The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-11-01

club better financial standing than
in previous years, and with these on
couraging reports as an incentive, Miss
Frances Lawrence, she president, told
the members that this year should mark
the beginning of the flourishing club
life in this city and that this is the
proper time to embark toward larger
association with n home of IT'S own.
"'The Kilohana Club, :" in the words of
Miss Lawrence, "should be the leading
club of Honolulu
Mrs. Lowrey's report was as follows;
Mrs Lowrey's Report.
Last January the Outdoor Circle
was formed, the members being Mrs.
G. NJ. Cooke, Mrs. Henry Warehouse,
Mrs. George Sherman, Mrs. Isaac Cox
and myself Miss Kalumanu Ward was
appointed in March and Miss Frances
Lawrence has almost always been pres
emit at our meetings and has been a
most helpful, enthusiastic member of
cur committee. Meetings were held
every Monday afternoon through the
spring and summer at the homes of the
members or in the districts where our
work was going on.
eve were invited to Governor
Frear s office for meeting with Major
General Macomb in March, and these
gentlemen explained to us the plans
for the Improvement of various districts
in the city, from the city front to the
Auwaiolimu district. Governor Frear
suggested that we might make our first
effort in the parking of Alapai Plaza,
as suggested in the report of Charles
Milford Robinson. This scheme is Just
now being put into shape.
ssour first venture was the planting
of Aala Park, around the outer edge,
with monkey pod trees and bougain-
villea along tho stone walk at the riv-
cr's edge. Mr.. Haughs of the govern
ment nursery very kindly planted the
trees and vines and is always much in
terested in all our plans. Mr.. Asch OF
the city prison has always been most
interested in the work and sends the
prisoners to dig the holes for the trees,
and he stands ready always to do all
in his power to make Honolulu more
beautiful. Mr.. Berndt came to our as
sistance in collecting money to pay Tor
the tree guards. Mr.. Ralph Hosmer has
impressed upon us the utter futility OF
planting trees, in the streets or parks
without strong guards. These guards
cost money, and we earnestly hope all
residents will be willing to pay for
such guards as are necessary in front
of their houses; the cost is slight fol-
few trees.
''In February, the Outdoor Circle was
accredited to the Oahu Central Improve
ment Club. Mrs. Sherman and myself
were the members chosen to attenc
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} help and inspiration from them
Alapai Plaza Parking.
uIn March Mrs. C. NJ. Cooke an(
Mrs. Henry Waterhouse began planning
for the parking of Alapai Plaza ant
thew have been most indefatigable II
their efforts to get central parking il
this bare hot spot The plan that Il
: now being carried out is to have larg
: triangular parking in the center of thi
space, grassed and planted with suit
/, able trees, probably monkey pod, TO
d shade. Mrs Waterhouse has this weel
: planted thirty-one monkey pod trees o.
1.-THE sidewalks about this plaza. A beau
: tiful fountain has been promised for tn
plaza and it will be great ornamen
to the park. Mrs. Waterhouse ha
= worked early and late to get the ugi
: pole in the center of the street remove
:, to one side. This pole carries wires be
! longing to the Rapid Transit Company
7 the Hawaiian Electric Company, tn
!, Mutual Telephone Company and tn
Government Electric Light Company
s. If these companies win move thes
e wires to either side, Mr.. FraZee of tn
! Government Electric Light Company
!, will put two ornamental iron poles wit
u suitable lights in place of this hug
. wooden pole.
:. t4In March the subject of reducin
4 the width of Kalakaua avenue wa
brought before the public by the supel
~ visors. This was done to lessen tn
:. cost of maintenance of the road, whie
;. is really much wider than the traffic c
v the road demands. Two plans wei
submitted by the supervisors, one wa
= to increase the width of the sidewalk
!. the other to put a parking twelve fee
N wide through the center. 1t was est
i mated by Mr.. Whitehouse that TIL
:. parking would reduce the upkeep of I'll
y road one thousand dollars year.
q HIt was finally decided to use I'll
n parking down the center for one mil
n to the point where the Rapid Trans
v enters the avenue. The prisoners ca
: be used to take proper care of the Gel
trail parking, to water the grass an
a trees TO be planted there. They coul
i. not be used to keep up the wider sid
q walks, or in fact any sidewalks. AS a
n most all the landlords take no interei
IL whatever in this road and in the sid
r. walks in front of their property, ever
n one felt it would be worse than uselei
to increase the eRidth Of the sidswal
1T Mahogany for Kalakapa,
in "Upon Mr.. Hosmer' s recommendation
he the mahogany tree, the sivietenia m
IN hoganv of South Africa, was selected
il plant in the central parking, fifty fe'
~ apart. Cocoanuts were planted, by Mr.
ID Sherman and myself along the ;propert
lines in May. Oleanders in groups
10 clumps are to be planted between thei
n cOcoanuts as soon as the rains com
Mr.. s. M. Damon is giving us a grei
many oleanders from his nurseries
Moanalua. Mr.. HUM is also rootiT
them for us at the federal station baC
of Punehbowl. Miss Ward. Mrs. Cha
loo Athartnn Mrs Sonar AIra n