Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-30
CIVIC BODIES
Plan MAMMOTH
MASSMEETING


In order to get the public interes ed
in a plan to broaden the scope of local
promotion work, the joint committee
appointed 10. make arrangements for
the second annual convention of the
civic and commercial bodies of The
territory. meeting in the rooms OF the
chamber of commerce at ten O'Clock
this morning, took preliminary steps
toward plans for a mass meeting to be
held in Honolulu as fitting close for
the convention.
The suggestion with regard TO hold
ing the mass meeting was made by Ed
Towse and was met with instant favor
by other members Of the committee
present Although nothing definite
was done along this line, and no date
set for he holding of the meeting, the
committee will take the matter In
hand ana 1t will probably come up for
discussion at the next meeting. Towse
further suggested that, in case such
meeting could be held, 10 invite sew
eral local persons, who are in close
touch with promotion work, to deliv-
er addresses upon the subject.
Chairman Mclean of the commit
| tee on transportation reported that
the delegates to the Hilo convention
last year paid their own expenses, and
that these expenses were not paid by
the Hilo board of trade as had been
previously reported. He said that the
Inter-Island Steamship Company
would make. special rates for all
delegates who attend the convention
| in Honolulu, and as soon as these spe-
cial rates are agreed upon, the COM
mittee will commence an advertising
campaign The committee on pro-
grams and invitations, acting in co
operation with the committee on en-
tertainment, reported that the con
vention should carry out the sugges-
ton made by L. A. Thurston at the
last meeting, which was to the effect
that the convention should confine
itself more 10 matters of business and
do very little in the way of entertain
ment. Fred l.. Waldron, reporting
| from an interview with the members
of the entertainment committee, sug-
gested that on Wednesday, September
III, the opening day of the convention,
/ the visiting delegates should be the
guests at luncheon at the CONNER
cial club at noon, that they should be
invited to a lunch al the AID Club
Thursday noon, and that Friday be
given over to a trip to Pearl HarboT
by launch, returning to Honolulu by
train This outline called for little
discussion
Chairman ybh Hamm then outlined
skeleton PROGRAM which had been
drawn up coyering the business SEES
sions of he contention. This outline
gave over the first session to address
es on promotion and tours, and what
| to do with the tourists after they ar.
rived in Hawaii Fl. p. Wood and L.
| A. Thurston were named as the speak
ers. The discussion on the first day
was planned 10 last until half-past
three O'Clock in the afternoon. The
second session would be given over
to any matters which the local mer.
chants might have to bring before the
convention, and also addresses by rep.
resentatiyes of each of the civic OF
commercial organizations on the other
islands, these to be limited to island
needs. The business of the third day
would be given over to discussion
of roads and improvements, the inyit-
Il ed supervisors to attend this meeting
in a body This temporary outline
was approved by the joint committee
and a motion made and passed to
that effect 1t was voted to merge
the committees on invitations and
programs and entertainment, and a
report from this committee will be
submitted at the next meeting, at
which time it is expected definite
program for the three days conven-
ton will be presented and adopted
The next meeting of the joint commit,
tee will be held Friday morning at 10
o'clock in the rooms of the chamber
of commerce