The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-03-25
FOR PROTECTION
Of C|TY'S
TREES
Forester Hosmer May Be
Asked to Take
Charge.

Distinct progress was made at meet
ing of the outdoor Circle of the Kilo.
hama Club yesterday, not only for the
protection of trees now helping in the
beauty scheme of Honolulu along her
streets, but for the Inauguration of
campaign for the systematic planting
of shade and Towering trees wherever
needed in the city, so that eventually
Honolulu will have a worldwide reputa-
| tion as one of the most beautiful of
cities in this respect.
| Following a program of tree talks
and music a resolution was enthusiast
tically passed, at the suggestion of l..
a Thurston, that the superintendent of
public works appoint R. S. Hosmer,
superintendent or forestry, his deputy,
insofar as the supervision of trees
and their care is concerned in the
streets and parks of Honolulu.
Mrs. +. j. Lowrey, president of the
club, opened the session with a few
pleasant words of greeting and welcome
and announced the program of the
meeting. Mr.. Tetwell gave a violin
solo, the "Revere,n of Henri Vieux-
temps, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. w. Z. Potwine, which was appre-
ciated.
MIR. Thurston prefixed his talk upon
'Street Trees in Honolulu" with a
few words of his recent trip through
the United States and Canada, cover
ing over 5000 miles in those countries.
There were two things particularly
which impressed him, he said, during
his trip, one was the Improvement in
the roads and the other was the plant
ing and care of trees everywhere.
Trees AS Criminals
The tree in Honolulu has been treat
ed as a criminal, said Mr.. Thurston and
paraphrased a saying in application to
the present treatment of trees with
Let no guilty tree escape and there
was an appreciative laugh among the
many women present
Then he paid his respects to the
public service corporations, which. he
asserted were among the worst offend
ers. Yet if the trees were given half
n chance the city would become famous
.le world over. He added that the
present conditions were everybody IS
fault, because of no public sentiment.
Mr.. Thurston raised laugh by de
nouncing the Rapid Transit Company
the electric company and other public
service corporations, for the way then
gangs of men treat trees which inter
fere with their wires. Mr.. ThurstoI
had just been elected a director of the
Rapid Transit Company. Then he reac
summary of the laws of the Territory
governing the care or neglect of tree,
ON public property. These showed som,
contradictions which caused "A laugh.
"What is needed" stated Mr.. Thurs
ton, lis some specific person to attenC
to this specific work. He suggeste,
that the forester would be prope
person TO do this "specific work, anC
said that Mr.. IIosmer had consented I,
take the position IL IL was tendereC
him, but that some extra man woulC
have to be employed to attend to tn,
direct and actual work
) Time 10 Wake UP.
: at is time that we wake up our
! selves and wake up the community, ,
. asserted Mr., Thurston in conclusion
'and proceed 10 act as s done Ia othe
intelligent e0minunities'
Following the talk by Mr. ThurstoI
there was charming solo by Mrs
Ward, and then ". Il Castle gave aI
exceedingly entertaining talk upon con
y dltlons IN Europe regarding shade Tree
y and parks iu The ritles uf German,
4 England ani fanfe.
Nj Castle caused "a laugh when h
i referred 90 Che commission by M Thurs
ton Of the gNs company us au 0i1ude
4 ln thr 'flauFhirr' of tho irrff. hu
a ho ACKNOWLEDGED thai gang of tlG IA
tnWrhhN p nNH fNgNnt'f fut tFr Ha
0f iffe in d|Hsins THnth.