The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-07
MISS DAWSON Returns
COMMISSIONER TO THE BUFFALO
EXPOSITION.
Convinced that Hawaii's Exhibit Was a
Great Success and Did Much Good.
Hawaiian Village.

Miss Rose Dawson, commissioner to
the Pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo, returned by the Sierra this morn
ing. She was accompanied by Miss
Smith, who went to the Exposition as
her assistant. The young ladies were
met at the steamer by a large party of
relatives and friends, and gaily deco
rated with leis. Miss Dawson, accom-
panied by her mother and several
friends, went at once to Young street
where her sister, Maggie, is quite ill.
She will report at 8 o'clock this after
noon to Mr.. Atkinson, superintendent
of education.
81 consider that the Hawaiian educa-
tional.exhibit was a wonderful success"
said Miss Dawson. mo one in Honolulu
has the remotest idea of the interest
taken in it. The fact that the exhibit
came from the new territory was in
itself an advertisement. Many people
expected to find something out of the
ordinary, and they did. They found
that the work was as good as anything
the mainland had to show, and their
astonishment was something quite
amusing to me. The longer the exhibit
remained the more popular it became.
It was extremely hard, with the facili-
ties at hand, to supply the information
desired. You can imagine the task of
standing day in and day out answering
the multitudinous questions fired at me
by hundreds and thousands of people.
Great things were accomplished by
the exhibit Interest was genuine
Among the visitors were men all the
way from the highest political stations
down. We had many prominent edu-
Gators and thousands of school teach
ers to see the exhibit and without eX-
ception. they pronounced it among the
best at the Exposition.
II had great trouble at first in get
ting a suitable place for the exhibit.
Mr.. Harris finally gave me an excellent
place in the government building. This
turned out to be a real streak of luck
for the government building became the
most frequented part of the Exposition
There was never a lack of crowd, and
the crowd proved to be the class most
desirable to reach.
"I left the exhibit in full blast and
still doing it's good work Is in
charge of ]. C. Boyken, of the education
department in Washington, and Miss
N Murray. Both are thoroughly FAM
iliar with it and have all the Hawaiian
data it was possible for me to give
them. When the Buffalo Exposition
closes the exhibit will be packed up and
shipped to Charleston. The Charleston
people have arranged to take it down
there, paying the expenses of trans
portation.
"That is about all l have to tell.
had an enjoyable time, though of course
very hard work was the penalty. 1 am
glad to get back for more then one rea-
son. 1t is extremely hot in the east
When I left Buffalo three to four hun
dred people were being daily Frustrated
in the streets of New York city alone
After passing through such a furnace
one knows how to appreciate the eli
mate of Honolulu. l will report to Mr.
Atkinson this afternon and will be
ready for work tomorrow"
Miss Dawson shook her head when
asked about the Hawaiian village. She
does not believe the village has done
the Islands any good.