The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-28

At this evenings meeting of the
Oahu Central Improvement League
report on cleanup day will be present
ed by President e. A. Berndt, chair
man of the cleanup committee. The
report is as follows:
Honolulu, July 10, 1911.
To the Members of the Oahu Central
Improvement Committee.
Gentlemen
herewith present my report con-
corning the Cleanup Day" held June
oath, under the direction of this or
ganization as follows:
Origin and object of Movement.
The idea of setting aside a special
day on which every resident should be
urged to join in a concerted movement
to make the city more sanitary, was,
believe, first suggested by President e.
A. Mott-Smith of the Territorial Board
of Health At all events, Mr.. Mott
Smith was one of the prime movers
in the matter. More than the mere
idea of physically cleansing the town
as thoroughly as possible in one day,
the inspiring motive was the hope of
bringing the people of every walk of
life and of all nationalities, to reali-
cation of what city sanitation really
means 1t was hoped to awaken the
people to a greater sense of their own
H., &, I'D
to open their eyes to conditions in
their own particular sections, as well
as in the city generally, which have
been overlooked by the great ma
value of bringing strongly to the at
tention of all, the nature of the work
of health inspection and city cleaning
would be such that the hands of the
health and sanitary departments would
be strongly upheld in the future,
where they had previously encounter
ed indifference or even opposition in
carrying on their work Also that a
most valuable lesson could be taught
of the results to be accomplished
through enthusiasm and active CO.
operation.
l feel that it is needless to declare
that all of these objects have been at
tanned through our efforts, in even
greater measure than the most opti.
mistic had dared to hope. The sue
cess of Cleanup Day" is very gener.
ally admitted, even by those who
were Indifferent or skeptical before.
Organization.
The first general meeting to con
slider taking up the matter of holding
cleanup day, was held on June list
and was we'll attended. The subject
was discussed at length, Mr.. Mott
Smith, of the Board of Health, ad
dressing the meeting and strongl!
favoring the idea. At this meeting the
date of holding the cleanup was set
Saturday, June 24th-and system O
organization was adopted in the form
of a resolution. This resolution which
had been given considerable previous
attention, provided for an Executive
committee WlllSh buOulu nave 6SllCl a
charge of the actual work, to be com
posed of the officers of the Contra
Improvement Committee, and on,
member appointed from each of tn
The Executive Committee was to hav
the appointing of six subcommittee
on % Finance, (2) Districting, c.
Carriage and Implements, ca Trans
portation, CO. Clerical Help and Inter
prefers, CO. Hired Labor The resoll
ton also covered in a general way tn
duties of the several committees, an
formed in effect a system of bylaw
under which the work was carried on
with very gratifying smoothness.
The Executive Committee and tn
different subcommittee were con
posed as follows:
Executive-E. A. Berndt, chairman
B. Won Damn, vice-president; Will
Cooper, secretary; ]. L. McLeal
treasurer; officers Central Improve
ment Committee.
w. f. Wilson. Auwaiolimu Improv
ment Club
DR.. w. G. Rogers, Waialae, Kaimul
and Palolo Improvement Club.
c. C. James, Palama and Kaimul
Improvement Club.
F. L. Waldron, Manoa improvement
Club.
John Walker, Kaahumanu Club.
William VOTERS, Prospect Improv
ment Club
f. j. Mclaughlin, Alewa Improv