Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-03
Letters And Posters To
State Business
Orders
FEBRUARY FLOWERS READ
ABOUT In COLD CLIMATES
PROMOTION COMMITTEE TO 40.
vERTIsE THE DlsPLAY-J. A.
M. JOHNSON WILL NOT
FORGET HAWAII.

Honolulu's mid.wlnter floral parade
is to be extensively advertised in the
States. February go Washington
birthday is the date of the display.
Secretary Wood of the Promotion Com.
mittee stated yesterday at meeting
of the organization that he was writing
every Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial Club throughout the different
western States and in addition sending
them posters which will be displayed.
The poster represents a woman on
horseback dressed in a pau.
The Pacific Mail and the Oceanic
Steamship Co., in San Francisco will be
sent these posters and requests to dis.
play them prominently. MIR. Wood is
also writing to the Trans-Mississipp
Commerce calling their attention TO
the fact that Hawaii is arranging to
entertain visitors and its inhabitants
with a grand display Of natural flowers
in the land of evergreen In the dead
of winter. Altogether Secretary Wood
will send out more than 1000 letters
and posters with details about the floral
parade Of 1906.
Women are to be included in the
membership Of the Improvement Club.
The suggestion was brought out by q.
l.. Wight who, although in letter he
declined to act as a member Of the club.
made the valuable suggestion that
the women be included. He said most
OF the work already done In the way OF
identifying Honolulu was by the
women. The suggestion was favorably
received and the women OF the city will
now be requested to assist In the i'm.
provement movement started some time
ago by the Promotion Committee. For
Nuuanu street above Wyllie Mr.. Wight
suggested the names OF Mrs. c. NJ
Cooke, Mrs. +. J. Lowrey and Mrs r.
G. Jones. For the city waterfront he
recommended I. J. King
In addition to Secretary Wood there
were present ]. A. NJ. Johnson, +. q.
Smith, and j. A. McCandless. II was
Mr.. Johnson's last meeting with the
committee and at its conclusion he bid
the members good-by. He leaves on
the Korea Friday for Yokohama to re-
main. Mr.. johnson has assured the
Committee of assisting them to con-
tinue their work in many ways Yes
terday he stated that he was arranging
to handle fruits from Hawaii In add.
ton to his other business.
Pictures Of Honolulu, the down town
business district, sugar mills and the
different places OF interest about the
islands, will be sent Mr.. Johnson where
they will be hung in his office. TRAY.
elers who happen to drop into his head.
quarters ana noticing the photographs
will always be given plenty of informa.
ton about the place they came from
by the former resident OF Hawaii.
Several replys from the circular Inn
provement Club letters sent out by Sec.
rotary Wood and were read yesterday
Allan Herbert suggested that no Inn
provement club should be composed
exclusively OF either sex. John Elm.
ger concluded his letter with Yours for
the elimination of fences, clean ana at
tractive lawns, trimmed foliage, and
the home and village beautiful"
Promotion Committee literature Is
to be distributed by the Dearborn Drug
4 Chemical Co., to their Offices through
out the United States. Without charge
the matter will be distributed by the
concern. The proposition was made to
the committee by e. C. Brown, repre-.
sentative here OF the drug company.
Honolulu In the near future may
have an addition OF public golf grounds.
Members Of the committee are In favor
OF the Idea and II Is proposed to con-
suit with the park commissioners to
see II the grounds can not be located
In Kapiolani park.
A public bathing beach was discussed
but on account of the cosmopolitan
population OF this city nothing was
done about the matter.
A letter from Secretary Wilson of the
u. s. Agricultural Department was read
concerning the diversified industries
here. This brought TO the attention OF
Secretary Wood the fact that table
grapes can be grown here. He was
sure there was good chance for the
Industry and some day Hawaii may be
sending grapes TO the inhabitants Of
California.
The committee commented upon the
visits OF Edwin ID. Whitney, advertis-
ing man for the Michigan Central
Archdeacon Jeffries and Bishop HAM
ilton, each of whom are great admirers
OF Honolulu and will give the city much
free advertising during their travels.