Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-16
OF
HONOLULU MEET
TO REORGANIzE
Objects of New Society viii
Seek to Broaden Scope
of Present Work . :.

Britishers and sons of Britishers il
Honolulu today are expressing theiI
satisfaction over the outcome of q
meeting last night at which time e
constitution was adopted changing the
name of the British Benevolent So
ciety to the British Association o.
Hawaii, and providing ways an6
means for securing new members
broadening the scope and increasing
| the usefulness in the. community o.
the organization. 49, ..>.....
Several radical changes in the oh
jects of the organization are brought
out in the new constitution. together
with the provision that the benevo
lent feature of the society be retain
ed. The objects follow .:::. 49,.
| "ta) The promotion of British inf
terests among such residents of thu
| Hawaiian Islands as may be British
subjects, or from their descent or fol
other reasons are eligible for mem
| bership of this association, in order
to obtain community of social feel
| ing amongst them, with the idea thai
such societies as st, Georges, st. An
drew's, St Patrfck's, or kindred so
cieties as are already formed, or ma!
hereafter be formed, while still pre-
serving their distinctive character
may form part of, or become allied
to this association as the centra
body. -:...-. -. .:5= .-@=
"(b) The relief of members of this
association, and British subjects OF
their children, who have no better
claim for relief in other quarters, ant
who may, through no fault of theiI
own, find themselves in distress, anG
require assistance.
r'(c) The entertainment of such
distinguished visitors to these Islands
as. may be considered proper by thu
board of directors"
The board of directors and the du
ties of the board are outlined in Artl
cles v and vi as follows: ,.>
Article V. The board of directors
shall consist of president, a vice
president, secretary, a treasurer ano
six other members. The board shall
consist so far as is possible of rep
resentatives of the various national
tiles under the British flag-English
Scotch, Irish. Welsh, Canadian, Aus
tralian, ETC. Should any society be
formed under the auspices of the as
sociation it shall have the right tc
nominate its representative on the
board of directors. e~
"The representative of His Britain
mic Majesty in these islands shall be
ex-officio, the president The vice
president, secretary, treasurer, and
board of directors shall be elected at
the annual general meeting and shall
serve for one year. officers and mem
bers of the board of directors are
eligible for. reelection.
"Article vi. The board%of directors
shall manage the affairs Of the asso
citation, and shall meet at least once |
quarterly at the call of the secretary |
whose duty and that of the treasurer
it will be to present general ano
financial reports for the three months
preceding, when the conduct of the |
affairs of the association shall be dis
cussed; and at any other time that
may be found necessary. The board
of directors may appoint at their dis
erection subcommittee to deal with
special affairs, who shall report tc
the board for its approval. Members
of the subcommitt YES need not be
members of the board of directors,
but must be members of the associa-
ton. Five members, of which two
must be officers, shall form quorum
at all meetings of the board of direc-
tors. In the event of tie, the chair
man shall have a casting vote, The
chairman at a board meeting in the
absence of the president and vice
president shall be elected by those
present"
Article VII relates to the annual
meeting, as follows:
article VII. The annual meeting
IF the association shall take place on
he oath day of May, Empire Day. In
he event of the oath of May falling
IN Sunday, the meeting shall be held
IN the preceding day, May %. A
financial statement and report of the
lffairs of the association made up
o the 21st of March preceding shall
,e presented by the board of direc-
o. II