The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-18
ONCE IN
HAWAII NEI
Mormon Missionaries
Hold a Reunion at
Salt Lake City.

SALT LAKE. CITY, July 81
A canibal was seated on a green Pacific
isle,
With the temperature at SO degrees; !
His drless was rather scanty, in a truly
savage style,
Just pair of little garters round his
knees.
About $500 people visited Saltair yes
terday, the occasion being the seventh
annual reunion of the Pacific Island
nual outing of the Utah beetgrowers.
but the latter took no active part in the
program. The chief purpose of these
outings is TO let the returned mission
aries and converts of the church be-
come better acquainted with each
other. The cake-walkirg yesterday was
superb and many of the dusky people
from the many islands of Polynesia
took advantage OF the polished floor to
show up the American negro at his
own game. There were pr sent at the
resort converts from Hawaii, Samoa,
Tahiti and New Zealand, who gave en-
tertainments in the way OF singing and
dancing while dressed in their native
costume A program was rendered con-
sisting of the following numbers: Song
by a double quartette, composed of
Bowles, H. K. Aldous, L. G.. Hoagland,
Joseph Madsen, John Wilson. David
| Packard and George L. Judd, all re-
turned missionaries from New Zealand;
invocation by Elder Tanner; singing of
| the Hawaiian National hymn, Hawaii
| Ponoi," by native Hawaiians; market
scene came next, in which peculiarly
dressed Tahitians appeared and went
through an act showing how converts
to the church were made. This was
followed by a tableaux representing
lancient Hawaiian royalty. Then class
of typical Maoris sang native songs
assisted by the quartette. In the even
ing stereopticon views were displayed
Illustrating life in the Pacific isles. Ex-
Chief of Police Hilton delivered very
interesting address upon the Samoan
islands.
The children who took part in TIT
program were: Nellie NJ. Josephs, Ida
Thorne and Clarence David They haV'
adopted the American names. Thos
who took part in the market seen
were: Frank Cutler, t. l. Woodbury.
Eugene M. Cannon, c. J. Larson, Jess
nj. Fox and Osborne Widtsoe. The Ha
waifans and other converts are here TO
the purpose of being educated IN tn
schools of Utah and for the most par
are residents Of Joseph City in Skull
valley.
one of the most intelligent Kanaka
and one who speaks the English Ian
suare most fluently was George Low
whose great-grandfather was an Ad
iiniral on a British ship that years ag
Handed upon the coast of Oahu, In tn
Hawaiian islands and, deserving hi
ship, joined the natives and raised
family there. Oahu is an island
about 600 square miles, and was Tn
first to ever have q railroad, on whlcl
the bright young kanaka took his wed
| ding tour. Three of the Islands nov
have railroads for the purpose of trans
} norting sugar and coffee. The road i
1 Oahu was built IN 1919 ny AHleAiOaiiS
: Near the metropolis Of the island O
J | Hawaii, which Is the city Of Hllo,
the highest mountain in the islands.
{ stands 1896 feet high. Not far fror
this are two volcanoes, the largest c
I which is nine miles in circumference
at it's base. The ocean is but thre
Z miles distant and there stands sum
!! mer hotel that catches many tourist
Z from all over the world because OF tn
! excellent surf bathing. Low say
: there are about 10000 people in the is
! and now, and but 10000 of these al
: full-blooded Hawaiians, the others bt
: ing mixed with several races. He say
J that at no point in the history OF NJ
: race were his people ever cannibalistl
: Not so. he says. with the Maoris. wh'
!. when first known, were the most udi
gerous people in the Pacific. Those
the resort yesterday, however WEI
very docile. -
In about three months Low VIII r.
turn to the islands with his famll-
where they viii remain, he comm
back to Utah for the purpose or taklh
a course in the L. d. s. university her