The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-05-12
William H. McInerny Unanimously
Chosen For Ensuing Term
and Gives Members Advice
PENNIES IN BUSINESS
MAY BE FUTURE POLICY
Stores To Close During Mid-Sum-
mer Carnival II All Mer-
chants Will Agree

'iii""i H. MClhefhy yesterday wal
elected chairman of the board Of re
tail trades by unanimous vote. He
succeeds s. =. Paxson who held the
Office for more than a year.
In thanking the members for the con
fdence repOscd in him by his election
without opposition, the new chairman
had a heart-to-heart talk for the "good
of the ord"r,' in which he urged those
present to be more attentive to Their
responsibilities as members by attend
ing the meetings and discussing prob.
lens of vital Importance TO every one
of them and the community at large.
Mr.. Mc1nerny said that he had al,
ways felt that the board of retail
trades was the weak end of the cham.
Der of commerce and that cooperation
was necessary for the organization "a
fulfill its functions in the business com.
munity.
Cooperation was more necessary now
than il had ever been, on account of
changed conditions and for the best in.
terests of all more attention should be
paid to the work of the board.
The use of pennies in the retail
houses of the city was preached, but
little discussion was had on it as the
matter had not been regularly brought
before the meeting. One member said
that he would be absent from the city
when the question was brought up for
consideration and he would like to have
his say.
He said that in ninety per cent of
the remittances made to his firm where
odd cents were noted on the accounts
sent out the even amount below the
odd cents was returned to his firm. In
the aggregate several hundred dollars
a year was lost to his business. He
therefore thought that the introduc ton
of pennies would be a relief.
Mnny tourists had been in the habit
accomplishing of the lack of pennies
here to make proper change when
goods were marked at odd cents and
kicked when they were charged fifteen
cents for a yard of goods, the price
Of which was twelve and a half cents.
Plans for getting a large number of
persons here for Kamehameha Day
were outlined by w. r. Harrington.
chairman of the special committee Of
the board, who said that everything
was going along well and that every
assurance was being given by the
steamship company, railroad and hotels
that they would do all in their power
to reduce rates and make necessary
concessions to the folk coming here for
the three days celebration.
The question of closing on the after.
noon of June 10 was discussed and IL
was decided that an attempt would be
made to have all stores closed on that
day and to remain closed until the
Tuesday following.
List Will Be Circulated
1t was decided that a list to be sign.
ed should be circulated amongst the
merchants, on which they should note
their intention Of closing. All present
at the meeting pledged themselves to
clos" up with the exception of one
member whose business was of such a
nature that as purveyOr of the nee
cSsaries of life he doubted if II would
he possible without greatly discom-
moding his customers. He would close
If he could make arrangements.
1t was decided if the closing was
properly advertised, folk would appre-
clate the matter and make their pur-
chases on Saturday morning and Tues
day. In Australia there was a prac-
tise observed of having as many holi,
days as possible to allow the clerks of
the stores to get out among the public
and get acquainted and it was found
after u holiday business always in.
creased considerably.
:. =. PaXson talked on the way the
board had of passing resolutions and
deciding to do things at meetings and
then the members would 90 away and
forget all about them. At one well at
tended meeting, he remembered, thirty
were present and all voted to remain
open on a certain holiday, When the
DAY came oil closed but two. Another
time, when it was unanimously decided
at meeting that all retail stores
should be closed, they all remained
open. For this reason he wanted 70 see
some action taken which would be OBJ
served and suggested pledge to be
sent around to be signed.
Retiring Chairman Thanked
A vote of thanks was rendered the
retiring chairman and he was eulogiLpd
by W. X. harrington, who spoke of
the thunkless task thai of q presiding
officer had. He remembered the time
when be, as vice-president Of the cham.
Der Of commerce, had acted for the alb
sent president for a whole term and at
the change of officers the president
had been given a vote of thanks and
all sorts of compliments on the sue.
cess Of the past year.
Tn" work Of notifying the people Of
tn" other islands that Honolulu is to
have Midsummer Carnival in com.
m"m"ratton Of Kamehameha birth
day will he begun by Raymond G..
Brown, who will leave for Kauai in a
few days on boosting trip, Local
firm" having advertising space in the
island papers haV" turned this space
over to him for the purpose of telling
OF the attractions to be found here
during the three days Of the celcbru.