Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-28
CIVIC MEETING
AT LIHUE ENDS; j.
DHEGATES HOME
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iting guests. automobile rides wer
provided, feAsts OF the first magni
tude were spread. lt was the. gia,
hand personihed -Kauai,s welcome /,
her visitors. ~
The weather was jdeal-not too hoi
and just cloudy enough to add. to al
thoBe beauties OF scenes which hayl
done sosmuch TO make Kauai famous
The delegates were little behins
time in landing, as the Kinau did no
arrive in quite the time anticipated
pys The committees IN rsihue.
Meetings. IN Social Hail. -. :,
AS soon as they had landed, pas
Bengers were whished away for break
fast TO the various places assigned &
them. The FIRST meeting WAS in Lihut
social hall, Sunday morning, PFesi
dent w. C. Avery OF the Kauai Cham
Der OF Commerce calling the house tt
order. -, 90
Dir Avery was nominated. for, per
inaa1ent chairman by }. Morton Riggs
Of the Honolulu Ad Club, and second.
ed by Raymond C. Brown. The vote
was unanimous. l.. ID. Timmons, was
then elected TO the permanent posi-
ton Of secretary Of the convention.
The newly elected chairman In his
welcoming address declared that the
visitors had come 10 friendly shores,
and stated the purpose of the conyen-
ton s. S. -
We should be g.ad to welcome all
the territory" said Mr.. Avery, If we
could but accommodate the people. =
He said that he hoped before the
next convention came TO Kauai the
Nawiiiwti breakwater would be com
pieted
Having outlined briefly the subject
OF rCiFic Righteousness which was
the topic for discussion, Mr.. Avery
turned the meeting over To the yari.
ouH speakers from the different
FrazIsr Makes kssbenss.
Charles r. Frazier responded for
the Ad Club in q few well chosen;
WORDS He spoke OF the shocking les
soils The territory had seen IN ineffI-
cheney and the misuse OF funds. I'm
thiisiasnh, be said, IFS the greatest
force IN the world
Rev George Laughton, called to rep
resent the island Of, Hawaii, brought
forth co1tinned applause when ne
declared that in his belief the terri
tory could hold its own in moral force
With the majority Of communities on
the mainland. But he said, there
Is still room for Improvement for us
here
spoke on the oath 81 Office.
p II. Case OF Maui spoke on the !
oath df Office. It is not privilege,
but q duty of every citizen to elect
men to office, he said
Or. william II. Fry of Honolulu de. |
ciared the most sensitive thing with
which people have to deal is business
lie said we must get away from the /
fear of hurting business when we
take some definite step for righteous
ness We must correct the bad citi- /
zehship Of good citizens" he said.
Would Boost Now and Then.
~. @. Smith advocated the support /
of office holders after they had been I
placed In office Let them hear both
favorable and unfatorable criticism.
no said. "a 8, 81.
g. nj. Lydgate summed up the
thoughts OF the morning in the clos
ing speech. He advocated the stand
ard OF always trying % better eondi-
tl9hs. % the ground that nothing Is
until II Is tried. WE
can have the ideal of aggressive eff +
cieney,a he said, -or Of. easy going
indifference. Which shall we choose Z"
Werth o. Aiken, called upon for che 4
HhlealkaIa rest house report. ahnounc-
ed the presentation Of a beautiful en-
larged picture OF the completed housed
% the Lihue Chamber of Commerce.
The, picture was exhibited by Mr. AK Is
eii during mis- speech and the gift was
loudly applauded.
Ford Starts New Movement.
Moyed by the report concerning Ha- L,
.eakaia, Alexander Hume Ford sug-
gested that similar rest house be
built for the WaiInea canyon before
The convention came together next
year. Within few minutes the sum
d $3.50 was subscribed for such 3
,uiiding and the consideration of the
project was given over to a commit
lee.
lrant safe Lahalna Landing.
Mr.. Aiken took occasion in his re-
,bff to state Naui,s wish for q. safe
steamer landing at Lahaina Hugh
Howell voiced the same wish at the
Sunday night meeting. 1T is one Of
he strongest desires OF Maui people "
hey said.
Lunch for all visitors and hosts ct
yiumalu park, the genial Jack Coneg
residing as chef. brought to an end
he morning session. At the lunch
our Chairman Avery announced his
0i1inittees as follows: Is
Committee on consideration Of per-
napent organization: IS. s, Paxson.
I'd Towse, E. n. Deyo, w. Mckay, b.
J. Lindsay, w. A. Baldwin, G. A. Rice,
rhorvald Brandt.
Committee on resolution: Worth
}. Aiken, C. b. Gage, A. p Taylor, II.
lhorig, NJ. H. johnson and M. M.
0hnson. &, y -s.s ss~.
Following the announcements auto I
mobiles were placed at the disposal of t
he visitors, and the good Kauai 6
Dads were tested, The parties divided e