The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-22
HAWAII MAKES IMPRESSION
ON MANY SCHOOL TEACHERS
What Colorado Man Writes of the Beauties
of the Place and the Reception
Given to Visitors.

! or all the advertising which has been
given to Honolulu in the past. there has
never been such widespread publication
given to any criticism OF praise as Las
come from the letters written by men,
bers of the expeditions Of teachers which
have been sent through this city on their
way to the Philippines.
Very many of these letters have come
to Henry Waterhouse, ESD, who gave
| a reception to the teachers while they
We're here. One of the most perfect of
the many descriptions Is that which was
written by James B. o. Lawson, of Col
orado. and which was printed first IN the
Creole Miner. Mr.. Lawson is now about
COO miles out of Manila and is hard at
work with his school. He writes to the
Colorado paper follows:
When the people of Honolulu heard
| the U. S. Army transport Thomas had
arrived in the harbor with a regiment of
American school teachers on board.
bound for the Philippine Islands, they
unanimously presented us with the free
dom of the city. 1t was ours while we
stayed and we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Public officers and private citizens We'd
with each other in welcoming the trav-
elers from the big America beyond the
seas to the little America that reposes
so securely under the same starry flag.
will not try to describe all the enter
tainments to which we We're invited, and
while 1 could not attend all. I must give
a passing notice to a few of those that
found time to attend.
One of the most pleasing incidents of
our visit was a reception, given at the
residence of Mr.. Henry WaterhouSe, q
very prominent business man of the city.
A large number of the voyagers accept
ed his kind invitation, and all were made
welcome. Our genial host is a native of
Tasmania, of British descent, and for
many years resident of Honolulu. But
in appearance, manners and sentiments,
he is a typical American gentleman of
the courtly olden times. He and his
family tried to make US all feel that we
were right at home among our own
friends, after crossing SO many leagues
of rolling sea to this tropic isle. They
received US in large portico Or open
summer parlOr, suited to the warm eli
mate, and decorated with tropical plants,
a veritable bower of beauty, more like
the court of a fairy prince than a part
of the residence of a plain business man.
We were introduced all around, and
spent little while in pleasant CONVEX |
sation. Then the most dainty refresh |
ments were served. And after that, |
while we looked with wonder and admir- |
atom at the natural and artificial prod |
ucts of the Island. exhibited for our
amusement, we heard the most enchant- |
ing strains of music. A quartette of |
well educated Hawaiian ladies had en- |
tered the bower, and taking a position |
among the verdant decorations. which |
had been prearranged for them, began
to sing in their native language. The ]
soft, plaintive notes thrilled every heart. /
Not a word could we understand but |
the melody was indescribable; such as a
of the seas may sometimes
hear IN his Dreams but seldom In his
waking hours. No prima donna could
wish for a more hearty round of ap-
0lause than greeted the last soft note of |
hat strange song. In response to con-
inued clapping of hands, the quartette
sang another song equally beautiful.
After another pause the visiting teach
IT'S were requested to sing. They re-
ponded with college songs, comic songs