Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-13
Two HOLIDAYS
NOT FAVORED

pOSal OF having two general holidays
IA connection with the Floral Parade.
on tee Fist and 22nd OF February, Oy
tie trustees Of the Chamber OF Com
Me.Ce when the matter was submitted
10 item by President Bishop at the
suggestion Of Secretary Wood yeStcr-
day afternoon. At the instance of the
chair the Alexander & Baldwin Ca'en-
dar was consulted to see il any steam
e. would te due on the first day the
Coni day being national holiday.
It was found that the Mongolia would
be dive from the coast and the Ven
tura leaving for the coast. which put
a Hisit'o damper on the proposal.
MI Peck stated that the First Ma
tiOnal Bank was prohibited from clos
ing until 3 p. m. upon business day,
having to be kept open to receive gov
crnmcDt deposits.
With a remark by the president that
businessmen would hardly be disposed
to give up two days the matter
dropped.
Health Legislation Conference.
\ letter was read from President J.
S r. Pratt of the board of health rel
ative 10 the joint meeting of the cham
Der and the Merchants Association on
Monday afternoon, to promote needed
health legislation, stating that the
writer's paper to be read would be on
ritory in Matters of Health and SAM
tation,' and that of Surgeon F. f.
Trotter, The Necessity, Also Methods
to Be Adopted, for Making Honolulu
a Ratproof Port"
President Bishop. urged a full at
tendance of members of the chamber
at the meeting.
Reports.
A report of the committee on ANAL
was read, which related what had been
done up to the publication of draft of
constitution for the proposed Greater
Chamber of Commerce, and no re-
marks being forthcoming the presi-
dent ordered it filed as a report of
progress.
:, Mr.. TenDey orally reported for the
committee on commerce, harbors and
transportation, to the effect that an
expression of views on the oil pipe
lire question had been solicited from
business houses, and some of them
had not yet replied. Remarking that
the committee should not wait too
long for the tardy ones, the president
directed report of progress to be re-
corded
President Bishop reported that he
had received a letter from the presi-
dent of the United States Chamber of
Commerce, congratulating the Homo
lulu chamber on having been so ably
represented at the recent meeting of
the national body by Mr.. Ballou, and
urging that this chamber have full
dele cation at the meeting in San
Francisco in 1915. He also announc-
ed that Mr.. Heinz, of sixteen Farie-
ties" fame, would visit Honolulu N
March.
Resolution Of Coincidence.
Mr. Peck presented the following
resolution, moving its adoption, which
was seconded by Mr.. Tenney and
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, death has again invaded
the membership of the Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce and has taken
from its number Charles A. Bon, one
whose int2re in its affairs and those
of the community has always been
rightly exercised, be it
"Resolved, That the chamber has
sustained a severe loss in the death of
Mr.. Pon and that it would hereby eX
press its sincere appreciation of the
quiet, unobtrusivc, yet effective, work
which he has done for the business
and community interests; and be it
further
Resolved, That the sympathy of the
chamber be extended to the widow
and children of the deceased and that
these resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of the chamber and a copy
forwarded to the family
New NcmhcrS.
The following new members Of the
chamber were elected: John II.
Drew, Zero X. Myers. Ernest A. r.
Ross, Wallace r. harrington, James
Steiner and H. NJ. Whitney.
Those present were President f. +.
Bishop, T. d. TennCy. l.. T. Peck, +.
II. WOdehouse. J W. WaldrOn, F.
klamp and Secretary H. P. Wood