The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-09-24
OUTDOOR CIRCLE
SOON WILL ERECT
A CONSERVATORY
Women Plan Fernery, First Of
Series Of Buildings In Queen
Emma Park
DEPLoRE CONDITIONS 49,. . .
AT KAPi0LANf GROUNDS
Members Hope Mayor Can Drop
Politics In Naming City
Planning Board H.

The first Of what Is hoped Will be
a number Of other conservatories soon
Is to be erected in Qneen Emma Park
by the Outdoor Circle This one will
be a fernery, for the building Of which
Mrs. @. NJ. Cooke has donated $4,000.
and for the furnishing Of which Ar
thur wall has uonated his excellent
collection Of ferns, the first Of many
other hoped.for donations for the
Identification Of this newest and most
beautiful Of Honolulu e parks ne y
This was one Of the announcements
made at an important meeting Of the
executive heads Of the various Outdoor
Circle committees at the Country Club
Yesterday. where the general plans FOR
the winters work were outlined ami
discussed. This fernery Is TO he built
to fit into and be the hub Of plan
ned circle OF ferneries, begonia house,
tropical Wants, rose houses, and other
sach. with The expectation Of compiet-
inc the plan some day bv the erection
and furnishing of an orchid house.
Extensive Program Planned
The work which the mewha-s ~ tho
Outdoor Circle have laid ont Is extens-
i've and ambitious, with Honolulu TO
benefit in everv part Of II. An ont
door fete win be given in the wcrs
previous to Thanksgiving Day, witt
arbor dpv ceremonies in the at-prescTt
aisgracefully neglected ground of the
Fountains school, Kakaako.
Other parking work Is planned for
the waterfront urder MANS bei"" n~a-
pared nv Superintendent Of Public
Works Forbes: for Ralaknna av""''".
~ ~ "-.tSnsion Of the nartino seh-Iiie
to'I~-"t- the approach IN waikiki most
'rII-acti''A: the ploughing Nnp and TO.
planting Of TIE 'SrouH's Of the Certral
! Grammar Schnol. and the erection ~
low stone fepce around the Diamond
: Head roaSl curves. to he planted with
ro~o-colored bouQainvillea. ~ a. -
! The replantips ~ the Central Cram
z mar Schcol grounds and the restora.
tion of the tronieal trees there u the
Y especial work of Mr.. and Mrs +. w,
\ Garter, Mrs r. ]. Lowev. Mrs. A. v.
Murphy and Massrs. Haughes, Rock,
Kinney and Davis. an Z, ~.
Kariolani Park fCritieised 3.
The members voiced great ,disnp-
pointment over the condition of Kan'o-
lani Park. which nnder the admins
tration of John Wise is losing the
greater part Of the Improvement
brought ahont nv Superintendent Riv'
enburgh. Political gardening has made
no hit with the women, who would
rather see two blades Of grass gro"
/, than know two good voters are on ~"
! pnhlic payroll, certain sign or IN"
& inability of the sex to qualify for tn"
franchise. e.
Hope was eynrnssed that, when Ma"-'
or Lane names his ncitv planning com
mission +" he might for1"t politics for
the moment and name those wtliln" 70
= do something because it " the rl""t
thing to do. As there are n" frnhs
. ut the disposal Of the commission "
is unlikely that any politictaps Will
crowd after the amendments.
Il In th's connection. . letter IRON
George R. Carter was read. An enclos'
ure was liberal donation tn help on
the work of the circle. MI Carter eT'
pressed the wishSth"t the commission
to he named might be one with whom
residents going away might leave moh'
ey for the care ut thnir trees.
Advise on Tree Trimming
rb;s brouaht ont the Information
mat the Mutual Telenhoue Com"a"V
had appHed 10 inc cI'SlH ~
in tree-trimming end the further sn'-
| gestion that the city planning comm,S'
, sion might obtain assistance from ~"
telephone and electric light cOmDanieS
!. in emploving a onalifed tree-trimmar
|, 20 attend TO all the work necessary N
that line on the hubble streets. An or
fer from Mr. Higgins of the eSperl-
ment station To train boy as tree
cutter was received. ..'..
A committee to arrange for the mac
4 ing of fountain in the Man"a Pmk,
= for which Princess Kawananakoa had
sent 800, was named.
The committee heads then AT ,onrn"n
= after arranging for the arst general
, meeting of the Outdoor Circle, 70 DC
held at the residence of the president
0 Mrs F. J. Lowrey, on the afternoo'
! of October l, at three o'clock.