The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-15

PREPARATIONS IN ftll-C.
HIO. Oct. 1s.-The Herald says: The
citizens OF Hilo have raised over I,2OO
for the entertainment OF the Shriners
during their stay. Committees are al
work on a detailed plan. and 50 far as
arranged there Is 10 be big luau and
hall In a paviliOn especially built Tor
the purpOse on the HilO Hotel grounds.
a. Il. Loebenstein Will have the super
vision OF the feast. and he viii have as
assistants Charley Moore ana John
Brown. adopts In the line. y committee
Of citizens will board the Zealandia on
her arrival and present the freedom or
Hflo to the visitors In an Illuminated
address. The Shriners are expected to
arrive next wednesday night, and the
Iuau will take place Thursday after
noon. and the ball the same night.
ABOUT 400 visitors are expected. and
there win be 25ainvited guests. adrnis-
sion 70 the festivities being entirely by
Invitation The menu VIII contain
about forty varieties OF food. which
win be served In Hawaiian style.
sHRINERS ARE SIGHTED.
/ The tail man who was sent TO the top
OF Mauna Kea last week TO look Tor
volcanoes and other trouble wherewith
20 amuse the expected Shriners has re-
ported. says the HilO Tribune. not only
upon these matters. but photographs al
80 with an empty "square-face. that
he has Just sighted the Zealandla
crossing the bar at san Francisco. lie
knows Il IL the Zealandia with the
Shriners because Of the large number
II red turbans hanging over the rail-
The wearers OF the turbans appear TO
be looking for McGinty or some other
submarine specimen.
! We hone the Waterman isn't romano
ling. not only because We deprecate all
forms OF faIsehood. but because we
hope the Shriners will arrive as ad-
| vertfsed on the 18th. We shall nave
about eight hundred dollars worth OF
lluau ready at that time. and we dom
I want TO have to warm II over. Besides,
we understand that the expected visi-
tors are a merry and Joyful band OF
lmissionn ries who are direct descendants
as a society, OF the gang who were won't
TO make Rome howl In the days OF
1.-THE Caesars. We extend to them the
freedom Of the town. including wilson
addition and The postofice. We give
them carte. blanche to visit all the i've
volcanoes they can find, and all tne
dead ones they have time to. we've gos
three saloons an indefinite number OF
blind pigs, six churches, including the
Japanese pagoda. and several candi-
dates for the Legislature; IL they can
nut in n couple OF days easily enough
with these to I'LL up the chinks pc.
tween luaus and dances. they are no'
the people we are expecting. but htn-
osraphed imitation.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PLANS.
A meeting Of the executive committee
: ON the entertainment OF Shriners a,
: lHIio was held in the Office OF the f1rs'
1 Bank of Hiio. on saturday lasI
lromrnittee consists OF =. Peck, chair'
; man: g. g. Kennedy. a. Il. Loebenstein
IJ ~ smith. william yannatta. w. n
Smith. The meeting was called 70 ordel
~ NF.NIt
!, by the chairman and the iOiio"ine
business transacted:
n was voted TO continue as hnanc'
lcommittee those previously appointe'
at the public meeting. 4. feck Wa
made treasurer. The following commit
4 uittees were then appointed:
3 on Printing and Invitation-A-
4 Steele. J. T. Stacker. Charles II. Fairer
r. N. Holmes. A. Huuiburg.
nj on Luau-A- II. Loebenstein, Wit
3 power 70 choose assistants. :
ON Decentralization Richardson
Mr.. sedgwick. T. c. Ridseway. Captain