The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-11
MANY enroll IN
VIGILANCE Corps
Hawaiian Bananas Play Import
ant Part In Food Conservation
. Discussion Yesterday


former Governor George Il, Carter Is
the local head, at yes.eipRys noon
Cay. lunrh session, al which, q few
changes in the CONSTITUTION were pro.
pOseu and where food conservation, in
which the >Hawaiian banana played an
important pat, WAS seriously discussed.
One of the suests AZ the lucheon
yesterday MRs A. } Campbell, one Of
the principal eSpor ers Of bananas in
the Territory, who brought several
hands OF plejdid eating 5ananas for
consumption by the members. This
brought up The question o, food consef;
WALTON and discussion II practical
methods by which the Hawaiian ba-
mana may be more generally used for
eating purposes by the island popula!
ton TO Offset the failure to secure
steamer cargo space for exporting the
product TO the mainland. ~
It was stated that the normal ex.
port heretofore has been $4,000 punches
a month, al going 10 San Francisco
Importers, but that the communicating
Of American shipping tonnage in the
Pacific for war purposes elsewhere
had reduced exports to about 500
lunches month. Y t..E p
Eat More Bananas ttE - 2
Bananas were now so plentiful and
wfthsfew buyers and users, that they
were not even all being picked from
the plants. The subject VAS introduced
by w. +. Dillingham; who advocated
the adoption of plans which would de-
i gelop a larger home consnmption Of
this produce, formerly one Of Hawnii's
best small-produce export enterprises.
II Mr. Dillingham; was appointed a
member Of a COMMITTEES 10 develop
plans along the lines discussed ana
bring in report at an early meeting
as to what can be done TO erente sreat
er use Of bananas. in the local markets
and possibly to replace some other food
| product which may be iesseled under
war conditions. 1t was suggested that
the larger use of bananas would save
cargo space for imported fruits in YES,
sells bound from. San Francisco to Ho
noiuln md yield this space to other
food essentials. 4 D."
The lunch.time meetings, which arc
to be held on Tuesdays at the Young
Hotel, win be important to the progress
Of the society 3, work, for reports will
be made there, and suggestions receiv
ed. 1t will be essential 70 therd ey elOp
meDt of the business end Of the or
ganization TINT the attendance be large
each session. In order to provide
plaees for the members on zach oc.
casions the president asked that al
members who propose to attend lunch
sessions notify Secfeteafy II. Goodinl
Field twenty-four hours in advance.
Committees reported that they had
Icalled on United States Attofney
Huber and Assistant Attorney Banks
also on United States Marshai Smiddy
and upon Superintendent Of Public In
struction@ H. w. Kinney, all of whom
said that they would welcome any ait
the society could give.
Advisory COMMITTEE
An advisory committee is to be or
sanized upon which win be, among
others, Jsdge Sanford B. Dole and p
@. Jones. ~ E,r+.E.
e During luncheon hours business will
be discussed as cogently and directl,
as possible, eliminating verbiage, Il
order that the time Of members, who ar,
nearly all busy men, may not be takeI
up with lengthy and unnecessary dis
, cussions OF, with matters not pertinen
TO the active affairs OF the organiza
ton.
: Matters will be suggested, their pur
pose explained, and then referred t,
committees for report.
NeW Members
. A large number of names were acte,
upon and entered upon the membership
, rolls, as follows:
. H. M X. Harrison, Arthur Coyne
g j. w. Podmore, Chas. H. Atherton. J
W. Jones' Walter e. Wall, Walter c
Shields, H. W. NJ. Mist, Henry A
) Lucas, Benz, l.. Marx, Jacob +. Brown
y, j. Day Vaughan MacCaughey, viii
=. liam H. SOper, o. st. John Gilber,
. John Watt, Walter E. Shaw, Alfred "
q Games, VIM. l.. whitney, James Wake
{ field, Robert Horner, J. ". Waldrcf
9 j. L. Fleming, William Robson Foste,
A. MaephaiL "'' .t' - go
u Pierre Baron, Jas Al. MacIean, I
W. de Vis,Norton, Walter Emory, Al
thur Berg, +. +. Hedemann, Lawrenc
= Al. Jndd, Malcolm Macintyre, f. l
Foearty Frank Cannon, Magyar
Dodd, Percy NJ. Pond, W. A. Wal
y Rudolf, Buehly, H, Msyon Holt, tame
Mecandlosa, George II Brown, GeorR
W. Z. King, George, +, ,Smithies, Hal
ry r. Macfarlane, +. Dickson Not
u W. d Wcstervelt, g. b. Ripley, Gerri
p, Wilder. William r. Garden
> y. b. Kemp, Herbert r.. Jordan. Ha
- ry Stewart Hayward, Riley H. AileI
= Daniel B. KuhDs, Edward III. Ehrhorl
n Henry r. Judd, Clarehce u. oisol
Roderiek o. Matheson, John Gull,
Clarence l.. Crabbe, W. H. Hoops. ID