New-York tribune., 1905-08-04
WITH THE TAFT PARTY
arrival at Honolulu-Incidents ON
the Trip from San Francisco.
= an occasioua, correspondent OF Tse tribune,


,From an occasiona, correspondent OF The Tribune)
Honolulu Hawaii, July IL.
FJenoluiu awToke early this morning prepared to
ecsiye visitors. and did II with q cordiality that
,ss especially gratifying TO the members of the
rsf; party on board the Manchuria. The morning
err shone bright a harbor in gala attire. From
-. ,nasts Of every vessel in port fioated the Amer
tcan flag and the ship approached a salute OF
.,x-erteeu guns in honor of the Secretary of War
vas fred from the naval station. a male quartet
=, uatve singers boarded the ship. and soon as
o-oparaiive quiet restored sang several quaint
45suaiian melodies AS the Manchuria swung
slouly into the pier. the Hawaiian band struck up
.Aiioe Where Art Thou?" and kept il up until
Miss Roosevelt appeared on deck.
The following was the official programme of the
-.oentton and entertainment at Honolulu of the
party:
"a m.-Arrive al Hackfeld Wharf from steamer
Carriages IN waiting vii convey all those who may
e-rIpy two and one-half hours '0" "ii'
ie$ En.L,speeial train 70 Honolulu plantation
Sf pearl Harbor. Oo"'
$50 ? m.-Luncheon at the Royal Hawaiian
fS sS ?. u.-Electric car trip through the CITY TO
WSks wax saTbor BY T. iroGos opoa fd trips & TO
Of United Staiss naval station; TO hahauki site
and through us public buildings, may be made
$50 ?. m--heturn TO the Manchuria.
ALOHA NUI OE.
IL,
star Of July Il had this TO say:
People may talk as they please about Secretaries
OF War, ABOUT Senators or Governors or Congress
or middle aged gentlemen. but. as matter Oof Of
fact The prime interest OF all of to-days reception
daughter OF the President Of the United States sss
atier@who one ss9 @9aaGr man either for that
seore5a5y Z OF War or which was the eloquent Sen
ssagsrs drtfsed down from the Manchuria ia this this
10 4l,a
sse question Which is Miss Roosevelt ," and and
The bright @ eyed girl VINO stepped smiingly ashore
Tar plainly enjoyed the interest which was taken
girl and the e fao1 5iPe Pat sFaishffST she an6gs
Il addition to being the hSer o 4f 3 s99d at looks
tr9iiye' ar. seemed to make no difference to her
gr and she carries her good looks with Charm
ils 1 yT n1a II IS something be re-
churia haa good word TO say for the young girl
does aboard the Manchuffa which Miss Roosevelt
she is Just sweet. pleasant girl" remarked
10 airs despite ali the fuss that people have made
ssout @ - her ''- S'e Is h0ihng too nice 10 be said
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser" had the
following word for the visiting Congressmen.
Hawaii which will enable it to eonceafI9 ssafon IN
sguearoT3. on short notice. at any point in the
]. also needs a great acclimation camp here so
sessions the Philippines. Samoa 'oqIsa6 oP Panas P0s
Hsy q GratIed from warm climate.
fE I these Islands should be taken by powerful
naval ene1y, conLinuous war could be waged
sFs;nst The mainland and upon the of trans
I also needs a new postoffice at Honolulu and
Hawaii would like to have Congress show its
since annexation the United States Treasury has
absorbed about s1ooooooo of our former revenues @
From expressions of the visitors on their return
70 the ship II is evident that the Hawaiian Islands
~ rf1
their hands
The party reached tie Manchuria shortly before
z o'clock tired. but greatly pleased with the
beauties of the island and enthusiastic over their
welcome Miss Roosevelt said: The people OF
Hawaii the most hospitahle have ever met,
and this expressed the view Of the entire party.
When the Pacific Mall Steamer Manchuria poked
her nose westward through the Golden Gate. the
Taft party, II was unofhcially called on the |
osast breathed grateful sigh OF relief that It had
escaped from the warm hearted though strenuous
hospitality Of San Francisco with nothing more Sc
rioUs than an impaired digestion and loss Of rest
The ship q bower Of roses, while the state
rooms Of Miss Roosevelt and other members Of the
party were banked with floral godspeeds. On the
pier 10 witness the departure Of ship for the
GeHF t vas gTesI Ts2se IL TIE T are5fsis we're
huddIed in distinctive attitudes sitting on crossed
legs and chatting like magpies. The japanese
women we're clad In sombre black. their smooth
black hair coied in fantastic shapes and held
IN place BY curious bands and pins of gilt and
enamel An occasional tear or gesture revealed
the emotion back Of the eXpreSSOnles5 features.
and as the ropes were drawn in and the ship
moved out 70 sea great shout arose from the
gesuculsting throng, and simultaneously the air
was filed with the unique Chinese prayers for a
sate voyage.
Lined up against the rail OF the hurricane deck
were Secretary Taft Miss Roosevelt. Mrs New
lands Mrs Payne, Mrs. Grosvenor and other mem
beIs o. ne party ali Of whom worked overtime IN
acknowledging the cheers and the waving Of hand
kerchiefs In a comparatively short time the
deefenng salutes Of the craft in and the boom
Of the guns were left behind. and the party turned
its face toward Far East in bright anticipation
Of thoroughly enjoyable voyage
On Sunday the day following the departure from
the Coast nothing unusual occurred until General
G.osvenor upset the quiet ease and comfort of the
other men Of the party by appearing about 6
O'Clock in e dress suit Secretary Taft, Senators
Scott and Newlands and Representative Payne
xere lounging around the social room, arrayed in
loose fannels and this vision startled the group
into immediate action. Turning TO Senator Scott,
Secretary Taft said:
scot what under heavens does Grosvenor mean
by his dress parade2'
A consultation followed, and Scott Newlands and
Payne were appointed a committee 10 interview and
intirldate General Grosvenor. who, however. datly
declined 70 abandon dressing for dinner, and the
committee reported its findings to the Secretary.
."Grosvenor ought 10 be ashamed Of himself" said
the Secretary sadly but we will have to follow
his lead" He then started for his cabin In the
mean time General Grosvenor had shown himself
II every part OF the ship, ard in surprlsHslS
snort time not a man OF the party eAcept rI tnn
Viloan. could be found on deck W men me Na-
10Y dinner heard, the Congressional party d.
l-ost 70 entered the dining SaIooil IA -
60, Several pointed remarks ~ete t an1 ever
General Grosvenor, but he stood pai ano eaei
since none could be found sufficiently brave 10 ap-