Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-24
STATUE STANDS
ASA Monument
Impressive Exercises at Un-
yelling of Mckinley
Memorial.

Impressive exercises marked the I'M
yelling yesterday afternoon of the
Mckinley memorial statue in front
Of Mckinley High School. The great
bronze figure of the martyred presi-
dent, designed by Gordon Osborne, the
local sculptor, and cast into enduring
metal in New York, standing on a great
granite base from Maine, was uncov-
cred before a large crowd. with an
eX-president of the Republic of Ha-
wali,-a friend of Mckinley ,--deliv-
ering the address of the day
Federal Judge Sanford B. Dole's ad-
dress was made just before the UNI
yelling. When he had concluded. two
small boys, Andrew Westervelt and
Donald Livingston, pulled the cord
that bound the colors of America
and Hawaii around the tall figure. The
flags dropped to the side and the dig
nified figure of Mckinley stood re-
vealed The unwilling was the sig
nal for prolonged applause.
Rev. w. D. Westervelt was chair
man of the occasion. Bishop Restar-
ick led with an invocation, after which
the Kamehameha boys glee club un-
der the direction OF Mr.. Stanley Liv-
ingston, sang Hawaii POnOi" Mr..
G. II. Cooke, who succeeded his faith
er, the late C. M. Cooke. as treasurer
of the fund, made statement of the
finances of the fund. After this Judge
Dole made his address. He referred
to the history of the statue as fol-
lows
There was prompt response to the
suggestion that we erect a monument
to McKinley's memory. Contributions
came in from all parts of the Terri
tory, from all classes, from all ages,
and substantially from all races rep
resented here. And these contribu-
tons were largely in small amounts
how generally the heart Of
Hawaii was stirred.
Many Proposals.
"The committee whose duty it was
to act in this matter has considered
the subject to the best of its ability.
1t welcomed suggestions from the
public and many were submitted.
Among these it was proposed that the
fund be used to turn the government
tiShmarket into hall for public en-
tertainments, mass meetings and the
like; to transform the quarry walls
and space back of the normal school
into stadium for pubic eX-
hibitions and performances musical,
and athletic, to erect sta
tue and to establish free public park
,N1o lot
ton was favored at one time by the
committee and considerable piece Of
land lying makai of the league ball
ground on the opposite side of the
trolley road was secured. This pro-
ject was afterward abandoned forI
want OF sufficient funds for the perm
anent care of the grounds and the I'M
or inability of the terrific
rial government to take over the
tract after the committee should have
put 1t in order with the balance of
its funds, and to guarantee its perma-
nent support. This land was sold by
the committee with loss of interest
a Monument.
"The ether propositions, after al
good deal of consideration were given |
up in favor of the suggestion of Mr.. |
Scott, the principal of the Honolulu
High School. to make the new high |
school building, then in process of
the Mckinley monu-
ment. The arrangement, as finally
adopted between the committee and
The commissioners Of public ms rue
ion, was that the school be named the
High School, that a bronze
statue of President Mckinley should
be erected in the school grounds and
hat the balance of the funds should
DC placed in the hands of three trus-
ees, one of whom should always be
he principal of the Mckinley High
School, for the creation of school
library The finished building Is be-
ore you, the statue about to be UNI
yelled was designed by Mr.. Gordon
osborne. Honolulu boy, the surplus
lash will be handed to the trustees
md the monument is paid for.
Referring to Mckinley, he said: