The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-22
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uolored Plates HinstratinG Ha-
waiian, Feather Work School
Exhibit Turned Down.by Board.
At the meeting of the Hawaii fair
eemmission yesterday, DR.. William T.
brigham, curator Of the Bishop Museum,
offered on behalf Of the trustees Of
that Institution a handsome carved koa
case, in which complete set Of col
ofed plates illustretink Hawaiian feath-
ct wofk win Be exhibited Doctor Brig
ham explained that pnder the rules n
the museum no specimens were allowed
to 60 out, and therefore no exhibit Of
ancieRt indictments and relies eepld be
offered 70 the commission. flfN e
The curator also saia that while loah
collections might be secured, the mu-
scum would not be responsible for their
retufp. He said that casts might serve
the purpose, but to make them would
cost several thousand dollars. The beau
tifully executed colored drawings that
have been used ~ illustrating the pub
htations Of the Bishop Museum would
make an absolutely unique exhibit
the seventeen OF eighteen feather eloaks
owned by the British Museum are ON
exhibition. The finest feather cane In
existence Is In The DfeAden Museum. IL
Is kept in steel ease especially made
for is reception. There is one speei-
men 0f the manu- bird In the Leyden
Museum, but the exposure to light has
completely bleached' the color out OF
the feathers. This would be what
wonld happen II the feathefwork speei
mens were exhibited at San Francisco
Doctor Brigham said. iFt Il
On motion Of John A. Hughes, the
commissioners voted to accept the prof
fered assistance Of the Bishop Museum
curator and trustees, T
There was full meeting Of .he
beard yesterday, with Commissioners H.
p, Wood, John Wise, John A. Hughes,
J.. N. s. Williams and John Effinger iii
attendance. ii. w. Kinney, Doctor
Brigham, Sculptor osborne and o. I.
WHITE were also present Secretary
Wv. Thayer was unable TO attend Z
y School Exhibit Dropped. -
II. w, Kinney said that the teachers
are not at all enthusiastic. about pre-.
pairing an educational exhibit to send
to San Francisco, Past experience, he
/, said, had been that these exhibits never
,eaiae back after q fair Is over and did
not amount 70 great deal anyway; as
few people ever examine them. f5'
FtfHoweyeT that may be- Kinney
said, s'n Yea want US 10 get up an
exhibition Of school work, we viii do
all we can TO help you out. W lil
The commissioners promptly assured
Kinney that they did not want school
exhibit On motion Of Hughes, this
Consideration Of the proposal of J. j.
Williams for the sale of twenty seven
framed royal portraits was postponed
until next Thursday. Chairman Wood
asked the individual commissioners to
visit the collection and look II over be-
tween now and May 90, so that they
can come to the meeting prepared TO
act. a ht
The consideration Of the acceptance
of Sculptor Usborne's surf-rider group
was also deferred until next week. The
commissioners were enthusiastic I'M
their approval of the subject matter
and its artistic treatment. They would
like to have the gronp done In bronze
and then hiring II back TO Honolulu at.
funds at their disposal will not permit
them to do what they would like. ID
was suggested by II. u. Wood that hers
was an opportunity for some citizen of
Honolulu to permanently enrich one of
the city parks by erecting in ID q bronze
replica of Usborne's exquisite ptodue.
tion. This group will be on view at
this promotion eommittee rooms for sew
eral weeks. The commissioners agreed
that it was one thing that they had to
have. &8s
Differ with Governor.
Chaifman Wood and j. N. s, Williams
both reported ON correspondence and
eablegbams relative to the relief maps
On motion Of Hughes the CHAIRMAN " ~
authorized by unanimous vote TO cable
the makers to proceed with the original
contract. This was one item where
Governor Pinkham Thought the board
ought to economies but the commissions
ers thought otherwise.
John Wise talked moving picture
fIms, % o. motion of Williams, . com
Inittee consisting Of Hughes. Wise and
Eflinger were appointed to choose films
to be exhibitedAn 1918 The committee
will consult all the local show people
aud photographers and get as much as
sistance and advice as possible None
Of these films are to be exhibited here
before they have been shown at the
Fair.
j, I. whittle exhibited humber Of
scenic studies for panel decoration. The
commissioners thanked him for allow
ing them to see his pretty water colors
and asked him M whit until tha MA na
are at hand. tH,
Efhnger brought up the subject Of
having pAtronesses to assist the com
mission and help popularize the work!
Woods and Hughes said that the com
mission must shoulder all the RESPONSE.
bflities and obligations and that Eff
The commission asked EfiingeF to sub
fAger's proposal was not a good one,
init definite plans next week The board
ehahgea their hour Of meeting 10 one
O'Clock Thursdays instead Of three
o'clock. RR a y a'
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