Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-16
MUNICIPAL
DANCE HALL
IS PROPOSED
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IN their power to see the enterprise
carried to successful conclusion.
"Such place, run directly uLder
the supervision of the city and county
Officials, and free for all dancers, will
eliminate the features which are OBJ
jectionable at the regular dance hall.
The dancing will be decent and 1t
will be free" said p. l. Weaver this
morning.
Supervisor Markham. who now has
in his possession proposed amend
ments to the dance hall ordinance,
which it is thought will be introduced
at the next meeting of the supervis-
ors, said concerning the municipal
dance. hall proposition:
II believe it is great thing, and
something needed here. / am very
much in favor of it. ] am anxious to
see il, launched.
Mayor Fern said he believes it very
desirable.
Those who are active in advocating
the municipal dance hall are in agree.
ment that it should be located at
Aala park, at the Eva side. Accord
ing to the present plan a request VIII
be made to the board of supervisors
for permission to use q part OF the
park for the dance place. and raise
money for the erection of q structure,
by private. subscriptions. Attornev
Weaver does not believe the cost will
be great, nor does he believe II. will
be difficult to secure the necessary
amount of subscriptions.
Once Or twice week, 1t is planned,
dances could be given there: the Ha.
waiian band furnishing the music: no
charge of any kind, either for dane
ing or admission, to be made. 1t
would be absolutely free and there
fore be without the Objectionable fea-
ture which Mr.. Weaver emphasized
and phrased commercial dancing
when pointing out the evils of public
dance halls.
). Mr.. Weaver stated this morning
thct he visited the Kukui street dance
place Saturday night at II o'clock to
see what manner of raging" was
practised there. During the day he
had added the last words to proposed
amendments to the present public
dance ordinance, which he had drawn
up after a conference with Supervisor
Markham. At the instance of the SUI
pervisors, he made several changes in
the present law. Though Mr.. Mark
ham has not stated what the
changes are, it is understood that by
the suggested amendments women
are prohibited from receiving CON-
pensation for dancing. There are
other changes, but the one mentioned
is probably the most noteworthy.
The reason for this prohibition may
be found in what Mr.. Weaver said
this morning regarding his inspec-
ton of the Kukui street place. He
said:
The place is not as bad as it might
be; the dancing, as saw ii, was not
SO very bad. OF course, was known
and. that might have accounted for
the fact that found the dancing bet
ter than it had been Represented to
me. Only one couple did see whose
dancing was really bad Some one
signaled to them and they stopped.
The others danced fairly properly,
considering. To be sure, they pro-
ceeded around the floor, cheek. to
jowl; but. as ] say, it might have
been much worse
The objection which / have to
make is not so much to ne dance
per Sc, as to the charge made for
each dance, and the profit the wom-
en- and the house make out of it. To