The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-25
PROMOTION BOARD
/. VOTES TO ACCEPT
| WOOD RESIGNATION
Director Of Committee Will Refine
! From Present Position On
| First Of July
| WILL REMAIN At FAIR
Il TO CONDUCT PUBLICITY
Assistant Secretary Alfred P,
Taylor More Than Likely To
! Succeed To Vacancy L.
(From Wednesday $ Advertiser)

|, (From Wednesday s. Advertiser)
II. 7. Wood will terminate his con
nection with the Hawaii Promotion
Committee as secretary and director 81.
charge on July /. From that date until
December ), Mr.. Wood will remain ii
San Francisco as director of publicity
for the committee at a salary Of $3.50 q
month. The successor to Mr.. Wood will
BotN be named until the committee Is
reorganized in July, with representa-.
tives of Oahu, Hawaii, Kauai and Maui
sitting as members, in addition TO the
present FIVE members appointed by the
president of tho Honolulu Chamber Of
Commerce 1t IL generally conceded,
nOwever, that the new secretary will
be Albert =. Taylor, now assistant
pcretary and in charge of the Homo.
lulu office.
long Controversy Ends
Thus has ended the long drawn out
controversy in the committee as to
whether Wood should be retained in the
! ecretary's Oflice, but the end did not
| ono without several heated tits be-
ween committee members. Chairman
Jerndt and Committeeman Field,
rhurston, Towse and Hollinger were
| resent
Mr.. Thurston started the ball rolling
with a direct motion that the resigna,
Ion of Air. " God, which has lain on
he table for some weeks, be taken
from the table and. the resignation &C.
| 'epted. Mr.. Thurston announced that
this motion passed he would follow
t with another creating Mr.. Wood as
EirectOr of publicity for, the committee
1t the San FraAcisco exposition, from
July to December 3, at salary OF
$3.50 a month.
Messrs. Berndt and TOwse in turn
opposed the original motion, dcclal ing
10 justification for the removal of Mr.
Wood. Mr.. Towse referred to thy
signed statement issued by Messrs
rhurston, Field and HOllinger. Mr.
Berndt again brought up the. old ques
ton about the 1925 which Mr.. Woo
claims in letters he paid for the break
ng Of the lease for the committee Office,
in the Gaiety Theater, San Francisco.
Mr.. Thurston replied that had tn,
subject not been brought up no mentor
would have been made of the lease o.
the 1925; that he believed Mr.. Woo,
1
behalf of the committee for the pur
pose which he said he did and that h
did not and has, Mt no time impugne,
Mr.. Woods honesty or integrity. II
insisted that he stood for a change Ii
secretary only because he believed tina
for the best Interests Of the Island
more attention and time should b
given to "home work. w. E,
Mr.. Towse parried Mr.. ThArston
motion with another motion that &C
ton first be taken On the report of tn
, finance committee as to whether Nj
Wood g letter would be accepted as
, receipt. On the ballot Messrs. Tows
, and Field voted aye and Messr.
Thurston and HOIIingeE no. Nj
Thurston explained his vote by Stain
that the committee was handling trus
funds and that the letter would not
received by any court as, a receipt 70
=, money expended. He oOntended tina
/ Mr.. Wood knew to whom he paid tn
=, money, but would not make acknow
edgment of any kind to the board "a
, cept to state he had used the none
= for the purpose he stated Mr.. Thur,
ton stated that was not business.
Mr.. Berndt declared thai the con
g mittce had a lease, thar it had bee
p broken by Mr.. Wood and that the con
!, mittee had profted. Mr.. Thursto
challenged the statement, declarin
that the committee has never had an
) knowledge Of any lease except in con
n munications from Mr.. Wool and tina
p in one document Mr.. Wool stated tina
q the committee had only has SUD leaAe O
g lease signedEtby, hnf personally. M
/ Berndt insisted the existccee OF a ieas
:. made no difference. M Thnrsio
g agreed and, said IL the DIGESTION ha
not been brought, up he would nc
/. have mentioned 1t but that if con
:. PEELED to vote be woa:d ballot agains
accepting the letter as a receipt Ii
added, ~ don . thinkSyMr, Wood wa
+ doing any funny business. q"
/. Resignation Is Accepted g,
q With tn" CONCLUSION of the ,discus
o ion the motion was put On second {
Mr.. Field with Mess. Thurs; o
d Field and, HollinGer voting ave an
NcYsrs. TOwse and Berndp votinG no.
Mr., Thurston then put, his motion
appoint Mr.. Wood rs publicity directC
=, at San Francisco. Mr.. Berhdt oppose
" saving: ~ do not like to see this con
- mlttee throw bone lkeF that to M
= Wood. In the face of his deratemer
- as secretary why moo sever his eenne
tions with the committee ontirelyf"
u Mr.. Thurston replied: FL cam,
II comprehend your statement regardi1
" deratement. There has been no Il
y rating. Mr.. Wood has teniered Il
q resignation rs secretary and IL has beo
accepted. The. prefer of the positiC
It Of publicity director Is no SOP. II
N committee is offering to pay substa
Il tial sum for substantial ami need,
'r work. We have no assurance that t,
e. fair commission will keep Il pu0lici
he man on the lob and in that event '
y. would hc left out entirely -
o Mr. Towse SPARED to make the =,
ary $500 month but received no ~
Il. ond Mr., Berndt again brought up Il
d., plea to allow MIR. Wood to sever
Y. relations with the committee in IustI