Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-10

a brief outline of the work which the
members have in mind for the coming
IL months was outlined in a report
presented at the annual meeting OF
the members Of the organization Sat
urday morning by Mrs. W., l.. Moore,
secre'ary-treasure-.
The report, including the new by
laws which will place the organization
on a more business-like basis, is, in
full, as follows:
During the year 1914 there have
been five regular meetings, held the
second Tuesday of each month, jan
uary to May inclusive, with an aver
age attendance of twenty-three.
The various committees will make
their own reports, so will only refer
to a few things planned, attempted
or accomplished.
The largest work thus far has been
done in the Executive grounds where
we have expended 1907. Few people
realize the amount of work that has
really been done there. First the
dead and scraggly trees were removed,
then the ground was narrowed with
disc harrow and the lawns filed with
fine earth, often to depth of six in
ches. All the soil used was examined
and passed upon by Mrs. Krauss of the
College of Hawaii. Mr.. Haughs ad-
yised in regard to the removing of
the old trees and the~planting of the
new, and Mr. Caldwell rendered the
greatest assistance and showed deep
interest in all that was done. The
work on these grounds has not yet
been finished, but we hope soon to
have it under way again. =: $3.50
One of the aspirations of the Circle
is to see Beretania street a Royal
Palm avenue. Another Queen Emma
Park wonderful garden of only Haw-
allan trees and plants; and, still an
other, the Makiki district, radiant with
the various hibiscus plants. *.
The vacant lot committee has made
a strong fight to have the old fences
taken down, lots cleaned up and trees
trimmed, and though the results are
not yet what they hoped for, there has
been progress and the matter is to be
taken up a second year. ~,~
The billboard committee has also
kept faithfully at its work and many
signs have been removed,
Kalakaua avenue has been planted
with three hundred cocoanuts and over
one thousand oleanders, and the mem
bers of that committee report that
they have as many more to put in
when the supervisors finish the new
road. .s., s.s~: ..--.
We are hoping we shall be able to
induce people having high hedges on
the corners to remove them or at least
trim them to height of four feet, as
there has already been several acct
dents on this account We also hope
that something can be accomplished
in the way of widening UPPER Nuuanu,
as this is also q source of great dam
ger.
The Circle has employed a man on
Saturday afternoon to trim trees,
his charge being twenty-five cents an
hour.
As is the case with most societies,
lack of funds has kept us from doing
all We wish, but the work has been
helped on by gift Of $50, a rummage
sale for the benefit of the Pacific
Heights Rest House, which Melted
about $3.50, Night in Roofland, which
brought $S28.15 into the treasury and
we are now planning Il fete for the
21st of this month, which we hope will
be a success in every respect.
We have no real slogan for our Cir
Gle as yet, but we have been interested
in the one adopted by the San Jose
people, as well as in some of their
plans, which we think might be help
full to us here in February. Their slo-
gan is, Down with the fences, up
with the weeds" In San Jose all the
civic organizations have united to
clean up the city and make 1t as beau
tiful as possible for 1915. They are
planning poppy carnival and are
gathering seed for this purpose, this
seed to be scattered all over the valley
and along the railroad.
As our Circle has grown to be q
large society is was thought best to
have a more formal organization, and
committee, consisting of Mrs. Cox,
Miss Lawrence and Mrs. Waterhouse,
to act with Mrs. Lowrey, was appoint
ed to draw up simple set of bylaws.
These were drawn up and adopted by
the executive committee and read as
follows:
BYLAWS OF THE OUTDOOR
CIRCLE !.
Article Name.
The name of this organization shall
be the Outdoor Circle.
Article II-Object. r"
The object of this organization shall
be to work for more beautiful and
healthful city, freeing 1t from disfig-
urement and developing its natural
beauties.
Article III-Membership.
The qualifications for membership in
this organization shall be:
Ca A thorough sympathy with the
object of this organization. II
(b) A willingness to work.
(c) A yearly contribution to its
treasury of not less than 81.
Article REORGANIZATION.
Section 1.-The Outdoor Circle shall
consist of an executive committee and
as many neighborhood circles as are