Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-03
AID CLUB HEARS
LIVE TOPICS OF
CITY INTEREST
Talks on Work for Unemployed
--Home- buying Good Words
from Visitors Luncheon

II was Roads Day" at the regular
weekly luncheon Of the Ad Cub to-
cay and Joseph A. Gilman was SEIZED.
. uled to appear before the members
and tell them about bitulithic pave
ments, good roads and allied matters.
hut at l o'clock Mr. Gilman had not
appe AIRED, telephone calls failed to To-
cate him and the meeting adjourned,
In the meantime rafting good
meeting of the club took Place with
vide variety OF live topics touched
upon. A flavor of good roads was
given the session by talk from Spen
Ger Bowen. manager Of the Associated
Charities He outlined TO the club
the plans of the Charities for gettins
work for 200 or SO idle men on the
city streets and roads, the Charities
laying them and tie supervisors let
ting them work. He said he, hoped
the supervisors at their meeting To.
night would adopt the plan.
This problem of the unemployed is
more serious right now than 1t has
been for good many years" he said.
I'VE can't place all who are applying
10 us for work, though there is a pros
pect of employment for most of them
later on"
President Harrington opened the
business of the session by reading An
topodean newspaper accounts of Alex
snder Hume Fords good work in Aus
tralia and New South Wales, boosting
for Honolulu and the Hands-Around-
the-Pacific organization. At the con-
clusion, Ford was given three cheers.
James S. McCandless, chairman of
the roads committee, reported pro-
gress and says he is going to exam
Inc some of the windward Oahu roads
tomorrow.
Henry Giles turned in a good report
for the club trip to Kauai, stating that
"a have already signed The accom-
modations are limited to " and in Is
seconds the number booked was run
up to 46. Those who intend to go
better book early or they'll be left, :
warns Mr.. Giles.
L. A. Thurston for the marketing
committee reported progress and M.
Brasch for the home-buying commit
tee followed with report that was
one of the features. He told of some
interviews in which home
buying had been criticised and pretty
soon spoke of a territorial official
who he said had bought a hat
on the mainland for IS cents
that here would cost him $3.50
or whereabouts. Collector Cot
trill said that all territorial officials
to be criticised because one
Of them knocked home-buying and
then Mr.. Brasch said that the terrific
rial official he referred to. as already
published, is Treasurer d. L. Conk-
ling. There was considerable muir
muring up and down the long tables
and President Harrington appointed
each member of the club committee
of one TO speak to Treasurer Conkl!n2
about it and ask him to be present
at the next club luncheon, bring his
IS cent hat and be prepared to defend
himself. Mr.. Brasch told of one man
who has given a lengthy interview
rapping home-buying, but had so far
refused to answer a written invitation
60 talk the matter over with the home |
buying committee.
L. A. Thurston drew applause by
stating that his wife had shopped
last year in several large mainland
cities and found that in two principal
items, shoes and readymade dresses.
she can do just as well or better In
Hawaii.
Bishop Luccock of the Methodist
church, visitor today, gave a short
hut vigorous and graceful talk on the
AID Club as the pulse of a great and
lobe greater city, and G. Fl. Brown OF
Victoria, B. G.. followed with several
verbal bouquets for the city and Adj
Club. On motion of Mr.. Brasch, after
his report on home buying, the club
amid cheers adopted an addition to
It's creed, 81 believe in the city in
which | am living"