The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-08-14
DR.. DREHER APPOINTED.
Goes to Tahiti, Society Islands as
American Consul--Well Known
South Carolinian and Prom
inent Educator Enters
Consular Service.

DR.. Julius Dreher of Selwood, s. c..
former president Of Roanoke college,
Salem, Va, has been named as Amer
lean consul to Tahiti, Society Islands.
Mr.. Drchcr graduated from Roanoke
college in 1877 aud was president of
that institution from 1879 to 1903.
Dr. Julius ID. Dreher of Selwood,
Lexington county, S. c., formerly
president Of Roanoke college, Va, has
been appointed by the president as
United States consul at Tahiti, Socie-
ty Islands. The announcement comes
from Oyster Bay and being recent
appointment will go into effect at
once.
This will crafty DR.. Dreher's many
friends throughout the country, cspec-
tally when they know to what de-
lightful place he has been assigned.
Travellers and authors all agree that
Tahiti is the most beautiful island III
the Pacific. a number of books in
! English, French and German have
been written about il. Mrs. Dora Hort
of England entitled her book, "Tahiti,
the Garden of the Pacilic.' and DR..
Nicholas Sem Of the University of
J Chicago, his book, published this year,
"Tahiti, an Island Paradisc.' 1t is IL
land of perennial spring and summer,
with Insurance of tropical trees,
! fruits and flowers and two mountain
peaks more than 1000 feet high. AL
though warm, the climate is healthtul
The consulate at Tahiti embraces not
onl v the Society Islands. but also the
Marqucsas, Tumamotu, Gambler and
Austral groups. - Tahiti, with 600
square miles, is the largest Of all these
islands. It's fine port and town of
Papcettc, which has population Of
about 5000, is the residence of the
encouragement of the French pos
sessions in Occanica, 1GS islands in all.
y steamship plies between this port
and San Francisco, the distance be-
ing 3,G5S miles Our country has the
largest business with these islands, the
exports and imports amounting to
near half Il million dollars year.
DR.. Dreher will not leave for Tahiti
until October. lie is spending this
month in Washington, where his add
dress is at the University club. In
September he will visit the old home
at Sclwood.
The following letter, cntcrtaininglv
written gives vivid description Of
the interesting features and wonders
of voyage to the south seas and a
Sojourn OF forty days on the island of
Tahiti:
"Owing to the enterprise and libcr-
ality Of the Oceanic Steamship COM
pany the health or pleasure seeker is
now enabled to make the ocean vov-
! age to that fm-off gem of the South
Sea Islands, Tahiti, on IA first -class
steamship equipped with all the mod
ern convenicnccs for comfort.
"The distance from San Francisco
I" Paprctc is about 1850 miles and
the trin occupies eleven Jays, but I'M
like most ocean voyages, no boiStcrous
weather is encountered. You simply
sail along from day to day amid the
gentle brccZcS of the Southern seas,
! passing the time lazily but cnjoyably
between resting. reading, doing. or
! taking part in the various games pro-
vi'e@ on shipboard.
"FOr the tired out business man or
ncrvously exhausted individual this
ideal ocean passage possesses advan-
| tagcS which cannot probably be found
IN any other part Of the world; the
distinct change from the coast climate
OF California to the blamy brcczcs Of
the Southern ocean brings to the voy-
a%cr feeling Of rcstfuncss and peace
which is unattainablc elsewhere. This
condition Of relief from the customary
cares and annoyanccs which bcset
most people in their daily lives is
made more apparent from the fact
| that You have most comfortable ac-
commodations on shipboad and can
obtain as good food as you can Get at
home. thc extensive cold storage plant
provided on the Mariposa making il
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