Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-14

doors according to custom.
George r.. Carter, presidentaof the
| Chamber of Commerce, told OF the
Manila carnival, which is incorporated
on the basis proposed for the local
celebration by the finance committee.
Mr. Carter has been in Manila during
!ione of these carnivals, and said yes
lterday that at the time he had been
ters In the company. 1T Is now the
time to either quit the carniyals or
put them on self-supporting basis, /"
he went on to say. Not only should
! Il, be understood that the proposed
corporation should handle the carni-
val. but also It should pay no divi-
dends and no salaries. Philosophical
men should be on the board of control
and no salaries allowed Mr.. Carter
further said taht the weak part of the
program presented by Mr.. Dougherty
was the Floral Parade, pointing out
that he believed it was impossible 20
get any new ideas for floats and that
the parade was the most expensive
part Of the entire celebration.
Harry Strange, manager OF the Hon
olulu Gas Company, made the sugges-
tion that the proposed corporation
should provide for the return of as
sessments paid by subscribers, in case
the entertainment brought large
profit He believed, he said, that IL
would be easier to finance the celebra.
ton IL there was this promise of a
return. Chairman Swain said that the
idea Of the corporation was to place
these profits In the bank as fund for
future carniyals.
No Assessments Proposed.
L. j. Warren. Chairman of the
finance committee OF the Carnival, ex.
planned further that the idea of the
corporation was to have no dividends
and not to call out more assessments
on the stock of the proposed under.
taking than was needed to go ahead,
He said that he did not think that
more than 10 per cent would be
needed.
Mr. Warren referred to the close
supervision Of expenditures that the
finance committee expects to exer-
else and believed that the record of
previous years can be bettered in this
regard. He spoke OF some leak In
expenditures last year, not with any
idea OF funds going astray. but mere.
| ~ pointing ont the authorizations for
expenditure were not placed under
central control, as the finance com
mittee now proposes to do.
E. Faxon Bishop brought out num-
Der Of good points in a brief talk, say
ing as follows:
question how far the general
public here has carnival spirit. so
far as 1t has not been shown in the
past Heretofore, the expenses of
the carnival have been met by a com.
paratively few persons There must
be general cooperation hereafter. The
best way Is to get busy with list
and see how many will subscribe
Tor stock in the proposed corpora.
ton. The business men are not going
to put up all the money this year.
The general populace gets the benefit
of the carnival and should contribute
its share of the funds, and not expect
the big businessmen, to assume the
entire burden as before 80.
T. M. Church, a member of the I'll.
nance committee of the Carnival, said
that he thought the Carnival could
be made self-suppcrting, that the peo-
pie would be willing to stand their
share of the expenses, and that ali
that was desired of the businessmen
was a guaranty so that the committee
on q IJ<1 ELL 1s
Mr.. Warren, who said that the finance
committee was up against it for funds
unless some such plan could be car.
ried out as that outlined by the pro.
posed corporation. Ed. Towse said
that there would be an attendance at
the celebration which would be great
er than ever before, as the promotion
committee has spent more than $500
IN sending out advertising natter
posters, folders and maps-to all
parts OF the world.
Resolution Endorsed. -.
Charles r. Frazier then moved that
the meeting endorse the following res.
Olution: .=ss
Resolved. that the meeting en-
dorse the plan of the director general
and the finance committee of the car.
niyal and lend every. encouragement
possible to the frrtherance of ;ts re.
concentrations giving due heed to
the remarks of Mr. Carter, and fur;
ther recommending the distribution
of the stock as far as possible"
Mr. Carter objected to this resolu-
ton. saying that the program and re.
port should be referred to the re-
spectiye organizations for, their early
consideration. e. d. Tenney took the
floor and declared that he was in ia
yor of raising the money for the Car
nivaI in the manner proposed. go
ahead!" he exclaimed, land | will do
my share in contributing any assist
ance ! can. personally know that
many visitors are coming here this.
winter and it is up to the committee
to get busy
After further discussion on the
matter. Mr., Frazier offered the reso-
luton referred to in th1 beginning as
substitute to the one objected to