Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-22


have been received by the executive
secretary. L. Tenney Peck, chairman
Of the executive committee, will pre-.
, side at the dinner and make the open.
-iEs remarks in which he win give a
brief explanation Of the purpose OF
the movement. After this he win in.
troduce Fred B.. Smith, the national
leader of the Men and Religion Move
D.ent. Mr.. Smith viii at this time
make his initial address before the
business men of Honolulu, and will
speak upon the subject: The Relation
O; the Businessman to the Church :
Following his address the Information.
al Quartet viii render several selec.
tons, and then Raymond Robins will
be introduced and win deliver an I'D.
Gress. on social service RAE
The program Of the address and the
meetings which are to be held during
the visit of the team will be read, and
at the close of the dinner those pres
ent viii have an opportunity of talk
ing personally with the two leaders.
Messrs. Smith and Robins are, by the
way, not unknown In Honolulu, as q
number Of the local me nhaye known
Smith for. a long time and many have
heard him speak in different part of
the states. Two Of the members of
the quartet are Oberlin men and have
classmates and friends in Honolulu,
so the party does not come to Homo
lulu unknown.
Afternoon Work Important
The Importance OF tine afternoon In
stitutes cannot be overSemphasized.
The chief aim of the campaign, Is
to train men in the modern methods
of church work, relating especially
to the mems movements and brother
hoods in the churches. Mr.. Smiths
institutes will deal with religious
work while those of Mr.. Robins will
be devoted to social service and boys
work The institutes will begin at
.helf-past four O'Clock, and as they
are. to be held but three afternoons,
Friday, Monday and Tuesday, it is
hoped that large number of men will
get excused from their work half an
hour earlier so that they will be able
to attend. The meetings at night
should pack the opera house to It's full.
capacity, for there never has been
two speakers in Honolulu who have
been greater than Fred B. Smith or
Raymond Robins. The Star-Bulietinl
win publish a complete program each
day during the stay of the team, tell
Ing where the afternoon and evening
meetings are to be held and which Of
the two men win speak.
Special Meeting for Women.
"A large number of the women OF
the city have been inquiring as to
whether they viii have a chance to
hear Raymond Robins speak, and in
compliance with this general desire,
a special meeting has been arranged
for women, under the auspices of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. which will be held In Central
Union church next Sunday evening
at half-past seven o'clock. Mr., Rob-
fns viii speak on some phase OF So
eial reform, and will doubtlessly have
something to say concerning the
question of woman suffrage, for it
was Raymond III Robins who induced
Theodore Roosevelt, to put the swom-
an suffrage plank intst his platform.
Robins realizes the tremendous pow
&c that votes for women has In the
big movement In faporsUf reform. 1T
was also RAYMOND Robins who inter
ested Miss Jane LAddams in the pro-
gressiya movement In the States.
Mr. Robins is not a politician but he
realized that no great and permam-
emf social reform can be- accom-
plished, without legislation, and legis-
lation and politics have at least. a
speaking acquaintance. -sss
Change in Program.
6 One eslight change has been made
in the program for the weeks cam
paign. The Saturday night meeting
at which Fred Smith will speak espe-
cfally to the men of the churches,
will be held in the Methodist church
instead of in Davies memorial hall
as previously announced. The men
of the city. who are members of the
federated churches are especially re-
Quested to attend this meeting for
Mr.. Smith will have many things of
importance to say concerning the
great mass meeting which is to be
held at the Bijou theater next Sunday
evening. This mass meeting will
be the feature of the en-
tire campaign, for Smith will deliver
one of those addresses which have
given him the reputation of being
the greatest speaker to men in
America, today.
ALL aceeptances for the opening
dinner tomorrow night must be in
not later than the first mail tomor-
row morning.