Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-05

more than $50 delegates in attendance
J from Maui, Hawaii. Oahu and Kauai
the third annual Civic Convention was
called to order in the National Guard
armory at 9:45 o'clock this morning
The. organizations represented at the
convention this YEAR are the Kauai
Chamber OF Commerce, the Kohala
Civic League, Honolulu Commercial
Club, Honolulu Ad Club, Kona I'm
proyement Association, Hilo Board oil
Trade, Chamber OF Commerce Of Ho
nolulu, Maui Chamber OF Commerce
and the Hawaii Promotion Committee
Since the arrival Of the delegates
from Oahu this morning on the steam
'gettoeether" spirit displayed by the
yisitorS from the different islands, and
Maui has responded loyalty, offering
the best Of hospitality and extending
the hand of welcome on every side
The stunts" of the AID Club has i'm
bued the other delegations with a de
sire to make merry, with the result
that fun Is being combined with the
weighty business propositions brought
out by the first session OF the con
vention.
The Oahu delegation, which left Ho
nolulu Friday night, found the lnter-1s
land steamer Kilauea a most accept
able excursion boat. No pains had
been spared in preparing for the com
fort OF the delegates aboard.
Attendance 10 Large.
IIpn
F. F. Baldwin was elected chairman OF
the convention and d. H. Case, secre.
tary. The rollcali showed that dele.
gates were present as follows: Hawaii,
! 80; Oahu, 1875; Kauai, 6: Maui, 1902
The address Of welcome was delivered
by w. f. Pogue OF the Maui Chamber
of Commerce. Mr. Pogue called at.
tention to the necessity of Hawaii's
exploiting her natural attractions for
the benefit Of those people in less for.
tunate countries. He urged the fur.
therance OF promotion work, saying
that the Panama canal eventually will
throw more shipping and business to.
ward Hawaii, which will mean more
prosperity, Each person is unit of
the entire united community" he said,
referring to the residents of Hawaii,
and urged that the residents of the
territory work together as such. -.
w. r. Harrington, president of the
Ad Club, responded. He said:
Workers are always welcome.
Workers always feel at home. Con.
ventions are signs of life and commu.
nifty reminders that the workers are
on the job. That's why we are here
and glad We are here.
For those believing that there is
.nothing to 1t have only to suggest
that the man who fails to see, meet
and understand the changing condi.
tons around him is as dead as he
ever will be though his body continues
to walk the streets.
Conditions are Changing.
We are here because we know con.
ditions are changing. We see the
change all about MS. We feel it in
the pressure of events. We have to
meet the ney situations If we would
live and move forward. We are here
to exchange opinions and experiences,
and so sure as the night follows day
we shall accomplish much for the bet.
termept Of the territory and inciden-
tally ourselyes-provided that with the
exchange Of opinions our discussions
and cur RESOLUTIONS we also work.
3 fssMaui III famous for its men of
ideals who also work. Its ancient his
Tory Is replete with legend and fact
that furnish inspiration to the work.
ers struggling with present-day prob
lens. Maui has witnessed some
mighty battles by men of recent days
who fought with courage and determ-
nation to overcome the difficulties of
the immediate present and thereby
guarantee more certain success In the
future. Its atmosphere is live with
the pungent snap and yigor of efficien-
cy. Its great mountains that might
have been boulders in the pathway
have been turned to good account as
great water, sheds; the boulder has
been punctured by the worker and
streams of water have gushed forth to
make available fertile lands and pro-
fitabie products. That is the result
with all the boalders when ven go at
them tisiitS
'Manf mas met changing conditions.
1t has the credit for seeing many of
these changes coming and by early
study and thorough understanding be-
ing able to meet many OF the new
problems more than half way.
s.rhis, therefore. is a most appro-
pirate place with pleasant surround
ings for active workers in the welfare
of Hawaii to foregather and confer on
how to meet promptly and effectively
few CT the comrlex situations which
We face and also gain few ideas on
how to make the most for ourselves
and posterity Of the multitude OF OPP
portunities that are thrown in our
pathway.
No Place Here for Drones.
If experience has proved anything
It is that we can't gain civic victories
by waiting or complaining or whining
or criticising or standing on ceremony.
We must get down to business and
work. There is only one logical place
in these islands for the man who
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