Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
SECRETARY PRESENTS RESUME OF WORK
OF REORGANIZED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

has been exceedingly active in the in
terest of the proposed Improvement
to Honolulu harbor by extension TO
Kapalama basin. A number of inter
esting meetings have been held. These
have been attended by committees
from the AID Club and by individuals
who were interested in this subject
From the public press the activities
Of this committee has been brought
TO the attention Of the public The
committee has worked untiringly in.
their efforts to bring about greater
turning room, a greater anchorage and
more wharfage space so as to ac-
commodate, in the immediate future,
the increased shipping which will be
brought to our port through the open
ing of the Panama canal. Through
the efforts of Mr.. L. A. Thurston, who
was appointed a member OF a sub
committee from the maritime COM
mittee, detailed data, plans, statistics
and arguments have been prepared
and sent TO Washington to ex-Govern-
or Frear, who has been retained to-
represent the chamber before the
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors and, armed as he is with all ne
cessary information and, imbued as he
is with the necessity for this i'm
proyement, your committee hopes that
the board of engineers may be
brought to see the matter as we do
and recommend It for favorable action
by the Congress.
viii Campaign for Members.
Your conanittee on membership is
preparing for an active campaign for
members. While no definite plans
have been formulated the committee
is working and hopes in a very short
time to have some concrete plan
whereby the membership may be ma
terially increased At the time of re-
organization the membership number
ed 205. Your committee has so far
managed to make 1t 217, an increase
of ~.
Your committee on public health
has had one meeting but owing to
circumstances has been, as yet, I'M
able to do but little
Your committee on reception and
entertainment was instrumental, as
the citizens generally know, in hold
ing services BETTING Of our National
independence Day, on July 4. A pa
trlotic program was prepared and
with the assistance of the National
Guard OF Hawaii, the Hawaiian band,
Rev. ]. W. Wadman, the Kameha-
meha Boys School, Hon. Charles G.
Cottrill, DR.. W. P. Ferguson, the Boy
Scouts and President Carter as pre-.
siding officer, the services were en-
joyed by a large crowd that congre-
gated in Palace Square.
The Milwaukee's Visit.
Your reception and entertainment
committee attempted to arrange some
sort of entertainment for the officers
and men on board the L. S. steamship
Milwaukee, that recently visited our
port, but unfortunately through lack
Of time nothing, in the way of enter
tainment, which would be a credit to
this organization, could be prepared. :
Request, however, was made of Mayor
Fern, to permit the band to give a
concert for them and, through the
granting of this request, a concert was
held on the evening of Friday, July
10, at Palace Square. An attempt
was also made to persuade the secre-
tary of the navy to allow the vessel to
remain in these waters for a longer
period than had been allotted Word
came from the honorable secretary,
however. that to change the arrange
ment would be to interfere with the
program and, much to the regret Of
this chamber and the citizens, the