The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-05-29
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reasons for its present mpracticabllitv
is as follows:
CAS- there seems to have been in
the minds of many considerable cOnfu
sion or uncertainty as to what this IS
all about the committee would make a
brief statement regarding the history
of this movement of women. In March,
when congress seemed about to resolve
upon a plebisclte on prohibition for
Hawaii, delegates of over thirty organ
iZations were asked to hold meetings
of their separate societies to vote on
the question Shall we Join with other
organizations in sending a cable to con-
gress asking that the women of Hawaii
be allowed to vote at the proposed
plebiscite on prohibition
meetings were accordingly held in
the short interval of a day and a half,
much interest was manifested and the
presidents or delegates of thirty-four
societies sent the above cable. Know,
ing that the request might not be
granted. it was in the minds of some
that a mock election or straw vote
might be taken anyway, as means OF
obtaining interesting information, and
if, as it was believed, the large ma,
joritv of Island women should favor
prohibition, as a means of moral IN
| fuence.
"The request sent to congress was
not granted 4 considerable number
of women having shown themselves IN
terested in the subject, a meeting was
called last Monday Of the officers of
some forty organizations of women. IN
order to get the opinion of women who
might thus be considered widely repre-
sentative of the community. About
| fifty women We're present. At this
meeting by an almost unanimous vote
the following resolution was passed;
- Resolved. That it is the sense OF
this meeting that an organization
| should be formed to secure the regis
| tration of women of Hawaii who Eek
| cept as regards sex) are qualified in
| all respects as voters; and that vote
| of the women so registered should be
| taken at a time and place specified
| upon the question of prohibition as set
forth in the joint resolution of congress
| April 6. 1910; and that, for the purpose
| of considering and acting upon the
| question of forming such an OrganIza
| ton. a meeting of the women of Ha
waii qualified as above stated, is here
| by called to be held Saturday morning
next. May %. 1910, at 10 0 clock, a
| the Hawaiian Hotel; and further thai
4 committee of five be appointed by
the chair, of which she shall be chair
man. to arrange such meeting and t
prepare a plan of action to be sub
| mitted to such meeting
"The committee appointed in &C
cordance with the resolution passed
was Mrs. W. F. Frear. chairman; Mrs
F. !. Lowrev, Mrs. w. l.. Bowers, Mrs
| MAY Wilcox and Miss Rose Dawson.
'Two meetings of the committee
| have been held. one of them includin!
a consultation with Mr.. Mott-Smith
secretary Of the Territory. It IS du
to the information given by him tina
the committee IS able to present tn
following plan for obtaining the sug
gested straw vote of the women 0
Hawaii:
'ThiS meeting should first elect
| central committee Of ........ to tax
charge Of the election. This committe
should be provided with general otfic
and 4 clerical force. 1t should he EN-