The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-29

ing bis notes aEay With him. has 5eel
re-enzzeFated. thus practically con,
pIetiaE sie work E1der The Ezies Q
ske department. the local cszsre Is pro
hgbIte6 from giving cut any iafcrma
/ ;soa bearing on Any Of the features =
the subjects covered by the eenSuS. su
from Al unofficial souree IL ls Iearues
that the population OF Ho1oiulu viii 3.
EndeT +es1e. probably snszS = 90
despite the large exodus of japanese
and that the population OF Re Island
VIII exceed I1Se. .Gsei TIE exact figure.
will not be given out until the reports
have been canvzssed sy the census on
eizls at Washington
| wopid suggest that The EsII-paii
officials Of the Territory and zttzehe:
take up collection and hay decent
garrison fag for the State House. Tn
flag nov daily displayed over tbs
Capitol Is msasly sort OF thing. In
adequate for its uses as 10 size, even
II il had not been frsyed until il !:
badly tatTered While about IL too 4
second nag should be secured to *
daily raised over the Courthouse Thers
are many reasons why the nations en-
sign should find place over the tsm-
pie OF justice.
In the front yard of the Roman Cath
olic Cathedral stands the father of Al
the aig--oba trees On these Islands. II
vas brought over here by Father Zach
eioth. the pioneer missionary on these
Islands. in 1881. and il has prospered
ever since 1t is a fine old tree. but aas
been distaneed by many of its scions
which have perhaps been more adyan-
tageously situated. the old tree suffer
ing from its crowded condition in the
heart Of the city. The algeroba is a
valuable tree, useful alike for its wood
and its succulent beans. which afford
excellent food for cattle. It's wide
spreading branches afford shade and
comfort. and thousands of Hawaiians
owe the pioneer missionary a Debt Of
gratitude for his thoughtfulness in
bringing this plant to these shores.
II is not true that the threatened
beer famine in town had anything to
DO with the arrival of the German war
ship Geier. That had dawned US long
before Charlie Mccarthy OF the Cri-
terion showed that he was '.on to him.
self" however. by serving Frankfurt
ers as lunch yesterday.
| hope to see the Orpheum prosper
under the new conditions The people
OF Honolulu want healthful amuse-
ment, and they want ii at reasonable
rates, and in the informal way in which
one may enjoy them in such place as
the 0rpheum. The community will be
sure, | feel. never to regret that a Ii
cense was issued to this place of
amusement All persons who enjoy an
evenings clean and first-class enter
tainment will await with interest Mr..
Cohen's announcement of his first reg
ular company.
A meeting of the resident members
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
Of Elks was held at the Hawaiian Ho-
tel on Friday evening and again yes
terday 1t was decided to organize a
lodge here. and some thirty-fiye appli-
cants were passed upon as charter
members Mr.. Lovekin of the First
American Bank was elected treasurer.
There are or members of this order
resident in Honolulu, representing az
most as many States, and they have
been drawn together by a universal
bond of good fellowship. The splendid
brotherhood and has been exemplified
in the intercourse between these eX-
emplars of the order that has not been
inaptly called "The Best People on
Earth has raised a desire in others TO
become members. The Elks is a dis
tinetive American order. not political
ly, but by origin. tradition and social
obligations 1t is only recently that
the Grand Exalted Ruler and the
Grand Lodge, urged to do so by Mr.
Horace Craft. who is a member of
Butte tMontana) lodge, and others,
to the institution of a lodge
IN Honolulu. A dispensation for a
odge here has been promised. and the
steps now being taken are preparatory
20 institution.
The establishment of Honolulu lodge
will mark an epoch in Elkdom II
viii be the first step of the extension
If the order to the new American pos
and the delivery to those |
of an order whose member
hip writes the virtues of its men, |
,ers upon the tablet of memory and |
heir faults upon the sands of the sea-"
'raternally and socially the Order of |
slks will be. most welcome to Homo
ulu.
THE I6ITNGER