Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-21
ENORMOUS WORK
Being DONE BY
PROMOTIONISTs
However, Members Believe the
Public Should Know More OF
Committees Activity

The members Of the Hawaii Promo
ton Committee talked shop" for an
hour at its most recent meeting. A
report and a few communications were
read, but the greater part OF the time
was taken up with a discussion as to
WAYS and means for letting the man
on the street" know what the COM
mittee is doing in the way OF adver-
Using the islands.
II was pointed out that during the
past several months the Promotion
Committee has been doing an enor-
nous amount OF work In the way OF
sending island literature to the main
land, and this fact also was evidenced
In a report by Sidney r. Jordan, as
sistant director. which showed that
during the past 80 Gays 106.750 pieces
of literature have been dispensed.
Then the question came up as to
Just what extent the public. including
those who are subscribers to the com.
mittee's fund, is kept in touch with
the actual work which the organiZa.
ton is accomplishing, and this led to
a statement to the effect that many
persons have the idea that. the com
mittee is sitting still doing nothing
while, In reality, at the present time
It 10 conducting the most extensive
advertising campaign It has ever I'M
dertaken. -, 70 r.
Financial Situation Discussed.
3 Regarding finances It was the con.
sensus of opinion of the committee
that the incoming board Of superyi-
sors will continue the $250-a-month
appropriation to the work Of the CON-
mittee. There was some talk as to
the actual need OF funds and. in some
cases, the difficulty in getting money
to carry on. the work. -. II
81 will be glad when we can go
into the community and get money
freely" said one OF the members. I'VE
always have been burdened with this
financial situation. which has handi-
capped us In carrying out work which
we have wanted to do" -
Mr.. Jordan's report regarding the
work of the committee during the
past 80 days Is as follows: l..
X 81 beg to report that the office force
has been exceedingly busy for the
past 80 days, handling an immense
amount OF mail matter during that
time. The following list will give you
an idea Of the number of pieces of
literature mailed from this office:
Isles Of Peace primers to the
number Of $4,000, and carnival postal
cards, making total Of $4,000 pieces,
were forwarded to $4,000 live address
es throughout the United States.
Newspaper Day issues to the num-
Der OF. 1000 we're forwarded to bank
presidents. and cashiers throughout
the United States. 80
Special letters. primers and gener
al folders, making 2250 pieces. were
forwarded to a selected list Of presi
dents and agents of insurance com
panies throughout the United States
isles of Peace and special letters
numbering 5000 were sent to live ]. M
| C. Al. secretaries throughout the Unit
ed States and Canada.
Isles of Peace and special letters
numbering 1000 pieces were also sem
out
"Individual letters to the number oi
1000 were received during this tims
for information In regard to various
subjects and data. These were indi
yidually answered also under sepa
rate cover supply of our literature
was sent to each person.
General folders, climatic leaflets
maps and guides Of Honolulu to thu
number Of 5000 were sent out.
Folders to the number of 5000 wer,
sent to different tourist and steamship
agencies throughout the world.
Folders to the number of 10,00l
were sent out In bulk.
Newspapers to the number of 50i
we're sent out by the WellsFargo Elk
press Company. making total of 10,
500 pieces sent out in bull"
Aids Outdoor Committee.
A vote of thanks was accorded tn,
local Welis-Fargo agency for the fac
! that in each of the several THOUSAND
pineapple shipments which it has for
warded to the Coast during the pas
month and a half. it has included Ha
waiian literature.
zeno K. Myers reported that he il
receiving the cooperation of both 10
cal and mainland agencies in the com
mittee's movement to bring insuranc,
men to Hawaii after the exposition
and in 1916. The committee appro
II,riated 800 a month for the use o
the outdoor committee in the employ
ment Of secretary and ,stenOgraphef