The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-09-03
MANY MEMBERS
At CLUB ELECTION
Pack Rooms TO Choose New
Board of Commercial Club
Governors.
tFrom Saturdays Advertiser)

~ aNh' N-NNANA@ HNahtNNa'f
Members overaowed the clubrooms
Of the Commercial Club last evening ut
the annual meeting for the purpose OF
electing FIVE members to the board OF
Governors, Previous to the meeting,
which was called to order at eight
clock, delightful dinner was served
in the dining room, which was enjoyed
by ALL
President Fred L. Waldron called the
meeting to order, assisted by Secre-
tary Bon and Treasurer Gignoux. In
President Waldron' Is annual report he
set forth the excellent work perform.
ed by the various committees during
the past year and hoped for the con.
tinued prosperity which has been en-.
ioyed by the club in the past. He point
quarters for the club, of the possibility
of the club being able to secure "A
lease from the owners of buildings
which are expected TO be erected in
the near future.
In order to increase the popularity
of the club, - stated President Wal.
dron, "thc governors have recently ar.
ranged for cards extending the cour.
tesics of the club to be sent TO all cap.
tains and pursers Of the cean.going
passenger steamers upon their arrival
in Honolulu"
President WaldrOn's report showed
the membership Of the club Mt the pres.
ent time TO consist of 227 resident, 40
nonresident, honorary and temper.
AIRY, total Of 260 members as against
POI at the time of the last annual meet.
ing.
The committee on "Reception and
Entertainment" consisting of Ed.
Towse, chairman; Fred. G. Smith, A. j.
Gignoux, j. D. Dougherty and c. T..
Morse, reported the following list Of
guests making interesting addresses
during the past year: Congressman
Julius Kahn, of California, "The
Friendship Of the Golden Gate State
and Hawaii" Hon. w. w. Cocks, ex.
congressman Of New York. Higher
Cost of Living and Duty Of the Citi-
2en.' Hon. Neil Nielsen of Australia,
90 lnter.PaeiGc Promotion Secre.
> tary Paul Super of the Y. NJ. G. A.
''The Community and the Y. NJ. Q. A. D."
Ex-Governor Fort, of New Jersoy,--
q" Efficient Politics. Fix Governor
htOIBe W. thIleT - SANITATION or no
noluu. - Brigadier General MacOmb,
IA PLAZA for Honolulu" Rcar-Ad.
miral Homer Stanford, -"The Pearl
, Ilarbor Drydoclt. - Renr.Admiral Ross,
1.-THE Panama Canal
The year of the committee began
with our "Dividend Dinner,' fine
entertainment. This was September is,
1911. November 20, 1911, "Wel.
come Home" luncheon to Hon Sanford
b. Dole was given after being ar
ranged by wireless telegraph. Docem.
Der 81, 1911, we had our "Christmas
Tree" and ball. February 10, 1911,
was tho date Of our "I3oosteru lun.
cheon for the Floral Parade, real
civic affair +" For Our Town" The
speakers were Hon. Sanford -. Dole,
l.. Tenney Peck, Arthur Wall and Dh-
yid @. Bell of Minneapolis.
"COmmercial Building dinner
for the purpose of crystalizing senti-
Q ment on this important project was
. given. Addresses were made by Hon.
4 n. l. Spalding, president of the cham.
1 Der of commerce. A. j. Gignoux, presi'
dent of the merchants association;
! Hon. VIM. II. Castle, Fred l.. Waldron,
o president Of commercial club; Theo. n.
r Lansing, His Excollency Governor Wal
r tor f.. freaT and others
Q George II. Angus, chairman of the
house committee, reported on tho i'm
o proyements and additions to equipment
;, made during the past year.
Il Treasurer Gignoux presented a report
@ showing the club sinking fund to be
$500 invested and current surplus of
@ $l400. Secretary Bon read report
% showing the club statistics fnr the past
>. year.
Il The project for closer alliance Of
q the commercial club and the Hawaiian
@ Engineering Association WIS referred
d to the board Of governors for report
q after discussion in which remarks
Il were made by Marston Campbell, l.
:. Fred Bush, George II. Angus, John w,
h Young and President Fred l.. WaldrOn.
OF the ten candidates for election on
- the board of governors, the followfh u
Il five were elected for term of three
!, years: W. d. Adams, G. q, Bockus, II,
- o, Boyer G. q, Ileiser, Jr,, NJ, M. John
Q sOn, The board Of governors viii meet
:. at the club at noon today and will elect
!, officers for the coming year
!. !. Pred Bush, present vice president,
I is expected TO succeed Fred l.. Wal
& drOn, the retiring president,