The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-01

A deep spirit of earncstncss furnish
ing the Keynote, the first sessions of the
annual meeting of the Hawaiian Board
took place yesterday at Kawaiahao
Church. In the neighborhood of $50
delegates are in attendance from outly.
ing districts, and these, together with
interested persons In Honolulu, com.
pletely filed the big auditorium of the
church. Characteristic of conventions
of this sort is an underlying spirit of
aloha which is mutually pleasant to
hosts and guests. Many of the dele.
gates have not seen each other since
the annual meeting on Kauai last June
and there are many bits of friendly gos.
sip to he exchanged. Likewise there is
the cOntagion of reports of progress in
Church, Sunday School and Christian
Endeavor work prompted by keen in.
tcrisland rivalry.
number of features of paramount
Importance to the succeeding days were
crowded into the initial program.
Delegates Hear Reports.
The first session of the annual meet.
ing of the Hawaiian Board, while not
public gathering, was an event in
which great interest conferred. Rev.
VIM. Il. Olcson, secretary Of the lIa-
waiian Board, read his annual report
which was approved and ordered read
in Hawaiian at this morning session
This report contains much historical
data and many items of general inter
est. The report Of the treasurer of the
board was read by Mr.. w J. Forbes in
the absence of Theodore Richards. New
members ?of the board were also nomi
mated. In the class named to serve for
are the following: C. X. Al, A.,C. Alex
ander, F. G. Athcrton. George'P. Castle
y. w. Damon, Rev. o. II. Gulick, JOIN
Kapaneulu, jim. Lydgate, Paul Super
Vaughan MacCaughey, Jonathan Maxi
Ia, Rev. T. Okamura, Rev. H. II. Park
or, j. A. Rath, Rev. j.. S. Scudder, C
$. Kimoteo, w. ID. Wcstcrvelt.
The class proposed for the term to ex
pirc in 1915 is composed of Rev. Il. b
Dodge, Rev. c. c. Burnham and Rev
j. r. Cowan.
For the class expiring in 1914, Rev
A. S. Baker and Rev. T. Hori.
The work of the SUNDAY Schools an,
Christian Endeavor Societies was pu
into full SWING mt the afternoon SEES
sion, Rev H. p. Judd, Rev. II. X. Poo
poe aud Rev. S. Hapu Offering addressc
of welcome and outlining the work o
the convention.
Features of Morning.
Tho chief features of the mornin,
were an address OF welcome by Rev. II
IL. FIrker, whose fiftieth year as pas
tor of Kawaiahao Church is eommemo
rated, and Rev. stephen Desha, of lIilc
The following committees were al,
pointed:
Busiuess--Rcv. j. p. Erdman, chair
man; Il. $. Timoteo and j. w. Kalua
Petition Committce-Rev. j. NJ. Lyd
gate, chairman; G. NJ. Kamakawiwool
and Rev, d. w. X. White. Committc
of Island Associations Rev. l.. T
Kaumehciwa, chairman; TX. Nakilu
J. II. Kaiwi and Rev. j. X. Kamok,
Committee on Necrology-Rev. S. l
Dcsha, chairman; Rev. s. Kekuewa
Rev. william Kamau and Rev. j. A
Akina.
Rev. A. A. Ebersolc and Mr.. w.
| Bowen were elected to officially repre-
Sen' .". $500 Na.;", po"ip az W" n"ov
city in October.
approximately one thousand pcopl
will be fed at tho noon.day meal today
A Sunday School hike and parade b'
ing feature of the day, the young pee
PIE nav pe'E invited ,C 10 pu su's's
honur u! .nc lsaSs' nus WIN po ser.,
ID tue lmproNlsed dining room IN tn
iot aiJoin,ng the Y, w. =. \. iiom'
aeaa on hihg street Lhau Pig an
oleer uaWa''ah uehcacles are beng PR