The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-03
CLUB
ANNUAL DINNER
Governors Are Chosen to Serve
Through the Coming
Year.

The annual meeting of the CONNER
cial Club and the election of a board
of governors took place at the club
rooms last night, following an informal
but altogether delightful dinner. The
nominating committee submitted ten
names to the club out of which five
governors were to be selected. Those
elected were George H. Angus, R. B.
Booth, S. De Freest, John Guild and
H. F. Wichman.
Although business was the important
matter of the evening, it was pleas
antly stbordinated, so far as time con-
sumed was concerned, the routine be-
ing disposed of expeditiously.
At the conclusion of the excellent
dinner, President Wakefield submitted
his report for the year, showing that,
whereas the club had deficit at the
end of last year, it is this year $349
ahead. The maintenance and equip
ment of the club are steadily increas-
ing in value.
President Wakefield proposed toast
to the Commercial Club of Honolulu,
which was drunk standing.
Claudius Mcbride was called upon
for recitation, and this was so heart
lily applauded that he was forced to
respond with an encore. Following
this the secretary read his annual re-
port. The latter showed that during
the past year thirty-four new members
have been taken into the club nine have
resigned and two have died. The pres
ent membership consists of 166 resi-
dent members, twenty-six nonresident
and two honorary Tbe club finances
show a net profit for the year of
$609.12, the total assets being $12,-
57021.
A resolution presented by Zeno K.
Myers, commemorative of the death of
the late C. NJ. Cooke, depIoring the loss
to the community of the deceased fnan-
cier, was unanimously adopted. The
election of governors followed. In ad-
dition to those named above, r. j.
Buchly was unanimously elected to fill
out the unexpired term of A. G. M.
Robertson, resigned
Mr.. Buchly was called upon for a
violin solo, which so pleased the as
semblage that he was compelled to re-
spond with an encore.
James Dougherty rendered vocal
solo in his usual engaging manner, and
was followed by E. H. Paris, vice presi-
dent of the club, who was called upon
for a speech Mr.. Paris said that two
questions presented themselves to the
other what it will be. The first. he
said, was in the nature of prophecy,
and the answer is, what you make
it. The answer to the second is,
"only time can tell. - stThe club
certainly has future-it's what you
make it, The Commercial Club is more
or less Of monday club. 1t is the
logical place for business men to meet
and forget the little bumps of every
day life. y
On motion of Mr., Paris, the club
adopted vote of thanks to the re-
firing officers for their efforts on be-
half of the club.
Mr.. Swadling, in response to a de-
mand for a song, rendered very
fetching plantation ballad in about
half dozen lingos which brought down
the house.
IL. L. McCandlesS was caHed upon
for an address. He said in introduce
ton that he had been limited to ten
minutes, and as he had been in the
habit of talking by the hour, he had
confined imself on this occasion to a
few written remarks.
Following Mr.. McCandless, Wallace
R. Harrington was called upon for a
speech.
George w. Smith was the last speak
err of the evening. What the club has
done was his chief subject, and what
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