The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-01-21

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recording secretary; w. w. Hall, treas
urer; Miss L. /. Allyn, librarian. Board
of managers with the above officers) :
DR.. N. b. Emerson, DR.. w. r. Brinck-
erhoff, G. X. Carter. Trustee, Library
of Hawaii, A. Lewis, Jr. The recon-.
mendations were accepted and the of.
fcers elected.
/ New Library Trustee.
! Governor Frear referred to the mat.
ter of trustee for the Library of
Hawaii as being in accordance with
the agreement which was executed
whereby the society becomes identified
with the new Library of Hawaii in
conjunction with the Carnegie gift. AL
though under the statute the trustee
does not serve until the building is
completed, it was thought best to vote
a trustee in at present to take up his
duties when opportunity presented.
Doctor Westervelt gave notice of his
intention to present an amendment at
the next meeting whereby the constitu-
ton would be amended to make the
trustee member of the board of man
ayers.
The report of Rev. Mr.. Westervelt,
as corresponding secretary for the past
year, was largely a valuable comment
on Hawaiian literature, and was as fol
lows:
Hawaiian Literature.
/ The year 1909 has been important in
! the history of our society. A radical
change has been made in securing n
more permanent home for our splendid
library, and in agreeing to give its
privileges to larger circle of readers
than in the years past The library be-
comes a part of the new Carnegie pub
lie library for Honolulu under condi-
tions which allow the Historical Socie-
ty to retain fairly firm hold upon it,
and yet permit it to be used as a refer
ence library. The members of the So
ciety are to have the use of the books
and archives as freely as ut the pres
ent time, and a permanent place will
be provided for the necessary work of
| the society. The increase of the library
and archives will depend upon the in.
terest of the members, rather than up
on any especial enthusiasm of the pub
lie library board. The society will
continue TO publish and distribute its
own reports and papers as in the past
1t will have the right to nominate on,
member of the board which will man
age the Carnegie library. Special effor
} in different lines of research must b,
encouraged for the future success OF
this society.
1t is pleasure to note the number
of really valuable publications issued
in Honolulu, or by residents of Homo
lulu, during the past year, and nov
on the book shelves in our bookroom
l think that no previous year has seer
so many works of scientific and ethno
logical value published by some of oul
fellow townsmen. One of our chartel
members, DIR. Nathaniel B. Emerson
has published the results of severa
years careful study of the Hawaiian
hula or dance under the title "Unwrit
ten Literature of Hawaii" This ha
been issued as Bulletin No. 3S of tn
Bureau of American Ethnology. A lin
tied number of copies are in the hand
of the author, and can be secured from
him. The book, both in its text ani
numerous footnotes, is valuable con
tribution to Hawaiian folklore and Gus
toms. Another member of the society
Mr.. I. G. Thrum, has spent some tim,
carefully studying and indeXing bib
Bile IS History of the Hawaiian Islands
and publishing it for the good of Ha
wall nei. The worth of this reissue o
n rare history is easily seen by an,
student. No other history of our island
| al, H., -,
of the time in which Dibble lived anC
wrote, as this book of 1S43, and il
careful republication puts a rare vol
ume in the hands of all students at
comparatively small price.
The Bishop Museum press has place.
, on our shelves some fine volumes 81
"The Fauna Hawaiiensis -" Hawaii
5 an Mat and Basket Weaving" 9Th
J Ancient Hawaiian House" and Docto
Brigham IS excellent work on ''The Vo
canoes of Kilauea and Mauna Loa.
This last work excels in its fine illu,
= trations and its clear and accurate pei
! sonal narrative of experience and oil
servntion of volcanic phenomena. b
) the side of this work of Professor Brl
, ham is 10 be placed the unusually vall
able book ON "llawaii and Its Vo
canoes" by Prof Charles II. Hitcl
cock, LID, who has recently mad
, his home in our mids. with the purpos
/, of studying volcanic action and eartl
, quakes the rest of his life.
! Ex-Governor George r. Carter ha
= made, nj considerable expense, sevcri
; typewriter copies of 'The Unpublisl
! ed Minutes of the Prudential Meeting
!, Of the MssiOn,' (in llawaiD, in Il
- years lslD.ls20 aud 1891. one coI
/ was for his personal library, and Of
: beautifully bound has been donated
~ the Historical Society,
~ Two families have published the
n own family histories aud one, that
r. The Wilder family, has been placed
our archives,
u A largo number OF valuable report
n pRmpllrlf nul articles on subjects
gfrHt huiap i0 tlp lb.nHds huNr bu
Issued. MANY of these haye been POI
tp thlr HlfIfIF, hni h would hp Wl
4 hrf N all organizations should fru
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