The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-08

- EORG ROdiek, president of the.
~ Hawaiian Sugar Planters Assoc
citation and vice president of ii.
Hackfeld & Co., was appointed yestef.
day by the Ad Club Committee oh
Army and Navy to propose to the as
sociation contribution toward the
fund being raised by the committee, for
purchase Of the Royal Hawaiian hotel
property.
Maj. Edward Carpenter, Coast Artil.
lcry Corps, sat with the COMMITTEES for
the first time as a member representing
the Army. Lieutenant Tilley, aide 10
Captain Clark, commandant of the Tn.
tied States naval station at Pearl Har.
Dor, will represent the Navy. He was
absent from the committee meeting
held yesterday noon. .r#7E
w. A. Horn, supervising superinten-
dent of the Y. NJ. G. A., Lorfin A. Thurs
ton and w r. Harrington were named n
committee in charge Of publicity
The business of the meeting was to
act ON he:report Of q subcommittee on
finance. What the members wanted to
hear was how much money had been
pledged, how much was in sight, and
what steps were being taken to raise it.
Mr.. Thurston reported for the sub--
committees. The city had been thor,
,ughly canvassed, not actually, from
doorsto door, but as a field, and list
had been drawn up which fell naturally
into three. divisions those who might
bo relied ON for relatively large contri.
buttons, those for average contributions
md those for relatively small contribu
tons. Nh "aE4 y
No organized effort had been made tC
ign up the individuals and firms on the
list, but many of them had been spoken
10 tentatively and the reception had
been so encouraging that the COMMITTEES
tclt certain Of ultimate success. q
Mr.. Rodiek made the point that ht
should like to have something in writ
ing to lay before the directors of tlIt
u. s. p. A. Other corporations, associa
tions and business houses, it was con
ceded, would feel the same way. They
II would want something for the rec
ord ~ - ny
Circular Letter Of Explanation " .
Accordingly, Mr.. Thurston submitted
first draft of u circular letter, setting
forth what the purpose of the commit
| tee is and how il is going about ii,
work. The purport of the letter was ap
proved, but certain changes were sug
gested and Mr.. Thurston, us chairman
was empowered to carry them out, with
the advice of any other members of tn,
committee on whom he might call.
Emphasis was laid in the letter OF
the fact that all contributions will b,
voluntary. The effort is to avoid an,
suggestion Of assessments. sm.g..sH { (
Soldiers May Aid, Too 49, 4.
- At the suggestion OF an army MAI
whose name was not given, Genera
Strong had been asked if he believer
officers and enlisted men themselves
should be given an opportunity to con
tribute toward the fund of 800 ,0Ol
which is being raised. The genera
thought it would be an excellent idel
and win communicate 20 all regimenta
commanders, instructing them to pre-
sent the matter 10 their commands
not as even a yelled solicitation, bur
simply as an opportunity which som,
might think ought not to be withheld
| That was the attitude taken by the au
thor of the suggestion. :. H.
Beginning Monday, the COMMITTEE,
will 60 out actively after subscriptions
IL has surveyed the field, it knows wha
can be done, the task remaining is /,
do. One hundred thousand dollars mus
be raised by next Thursday"
New York To Know Friday ~.
The advisory committee Of the gen
eral organization is sitting now Ia New
York and must be Informed Frida,
morning what are the prospects. If tn
Ad Club committee here can sa,
through Mr.. Horn, owe have thi
much signed up, and the rest Of tn
hundred thousand is assured, " the
New York will assign the supplement
tary $4,000 needed.
| IL was the sense of the committo
that success was certain, but that III
remitting hard work by all the men
beers was demanded. The idea mus
not go out that, Just because the con
mittee had confidence in itself and wa
encouraged by the good win it had er
eouDtered, its task had been accom-
plished and the money was all in. AS