The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-08-18
FREE TRIP
TO HAWAII

The Portland Evening Journal Is the
Oregon newspaper which proposes to
send eight young women on trip to
Honolulu as the result of voting con-
test. The young women will be voted
for nv districts, the state being divided
and each section having its own con-
fest. OF course, 1t is scheme to get
subscriptions, but it Is being worked
most deliberately and will without doubt
nrove an excellent advertisement for
Hawaii. Leaving aside the purely adj
xartising features. interesting only to
the Journal these are the conditions
of the contest;
First-Any young lady over Is years
Of age may be nominated at any time
on blanks provided by the Journal, with
the endorsement of two well-known
citizens of the district in which she
resides.
second-Three judges agreeable to the
different candidates shall be elected to
officially announce the winner In each
district, one young lady 10 De choseh
from each district.
Tbird-As in other elections, each dis
= frict shall vote separately. The vote IN
one cannot affect the other. Matters
properly concerning the district VIII De
settled by the wishes of the majority
The winner. shall have the right 10
name a proxy IL unable to attend her
self.
Fourth-voting will commence Thurs
day. August 8, 1905, and close Satur-
day. December 80, at o'clock p. mr.
1905 Coupons must be voted within
seven days after issue. Coupons cut
from The Daily Journal must be neatly
trimmed. All coupons, whether single
or special must bear the name or the
candidate to be voted for.
The Journal prints this on its first
page, in booming its scheme:
Eight young women of Oregon will
take n trip to Hawaii next winter as
guests of The Journal. The trip OF the
eight Young women will be taken In
January, when Honolulu, the capital
is in all its social glory. Special plans
are being arranged for the welcome oil
The Journals guests. The party Will
he decorated with leis, the great hora
xvreaths with which Hawaiians welcome
distinguished and special guests to the
ISLAND They will visit every point OF
will, enioy the delights of surf bathing
Of WAIKIKI and riding the surf in the
Queer Hawaiian boats, the particular
enjoyment of Miss Alice Roosevelt or
her recent trip to the island. They vii
also enjoy a ride to the Fan ana SEE
The great precipice where the ancient
kings of Hawaii in their paNties en-
deavored to throw over their opponents
20 DEATH They will visit the Island VI
Hilo. the various volcanoes and all th'
other points of interest.
The stay in Hawaii will be OF severa
weeks duration and no more pleasan
outing can be pictured. Every expense
of the trip will, be borne by Inc Jour
nal. The itinerary will include Visi
10 San Francisco, where an opportufh',
will be given to see the sights OF ina
metropolis. Thence the party VIII pro
coed on the finest vessel leaving To-
Hawaii All the expenses of the part!
while in the islands, including note
bills. carriage and automobile rides U
the various points of interest, visits u
the big coffee and sugar plantations am
trims to some of the large native VII
lagos in the interior, where the natives
NAV be seen living in the simplicit!
of the lives that has marked them 10
centuries.
That is rather a picturesque bit o
misinformation about the Pail ana TN
old kings, but otherwise the story READ
well, and doubtless The Journals youn'
women will be able to inform 1t some
what more accurately concerning Ha
waiian sights and history after the!
have been here little time.