The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-22
THE LUAU NV|TATIONS.FFTA NENSBOYS' DINNER
THE STAR WILL AGAIN BE THE
HOST.
The Star Introduced Both the Newsboy
and the Newsboys' Dinner to Homo
lulu-A Good Record.

The Star will entertain the newsboys
at dinned, Thanksgiving Day, this year,
as It has for four years past. This is an
event to which both The Star and the
newsboys look forward with interest.
The Star introduced both the newsboy
and the newsboys dinner to Honolulu.
The Star, the newsbOy and the news
boys dinner have fiourished since the
Introduction; and these and other in
novations and improvements which The
Star has introduced have vastly i'm
proved the newspaper service of Ho-
nolulu and the Islands.
A comparison of Honolulu news
papers of the present time with
mainland papers published in cities
having anywhere near the same Eng
lish speaking population is entirely Gre
ditable to our own papers. The COM
pleteness and thoroughness with which
our papers gather and present the news
of their territory is probably not equall-
ed by the papers of any city of similar
newspaper constituency anywhere.
Mainland newspapers of similar consti-
tuency have the daily Associated Press
reports. These come to them practi-
cally ready to go to the printer. The
amount of space they will occupy is
known in advance within very narrow
limits. So that in the minor mainland
cities the daily newspaper is very large
| ly ready made up for it by the Associa-
| ted Press. Thus the editorial force of
the paper is relieved of a large part of
the work of creating the days paper
1t is not so here. Todays daily paper
! in Honolulu has been created today by
| it's own editorial force. This RESPONSE
bility and necessity creates resource
| fulnesS and independence that is not
exhibited, because not required, in the
minor cities of the mainland.
| To this standard of excellence The
| ola H. t,.fl, "a
more than any of it's contemporaries.
In all matters of enterprise, thorough
ness, regard for details of style and
| Typography, variety of news subjects,
| breadth of field, innovations and i'm
proVements in method and manner of
presentation, it has led. Nor has it
| been a case of one sowing and another
reaping. Other papers have initiated
its innovations and adopted its i'm
| provements but The Star has always
led and the public has recognized and
| appreciated this fact.
Take the matter of Newsboys. The
| Star was the first to employ them and
has always led in the abundance of
their services. The newsboys Of Homo
lulu are loyal to The Star as they are
to no other paper No less than sixty
of them are so constant and regular in
their service that they have assigned
places in the line that forms regularly
ness Office the minute their quick ears
catch the sound of the press telling
them that the days paper is ready for
distribution. These places in line are
eagerly sought for and iealously guard
ed. They are gained by promptness, In
dustry and good department. There
are few forfeitures, for the little street
merchants value them too highly. In
addition to these sixty who have fixed
and regular places in line taking
their turn, in order, in getting papers
there are twenty or more who have not
yet earned a place, the beginners and
the irregulars.
AS The Star introduced the Newsboy
so it introduced the Newsboys Dinner
-Four years ago it first invited the news
boys to be its guests on Thanksgiving
Day, and every year since then the in
vitation has been repeated. Whether il
has been accepted or not let anyone
judge who has seen the column of news
boys marching from The Star office tC
the place of dinner with fish horns and
banners, or seen them later driving
about town or at the football game.
The dinner this year will be the same
as in the past only bigger grander
better than ever.