Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-12

issued invitations for "St Louis night"
70 be given at st. Louis college hall on
tomorrow evening at 8. "-~
= There was meeting of the Moth
ers' club of Kaimuki in the assembly
hall Of the Liliuokalani school this
afternoon.
Mystic Lodge, K. Of p, will hold
its regular meeting, with work in
knight rank. this evening at 1880
O'Clock in Pythian hall.
The case of Annie Kekaula, charged
with a statutory offense, was held to
await the action of the grand jury by
Commissioner Curry this morning.
She was released on her own reeogni.
zance.
! The eighth grade pupils of the Puma
hou preparatory school opened their
fifth annual exhibit to the public in
the basement of Bishop hall, Punahou
academy, between 9 a. m. and 4 p. m.
today.
An examination Of applicants for
the position of examiner of merchan-
disc at the federal customs house. a
position paying $500 a year. will be
conducted by Secretary John W. Short
of the civil service board March Is at
9 a. m.
Examination questions for the mid
term examinations in the public
schools of the Territory are being
mailed out to the schools by the de-
partment of public instruction. The
questions are for tests for the four
higher grades of the elementary
schools.
In pursuance of the decree Of the
supreme court which reversed his
earlier decision Circuit Judge Ashford
yesterday granted divorce to. Mrs.
Christina Macedo from Manuel Mace
do, Jr. He had previously granted the
divorce to the husband on the latter's
cross bill. II. .
The Y. w. C. A. homestead will be
the scene Of a lawn party 8 o'clock
tonight and Informal talks and other
features are scheduled for the pro-
gram. Provision has been made to
accommodate the guests in the Castle
Memorial Kindergarten building in
the event that 1t rains. The general
public has been invited.
3 Duke Kahanamoku invented his own
swimming stroke and should be given
entire credit for II, said Representa-
tive RaWlins, former coach of the.
champion, ut the Y. M. G. A. last
night. His famous stroke differs from
the crawl stroke used by Cayile broth.
ers Of Australia in its peculiar pro
peller-like motion Of the feet
Views Of several speakers showed
that the sentiment of the beard was.
against the primary election holiday
bill, but the board announced, through
speakers. that it had no desire to go
on record as opposing the measure
because OF the fact that another
branch of the chamber already has
adopted resolutions favoring the holt
day.
At meeting in the Chamber of
Commerce the Board of Retail Trades
unanimously adopted resolution re-.
questing the boards members to pnr.
chase marine Insurance policies from
local agents yesterday. This action
was taken following an appeal SUBJ
mitted to the organization by the
Insurance Club Of Hawaii, a recently
organized body.
No mention was made in the resolu-.
ton Of boycotting the insurance de-.
partment Of the Observation-Disclosures
company, although the
complaint Of the insurance club was
that this department had been getting
q large part of the local business. It
Is said the department has no local
agent hut does business direct through
the home office.
one-cent postage came up again for
and was referred to COM
mittee to Investigate further and re-
port back to the board at a later meet.
ing. A communication from the re-
tail furniture dealers of Tennessee
asked the local merchants to indorse
q national bill to tax mail order firms
one per cent for interstate business.
Il was pointed out that approximately
30 per cent of the American business
has been transacted through these
mail order houses. The board indorsed
the bill. D