Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-17
OUTRIGGER CLUB
AGAIN IS FACING
ITS old PROBLEM
Organization is So Popular Its
Waiting-List is Much AmpIer
Than Its Accommodations

a.. on It's grounds for the use OF women
guests of members?
With the mailing today by Secre-
tary J. Ashman Beaver OF the Outrig
ger Canoe Club TO all members Of no
tices Eof a special meeting to be held
a week from tonight In Cooke hall, Y.
NJ C.. A., there has come TO climax
the question which has arisen every
year for the last four years without
being settled and which now threat
ems to stir the Organization to its foun-
dations
This is whether; or not the Outrigger
shall take steps TO erect dressing
rooms for women relatives and guests
OF members-women who have been
unable TO gain admission to member
ship In the woman's auxiliary OF the
club owing to the long waiting list and
the already oVsrcrowded quarters OF
the auxiliary.
At the annual meeting in July this
problem created the most emphatic
discussion OF any one matter consid-
cred. A percentage Of the members
favored the move, while others argued
that for the cluo 10 go TO such lengths
would mean radical change in its
former policy. The matter was finally
$ referred hack TO the board of direct
ors for their earnest consideration.
Far from being killed by this move,
the proposition has again come for
ward, written request for a special
meeting of the club having recently
been signed by rs members and sent
to President II. b. Campbell, who was
elected at the annual meeting while
away on the mainland. A similar re-
quest signed by four members Of the
board OF directors has also been re-
ceived by the president.
AS both requests call for action on
the same general subject" says the
notice OF the special meeting mailed
today to each member by Secretary
heaven, ''it has been decided that one
special meeting viii comply with both
requests.
Therefore, in accordance with sec.
ton OF the bylaws, President H. B. |
Campbell hereby calls a special meet |
ing of the Outr1gger Canoe Club, to be
held In Cooke hall, Y. rs. c. A. build |
ing, at s O'Clock sharp on Tuesday |
evening. October -.
The business to be transacted at
this meeting shall be confined to ac-
ton on the following Questions
I'D Shall dressing room facilities |
be provided by the Outrigger Canoe |
Club on its grounds for the use OF |
women guests OF members?
,"(2) Shall the term guests be held
to include all women guests of men,
bers, irrespective OF relationship?
"(3) Shall the term guests" be held
TO include only those wives, daughters,
mothers and sisters OF members whose
names are now or hereafter may be on |
the waiting list Of the women's auxili- 1
AIRY, but only while they remain on
said waiting list?
20 Shall the term guests be held
10 include only the wives, daughters,
mothers and sisters Of members,
whether their names appear on the
waiting list OF the women's auxiliary
or not?
"In calling this special meeting,
President Campbell desires that the
attention OF members be called to the
fact that the question TO be considered
at this special meeting. involves radi-
cal change In the former policy of the
club, and he also expresses the hope
that every. member will regard 1t as
his duty, as well as his privilege, to
attend this meeting and express his
desire in the matter.
IF you cannot attend this meeting
or arrange to be represented by proxy,
will you kindly fill out the enclosed
blank, indicating your, wishes, and
mail II to me in a sealed envelope to
be opened at the meeting.
Information as to the number of
women for whom members desire
dressing room accommodations provid-
ed viii be of value to this special meet
ing, therefore / will ask you to state
your wishes on the enclosed postal
card and mail same to me"
Accompanying the notice are blanks
which will be considered when filled
out by members who cannot attend the
meeting as expressions Of their wishes
I'm the matter and may possibly be con-
sidered as votes. The blanks contain
the same questions as In the notice
and members are TO write yes" or
mo" after each of the four.
According to the members opposed
TO erecting dressing rooms for women
guests, such action would antagonize
both the woman's auxiliary of the club
and the Moana baths and Seaside ho-
tel as well. They say ii would be moth
ing more or less than going into the
bathhouse business" and would violate
agreements made some years ago with
the auxiliary by which the outrigger
promised to defer erecting dressing
rooms for women guests If the auxili-
airy would take in 100 more women
members, which was done at that
time.
These fayoring the proposition say
there are members of the Outrigger
whose wives, daughters, mothers and
sisters have been on the waiting list
of the auxiliary for nearly two years
without being admitted to membership
and that II the auxiliary cannot help
them IL is up to the Outrigger to take
such action as will relieve the situa-