The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-22
MALIHINI TREE
NOW ASSURED
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ceived in the course of an hour, with
scores OF smaller ones between and af
ter, ranging from half dollar up
/ George p Castle was also receiving
money in the good cause, and Mcclure
| the florist, took in more On the street
! were three or four collectors, although
| there was no urging and no necessity
/ for it.
49, At one clock, when the collectors
in The Advertiser office, they were
!. happy little crowd, especially when
I the total cash on hand and in sight
/ was counted up and announced.
| All that remained to be done was to
see about getting the use of the Bishop
F., Park for two hours Christmas morning,
arranging to have the tree put up and
| decorated, selecting a Santa Claus, ar
ranging for the band and other music,
| interviewing the Sheriff to secure a
detail of police, calling a meeting of
those with an intimate knowledge of
where the needy children could be
found and giving them tickets ana
few other things like that. All this
appeared easy to the interested ones SO
long as there was a pile Of gold, checks
and bills on the table.
At the Kakaako Mission, all day yes
terday, work was going on in making
twelve hundred candy bags and filing
them. By nine clock last night the
work was finished.
Yesterdays Meeting.
meeting was held in The Adver-
tiser Office yesterday afternoon of a
few of those interested in getting the
malihini Christmas tree celebration I'M
der way. Those present were Mrs.
Elizabeth Church, Mrs. A N Campbell, |
Mrs. A. E. Murphy, George w. R. King,
and Il. o. Matheson. Reports of con-
tributions toward the fund showed that
it was climbing to satisfactory proper
tions, and the amount on hand enabled |
the committee to at once make a tour
of the stores to ascertain what toys
and good things could be purchased, |
taking time by the forelock.
Mr.. King stated that the big tree
would be here on Thursday, and that
he would see to its being elevated in
Bishop Park by Friday. A lot of tree
decorations have been promised, and on
Friday afternoon the tree will be gaily
deeked out, bunting put up around the
park, ropes placed to make avenues
through which the children must pass
from the street into the grounds and
out again, so that there will be no con-
fusion. The mayor and supervisors will
be asked to have the band on hand,
Sheriff Jarrett will be asked to pro
vide police to be bodyguard for Santa
CLAUS, mainly to keep the crowds back
so that the children will have ample
room in which to get their presents
and enjoy them.
1t was reported by those who have
solicited funds that everybody APP
preached has responded generously and
that much interest was manifested in
the tree and all that it means to the
poor children of the city. In order
that the very poor children viii be
reached, the committee is getting in
touch with P. w. Rider, head of the
Kakaako Mission; J. A. Rath. head of
the Palama Mission; Father Valentin
of the Catholic Mission; the officers of
the Salvation Army; Mrs. Jordan, man
ager of the Associated Charities; the
Kalihi Mission representative, and the
head of the Kalihi Boys Home.
Among the contributors to the fund
are E. A. Mott-Smith, Mrs. Bathsheba
Allen, w. R. Castle, Henry Waterhouse
Trust Company, Honolulu Brewing and
Mailing Company, Chambers Drug Com
pany, w. c. Peacock G. Co, Metropoli-
tan Meat Company, McInerny furnish
ing store, McInerny shoe store. George
Lycurgus, Silva IS Toggery, C. S. Desky.
Gunst-Eakin Company, ID. B. Murdoch,
John Guild, City Transfer Company,
Mrs. Marshall, Miss Daisy Smith, A
Gartley, f. c. Enos, W. w. Ahana &
Co., Mrs. Mcintyre, M. Bolte, M. Con
salves, Mr.. Schultze, Schuman Carriage
Company, Associated Garage. Cash +.
Damon, A. NJ. Mott, II. Wilder, Mr..
Cushman, l. Cox, Mrs. Gardner Wilder,
C. S. Holloway, Mrs. s. B. Dole, Mrs. j.
R. Gait, Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Castle, A.
Lewis, Jr., F. E. Thompson, F. A.
Schaefer, A Friend, Mrs. S M. Damon,
Mrs. Walter Macfarlane, Mrs. Klamp,
George Castle, Mr.. Mcclure, Mrs. Ar
mold and Seaside Hotel, Miss Mae Car
den. Willard Brown, Mrs. William Pur-
dy. William Love, Fitzpatrick Bros, I'll,
Whitman, R. O. Matheson, Regal Shoe
Company. Mercantile Printing Com
pany, Arleigh & Co., Mrs. Macfarlane,
Schaefer g. Co., Ed. Dekum, and others
whose name have not yet been handed
in.
Stores Are Generous.
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