Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-10
TRAVELLING WITH TAFT
Incidents on Trip of War Secre.
 tary's Party to Manila.
GAY RECEPTION AT HONOLULU

The Hawaiian Band Played "Alice,
 Where Art Thous" as the Manchu-
 ria Swung Into the Pier and Kept
 It Up Until Miss Roosevelt Appear
 ed-ERect of General Grosvenor's
 Dress Parade.
 Honolulu awoke early the other morning prepared to receive visitors and did it with a cordiality that was especially gratifying to the members of Secretary Taft's party on board the Manchuria, which recently sailed from San Francisco bound for the Philip pines, writes Honolulu (HawaiD cor respondent of the New York Tribune. The morning sun shone bright on a harbor in gala attire. From the masts of every vessel in port foated the American flag, and as the ship ap preached salute of seventeen guns in honor of the secretary of war was fired from the naval station. A male quar- tet of native singers boarded the ship and as soon as comparative quiet was restored sang several quaint Hawaiian melodies As the Manchuria swung slowly into the pier the Hawaiian band struck up Alice, Where Art Thou?" and kept it up until Miss Roosevelt ap7 peared on deck.
 The following was the official pro-, gramme of the reception and entertain ment at Honolulu of the party;
 ga. m.-Arrive at Hackfeld wharf from steamer. Carriages in waiting will con- vey all those who may wish to the Nuuanu Pali. The driving tour will oc- cupy two and one-half hours.
 1O:3O a. m.-Special train to Honolulu plantation and sugar mill. with stops to look over the lochs of Pearl harbor.
 12:30 p. m.-Luncheon at the Royal Ea- waiian hotel.
 2:30 D. m.-Electric car trip through the city to Waikiki, with stop at aquarium Optional trips to Pearl harbor by U. S. S. Iroquois to inspect site of United States naval station; to Kahauiki, site of United States army barracks; about Honolulu and through its public buildings may be made under the escort of special subcom- mittees.
 6:30 p. m.-Return to the Manchuria.
 ALOHA NUI OE.
 Commenting on Miss Roosevelt, the Hawaiian Star of July IA had this to say:
 People may talk as they please about secretaries of war, about senators and governors or congressmen, stout gentle men, thin gentlemen, young. old or middle aged gentlemen, but, as matter of fact, the prime interest of all of today's re- ception lay in the personality of Miss Alice Roosevelt. the daughter of the pres ident of the United States. Was there one woman-or man either, for that mat ter-who asked particularly which was the secretary of war or which was the eloquent senator from this state or that. as the crowd of passengers drifted down from the Manchuria this morning? There may have been, but if so the matter es- capped notice. No; every one asked the same question, Which is Miss Roose- velt?" and the bright eyed girl who step- ped smilingly ashore at the call of Come along, Alice," from Secretary Taft, plain- ly enjoyed the interest which was taken in herself. She was just the simple. straightforward American girl, and the fact that she enjoys much more than the average share of good looks in addition to being the daughter of the chief execu- tive seemed to make no difference to her.
 Miss Roosevelt is unquestionably . handsome girl, and she carries her good looks with a charming unconsciousness. It Is something to be recorded when ev- cry woman on the good ship Manchuria had a good word to say for the young girl who occupies the position which Miss Roosevelt does aboard the Manchuria.
 'She is just . sweet. pleasant girl" re- marked the wife of one senator this morn- ing. "She has no airs, despite all the fuss that people have made over her, and there is nothing too nice to be said about her."
 The party reached the Manchuria shortly before 5 o'clock, tired, but greatly pleased with the beauties of the island and enthusiastic over their welcome. Miss Roosevelt said, '"The people of Hawaii are the most hos pitable 1 have ever met" and this eX. pressed the view of the entire party.
 When the Pacific Mall steamer Man. churia poked her nose westward through the Golden Gate the Taft par ty, as it was unofficially called on the coast, breathed a grateful sigh of re- ief that it had escaped from the warm .clrted though strenuous hospitality of
 n Fr-nciSco with nothing more seri-