Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-04
PUBLICITY IS Up
FOR DISCUSSION
BY MERCHANTS
Consideration of Bylaws for
Consolidated Organization
Is Continued

The relationship q H." H. 49, pro-
motion Committee VIII II" rev
Greater Honolulu CLaI"''e' O. t"T.
merCP. was d subject "N'rl : - q: y
serious and lengthy CO.'S LorG%r: }; Il
evening ty the Tc~.h"Is g. g." I"'-
chants Association at ? meeting hello
, for he purpose Ct Reviewing ir d0;ail
the proposed constitution ana bylaws
of the new body which is TO bring into
one grea: organization the present
Chamber Of Commerce. the Merchants
| Association, and other civic bodies {.
the city.
| The value OF territorial advertising,
as carried on b. the Promotion Com
mittee, was given the fullest acknOW!,
edgment by the g or 80 representa-
| tive business men present. and the
only question Of discussion was re-
garding methods for making this i'm
portant work more effective than it
| has been in the past That money
spent in community advertising is an
investment and not a charity, was en-
phasized by a number of speakers, and
there seemed to be no idea on the
part of any member present to queS-
| ton this.
Albert Warehouse. a member Of
the Promotion Committee, suggested
number of amendments to the draft
of the bylaws, looking tc making the
| future of the committees work more
efficient. His idea, as expressed in Il
lengthy discussion, is to bring the
| committee in close touch with the new
4 h. h.. ay1I - fnfN Cn
fixed that the general body will be
I kept constantly alive to the work
which the committee is doing. If Mr.
4 Warehouses; ideas are finally adopt
ed land they were approved by last
| nights meeting, subject to some pos
sible notifications in details) the fl
4 nances Of the committee will be pro-
vided entirely through the Chamber
i A budget will be decided upon at the
beginning of each year, and the Cham
Der will provide for it and the money
thus appropriated will be available for
the committee to be spent accordingly.
A new section to the bylaws was in.
| troduced by Mr.. Warehouse and &C
/ cepted by the meeting, providing that
i the third Wednesday Of January of
each year shall be set aside by the
Chamber aud be known as the Ha.
waii Promotion Committee meeting
| At this annual meeting of the whole
chamber, the budget for the year.
i which is to have been prepared q
month previously, is to be submitted
for final consideration and action. Mr.
Waterhouse believes that in this way
the onfiro hruipocc oo1o r,,,Difv will ho
brought 10 feel a closer personal in.
terest in the committees work, as
well as obtaining fuller knowledge OF
what is being done in promotion lines
1t Is probable also that the chair.
man of the Promotion Committee will
be required to be, director of she
1 Chamber, or at least the directorate
4 of the chamber shall have a represen.
4 tatiye on the committee. . All this is
in line of keeping the Chamber and
Through it the community generally in
Il closest possible touch with the pro-
motion work.
Il Mr.. Waterhouse deprecated the
4 charges which have been made at
times that the community is not kept
informed concerning the work of the
committee at present, which he holds
Is the object first to be desired by the
members of the committee; but this
fact he yblames to the present unsatis.
factory status of the promotion organ.
ization. which he CLAMPS has not now
any proper or adequtte channel by
which the people generally can be
reached. All this it is hoped will be
cbyiated by the new chamber.
The Merchants Association will
probably require some little time yet
to complete the consideration of the
bylaws. after which they will be re.
ferred back to the joint committee of
the Chamber of Commerce and Mer-
chants Association for correction. be.
fore being again considered for final
adoption.
Education Considered.
The new bylaws were amended on
| motion Of President W r. harrington,
| to Include in the list of standing
committees. one to be known as the
committee on public schools and vo-
c&tonal training" The duties of this
committee are set forth in a section
OF the bylaws as follows:
! IL NC OiLuIitISe Oh puDllC ScHOOiS
and vocational training shall be COM
posed of five members. 1t shall study
the public school system and from
time to time make recommendations
which in its judgment will promote the
development of education in its prac-
| tical relation to the trades. agricul-
ture and home; it shall cooperate
with the educational workers to the
end that the future citizens shall be
efficient. self-reliant and capable of
meeting the business problems Of their
environment"
New Shippers Wharf Committee.
Another amendment to the bylaws
provides Tor a standing committee t.
| be known as the "shiDpers' wharf CON-
C!ttee. II is possible than an effort
will be made upon the completion Of
| the Greater Chamber Of Commerce to
have this committee supplant the pres.
ent body Of the same name. which
now supervises the collection of a vol
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