Los Angeles herald., 1907-03-30
At Promotion Rooms

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were ready for the excursion. There
were bouquets on the tables plenty Of
| literature ready for distribution, and
above all, q we'll chosen exhibit of island
products, work from the pupils of the
| public schools, and needlework from
the Girls Manual Training school,
which did high credit to both teachers
and scholars.
| AT 1 o'clock representative Of the
Advertiser looked in at what may be
called the headquarters and found Mr..
| Wood endeavoring to direct his clerks,
talk through the telephone and answer
the questions OF half q dozen tourists
at once, all of which he apparently
managed to do.
At the large table sat some
tourists Of assorted ages, from fifty to
twenty, of both sexes, inditing letters
home, which, from the expression OF
their countenances, contained nothing
but good reports. Others sauntered in,
wearing white, gold-fringed badges and
the dropping remains of the morning
leis.
Mr.. Lloyd Childs was summoned to
give an account of himself and the ex-
petition which he was plotting. AS he
emerged from the crowd he was heard
to remark: I'll just give these pins
out first" This cryptic saying inter-
the excursionists with decorative pins
wherewith to fasten the badges. These
1t should be said were decorated with
three fat oranges-rather prophetic, in
view of the fact that a part of the
morning reception had been offerings
of this fruit-some of it overripe,
thrown with excellent aim and consid-
erable force, amongst the disembark-
ing passengers.
HIo and Volcano
Mr. Childs was enthusiastic over the
success of the excursion, and he said
from the moment they landed at Hilo
UP to that time there had not been
a single disappointing or unpleasant
occurrence.
In every way what had been done for
them and what they had enjoyed had
far exceeded their most ardent expec-
tations.
"The luau at Hilo," he said, "was
something that none Of the excursion
can ever forget, something none of
them had ever seen before. 1t was
given in the armory, and such an array
of food l have never seen in my life,
all sorts of native delicacies and fruits
in such profusion that one wondered
where it all came from"
Messrs. Wears, Kennedy and Mckay,
WIFI OlIleT dDI6 aSSlSIdnIS, Sup6TlQ-
tended the entertainment.
"Out of the entire 24O people," Mr..
Childs said, "all but five or six visited
the volcano, where they were we'll en-
tertained They went in relays, third
Of the party each of the three nights
we were there. They were so charmed
with dilo that many of the party would
like to have taken cottages and re-
manned some time, had their business
permitted"
OF the excursion itself, Mr.. Childs
said, that If the ship could have ac-
commodated that number of passen-
gers, 1000 persons would have come.
When the undertaking was first talked
of more than the number that were
required to meet expenses were Sc
cured at once. At the time of sailing
scores had been refused, whose appli-
cation could not be considered at ALL
with a waiting list of fifty, each mem
ber of which was fondly hoping that
somebody might drop out whose place
he could secure.
The Honolulu Luau
The first feature of the afternoon
was a big luau in the grounds of the
Kapiolani home in aid Of that most
deserving institution. 1t was a happy
inspiration on the part of the ladies
of the board, and they were we'll re-
warded for their labor. AS has been
said, the weather was perfection, and
great crowds proceeded in the street
cars, by carriage and automobile to the
home on Beretania avenue. Outside the
grounds were gathered a throng of on
lockers, watching the arrival of the
visitors, while a picturesque company
Of youngsters, Chinese. Japanese, Ha-
waiian and Portuguese, constituted a
series of moving pictures at the en-
trance, and they delighted the visitors
quite as much as the visitors delighted
them.
"How cute!" exclaimed one motherly
person, looking through her spectacles
at a small Chinese maiden in pink
trousers bordered with lilac, a green
coat and braids heightened with rose
colored cord.
Both native and foreign food had
been provided in lavish quantity, as
might have been expected. About 500
persons were fed, including Hawaiians
and foreigners.
."All the foreign food was donated"
said Mrs. Dowsett, "and we cannot ex-
press our appreciation of the gener-
osity that has been shown us. There
were also liberal cash contributions"
Tables Decorated
L He ludu proper WAS served IN the
large lanai. There were four long
tables prettily covered, in proper fash
ion, with ferns and ii leaves. On
these We're set forth calabashes of poi
and other viands strange to the visit
ors in dishes to all of which the Ha-
waiians present did ample justice.
This menu included akepipi, alamihi,
loli, hee, limu kohu, limu oolu, limu
eleele, limu alaula. limu maneoneo,
Fish: Kawakawa, oio, oopu, amaama
(mullet. Hawaiian pudding: Kulolo,
koele palau; chicken cooked with CO.
coanut, puaa laulau, puaa kalua. Dried
fish: Opelu, aku.
These tables, so bountifully supplied
and artistically arranged, were presid-
ed over by Mrs. Robert Parker Mrs.
A. Fernandez, Mrs Emma Reese, Mrs.
Blaisdell and Mrs. Bowers.
The lanai was beautifully decorated
with signaling flags depending from
the beams overhead, large American
and Hawaiian flags screening the en-
trance.
In one corner was tasteful arrange
ment Of bamboo hung with crimson
American Beauty roses cunningly