The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-08-24
new OFF|CERSFOR
KAUAI CHAMBER
Garden Islanders Plan To Care
For a Hundred Visitors At
The Civic Convention p.

LIHUE, August 20.--At the annual
meeting and banquet Of the Kauai
Chamber Of Commerce, held at the Fair.
view Hotel in Lihue on Thursday even
ing, much was accomplished for the
welfare OF that organization in its re-
lation to the County Of Kauai. Every
section Of the island from Mana TO
Hahalei came in for its share of praise
by its own representative. President
N, l.. Putnam and Secretary L. d. Tim
mons presided at the head Of the
table.
The election Of officers for the com.
ing year was among the important bust.
ness, and w. @. Avery, principal of the
Kauai High School, as president; T.
Brant, ne vice.presfdent; l.. d. Tim.
mons, editor Of the Garden Island, as
secretary; j. I. Silva Of Eleele, as
treasurer, and Carl Bayer Of Makaweli
as auditor, were elected by acclama.
ton. ...a
After the retiring president annual
, report and his expression of the, belief
that the interests of the island had
been consolidated in the hands Of the
members of the chamber, the incoming
president promised to continue the
work Of bringing the people Of the
island together. ''"..'
Pisns For Big Convention
Plans for the civic convention to be
held on Kauai in September were dis
cussed under the direction of J. NJ
Lygate, chairman of the committee
in charge. There is to be two days
session for the convention, lasting from
Sunday morning, September 20, VIXEN
breakfast will be served at the Fair
view Hotel, and ending Monday even
ing. The subject for the eonventiin
lis to be "Civie Righteousness.
There will be many interesting auto
trips, with a. business meeting in the
afternoon and an evenings entertain.
] ment in the hands Of the Ad Club. 1t
/ was decided that the facilities for en-
tertaining the guests will not enable
Kauai to accommodate more than one
hundred, including the wives ami
I sisters Of the delegates, u
I After the regular business of the
evening was finished, the members Wed
strenuously with each other in laud-
ing their various sections of the Gar,
den Isle. Senator Eric Knudsen, Judge
Hofgaard, G. Rankin, County Assessor
J. X. Farley, Chairman II. d. Wishard
of the hoard of supervisors and G.. b.
" tray of Kapaa were each successful in
con incing. the assembly that his dis
trict-is the fnest spot in the universe
w, r. Sanbofp, manager of Prince,
vile plantation and stock ranch al
Hanalei, tells of the superb scenery
and other attractions for visitors, also
\ of the fine new 1macadamized road
through Hanalei now and the neal
prospect for its completion. so as to con
! meet Hanalei and Lihue, which viii
make travel easy for visitors to the
most beautiful section of the earth
The evenings entertainment was
finished with an address by Judge l.. "A
Dickey Of the Kauai circuit court, whC
commended the tendency of the resi-
dents of Kauai to ''get tOgether'' anC
work in harmony for the common good
and an interesting talk by Z. II. Forbes
superintendent of public works, wht
told of the various public improvements
: planned by his department. His pre-
dictions included the Nawiliwii break
water, for which he said there was
good prospect that congress will MAKE
an appropriation of at. least $20l00t
this coming winter, and the improve
ment of The Koloa and Waimea wharfs
both of which are on private lands.
Mr.. Forbes also told of the progress
!. of negotiations for the construction o
5 the new railroad to connect the Kapai
. and WaipouG homesteaders with Ma
I wiliNii harbor and larger markets, o
8 the increasing success of the govern
D ment's hOmesteading plans on thi
island, of, his recent visit to Washing
| ton and cOnferpnees with the VariOu
congressman who visited the islam
last May, and the encouraging talk
with them as to the improvements fo
the island which are in contemplG ito
, by congress.