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

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doors according to custom.
George r. Carter, president Of 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
lone of these Sarnivais, and said yes
lterday that at the time he had been
| glad to become one of the stocKhold.
lers In the company. ct is now the
| time to either quit the carniYals or
| put them onsa self-supporting basis, :
he went on To say mot only should
It be understood that the proposed
corporation should handle the Carni-
val but also 1t should pay no divi-
dends and no salaries. Pubfic-spirited
men should be on the board Of control
and no salaries allowed" Mr. Carter
further said taIt 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-
ton that the proposed corporation
should provide for the return Of as
sessments paid by subscribers, in case
the entertainment Brought q large
profit He believed, he said, that 1T
would be easier to finance the celebra.
ton il there was this promise Of
return. Chairman Swain said that the
idea Of the corporation was to place
these profits in the bank as fund for
future carnivals.
No Assessments Proposed.
L ]. 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 20 ahead.
He said that he did not think that
more than 10 per cent would be
needed.
MI. 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 out the authorizations for
expenditure were not placed under
central control, as the finance com.
mittee now proposes to do.
z. Faxon Bishop brought out a num-
Der OF good points ina brief talk, say
ing as follows:
Il question how far the general
public here has carnival spirit. Sol
TAR as It has not been shown In the
past. Heretofore, the expenses Of
the carnival have been met by com.
paratively few persons. There must
De general cooperation hereafter. The
best way is to get busy with q list
and see how many viii subscribe
Tor stock in the proposed corpora.
ton. The business men are not going
@ put up all the money this year.
Inc general populace gets the benefit
Of the carnival and should contribute
is share of the funds, and not expect
the big businessmen. to assume the
entire burden as be6re.''
7. M. Church, a member of the ri.
nance committee of the Carnival. said
that he thought the Carnival could
be made self-supp that the peo-
pie would be willing to stand their
share OF the expenses, and that ali
that was desired of the Businessmen
was q guaranty so that the committee
could go ahead. He was followed by
Mr.. Warren, who said that the finance
committee was up against it for funds
unless some such plan could be ear.
RED out as that outlined by the pro
posed corporation. Ed Towse said
hat there would be an attendance at
The celebration which would be great
sr than ever before, as the. promotion
committee has spent more than $250O
n sending out advertising matter
posters, folders and Inaps-to all
PARTS Of the world. / i
Resolution Endorsed.
Charles r. Frazier then moved that
me meeting endorse the following res
tuition: II ~s- =. -
Resolved, that the meeting en-. !
iorse the plan of the director-general |
ind the finance committee of the car.
lival and lend every announcement |
,cssible to the furtherance of its re.
tons. giving due heed to
he remarks of Mr.. Carter. and fur,
her Recommending the distribution
II the stock as far as possible" |
Mr.. Carter objected to this resolu-
lon, saving that the program and re,
'ort should be referred to the re.
pectiEe organizations for their early
e. D. Tenney took the
loor and declared that he was in ia
or OF raising the money for the Car
lival in the manner proposed. Go
Ihead!" he exclaimed, 'Hand l will dol
ny share in contributing any assist.
nee can. personally know that
many visitors are coming here this I
winter and it is up to. the committee !
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