The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-03-10
KAMEHAMEHA
lDAY TO Be
OBSERVED
One Hundred Members Of Ha-
waiian Organizations at Meet
ing Pass Resolutions Outlining
Plans for Properly Celebrating
June II in Honor Of Conqueror
Who United the People Of the
Islands.
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(From Saturday Advertiser.)
Whereas, The eleventh day Of June
has been celebrated for many years past
by the people Of Hawaii, including ka
maaina and malihini, with great unan.
unity and good fellowship and is com.
monty spoken of and known as Ka-
mehameha Day, in honor Of King Ka-
mehameha !, and is likewise lega,
holiday Of the Territory Of Hawaii; am
Whereas, OF recent years many fra
ternal orders have been formed and or,
yanized to perpetuate the identity Of
the Hawaiian people, as race, and to
keep and carry on the good and moral
habits and customs of the Aliis Of Ha-
wall Nei and its people; and
whereas, Associations other than
fraternal have been organized and have,
as their origin, connections with the
history of these Islands; and
Whereas, To revive the spirit Of
unanimity Of purpose and of aloha, OF
hospitality and good fellowship that
had prevailed and was enjoyed in the
past by people Of all races in Hawaii
Nei, il is hereby deemed an opportune
time to fttingly celebrate the coming
eleventh day Of June; now, therefore,
be It
" Resolved, By this assemblage that
the chairman and secretary of this
meeting and the presiding officers Of
zach and every fraternal order and as.
ISOLATION in the City Of Honolulu, who
viii join in the celebration to be held
on the Eleventh Day OF June of this
year, are hereby created and constit
tied and TO be known as the 'Kameha-
neha Day Celebration Committee with
power and authority to add to its mem
bership and to formulate plans to sue
cessfully carry out the object of this
| yathering;
"Be II Further Resolved, That Her
Majesty Liliuokalani, ex-Queen Of Ha.
waii; Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole,
Hawaii's Delegate to Congress; His Ex-
cellency L. E. Pinkham, Governor Of
the Territory; Hon. Joseph J. Fern
Mayor of the City and County Of Ho-
nolulu; Hon. A. q. M. Robertson, chief
justice of the supreme court; Hon. u.
A. Knndsen, president of the senate,
and Hon. H. Il. Holstein, speaker of the
house of Representatives Of the legisla.
ture of Hawaii; the commanding gen.
eral Of the United States Army, and the
admiral of the United States Naval Sta!
ton, residing in the Territory of Ha.
vail, and the members of the consular
corps located in Honolulu, are hereby
declared to be the guests Of honor dur
ing the celebration of June IL, 1914,
The above resolutions, presented by
Edgar Henriques and unanimously
adopted last night at meeting which
was held at the Library Of Hawaii, ex.
plain fully the movement which was
started last week TO better observe and
celebrate Kamehameha Day, which is a
legal holiday falling annually on June
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e. Senator Lane Presides. n
The meeting was called 10 order last
night by Former Senator John G. Lane,
chairman, with Eli J. Crawford acting
as secretary. The call for the meeting
was sent out on February 20 last TO
presiding officers Of Hawaiian societies
by Mrs. Lucy X. Peabody, president Of
the Hui Kaahumanu, and Andrew l.
Bright, president of Kamehameha
Lodge. ~. r>.a,
Delegates from twenty. -four societies
and five city schools were present last
night at the meeting, which was at:
tended by approximately one hundred
persons, about evenly divided between
men and women. There was consider.
able discussion in regard to the manner
in which the celebration of Kamehame-
ha Day should be carried out and this
was finally. left to committees which
Will be later selected from among the
delegates of the different societies and
schools which form the general commit
tee, Aquatic and land sports were men
TONED last night and these will likely
be made the main attraction Of the
general celebration Of the day in Ho-
nolulu. ~
Many Answer Roll Call
The societies answering roll call last
night were as follows:
Kamehameha Lodge, Andrew l. Bright
and William Chung Hoon Jr.; Hui Ka.
ahumanu, Miss L. X. Peabody and Mrs.
Harry Webb Hui ma Oiwi, s. C.
Dwight and B. ii. Kahalepuna; Hui
Oiwi o ma Wahine, Mrs. s. g. Dwight
ana Mrs. Allen; Daughters of Hawaii,
Mrs. +. w. Macfarlane aud Mrs. Pierre
Jones; Daughters of Warriors, Mrs. M.
Refs; Chiefs of Hawaii, H. w. Single
and George w. smithies; Poola o ma
Kane, ID. Kalauokalani Sr. and Edward
K. Woodward; Hui Nalu, William t.
Rawlinsj Hui Au Kai, Miss Miriam
Stacker; Boy Scouts, James A. Wilder;
kamehameha Aquatic Club, William A.
Kane and M. b. Punohu; Hui Kalama,
Mrs. Chung Hoon and Mrs, Alice HEX.
az; Hui Kauikeaouli. j. X. Nakookoo;
Ka Hale ma Ali o Hawaii, Il. X,
Lilikalani; Hui ma Pua Hawaii,
Mrs A. q. M. Robertson; Hui Hooulu
anne HoOla Lahui, Mrs. J. M. Dowsett
and Mrs. NJ. Refs; Kamehameha Girls
School, Miss Ida M, Pope and Miss Aho.
10; kamehameha Boys School, Perley
Horne; st. Andrews Priory, Miss A. s,
Marsh Iolani School, Rev Leopold
Kroll; Honolulu School for Boys, Leo.
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