The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-02-09
A Hawaii DAY IN
HOOS|ER TOWN
SheIbyviIIe, Indiana, Has Novel
and Interesting Club
Symposium.

Shelbyville Qnd) Democrat: The
Coterie meeting, January nineteenth, at
the home of Mrs. Charles F. Benedict,
| will go on record as the Hawaii Day;
and this is how it all came ABOUT.
When Mrs. Maud Green left Shelby
Vile, realizing the pleasure OF her long
association with the club, she asked
to retain her membership, promising
to discharge as far as possible her CLUB
obligations. Saturdays program was
the result.
From far away California, her pres
ent home, where she formed the ac-
ouaintance of Miss Maud Medlin, who
had recently made the trip to the Ha-
waiian Islands, came by express a box
filled with curios, manuscripts, news
papers and a large album Of photo
ghaphic views of points of interest,
visited by Miss Medlin. all carefully
indexed.
Mrs. Green and the Coterie feel an
especial interest in Honolulu, 1t hav-
ing been the scene of a romantic love
story elaborated by several of its
members, to test their ability as writ
ers of the short story" So well re-
ceived were their efforts, they were
requested to follow the fortunes oftheir
heroes and heroines and the story with
it's sequel was given at an open meet
ing before a large number of guests.
Mrs Montgomery introduced the
work by reading an interesting letter |
from Miss Medlin, who had been one
Of four California girls successful in
The Index" contest, and had thus been
enabled to make the Hawaiian trip. |
The Evening Index is the leading news
paper of San Bernardino, California.
To bring more forcibly the fact to mind
hat it was Mrs. Green and Miss Med
in who were entertaining, their photo
graphs were passed among the ladies
md that was the next best thing to
seeing them face to face.
Mrs. Karmire read the description Of
he outgoing trip from the San Ber-
,ardino Index, July 3, 1906. In this
Miss Medlin drew a vivid picture of
he magic isle, her impressions of the
delightful sea voyage, the azure blue
If the skies and tranquility of ocean
waves, during their six days out, the
hospitality of the Honolulu people, the
.ugged grandeur of mountain scenery,
he kissing volcanoes. extensive sugar
and the pineapple cam
leries. This was followed by reading
he report of the visit as it appeared
q the Pacific Commercial Advertiser,
July 80, 1906. In this the
california girl describes Honolulu as
'iewed from the approaching steamer.
hen their hospitable reception, and the
arious entertainments for their pleas
re- She tells of the sumptuous hotels,
he good roads, the auto rides, golf, |
achting. surf bathing, telephone and
Tireless biography. In fact, she con- {
inces readers that the Hawaiian Is. !
ands, with their ideal weather, balmy
reezes, luxuriant exuberance. native
and most modern inventions {,
re a veritable fairyland in midocean g
,ining hands with the Occident and s
ne Orient
The ''curios" proved exceedingly in {
resting, bringing the Coterie in touch |
18th the natives and their customs.
he love of flowers and music, their Z
,stivals and aquatic sports show their T
rtistic temperament and optimistic ?
Jews of life.