Honolulu Republican, Volume IV, Number 497, 15 January 1902 — BUCKEYE SOCIETY CONTRIBUTES $500 TO MEMORIAL FUND [ARTICLE]

BUCKEYE SOCIETY CONTRIBUTES $500 TO MEMORIAL FUND

Saggests That Statae of Late President McKinley be Erected. SPEECH BY RET. HR. WESIERYEU Ohio's Educational Institutions and Slate’s Prominent Public Men Discussed. Club Spends an Enjoyable Evening at Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bowen—Piano Selections by Miss Castle and Mrs. Hooker and Songs by the Buckeye Quartet. The Buckeye Club of Hawaii met last night, at 7:30. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bowen, on the corner of Htielo and Kewalo street. The evening began with a regular business meeting of the club. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The secretary. Mr. Skinner, then read a financial statement, whereupon the chairman. J. K Brown, suggested that the club offer a contribution to the McKinley Memorial fund. After some discussion as to the means which should be adopted, a committee. consisting of Edwin S. Gill, chairman. Walter C. Weedon and Rev. E. tv Muckley. was appointed by the chairman. The committee withdrew to settle the question and the entertainment began. Music and Education. A charming piano solo was rendered by Mrs. Hooker, and then the Buckeye quartet favored the audience with a selection. This was followed by the chief feature of the evening, an address delivered by Rev. W. I). Westervelt on “The Educational Wor Westervelt on "The Educational Work in Ohio." Mr. Westervelt spoke in part as follows: "In speaking of the educational work done in the State of Ohio. I have found it expedient to compare the work in that State with that in the other Status in the Union, and 1 have found that Ohio in the point of spending money for educational purlooses, is only rivalled by a few States and that Ohio holds a good position in the first rank. Connecticut, small as is. takes a place which is hard to rival. Massachusetts, with Harvard University, to which students flock from all other parts of America, also takes a place in the front rank. New York, with her immense revenues for educational purposes, is a State with great educational institutions, while Illinois and Pennsylvania take a like position. Ohic Stands First. "But Ohio stands first in my mind because she has sent oig some of the finest leaders of thought. Three Presidents of America were graduates from Ohio schools. Canon sent out President Hayes. President Harrison graduated from an Ohio college, and Hiram University sent out. first as a ’ soldier boy and later on. as one of our far too large list of martyred Presidents—William McKinley. "So small interests have emanated from our educational institutions in Ohio. They have sent out men who filled positions of the highest order in the judiciary branches. Men like Chief Justice Matthews and Justice David Davis are from the colleges of oar State. In the legislative branches »e wifi also find that graduates from our educational Institutions have filled places in the front rank, and these three, the executive, the judicial and the legislative power* constitute 1 the grand trinity which form the unity of the United States. Tribute to McKinley. "And not the least of all these men was onr late President McKinley. He chose as his specialty the bill protecting the interests of the United States and devoted his life to the study of the tarif. "Ohio is well endowed with educational institutions. She has 33 col 1

leges an'i universities of the first degree 4 1 of the second degree and 2*> profess siona! colleges. This makes a j total of 97 co!|ee*>s. which -e nd out masses of people, not only through the United States out a : ! through the ■.vnr’ 1 Sh‘"* s»-es h» r ■ illegvs • presented by missionaries and teachers of men in Asia and Afri a :■» show the work of her educational institutions. “The foundation of all th se dates (>ark to 17x7, when the hilt was passed that all territory northwest of the Ohio river should be s*t apart as a j territory where no one should be de- J priced of his freedom. It this foundation of liberty and loving citizenship that gave to Ohio her admission to the Union, and it is on that foundation that we have built our great educational system which is now sending out men as a blessing to all the world.” Contribution to McKinley Memorial. After this Miss Carrie Castle render d a splendid selection on the pia- < no whereafter the committee on the | memorial submitted the following j report: _ "We, your committee, to whom was referred the work of drafting a suitable , xpre-sion of this Society upon the matter of a memorial to the late President McKinley, do report as follows: ••1. That this Society pledge itself to raise the sum of $5OO, as a contribution towards the erection of a McKinley memorial. That the sum j ot $lOO be set aside by the treasurer | of the Society as part of said $5OO. “2. That the individual members of this Society pledge themselves to make their personal contributions to the McKinley Memorial Fund through ; this Society. "3. That the secretary be instructed to inform Mr. C. M. Cooke, chairman of the general memorial committee. of the action of this Society Statute Recommended. "And your committee would fur tlier recommend the adoption of the following resolution; ■ R solved. That it is the sense of the Buckeye Club of Hawaii that the most suitable memorial would be a statue of the late President McKinley erected in some public place or park in the city of Honolulu, but whatever may be the final decision of the general committee will in nowise affect our contribution or our earnest efforts to assist in the final completion of a suitable memorial. 1 Respectfully submitted, "EDWIX S, GILL.. “Chairman, WALTER C. WEEDON. E. S. MICKLEY. “Committee.” This resolution was unanimously adopted bv the members of the club. The Buckeye quartette again gave e few selections when refreshments w re served. Mr. Bowen announced th. t invitations were on hand from M■ <. Henry Wat rhouse and Mrs. diaries Atherton inviting the club ti hold meetings at their homes. It wa- decided to hold the first meeting at the home of Mrs. Atherton and the 'next after that at Mrs. Waterhouse's residence. A vote of thanks was tendered by the members of the club to Mr. and Mrs, Bowen for their <; nlevtainment of the club. Many Ohioans Present. Present at last night's meeting were the following: Mr and Mrs. Denison. J- W. Francis. Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Westervell. Miss Carrie Castle. Geo. Castle. M M. Robinson. Walter X. Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. W E Sklnner. R v and Mrs. E. S. Muckley. Mr. and Mrs. Joshua K. Brown. Ray mond -C. Brown. Joshua K. Brown. Jr.. Mr and Mrs. J. W Given, Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Gill. E. L. Thornton. Mis# Mamie Duff. Mr. and Mrs. U. L. Whitney. Dr. Garvin, Mr. Smith. Mi.-s B. Johnson. Miss Clara Zeigler. Miss Ida Zeigler, Walter C. Weedon. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Williams. Mrs. J. VardKy. Prof. J. H. Amine. Mr. and Mrs. If.oktr. Miss Pope. Miss D. Rodgers. Miss McCracken. Miss Albright. D. G S;ms. Mr. Davidson and others.