The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-21

In spite Of the fact that the solitary
Democratic member Of the supervisors
: 10 he married today. there was a
meeting Of the board q supervisors last
evening
1t was this way. The meeting was
supposed 10 begin At half-past seven
o'elock. bat al that hour the only mem
beers Of the board present were Daniel
Logan. AHA AMI Jim Quinn.
Others present. besides the members
OF the board Of supervisors men-iond,
we're Mayor Fern and his private see-
retarv. Bertram c. Rivenburgh, City
Physician MaczaIl, S,enographer Aiea-
Electrician F4azee, Manager Campbell
Of the Inter-Island Chandiery. Fire
Chief Thurston. JaIlor Asch. Clerk Buff
fanaaau ana City Geek Kalauokalani-
when il was seen that there were but
,hree members Of the board Of super
visors present, there was naturally
much concern
AHA. who IS a captain IN the Ma
-jonal Guard Of Hawaii, which institu-
ton i a. present engaged IL the Off
ees Of an instruction camp al Fort
sbafrer. had secured permission for
leave of absence from Colonel Billiard
10 attend meeting Of the board o.
supervisors tonight, and very e'nphatl-
canv proclaimed the fact that if the
meeting was not held tina, night ne
would not be able to obtain leave OF
absence for any ether night in me near
future.
Mayor Fern suggested that il would
be a good idea II wait and see II any
BODY else turned up. Nobody else, how
ever, turned up.
AHA wanted to know if there was
verv much business % transact Mayor
Fern thought there was not very much
10 do. and the CLERK agreed with him
Five. ten. fifteen, twenty and even
twenty-five minutes passed, with Quinn
getting anxious Logan getting nervous
and AHA getting idgetr.
Finally ! was suggested by some
brave soul thas the meeting stand ad-
iourned. But this was not until after
Supervisor Jim Quinn nad suggested
that he might be able 70 find Supervisor
Mcclellan. IN order To get quorum
Im had an idea that he would hnoW
inst Were . put his hand Oh Met lei
Ian Fern announced that Met lellan
was . be married today. Wednesday
and that he would probably be IN 700
nervous 4 condition 20 take his seat N
the board Of supervisors.
Nevertheless. lin Quinn. having :
big automobile waiting outside, made
mn his mind tina, lie would go ont ana
lao}, for Mcclellan He went out and
looked and came back and reported tHat
the bridegroom had not yet come
Thrn he meeting adjourned accord
u- "a ali the Iules Of the board
ms a. the minority Of the board was
IN the wa cut Of the room. yyho shonld
wa7. in IN al the pride Of virtuous
surprise ana Indignation. bat Met leiian
himself
Fe wanted % know what all the fuss
was about lie was only half an hour
late and he could not understand what
j. was that his friends were worrying
about. Where he had been did not en-
ter into the discussion.
But it happened that AHA had gone
ou- inst as Mcclellan had come in. so
the board was still Just one man short
of quorum. Jim Quinn then aga
volunteered to 60 and look for the miss
ing member of the quorum. While Jim
Quinn was out looking for AHA, who
should come IN but AHA. And then
they had TO wait for Jim Quinn.
Finally Jim Quinn came back and
then there was indeed a quorum TO wit:
Jim Quinn. Mcclellan. AHA and Logan
The mayor and the rest took their
seats and Dan Logan moved that all
previous movements of the evening be
Continued on Page Four.)