The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-08

say that / disapproved of it. AS the
Commissioner from Hawaii l believe | !
was right in attempting to disillusion- |
lie people of the idea that we were |
race of hula dancers. Why, l was ask
ed by reporter, after inquiring wheth- !
ier | was the Hawaiian Commissioner, |
II could dance the hula. The day that i
went to the Midway spoke my mind,
and what appeared in the papers of the
| incident was correct. l took Coelho the
leader of the hula, to task for the part
| he played in the affair, for I remem-
bered that at one time he asked for the
dismissal of one of the teachers here
because he alleged she was teaching the
school children hula songs, which was
not correct. | called the Hawaiians
about me and scored Mr.. Coelho for his
inconsistency. 1 was sent by the Ha-
waiian Government to tell the people
on the Mainland of what a progressive
country we We're in our education, COM
merce and government. To have us
fagrantly represented as people of
the ancient and dark ages of these ISL
ands was contrary to my ideas.
| Mr. Tobin was personally antago-
nistic toward me, but the concession
aire afforded me every mark of respect.
/
people of my race were there. 1 also
went there to get my mail. This, / pre-
sumo. is what Mr.. Tobin would call my
evident fondness for visiting the viii
lage.
/ Il had some very amusing letters
from people who said they wanted to
come out here, but the funniest were
those which I received after the Chi
cago reporters made up their fake story
about the chances matrimonially in
/ Hawaii. I received any amount of
! them and have had some since my ar
rival here. OF course they are hardly
worth answering, but it shows you how
much notice we received. I was not in
terviewed' in Chicago at all, but I sup
pose that is the way of Chicago re-
porters. @
1.-The exhibit is now in charge of a
Miss Murray, a very intelligent young
! lady whom I know will be able to tell
much about Hawaii to visitors. If it is
decided to send the exhibit to Charles
ton it could be sent there and placed in
charge of an attendant. as many of the
others are but there is nothing like be-
ing there to tell about it. l could have
made excellent use of advertising mat
ter concerning Hawaii had it been sent
on"
Miss Dawson reported to Superintend-
ent Atkinson yesterday afternoon and
the department
Following are specimen letters from
young men matrimonially inclined adj
dressed to Miss Dawson:
Quincy, ILL.,. July 10, 1901.
Rose c. Dawson, Hawaiian Commr.,
Pan Am" Fair Buffalo, N. Y.-Dear
Madam I send you under separate
cover a letter addressed to you to Buff
falo, N. Y, but for fear you should not
get it, I address this to you to Chicago,
care of The Sherman House. The cause
of my writing you is the newspaper ar
ticIe purported to be an interview with
you by a newspaper reporter, in which
you advise Chicago young men to go to
Hawaii and marry rich wealthy Ha-
waiian girls, as they desire to marry
white men. Now 1 know you are not
running a matrimonial bureau, but
know you can tell me something that
do not know.
Now, i desire to marry, and, above all,
a wealthy lady. I am very ambitious.
| have a fair business education and a
thorough and practice business expert
ence, and perfectly capable of taking
care of any business, and fully appreci-
| ate money and wealth and what it will
bring. 1 am well formed and in perfect
health, fair complexion blue eyes, black
hair, am feet 10 inches, and weigh 30
pounds Am fairly good looking, very
affectionate and of a jolly disposition.
and am fully capable of making home
happy one for the one 1 marry. But l
am poor. and in this country it places a
ban on my ambition. / wish it distinct
ly understood that this is mere idle
curiosity but in all sincerity, and 1
a.
ter l know you can, and your advice
will be very much appreciated l am
gentleman and can furnish the very best
of references as to character. Hoping
you will favor with a reply, l am,
very respectfully yours,
% CARLOS T. II. BROWN.
Address c. O. The Newcomb, Quincy,
Illinois.
P. 81 expect to go away for about
warded. Brown).
City, July 9th, 1901.
Rose c. Davison.-Dear Madam: Read
ing the article inclosed and being a
young man of "a with great deal of
ambition and worldly wise. as the say
ing is, / would be pleased to have you
answer this and give instructions
and all information concerning the Ha-
waiian Islands, and the fair ladies of the
said Islands.
Hoping you will oblige me with an an
swer l remain. yours truly, j. C. G.
Answer Personal, Record Herald.
/ p. S-P1ease excuse pencil writing, as
it is the only article handy in this. part
of town. j. q. q.
Lock box $50, Baltimore, Md, July &c,
1901.
Mss Rose Davidson, C. o. Hawaiian
Exhibit Pan-A. EX., Buffalo. n. WY
Dear Miss: Hawaii is the land of
promise for young men. The Islands are
full of beautiful women who are willing
TO become wives of ambitious young
Americans Many of these Island girls
are heresses."
The above words / noticed in one OF
our newspapers some days ago, and II
occurred to me to drop you line, touch
ing upon this question. If you will ar
range with one of these charming maid
ems to foot the expenses to Hawaii