the work he had done in
connection with the yacht, complain
ed that he had not been supported by
the members of the club as he should
nave been. Nevertheless the commit
Tee mad worked earnestly and had sue
ceeded in accomplishing what had at
first seemed to be a dream. IF, how
ever at any other time anyone con-
templated building a yacht by popular
but hoped the party
would come to him for advice He
would tell him that the undertaking
was the hardest and most thankless
that could be conceived. Some smiled
On the project and others damned it,
BY perseverance and hard work. how
ever. the committee had accomplish
ID what it had set out to do.
McInerny paid a glowing tribute to
Sorenson & Lyle, the builders of the
'acht. who had. he said, rendered
patriotic, self-sacrifcing and noble !
service without even the prospect of
obtaining anything like adequate COM