The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-04-17
KENTUCKY
HOME CALL

"TtirNV phLnphiet done III several
tints. II II issued 20 Kentuckians
away from home lists OF such having
been furnished To- the committee whose
chairman Is Col. r. $. Brown. A post
card In enclosed for the acceptance OF
the recipient. and another card for hin
or her To use In sending home other
names OF former Kentuckians. TIL,
latter card II itself gem OF art BE.
meath a picture OF Kentucky coupl,
standing by convivial board and
making gestures OF welcome are the
words, with the music OF bar OF my
Old Kentucky Home" following:
Are you from Kentucky!
Don't You want to come home and
see the folks?
This should bring you Emusic here
inserted)
The sun shines bright on my old Ken
lucky home.
Home coming for all Kentuclians
who have wandered to other lands or
foreign shores. In Louisville, June 10,
IA, 10. IS and II. 1906"
At the bottom of each page is a se-
lection In prose or verse. as for in
stance this:
No fairer women in the world.
Nor Drawer men are living,
To bless the places whence they go
Than those that you are giving.
And for your strong and loving ways,
Your happy homes and graces.
Your sons are jealous that your name
Shall hold the highest places.
And love You, dear Kentucky
William Lightfoot visscher.
Efforts are being made by the COM
mittee to obtain reduced railroad fares
for the June-homers. while Louis
vile will be the host-city." It is ex-
planned, "all Kentucky will join in the
welcome to its returning sons and
daughters" June 10 will be reception
and welcome day, when Henry Wat
lerson, the famous editor. is expected
to give the chief address The 18th
viii be celebrated I'm honor of Stephen
Collins Foster, author of the immortal
song, my Old Kentucky Home" when
several bands and a chorus of several
thousand children Will honor Fosters
memory.
Daniel Boone Day" will be the 18th.
Greater Kentucky Day" the 18th. and
on Sunday, June II, the multitude will
sing Until we meet again" and listen
to sermons preached by Kentuckians
who are ministers of the Gospel In
other commemorative.
Side trips will be made to Frankfort
to see the progress of work on the
new capitol, to the mammoth cave and
to the two high bridges across the
Kentucky. On Daniel Boone Day.
there will be old-fashioned games with
prizes, concluding with the Virginia
reel, and a handsome medal will be
given the person present who can
prove the closest relationship to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
law, on his oath deposes and says as
follows:
am the United States Postmaster at
Lahaina, Maui, and was present at La
hama during the storm of March 9TH
last, IN which japanese sampan with
crew of Japanese on board was cap
sized in the surf. ] was an eye witness
to the same and to the struggle of the
occupants of the boat to gain land.
There was raging sea flowing at the
time and with strong current running
out to sea. A number of the men in the
water were unable to make land
against the sea and waves and were fast
being taken out by the current. At
tins time when it was evident that un-
less help was forthcoming the men
were doomed, a Hawaiian man named
kuaiwa with crew of native,
jumped into a canoe and made the at
tempt to reach the men in the water.
The boat was thrown on the rocks and
broken. Kuaiwa jumped into the water
anu brought one man ashore. Then he
TOOK plank and jumped into the water
again TO 60 after another man farther
out IN the sea. On reaching the man,
he found that the current was too
strong for him to make land with his
burden, and he and the man he sought
to rescue were carried out to sea. He
stayed with his man for at least an
honr IN the high surf and raging sea
and at last succeeded in making land
some distance down the coast, where the
breakers were less high. 1t was noble
Iced. ARTHUR WAL
Subscribed and sworn to before me
ms llth day OF April, A. d. 1906.
lSeal. GEO. II. DUNN,
Notary Public.
Accompanying the affidavits is the
.ollowing letter from Senator HayseI-
len, of Maui, who was himself a wit
ness OF kuaiwa's bravery:
April 18th, 1906.
honorable A. l.. c. Atkinson, Governor
Of Hawaii, Executive Chamber, I
Honolulu.
Dear Governor; In response 10 your
equest for signed account Of the res. I
ne by kuniwa of the japanese during
he late storm, ] beg 10 say that | have
leen able 10 get afiidayits from three
'arties who were eye-wtnesses 10 the
flair.
For your convenience | have had the
anne done In duplicate, and trust the
there contained Is what
'ou require, In ease you desire more,
lease command me and your wishes
WI he carried out az this end
Allow me 10 say that your action la
he above matter Is highly appreciated
y our people and ~ tho entire com
lunlty, and | desire 10 think Won for