Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-21
AID CLUB GIVES
GARDEN.ISLAND
USEFUL IDEAS
Kauai Chamber of Commerce
Meets and Hears Reports
on Recent Excursion


meeting of the Kauai Chamber OF
Commerce will appear in the Garden
Islands issue Of today:
Quite a representative meeting Of
the Kauai Chamber of Commerce was
held in Lihue Social Hall at $50 last
Thursday afternoon, those present be-
ing: Vice-president c. B. Hofgaard,
Treasurer E. E. Nahum. T. Brandt
and Richard Oliver OF Waimea; H. H.
Brodie of Hanapepc; J. |. Silva Of
Eleele; John Bush of ko'oa; w. d.
McBryde of Homestead; c. w. SpitZ
of Nawiiwili; c. B. Gray OF kapaa;
and ]. NJ Lydgate, E. H. W. Broad
tent, Judge C. 8. Dole. +. S. Bannes-
tad, Chas. A. Rice. X. G. Hopper,
Philip Rice, w. H. Rice, Jr.. and the
secretary, of Lihue.
In the absence of President Rob
rig, Vice-president c. P. Ecfgs ard
presided.
After the minutes had been ap-
proved, the following rev members
were elected: John Bush, k"loa:
Fred H. Hayselden, Maxwell; ]. A
Akina and Frank Cook, Wamea; G.
s. Morse, Eleele, an! w. II. Grote
and e. o. Fhuctell, Lihue.
For the committee Ill rt"motion,
Mr.. Lydgate reported on tour OF a
part Of the island on Tuesday NY
George Haml!n Fitch Of tEo San Fran
cisco Chrorucl>. whom Mr.. Broalhent
and the speak: had ACCOMPANIED 10
Kapaa and iaaa!ei, respectively. He
had reason o believe thai the scenic
beauties and other Kauai features
would como in for de.:irable FIbiHIty
as a result nf ,tf Fft%h'S call.
The report of the treasurer showed
cash balance on hand at the end OF
March OF $371.40, the treasurer add
ing verbally that more had been re'
ceived since that date.
Mr. Nahum reported a converse
ton he had with other members in
regard to very largely increasing the
membership in a short space Of time
the idea being to Systematically
round up" all the desirable gentle
men wishing to become members be-
fore the ANNUAL meeting and then
raise the dues. He would like to see
the membership brought up to 100 ct
is now nearly 701, which would prcb-
ably include all of the Kauai live
wires" ~;
Mr.. Lydgate heartily kokuaed this
proposal He believed in getting to-
gether all the men who felt disposed
to promote the interests of the ISL
and, and the shortest route to this
result was to tis mind desirable
C. A. Rice suggested adoption of
the AID Clubs plan of collecting fees
in advance from new members for
the unexpired part of the year only
For instance, members coming in now
would pay $500 to the end of the
year august ~, after which they
would pay the regular annual fee Of
$1,000.
Mr.. Broadbent stated that he him
self was new enthusiast on the sub
ject of the Chamber of Commerce
He had but recently found out that
there was a whole lot of good in the
organization, and he wanted to boost
the Chamber and its work. He want
ed to see a big membership, to include
all walks of Kauai's business life,
and thought several of the AID Clubs
ideas to this end might be adopted.
He believed in the idea of new mem
bers paying proportionate dues &C
cording to the number of months left
in given year; and he also believed
the AID Clubs scheme of dinners and
the like for the pleasure of members.
C. A. Rice put his suggestion in the
form of a motion. Mr.. McBryde
amended to the effect that each mem
Der be required to produce the appli-
cation Of one desirable candidate for
membership at the next meeting; and
that all members not present be no.
tilted of this requirement. The mo-
ton as amended carried unanimously
Prior to the meeting the finance
committee had held its final session
on expenses of the AID Clubs tour,
and at this junctuTe signified its read
mess to report. Mr. Nahum. chair
man Of the committee, stated that the
sum of $210 had been received from
the Honolulu Ad Club. Total ex
penses of entertainment, charged to
the committee, had been $65193. laav-
ing a shortage of 1881 SO. The com
inittee recommended that the cham.
Der appropriate money with which to
liquidate the remaining bills indicated
w. H. Rice, Jr.. moved that the
Chamber Of Commerce pay from its
treasury forthwith the amount Of
$3Sl.93 requested by the finance com
mittee for excess expenses of en-.
PERTAINING the Honolulu AID Club.
K. c. Hopper moved as an amend
ment that the finance committee be
also authorized to draw upon the
treasury for any amount in excess OF
S3S1.93 that might be required, it not
being certain that all bills had yet
been received by the committee
Seconded by Mr. T. Brandt. and
carried unanimously
The general sentiment seemed to
be that the expense was light in pro-
portion to the pleasure the Ad Club s
visit had given. and that the Kauai
Chamber of Commerce would like
more of the same" This opinion was
voiced by several in brief remarks.
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