The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1921-12-20
kauai CHAMBER
HOLDS BANQUET
"For It's always fair weather
When good fellows get together"

When good fellows get together"
In spite of a hard, driving but much
needed rain, the annual banquet ses-
sion of the Kauai Chamber of Com.
merce was held at the Waimea Hotel
last Thursday night and was we'll at
tended. The rain didn't, dampen the
| spirits of the diners in the least, al
| though some of them came from
Hanalei, a good fifty-mile drive.
Promptly at o'clock, President
Wishard ordered the dining room
doors opened to the members. Two
long tables were filled. Every plate
was taken; every seat was filled;
and there was no-one without a seat.
! Every man who said that he would
be present was there.
New Members
In the business session that fol-
lowed the banquet the following new
members were elected: A. Braue,
Frank Burns, R. H. Hagood, K. M.
Ahana, Louis Souza, c. X. Fern,
Charles Christian, H. s. Sheldon and
H. Alexander.
After these members had been duly
elected T. Brandt of Waimea well
| coined the chamber members from all
over the island who had braved the
storms to attend. "The Kauai Cham
| ber of Commerce." he said, Stands
| for all Kauai. Boost the Chamber
of Commerce and you boost Kauai"
Some discussion arose about the
election of new members. In the past
newcomers to the community, who
| it was thought would make good
members of the chamber, have, at
times, been proposed and elected
without previously consulting them.
Once or twice the men have stated
that they would have preferred to
have been consulted first, although
in large majority of such cases
they gladly accepted membership and
duties of the chamber. But it was
unanimously decided that in the fu-
ture no name would be proposed un-
less the man had previously been
interviewed.
Night Meetings
j. |. Silva, for many years the trea
! surer of the Chamber of Commerce,
suggested that in the future all
meetings be held on moonlight even
ings and that one meeting each year
be held in Waimea, one at Eleele,
one at Koloa and one at Kapaa, all
other meetings to be held at Lihue.
This, he said, would permit many
people who are unable to attend in
| the afternoons to be present and
would more evenly equalize the dis
tance travelled by the various mem
| bers.
Mr. SilVa's suggestion as to the
places for meetings was not well
taken, although the evening sugges-
tion seemed good. F. S. Pugh of Ele-
ele made motion that in the future
all meetings be held at night Mr..
i.
Sloggett of Grove Farm amended the
motion so that the president could
call special meetings at any time and
| place he saw fit. Both the amend
ment and the motion passed unani-
mously.
Frank Crawford of Lihue made
motion that the next meeting be held
I Thursday night, February 23rd at the
Lihue high school, accepting an in,
yitation formerly made by that in
stltution. G. b. Hofgaard seconded
the motion and it was passed
Automobile Club
At this time, T. Brandt of Waimea
stated that the president, H. d.
| Sloggett of the Kauai Automobile
Club was present and that he would
like to hear what the club was do
ing. Mr.. Sloggett said that the club
has been quietly working for sever
al months to help make reckless driv-
ers on the island be more careful.
Many such drivers have been report
ed to the proper authorities who have
promptly taken the necessary action
to stop the carelessness.
Vocational Training
e. H. W. Broadbent stated that
he had several conversations with
members of the American Legion a.
bout the new vocational training
system that they We're advocating
for the public schools He stated
while he thinks vocational training
is the proper thing for Hawaii he
is not sure that placing it, as ad-
vocated, in all the public schools is
advisable or not. Combining the or
dinary school course with the vari-
Gus lines of practical training is