Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-13
Other Officers Elected at An
nuaI Meeting-DiscusS Re-
Vising Dictionary

The annual meeting OF the Hawaii
Historical Society was held last Sat
Urday evening in the rooms of the or
ganiZatiCn in the new Library of Ha-
wall building, at which several i'm
Fortant matters OF business were TAX
On up including the election of Off
GERS for the ensuing year.
Following the discussion of the
business matters, the following were
elected to hold Office for the year
1913: A. F. Judd, president; c. H.
Hitchcock, first vice president; w. D.
Alexander, second vice president; c.
M. Cooke, third vice president; w. d.
"estervelt, treasurer; Edgar Wood.
recording secretary; H. NJ. BalIou.
corresponding secretary, and Miss F..
J. Allyn, librarian. Additional men,
bers to the board of managers were
elected as follows: George r. Carter.
Prof. c. II. Hitchcock. DIR. n. 3. En-.
erson, and Bruce Cartwright, Jr. 4.
Lewis, Jr., was reelected as trustee
Of the Library of Hawaii
The library committee, which was
appointed by President A. f. Judd.
now consists Of W. D. Westervelt,
Miss Burbank, J. w WaIdron. Regin-
. aid Yzendoorn and Hon. w. w. Thay-
or. Printing committee: II. NJ. Bal
lou. w. ID. Alexander, William A.
Bryan, John F. G. Stokes and ]. s,
Emerson. Membership committee:
Or. N. B. Emerson, Bruce Cartwright.
Jr, A. Gartlcy, Lyle A. Dickey and
n. L. Marx.
3 dictionary Revision.
- pFnEinpnt Judd
OF the revision of the present Hawai-
ian alctlonary upon the recommends
uon OF Judge Robinson. This reyi-
sion was received faVorably by all
present and 1t is expected that the So
cfety viii take the matter I'D in the
near future. The matter of the insur.
anee OF property belonging to the So
ciety in the new library building was
also taken up at the n;Seting, but it
was decided to hold this over for fur
ther reference. Six applicants for
membership to re society were
passed upon and voted in. During the
course OF the meeting the following
papers were read: "The Ceremonies
OF the Mysteries" original translation
OF Maori priesthood rituals. by Fran
els J. Green; 1.-THE First Hawaiian
Historical Society" by Rev. w. d.
Westeryelt: "A Study of Hawaiian
Cartography Prior to Cooks Rediscov.
cry" ty Rev. FIR. Reginald Yzendoorn.
incidents connected with the cleo.
ton of King Kalakaua in February,
1874" was the subject of an interest
ing paper which had been prepared by
Admiral Switzerland, and which was
read by Hon. Sanford B. Dole during
the course of the meeting. During the
time of the election OF King KaIakaua,
Admiral Switzerland was in the isl
9nds as midshipman, and his per
sonal rccollections of the event we're
put into writing for presentation to
the Historical Society at the request
OF Judge Dole. The paper was, in
part. as follows:
During the latter part of January.
1874, the u. S. S. Tuscarora left San
Francisco, under orders from the navy
to run line of deep sea-
soundings from that port to Honolulu,
with the object of determining a suit
able route for a submarine telegraph
cable to connect the two ports. these,
soundings to be taken at intervals of
thirty miles apart.
When only a few days out from
San Francisco and while engaged i'll
/. taking a sounding in over $500 faith
oms of water, we were oVertakcn and
passed By the British gunboat Tene-
dos, which vessel was under full
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