The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-01-22
A CELEBRATION
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The attendance at the meeting held
last night in the Capitol for the pur-
pose of arranging for the proper cele'
bration of the Lincoln centennial, was
small but representative.
c. II. Dickey was appointed chair
man Of the meeting and II. NJ. Ayres
secretary.
The chair in calling the meeting to
order stated that it had been called
at the instance of the G. A. r. which
organization wanted to see a good cele'
bration but did not feel able to hardle
it themselves. With this end in view
the public generally had been invited to
attend the meeting. He called for sug'
gestions.
w. II. Babbitt said that the schools
would be glad to assist in any way they
could and promised to furnish children
up to 2500 if necessary, for chorus
work. He thought, however, that If
there were any singing grandstand
should be erected for the children so
that they could be seen and heard.
Funds would, of course, be necessary
for the transportation of school chill
dren from the outlying districts.
The chair thought that the children
of schools in the vicinity of the Capitol
grounds would be sufficient for the cele-
bration. If, however, others were need
ed, money could be raised to pay their
fare on the cars.
Prof. Scott said that while the school
auxiliary he thought it would be well
before doing anything else to outline
the main feature of the celebration.
He was in favor of speeches by men
who had made n study of the life Of
Lincoln, on the general characteristics
and sterling qualities of the man.
Commandant Rees said that he would
be happy to help the project along in
any way which might be considered
appropriate. He would send the 400
men under his command to take part
in the celebration. The thing to do
was to get the people interested. 1t
would be n good plan to get half
dozen gentlemen of some distinction to
address the multitude assembled, on the
general topic of Lincoln.
The chair thought that it would be
nice to have boy or girl recite Lin
coin g favorite poem or his Gettysburg
address.
Commandant Rees remarked that the
poem might be all right but that he
was in favor of having the Gettysburg
address shouted by man with fog
horn voice so that it could be heard
all over town.
j. c. Davis suggested that someone
move the appointment of committees
on ways and means and the program.
Commandant Rees thought that the
first thing to be done was to get the
public interested so that a large repre-
sentation of citizens might be obtained
for the next meeting.
w. II. Babbtt moved that the chair
appoint a conference committee whose
duty it should be to confer with the
chair with regard to the appointment
of permanent committee who should
attend to the details of the celebration.
The chair appointed as conference
committee w. H. Babbitt, Mrs. w w.
Hall. J. w. Francis and Daniel Logan.
The chair mentioned that it would
be fine thing if the cavalry at Leile-
hua could be included in the parade of
fenruary IL.
J. C. Davis thought that there was
no need of very complex program.
An oration and singing by the school
children, would be about all that need
be included in the program.
Commandant Rccs thought that fouI
or five snappy orations would be bette
than one long one.
A. NJ. Merrill was in favor of having
the celebration in two sections, one con
sisting of the parade and the speeches
in the open air, and the other. of meaty
speeches in the evening in one of thu
local halls.
The meeting then adjourned and thC
conference committee met and appoint
ed committee of management consist
ing of Governor Frear, honorary chair
man; A. L. c. Atkinson, active chair
man; Major Dunning and c. H. Dickey
This committee will appoint subcom
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