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

committee has for its chairman, Mrs.
A. Lewis ,lr., with Mrs. +, A. Mott
smith. The waterfront committee has
| Mrs. Willard +. Brown FOR chairman
with Mrs. J. A. Kennedy.
There has been very little tree plant
ing this summer, but now that the rains
are surely upon us, we hope for great
activity along this line. Mrs. j. A.
Gilman has succeeded in planting Will
der avenue with poinciana Regia trees
and these trees are flourishing.
/ THE Japanese residents are taking
a very great interest in tree planting.
Mr.. Sheba reports that hundreds of
trees are being supplied from the gov
eminent nursery through his Office to
these residents. Rev. Mr.. Hori, of the
Nuuanu church, is helping us greatly
in his district in regard to removing
old fences, planting hedges, etc.
Honolulu Beautiful Edition.
"In May, The Advertiser brought
out for us a very handsome and inter
esting edition of the Sunday morning
paper, calling it the Honolulu Beautiful
Edition. We were delighted with is as
it gave us a great lift, brought our work
before the people as nothing else would
have done. Many prominent men and
women responded to our invitation and
sent letters for this edition as TO the
best and most necessary steps to be
taken for improving Honolulu. must
refer to W. A. Bryans letter which
urged the appointing of landscape
gardener or city planner, as he would
of such a head for all the civic i'm.
/ So, IINnol,,1,, ,ol
man could be placed at the head of
all work for civic betterment, Homo.
lulu would take leaps and bounds to.
ward the beautiful, sanitary city that
it is our right and duty to hope for.
Germany, of all the world, has
such men. Berlin has a permanent
, school where such men are trained. An
other school is in Dusseldorf. Is there
not some one who loves Honolulu
enough to give this city for a space of
/ a few years the services of trained
, mani With the aid of such man,
: Honolulu would soon stand where she
ought to, the most beautiful city in the
J world. This is not all we have to sug-
gest. But we want an expert planner,
) man who would come here to study
) the city, who would come to stay long
enough TO See MS pldhS CdtIlcu OuVs
r "'We are now trying to interest the
t residents of Auwalalimi district to take
advantage of their opportunities and
to improve their district. We are plan
S ming with Mr.. Canavarro an evening
: in the Portuguese clubhouse on Alapai
{ Plaza to which all residents will be IN
d vited. We will show them pictures
h with lantern) of beautiful streets
parks, trees, etc, talk to them about
painting their homes, the use of very
a low, inconspicuous fence hedge plant
q llng and the use of many vines. They
d can make this district as beautiful al
n their own Madeira and Azores Islands
n Queen Emma Park.
a "Mrs. C. S. Holloway is chairman o.
i the Queen Emma Park committee. Sh'
|. has named the following ladies' for he
r. committees: Mrs Klebahn, Mrs. Hen
!, lriques Mrs. VIM. Mulch and Mrs. Henri.
n Wright They are studying the posi-
1. bilities of this park. At present som
Le prisoners are clearing away the debri
It from the park, grading the front dow
Is the street, replacing some old tree
" with kulkui and koa trees under MI
d ilHaugh's supervision. Mrs. Hollowa
g. has interested a large number of Ha
y, lwaiian ladies in the plans and fror
le Kalihi goes circle of Hawaiian VIC
lie men to look after the park one day
y. week From Palama goes secon
Sc circle and from Maklki goes the thir
lie circle every week
y, "Mrs. Holloway would like to pu
n the old home IN repair, to use 1T for
re tea room, putting responsible woma
in charge who could serve tea or sod
~ water to those who might use the plac
rs as a picnic ground. We would like
T. great connections of begonias and grea
he collection of all our ferns. Tourist
III are constantly asking for sight o
Of the wonderful island ferns and there
re no public collection to show.
rs Gan over town the neighborhoo
8, circles are planning the fall plantin
ct of trees and several streets are unde
u way at present. Mrs. Albert Taylor
is very busy with her streets. She
ne helping some japanese residents pan
section high up in the hills aboy
ne Upper Manoa road They are usln
=, Cassia Nodosa and Jacaranda, and the
NJ plan very beautiful Japanese yillag
IN along purely japanese lines.
-, a $50 our work goes on, far beyon
~ ~ our dreams. Let us give all the tim
~ 10 to it we can, for it must be don
= thoughtfully and carefully, always col
- sulting Mr.. Haughs and Nh. Hosme
o. and the gentlemen in the other e'
~ perimental stations.
90 "Just few thoughts to close with
K, "our gardens are too crowded an
cluttered.
"our hedges are too bare and gla
m ing.
"a 7'Our sidewalks are VIGOROUSLY ba
to or wanting altogether.
Gu HLet us at once remove all old fence
rs. plant hedges, plant shade trees in I'll
ty streets, clean our sidewalks, lay col
or crete walks and curb the sidewalks
Sc far as possible. 2"
le. Treasurer's Report.
at Treasurer MacCaughey' report fl
no the year shows total of $l5l.O9 ca
rS ried forward from last year, and IL
~. Total receipts for the year ending O
I tober /, including dues, rentals, salt