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

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WAILuKU, Maui, Oct. 3. - With
more than $50 delegates in attendance
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
lconyention 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 OF
Trade, Chamber or 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.
er Kilauea, there has been marked
"gettogether' spirit displayed by the
visitors 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 Ad 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-
yention.
The Oahu delegation, which left Ho.
noluiu Friday night, found the Inter-1s-
land steamer Kilauea a most accept
able excursion boat. No pains had
been spared in preparing for the com.
Tort OF the, delegates aboard.
IAttendanee is Large. j. e
Upon motion OF George R. Carter,
r. r. Baldwin was elected chairman of
the convention and ID. H. Case, secre-
tary. The rollcali showed that dele.
gates were present as follows: Hawaii,
30; Oahu. 1876; Kauai 6; Maui, 102.
The address of welcome was delivered
by w. r Pogue Of the Maui Chamber
Of Commerce. Mr.. Pogue called at.
tention to, the necessity OF Hawaifs
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 a 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
AID Club, responded He said:
Workers are always welcome.
Workers always feel at home. Con-
yenti0ns are signs Of life and commu.
nifty reminders that the workers are
on the job. That's why we are here
and sglsd we are here.
For those believing that there is
nothing to 1t I have only to suggest
that the man who fails to see. meet
and understand the changing condi.
tiOns around him Is as dead as he
ever win 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 us. We feel it in
the pressure Of events. We have to
meet the neV 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
terment of the territory and inciden.
tally ourselves provided that with the
exchange of opinions our discussions
|nn91eal RESOLUTIONS we also work.
;4lt1It ide famous for its men of
Ideals no also work. Its ancient his.
tory is .replete with legend ana fact
that furnish Inspiration to the work
Eers' struggling with present-day prob
lens. Maui has witnessed some
mighty battles By men OF recent days
who fought with courage and determ-
|inatioo to oyercome the difficulties Of
the immediate present and thereby
gp9rRntee more certain success in the
future. Its atmosphere Is live with
the ullbgent snap and yigor of efffcien-
CT. Its great mountains that might
have been boulders in the pathway
have been turned to good account as
great waterssheds; the boulder has
been punctured by the worker and
streams Of water have gushed forth to
make available fertile lands and pro-
fitable products That is the result
with all the boulders when you go at
them right. ~
Maui has 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
,Fhis. therefore, is 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
a few Of 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 orones.
If experience has proved anything
II 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
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