The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-08
CHIEF. EXECUTIVE
NOW NEEDEDFOR
FOOD commission
Members Trying To Find Big Man
To Handle Biggest Job
In Territory
PAN-PACIFlC MOVEMENT
PLEDGES ALL POSSIBLE AID
Plans For Systematizing CroT
Raising In Territory win
Be Discussed Today

The new food commission, appointed /
by the Governor in accordance with the !
provisions Of a resolution adopted by
the Legislature is awaiting the appoint
ment Of an executive officer before TAX
ing further notion along the lines Of
the increased production and conserve
ton of food.
No meeting of the commission was
held yesterday. As matter Of fact,
the commission is as yet only partially
constituted, the Governor having ap.
pointed but six Of the nine members OF
which it Is to consist. 1t is understood
that. the remaining three are to be
chosen from the outside islands,
The position of executive head of the
commission is regarded as about the
most important in the Territory just
now, and the members of the commits
sion are trying to find a man of large
ability to I'll it. As it will require
virtually all n man s time to do the
work the task of finding a man big
enough for the job is no small one,
Pan-Pacifc Plans ..
| All of the food to be served at the
Pan. Pacific luncheon in the Laniakea
ltheater at noon today has been raised
/ by Miss Helen Alexander in her own
garden, and the menu is by no means a
cBmped one, there being several kinds
of vegetables, salads, preserves, fruit
| pies and meat. In this way practical
demonstration will be given to the
members Of the food commission and
those of the different races gathered,
showing that Honolulu can raise its
own food supply from start to finish
4 The Pan Pacific Club turns over the
,entire meeting to James ID. Dole, chair
man of the food commission, and will
Ihold itself in readiness to carry out
lany projects he may set before the body.
| About fifty guests have accepted invi-
tations to be present and have pledged
cooperation. Three or four leaders of
each of the Pacific races who speak En-
glish win be present las, will be most Of
those who have been taking an active
lpart in. teaching the young people end
others to prepare the land for food
crops. A number Of prominent men who
have land they are willing to give fol-
the purpose of gardening win be pres
ent, as well as a number who have al
ready set out crops, and representative
of those who wish land for this purpose
The Japanese probably will present 3
report showing just how many acres
their people are planting in garden
crops on Oahu, giving in detail the diff
ferent kinds of food crops. This report
may serve as basis for others from
2 the Chinese, Koreans, Filipinos and Ha
D wGiians, and il is believed that will
t the proper direction from the food com
10 mission and the experiment station
t that it may be possible to so system
. attic the planting of the small crop
that there viii not be reproduction
+ of Any one food, or the growing of foo,
= stuffs for which there is no market o
!. that cannot be preserved easily. ~.
o If the PanPacifc food conservation
r luncheon today is success il is proba
g BILE tnat others will be held ut whic
8 the Young people planting trial acre
e will be given a chance to show wha
I they can do in providing for the tabl'
l. The Pan-Paeifc pavilion will be turne
over to the food commission for an
exhibits aud demonstration work tina
might be deemed necessary in the hear
Of the city. .4ist sar D.,